Research Assistants
Victoria Celio
Victoria started working at the lab in May 2023 and has supported many projects conducted by the lab. These projects include:
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Evaluating the number and types of Quantitative Methods resources cited in peer-reviewed research articles
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Assessing students' experiences with statistics anxiety through qualitative inquiry
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Evaluating a revised version of the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS)
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Victoria is a Masters student in York University's Psychology Program specializing in Quantitative Methods. ​​​
Tatijanna Martel
Tatijanna joined the PASER lab in 2023 and has supported a number of lab projects. She is also a research assistant forRobust Statistics Lab.
Lab Projects:
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GAISE study data collection and recruitment
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Tatijanna is in her fourth year of her undergraduate degree in York University's Psychology program. She is an overall statistics enthusiast, with a wide range of interests. Some topics she likes currently are, statistics education, equivalence testing, and anxiety/attitudes towards statistics. Outside the lab, you will find Tatijanna playing with R studio, doing yoga, or crocheting.​​​
Matula Prabaharan
Matula joined the PASER lab in 2023 and has supported a number of lab projects. She is also a research assistant for the Cognitive Aging Lab and an honours thesis student with the Brain Imaging Lab.
Lab Projects:
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GAISE study data collection and recruitment
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Matula is currently completing her BA in Psychology and Data Analytics with a minor in Math at TMU.​​​
Egla Andualem
Egla joined the PASER Lab in January 2025 as a practicum student.
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Lab Projects:
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GAISE study recruitment
Egla is in her final year of undergraduate studies in the Psychology program at TMU. She is passionate about research, with a specificity in quantitative methods, as it relates to cognition and decision-making. Her hobbies outside of the lab include baking and watching movies.
Vesna Belijo
Vesna joined the PASER Lab in January 2025.​ She recently graduated from TMU with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology.
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Lab Projects:
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Assisted in coding for Izza's thesis project
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GAISE study recruitment
Nicolette Tawkin
Nicolette joined the PASER Lab in January 2025 as a practicum student.
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Lab Projects:
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GAISE study recruitment
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She is currently in her 3rd year of her undergraduate studies in the Psychology program at TMU. She has a passion for education and quantitative research, and is interested in topics such as statistics education, math/statistics anxiety, and cognitive functioning. Outside of the lab, her hobbies include learning languages (she is a polyglot!), outdoor activities such as hiking with her dog, and reading.
