Lab Director
Caitlin Mahy, Ph.D. Professor [email protected] 905 688 5550 ext. 6151 CV Department webpage Google Scholar Profile |
Dr. Mahy is a Professor at Brock University. She received her Hon BSc in Psychology from the University of Toronto, 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 an Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Government. |
PhD Student
Madi Maguire
Madi is a MA student in the DMC Lab. Madi is involved with several projects on children's prospective memory, procrastination, and saving behaviour. Her MA thesis project focused on the relation between procrastination, attentional difficulties, and perfectionism in preschool aged children.
Madi Maguire
Madi is a MA student in the DMC Lab. Madi is involved with several projects on children's prospective memory, procrastination, and saving behaviour. Her MA thesis project focused on the relation between procrastination, attentional difficulties, and perfectionism in preschool aged children.
Masters Student
Edyta Houshang Tehrani
Edyta is a MA student in the DMC Lab. Edyta is interested in children's procrastination and its association with modd as well as how giftedness might influence children's procrastination behaviour. Edyta's MA project focuses on the association between mood and procrastination in young children.
Edyta Houshang Tehrani
Edyta is a MA student in the DMC Lab. Edyta is interested in children's procrastination and its association with modd as well as how giftedness might influence children's procrastination behaviour. Edyta's MA project focuses on the association between mood and procrastination in young children.
Masters Student
Mirella Rocca
Mirella is interested in children's episodic future thinking. She is currently working on a project that examines the relation between age and spontaneous episodic future thinking.
Mirella Rocca
Mirella is interested in children's episodic future thinking. She is currently working on a project that examines the relation between age and spontaneous episodic future thinking.
Masters Student
Rebecca McCabe
Rebecca is interested in the impact of impulsivity on young children's procrastination behaviour.
Rebecca McCabe
Rebecca is interested in the impact of impulsivity on young children's procrastination behaviour.
Masters Student
Haley McStravick
Haley is interested in social evaluations of children's procrastination behaviour.
Haley McStravick
Haley is interested in social evaluations of children's procrastination behaviour.
Lab Manager
Kaitlyn Potashnyk
Kaitlyn is the lab manager. Kaitlyn is involved with several projects on children's procrastination, spontaneous episodic future thinking, and prospective memory.
Kaitlyn Potashnyk
Kaitlyn is the lab manager. Kaitlyn is involved with several projects on children's procrastination, spontaneous episodic future thinking, and prospective memory.
Research Assistant
Ava Cattran
Ava is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and is currently assisting with a study that examines the impact of perspective taking on young children's procrastination.
Ava Cattran
Ava is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and is currently assisting with a study that examines the impact of perspective taking on young children's procrastination.
Research Assistant
Annie Nguyen
Annie is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Annie Nguyen
Annie is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Research Assistant
Noelle Sherwood
Noelle is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Noelle Sherwood
Noelle is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Research Assistant
Natalia Rueda Suarez
Natalia is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Natalia Rueda Suarez
Natalia is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Research Assistant
Chantea Harbour-Jullian
Chantea is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Chantea Harbour-Jullian
Chantea is a research assistant in the DMC Lab and currently assists with several studies.
Lab Alumni
Former Graduate Students
Ege Kamber (PhD 2025; The development of future thinking in childhood) is starting a Research Associate position at York University in Jeni Pathman's Lab.
Tessa Mazachowsky (PhD 2022; Novel ways to measure future-oriented cognition: Using parent-report measures and open-ended responses to explore young children’s future thinking development) is currently working as a Research Officer, Institutional and Strategic Programs at the Office of Research Services at Brock University.
Taissa Fuke (MA 2022; Executive and Retrospective Memory Processes in Preschoolers’ Prospective Memory Development) is currently working on her PhD in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University.
Samantha Moeller (MA 2021; Adults' perceptions of forgetful children: The impact of child age, domain, and memory type) is currently a Research Ethics Coordinator at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Lydia Lavis (MA 2020; The relation between young children's memory and metacognition) is currently a Project Coordinator at Blue North Strategies based in Toronto, ON.
Former Honours Postdoctoral Fellows
Yesim Yavaslar Dogru (2025)
Felix Schreiber (2024-2025)
Former Honours Thesis Students
Kaitlyn Potashnyk (2024-2025) is currently a NSERC USRA holder and lab manager.
Rory Watson (2024-2025) is currently a research assistant in the DMC Lab and Social Cognitive Development Lab at Brock University.
Maria Conversano (2023-2024) will be starting her Masters in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University in Fall 2025.
Mirella Rocca (2023-2024) is currently a MA student in Psychology at Brock University.
Madi Maguire (2021-2022) is currently a MA student in Psychology at Brock University.
