Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Michael Mack, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (2011) View CV Schedule a meeting with Dr. Mack |
Want to join the team?We are actively recruiting talented students to join the lab through the Psychology Graduate Program. We are also looking for motivated undergraduates or recent grads interested in research experience. Contact Dr. Mack for more details. |
Lab Manager
Melisa Gumus
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
Melisa majored in Neuroscience and Mathematics at University of Toronto. Her managerial position includes running day-to-day activities in the lab and coordinating with the study participants and ensuring that the Mack Lab operates smoothly. Additionally, in her research project, she uses computational models and analyses of DTI data to investigate how individual differences in white matter tracts influence learning ability. She believes that math can solve anything, even the complexity of the human brain. She is starting her graduate studies at Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto in the fall.
melisa.gumus@mail.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
Melisa majored in Neuroscience and Mathematics at University of Toronto. Her managerial position includes running day-to-day activities in the lab and coordinating with the study participants and ensuring that the Mack Lab operates smoothly. Additionally, in her research project, she uses computational models and analyses of DTI data to investigate how individual differences in white matter tracts influence learning ability. She believes that math can solve anything, even the complexity of the human brain. She is starting her graduate studies at Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto in the fall.
melisa.gumus@mail.utoronto.ca
Research Assistants
Marlie Tandoc
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
2018 University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA) recipient
I recently graduated in the Psychology Research Specialist program at the University of Toronto. I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis which investigates how experiment trial context affects perceptual category learning. I am also continuing to work on a project exploring how selective attention and category learning interact in the parietal cortex. My goal is to attend graduate school for cognitive psychology or cognitive neuroscience to continue to pursue my love for learning how we learn.
marlie.tandoc@mail.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
2018 University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA) recipient
I recently graduated in the Psychology Research Specialist program at the University of Toronto. I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis which investigates how experiment trial context affects perceptual category learning. I am also continuing to work on a project exploring how selective attention and category learning interact in the parietal cortex. My goal is to attend graduate school for cognitive psychology or cognitive neuroscience to continue to pursue my love for learning how we learn.
marlie.tandoc@mail.utoronto.ca
Jason Chow
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
He is a recent psychology graduate focusing on perception's effect on learning and memory. Using a variety of stimuli, he is exploring how people develop and use categories. Particularly, he has been developing a new stimulus set using 3D modeling techniques to allow careful control over the features presented during experiments. Another method that he has explored is object substitution masking to control how much information participants can draw from stimulus. He is starting his PhD studies in Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt University in the fall.
jaso.chow@mail.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2018
He is a recent psychology graduate focusing on perception's effect on learning and memory. Using a variety of stimuli, he is exploring how people develop and use categories. Particularly, he has been developing a new stimulus set using 3D modeling techniques to allow careful control over the features presented during experiments. Another method that he has explored is object substitution masking to control how much information participants can draw from stimulus. He is starting his PhD studies in Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt University in the fall.
jaso.chow@mail.utoronto.ca
Aaron Rambhajan
University of Toronto, 5th year undergraduate
He is in my last year studying Psychology, Art History, and Computer Science. He is passionate about decision-making, especially as it pertains to how real-world information modulates behaviour. Under Dr. Mack, he has been investigating the dimensions of real-world information processing by targeting the rapid visual object understanding mechanisms underlying human categorization. He intends to begin graduate school this coming fall.
aaron.rambhajan@mail.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto, 5th year undergraduate
He is in my last year studying Psychology, Art History, and Computer Science. He is passionate about decision-making, especially as it pertains to how real-world information modulates behaviour. Under Dr. Mack, he has been investigating the dimensions of real-world information processing by targeting the rapid visual object understanding mechanisms underlying human categorization. He intends to begin graduate school this coming fall.
aaron.rambhajan@mail.utoronto.ca
Josh Seltzer
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2017
Josh recently completed his undergraduate degree, specializing in computer science and cognitive science. He is primarily interested in the intersection of cognitive neuroscience with developments in artificial intelligence / deep learning, and is looking to incorporate insights between the two fields to consolidate our understanding of cognition. His research also touches on pedagogical practices, environmental science, and altered states of consciousness. Josh's other hobbies include hiking, soccer, writing, gaming, and exploring new countries and cultures!
seltzerj@cdf.toronto.edu
University of Toronto, Graduated with Hon. B.Sc. in 2017
Josh recently completed his undergraduate degree, specializing in computer science and cognitive science. He is primarily interested in the intersection of cognitive neuroscience with developments in artificial intelligence / deep learning, and is looking to incorporate insights between the two fields to consolidate our understanding of cognition. His research also touches on pedagogical practices, environmental science, and altered states of consciousness. Josh's other hobbies include hiking, soccer, writing, gaming, and exploring new countries and cultures!
seltzerj@cdf.toronto.edu
Lab Alumni
- Ian Mahoney - Now law student at Osgoode Law School, York University
- Phil Johnston - Now PhD student in Psychology at University of Toronto
- Elliane Croce
