Brief CV

Education

Toronto Metropolitan University, expected Fall 2026

M.A. Early Childhood Studies

University of Toronto, 2023 - 2025

B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology Specialist

• Senior Project: Toddlers' persistence: Mental effort and contingent process praise

Dalhousie University, 2020 - 2022

Coursework in Neuroscience & Early Modern Studies

University of King's College, 2020 - 2021

Foundation Year Program

• Thesis: Constructing the modern self: Narrative psychology and The Waste Land

Research Experience

University of Toronto, Toronto Early Cognition Lab | Jan 2024 - May 2025

Independent Project Student

• Investigating the early development of mental effort and how infants reason about problem solving through eye-gaze experiments and semi-naturalistic experiments

Research Assistant

• Recruiting, scheduling, and assisting with in-person testing for infants and caregivers
• Transcription and behavioural coding

Dalhousie University, Songbird Neurobiology Lab | Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

Research Assistant

• Assisting with laboratory work (tissue sectioning, processing, histology) for research on seasonal neuroanatomical changes in temperate-zone songbirds

Professional Experience

Recruitment Manager, Toronto Early Cognition Lab | May 2024 - May 2025

• Recruiting families to participate in play-based developmental research through social media marketing, community outreach, and department-affiliated events

Camp Counsellor, Campfire Circle | August 2024 - Present

• Providing hourly care, supervision, and specialized support for children and adolescents affected by childhood cancer in an overnight camp environment

Speaking

2025 Psychology Undergraduate Research Community Symposium

Symposium talk: Exploring the relationship between mental effort and process praise in infancy, presented April 8, 2025

Honours & Awards

2025: Graduate Fellowship, Toronto Metropolitan University (Value: $12,000)

2024: Dean's List, University of Toronto

2024: Regents Scholarship, Victoria College (Value: $1000)

2020-22: President's List, Dalhousie & University of King's College

2020: Entrance Award, University of King's College (Value: $10,250)

What Else?

I'm a classically-trained pianist (RCM ARCT) and have received honours for performance, harmony/counterpoint and analysis work. I have taught keyboard and music theory to children ages 4-16 in one-on-one and group settings. I have experience music directing amateur productions, accompanying choirs and solo performers, and conducting. Right now, I play bass in a band!