Artwork created by Elyssa Biscocho
Meet The Team
Robert Papak
Robert is a Masters student in the META Lab. He is interested in studying adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), resilience, and imagery-based interventions for unresolved event-memories. He has earned a BA (Honours) in Psychology with Thesis with a minor in Philosophy.
Nour Yassine
Nour is the META Lab's newest Masters student. She is also our lab coordinator. Nour is interested in investigating inter- and intra-personal factors that influence decisions about the veracity of memories. She has obtained a BA (Honours) Psychology with Thesis with a Minor in Informational Technology.
Serena Robinson
Serena is a fourth-year Honours Psychology with Thesis and Music student. She is currently conducting her honours thesis on the effects of self-compassion on cognitions and emotions associated with unresolved event memories under the supervision of Dr. Boucher.
Meaghan Sider
Meaghan is a fourth-year Honours Psychology with Thesis student. She is currently conducting an honours thesis under the supervision of Dr. Boucher. Meaghan will be using qualitative methods to examine barriers to and determinants of psychological closure using a large North American sample.
Ashley Lee
Ashley is a third-year student in Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience. She is currently a research assistant and Outstanding Scholar in the META Lab.
Elyssa Biscocho
Elyssa is a fourth-year Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences student. She is currently a research assistant in the META Lab.
Brynn Bondy
Brynn conducted an honours thesis under the supervision of Dr. Boucher. She examined barriers to and determinants of psychological closure for resolved and unresolved event-memories. She has graduated with a BA (Honours) in Psychology with Thesis and is a current research assistant in the META Lab.
Camille Busby
Camille conducted an honours thesis under the supervision of Dr. Boucher. She examined the effects of narrative perspective on self-compassion, emotion, and psychological closure for unresolved event-memories. She graduated with a BA (Honours) in Psychology with Thesis and is a current research assistant in the META Lab.
Evan White
Evan is a fourth-year Honours Psychology with Thesis student. He is currently a research assistant in the META Lab with hopes of pursuing research in the area of trauma-related disorders and recovery.
Melak Hayata
Melak is in her third year of Honours Psychology with Thesis. She is currently a research assistant at the META Lab.