Lab Affiliates &
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)
Victoria is a PhD student in York University's Psychology Program, specializing in Quantitative Methods. She is a member of the Robust Statistics Lab (supervised by Dr. Robert Cribbie). Her research interests include interpreting effect sizes, ideas concerning multiplicity control, and statistics pedagogy. Outside of school and work, Victoria loves painting, going to the gym, and playing soccer.
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, recruitment, qualitative & quantitative analysis
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Visualizations of change
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.
Lab Projects:
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Examining change in statistics education: Considering regression to the mean in study design
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GAISE
Jane graduated from TMU with her honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently a Master's student in the University of Toronto's Information program concentrating in Human-Centred Data Science. She is passionate about improving knowledge translation and mobilization of research. Taking care of her 3 cats is her second job, but she's recently taken up knitting and you can catch her on the hills at least once a year snowboarding.
Nicolette Tawkin
Nicolette joined the PASER Lab in January 2025 as a practicum student.
Lab Projects:
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GAISE study recruitment
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.
Lab Projects:
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Perceived competence in the face of challenge and threat: A study of cognitive appraisals in a statistics course
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.
Shapi John
Shapi joined the PASER Lab in September 2026. She is a fourth year Psychology student at TMU and wishes to pursue a Master's in Social Psychology.
