Science Communication

Accessible Talks

Careers Outside Academia

A discussion with Concordia University Alumni who “left” academia to succeed in industry. | November 18, 2021| Listen to the discussion here.

Decision Making and the Brain

Round-Table Discussion with Nathaniel Daw, Yael Niv, Oriel FeldmanHall & Anne Collins| September 19, 2021| Watch the discussion here.

“In the Spotlight” Podcast: Decision-Making

A podcast interview on why we make the decisions we do, and how do our experiences guide them. | September 2021 | Listen to the episode here.

Radio Interview on Montreal NOW with Aaron Rand and Natasha Hall

A radio interview on cjad800 Montreal about the implications of my work on aging adults. | July 23, 2021 | Listen to the interview here.

Decision-Making and Metacognition

An accessible discussion on decision-making featuring a high school student who provides a fresh perspective. | June 2021 | Listen to the discussion here.

Blog Posts & Articles

Blog: How to Avoid Biting off more than you can Chew | February 10, 2022 |
“We’ve all been there; your professor asks you to do something and, without batting an eye you say,”I’ll have that done by this afternoon, no problem.” Yet, once you start working on it, you realize there is no way you will finish on time.”
Read it here.

Career Column: Our mentoring plan was a lifeline and it’s still going | November 25, 2021 |
“PsychOut sessions took the form of one-on-one virtual meetings every two weeks throughout the 2020 school year, at which the secondary-school students followed the progress of the undergraduate mentors’ research projects.”

Blog: A letter to my past self | August 12, 2021 |
“Dear past self,
Although you don’t think you do, you got this.”
Read it here.

Opinion: It’s time seniors had technology tailored to them | July 21, 2021 |
“Without technology tailored to our seniors, we will be leaving a considerable proportion of older adults behind and at risk of social isolation.”
Read it here.

Blog: Deciding, choosing, and learning: What’s the difference? | June 4, 2021 |
“In my world, deciding is different from choosing but similar to learning, and here is why.”
Read it here.

Blog: Deciding what to decide is no easy task | May 13, 2021 |
“With warm and sunny days becoming more frequent, do you struggle to stay motivated to work throughout the day? I sure do!”
Read it here.

Leadership

Outreach Events in Local HighSchools (NSERC Ambassador’s Award Event) | Organizer & Presenter | November/December 2021

CSBBCS Conference 2021 | Student Organizer | June 2021

Concordia’s Journal of Psychology & Neuroscience (CJPN)| Co-Founder | 2021

Concordia’s Journal of Accessible Psychology (CJAP)| Founder & Editor-in-Chief | 2019-2020