I am the PI of the ABC Neuro Lab that includes near- infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS, Artinis) brain imaging equipment, tobii glasses, a high resolution eyetracker (Tobii Spectrum, 1200 Hz) and a TMS machine (JELF CFI, 2019). Students learn a wide variety of techniques that are not only used for research purposes but are also becoming mainstream for clinical (e.g., aiding assessments and diagnosis) and industrial (e.g., neuromarketing) purposes. In addition, students gain skills in cognitive testing as they learn about standardized cognitive assessments (e.g., MOCA, RBANS, CVLT) used in healthcare settings. Students often implement these measures into their research.
The team:
Dr Claudia Gonzalez (PI)
Graduate students:
Miguel Garza Gonzalez (MSc in Data Science)
Current undergraduate research students:
Aaliyah Hansen, Honours in Psychology (NSERC-USRA, $7500)
Alysha Muzio, Science/Psychology (UREAP award $6000)
Kiana Mero, Research Apprenticeship (psychology)
Ridah King, Directed Studies (psychology)
Saisha Murphy, Biology, RA
Ben Secord-Bacon. Honours in Science, UREAP ($6,000)
Collaborators:
Dr Mark Rakobowchuk, Science, TRU
Dr Musfiq Rahman, Data Science, TRU
Dr Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, School of Nursing, TRU
Dr Melanie Burke, Psychology, U of Leeds, UK
Alumni:
Avory Zienowicz. Honours 2025, UREAP.
Seray Altay. Honours 2025, UREAP.
Jaida Lewis. Honours, UREAP. Currently accepted to the MSc in Counselling program at SFU!
Jost Haussendorf. Honours, UREAP. Jost is currently completing a MSc in Kinesiology at UBC!
Supreeta Ranchod. Honours, UREAP, NSERC-USRA. Supreeta has been accepted to medical school at UBCO!