Lab Director
Caitlin Mahy, Ph.D. Associate Professor caitlin.mahy@brocku.ca 905 688 5550 ext. 6151 CV Department webpage Google Scholar Profile |
Dr. Mahy is an Associate Professor at Brock University. She received her PhD from the University of Oregon and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Geneva.
Dr. Mahy is the director of the Developing Memory and Cognition Lab. Her research is funded by NSERC, SSHRC, and the Ontario Government. |
PhD Student
Tessa Mazachowsky, M.A.
Tessa is a PhD student in the DMC Lab. Tessa is interested in the development and measurement of children's future thinking and is constructing and validating a parent-report questionnaire on children's future oriented thinking. Tessa is also involved in several projects examining children's prospective memory performance and episodic future thinking. For her dissertation, Tessa is examining the measurement and development of children's savings behaviour.
Tessa Mazachowsky, M.A.
Tessa is a PhD student in the DMC Lab. Tessa is interested in the development and measurement of children's future thinking and is constructing and validating a parent-report questionnaire on children's future oriented thinking. Tessa is also involved in several projects examining children's prospective memory performance and episodic future thinking. For her dissertation, Tessa is examining the measurement and development of children's savings behaviour.
MA Student
Lydia Lavis
Lydia is interested in prospective memory, metacognition, and executive functioning in young children. Her MA thesis focuses on children's ability to make predictions about their performance as well as assessments of their performance after the fact in the domains of prospective memory and retrospective memory.
Lydia Lavis
Lydia is interested in prospective memory, metacognition, and executive functioning in young children. Her MA thesis focuses on children's ability to make predictions about their performance as well as assessments of their performance after the fact in the domains of prospective memory and retrospective memory.
MA Student
Samantha Moeller
Samantha joined the lab this fall after completing her undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. Samantha is interested in children's memory development, specifically false memory.
Samantha Moeller
Samantha joined the lab this fall after completing her undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. Samantha is interested in children's memory development, specifically false memory.
Graduate Student Associate
Caitlyn Gallant, M.A.
Caitlyn is a PhD student in the Psychology Department at Brock University who is working on a project in the lab on the development of children's affective theory of mind. She is interested in the development of affective theory of mind and how different measures of affective theory of mind relate to each other.
Caitlyn Gallant, M.A.
Caitlyn is a PhD student in the Psychology Department at Brock University who is working on a project in the lab on the development of children's affective theory of mind. She is interested in the development of affective theory of mind and how different measures of affective theory of mind relate to each other.
Graduate Student Associate
Alison O'Connor, M.A.
Alison is currently a PhD student in the Psychology Department at Brock University and is working on a project that examines age differences in older and young adults' associative and prospective memory.
Alison O'Connor, M.A.
Alison is currently a PhD student in the Psychology Department at Brock University and is working on a project that examines age differences in older and young adults' associative and prospective memory.
Lab Manager
Alex Roycroft
Alex manages the day-to-day operations of the Developing Memory and Cognition Lab. She is also involved in projects on the development of children's prospective memory and episodic future thinking.
Alex Roycroft
Alex manages the day-to-day operations of the Developing Memory and Cognition Lab. She is also involved in projects on the development of children's prospective memory and episodic future thinking.
Research Assistant & Match of Minds Award Holder
Janessa Meissner
Janessa is assisting with data collection on a project examining the links between metacognition and memory performance in preschoolers.
Janessa Meissner
Janessa is assisting with data collection on a project examining the links between metacognition and memory performance in preschoolers.
Research Assistant
Rosanna Peters
Rosanna is assisting with data collection on a project examining the links between metacognition and memory performance in preschoolers.
Rosanna Peters
Rosanna is assisting with data collection on a project examining the links between metacognition and memory performance in preschoolers.
Research Assistant
Barbara Obeso Martinez
Barbara is assisting with data collection on a project examining the development of children's saving ability.
Barbara Obeso Martinez
Barbara is assisting with data collection on a project examining the development of children's saving ability.
Research Assistant
Melissa Alunni
Melissa is assisting with data collection on a project examining the development of children's saving ability.
Melissa Alunni
Melissa is assisting with data collection on a project examining the development of children's saving ability.
Lab Alumni
Katelyn Brausewetter (Honours Thesis Student 2014-2015) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.
Lindsey Gerrard (Honours Thesis Student 2015-2016) attended OISE for a Masters degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology and currently working as a Psychoeducational Consultant at the Peel District School Board.
Amanda Krause (Lab Manager 2017-2018) is attending the University of Ottawa for a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology.
Chelsey Masson (Honours Thesis Student 2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Masters degree in School Psychology.
Katarina McKenzie (Lab Manager 2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology.
Sarah Mitchinson (Honours Thesis Student 2015-2016) completed her Masters degree in Developmental Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Sarah Nafziger (Match of Minds Student, Summer 2015) obtained her Masters of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Toronto and is currently working as a Social Worker.
Alison O'Connor (Research Assistant 2015-2016) is currently a PhD student in Lifespan Development at Brock University.
Emma Stallwood (Honours Thesis Student 2018-2019) is currently a research assistant at SickKids in Toronto, ON.
Katelyn Brausewetter (Honours Thesis Student 2014-2015) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.
Lindsey Gerrard (Honours Thesis Student 2015-2016) attended OISE for a Masters degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology and currently working as a Psychoeducational Consultant at the Peel District School Board.
Amanda Krause (Lab Manager 2017-2018) is attending the University of Ottawa for a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology.
Chelsey Masson (Honours Thesis Student 2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Masters degree in School Psychology.
Katarina McKenzie (Lab Manager 2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology.
Sarah Mitchinson (Honours Thesis Student 2015-2016) completed her Masters degree in Developmental Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Sarah Nafziger (Match of Minds Student, Summer 2015) obtained her Masters of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Toronto and is currently working as a Social Worker.
Alison O'Connor (Research Assistant 2015-2016) is currently a PhD student in Lifespan Development at Brock University.
Emma Stallwood (Honours Thesis Student 2018-2019) is currently a research assistant at SickKids in Toronto, ON.