Mariah Parente (2021-2022) is working on her Bachelor of Education at Western University.
Taylor McRae (2021-2022) is working as a Mental Health Worker at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Niagara Branch, and working on her Masters of Social Work degree.
Estera Houshang Tehrani (2020-2021) is a PhD student in Social Psychology at Brock University working with Dr. Will Hall.
Melissa Alunni (2020-2021) is working on her Masters of Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University and is a Registered Psychotherapist.
Chelsey Masson (2018-2019) is current a PhD student in School Psychology at Western University.
Emma Stallwood (2018-2019) is currently a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at McMaster University.
Lindsey Gerrard (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.
Sarah Mitchinson (2015-2016) completed her Masters degree in Developmental Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her thesis was entitled Moral Development in the Online Context. She is currently a Information Management Specialist at Waterloo Regional Police Service.
Katelyn Brausewetter (2014-2015) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.
Former Lab Managers
Maria Conversano (2024-2025) will be attending Yorkville University to obtain a Masters in Counselling Psychology.
Sydney McKinney (2023-2024).
Rachel Boase (2022-2023) will be attending the University of Toronto for a Masters of Social Work starting Fall 2025.
Uroog Mohammed (2020-2022) is working in the insurance industry.
Alex Roycroft (2019-2020) is a registered psychotherapist with a Masters of Education from OISE at the University of Toronto.
Katarina McKenzie (2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
Amanda Krause (2017-2018) is attending the University of Ottawa for a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Lindsey Gerrard (2016) attended OISE and holds a Masters degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology.
Katelyn Brausewetter (2015-2016) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.
Ege Kamber (PhD 2025; The development of future thinking in childhood) is starting a Research Associate position at York University in Jeni Pathman's Lab.
Tessa Mazachowsky (PhD 2022; Novel ways to measure future-oriented cognition: Using parent-report measures and open-ended responses to explore young children’s future thinking development) is currently working as a Research Officer, Institutional and Strategic Programs at the Office of Research Services at Brock University.
Taissa Fuke (MA 2022; Executive and Retrospective Memory Processes in Preschoolers’ Prospective Memory Development) is currently working on her PhD in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University.
Samantha Moeller (MA 2021; Adults' perceptions of forgetful children: The impact of child age, domain, and memory type) is currently a Research Ethics Coordinator at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Lydia Lavis (MA 2020; The relation between young children's memory and metacognition) is currently a Project Coordinator at Blue North Strategies based in Toronto, ON.
Former Honours Postdoctoral Fellows
Yesim Yavaslar Dogru (2025)
Felix Schreiber (2024-2025)
Former Honours Thesis Students
Kaitlyn Potashnyk (2024-2025) is currently a NSERC USRA holder and lab manager.
Rory Watson (2024-2025) is currently a research assistant in the DMC Lab and Social Cognitive Development Lab at Brock University.
Maria Conversano (2023-2024) will be starting her Masters in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University in Fall 2025.
Mirella Rocca (2023-2024) is currently a MA student in Psychology at Brock University.
Madi Maguire (2021-2022) is currently a MA student in Psychology at Brock University.
Mariah Parente (2021-2022) is working on her Bachelor of Education at Western University.
Taylor McRae (2021-2022) is working as a Mental Health Worker at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Niagara Branch, and working on her Masters of Social Work degree.
Estera Houshang Tehrani (2020-2021) is a PhD student in Social Psychology at Brock University working with Dr. Will Hall.
Melissa Alunni (2020-2021) is working on her Masters of Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University and is a Registered Psychotherapist.
Chelsey Masson (2018-2019) is current a PhD student in School Psychology at Western University.
Emma Stallwood (2018-2019) is currently a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at McMaster University.
Lindsey Gerrard (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.
Sarah Mitchinson (2015-2016) completed her Masters degree in Developmental Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her thesis was entitled Moral Development in the Online Context. She is currently a Information Management Specialist at Waterloo Regional Police Service.
Katelyn Brausewetter (2014-2015) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.
Former Lab Managers
Maria Conversano (2024-2025) will be attending Yorkville University to obtain a Masters in Counselling Psychology.
Sydney McKinney (2023-2024).
Rachel Boase (2022-2023) will be attending the University of Toronto for a Masters of Social Work starting Fall 2025.
Uroog Mohammed (2020-2022) is working in the insurance industry.
Alex Roycroft (2019-2020) is a registered psychotherapist with a Masters of Education from OISE at the University of Toronto.
Katarina McKenzie (2018-2019) is attending Western University for a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
Amanda Krause (2017-2018) is attending the University of Ottawa for a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Lindsey Gerrard (2016) attended OISE and holds a Masters degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology.
Katelyn Brausewetter (2015-2016) attended Brock University for Teacher Education.