Lab Director
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Dr. Raha Hassan, PhD, CPsych (Supervised Practice)
[email protected] Dr. Raha Hassan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western University and the director of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) lab. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from McMaster University in 2023 under the mentorship of Dr. Louis Schmidt. She completed her predoctoral residency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Research in Dr. Hassan’s lab examines the role of temperament in social and emotional wellbeing. Adopting a developmental framework, she is interested in children’s interpretations and interactions with their social world, and how these processes unfold over time. She is also interested in whether these relations depend on contextual factors. Dr. Hassan employs a multimethod approach, with an emphasis on naturalistic observation of behaviour in her research. |
Graduate Students
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Pascale Lacroix
Pascale is a first year MSc Student in Clinical Psychology. She completed her BSc Honours in Psychology at Mount Allison University in 2024. Her honours thesis examined the role of social feedback and executive function development on norm learning in preschoolers. Pascale is interested in the role of temperament, specifically shyness, in children's social and emotional development. In her free time, she likes to read, paint, crochet, and spend time outdoors. |
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Raman Sangha
Raman is a first year MSc student in Clinical Psychology. She completed her BSc Honours in Psychology at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in 2024. Her honours thesis investigated the associations between facial expressions and physiological responses during social stress. Raman’s research interests include the impact individual differences, such as temperament, have on children's social and emotional development through the stress response. In her leisure time, Raman enjoys reading, working out, and spending quality time with family and friends. |
Research Assistants
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Serena Anderson
Serena obtained her BSc in Psychology from Western University in 2024, where she completed her honours thesis related to the dark triad cluster of personality traits and schadenfreude. She plans to pursue a master's and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Serena’s career aspirations include practicing in a hospital setting, specializing in family therapy, and teaching. In her free time, Serena enjoys listening to music, playing the piano, and exercising. |
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Maria Zangari
Maria completed her BA Honours in Psychology at Western University in 2024. Her honours thesis examined the influence of similar personality traits on the halo effect, or the formation of biased positive impressions. Maria’s research interests include the impact factors such as individual differences and culture have on social and emotional development. In her leisure time, Maria enjoys writing poetry, going to concerts with her friends, and watching 80s films. |