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 for the Robust 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.​​​
Jane Cao
Jane is a former honours thesis student who remains involved with the PASER lab as the research coordinator.
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Lab Projects:
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Examining change in statistics education: Considering regression to the mean in study design
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GAISE study
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Jane recently graduated from TMU with her honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently a Masters student in the University of Toronto's Information program concentrating in Human-Centred Data Science. She is passionate about knowledge translation and broadly interested in quantitative methodologies and metascience.
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 4th 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.
Aishvien Nagendran
Aishvien is a former honours thesis student who remains involved with the PASER lab.
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Lab Projects:
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​Perceived competence in the face of challenge and threat: A study of cognitive appraisals in a statistics course​
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Aishvien recently graduated from TMU with his honours
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently applying for Master's programs. He is passionate about statistics education and quantitative psychological research. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing video games, reading, and going to the gym.
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