Lab Director
Dr. Catherine Ortner (Supervisor) – CV
Dr. Catherine Ortner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Thompson Rivers University. She completed her BSc at the University of Edinburgh, her MA at Queen’s University, Ontario, and her PhD at the University of Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Ortner has been funded by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant and currently holds an NSERC Discovery Grant.
If you are interested in engaging in research in the lab., do not hesitate to contact me at cortner@tru.ca. I have opportunities for Honours Students (PSYC 4990), Research Apprentices (PSYC 4100 and PSYC 2910) Directed Studies projects (PSYC 4400), Research Assistantships, and volunteers.
Current Collaborators
- Dr. Gregory Koop, Arizona State University, Understanding emotion regulation through mouse-tracking
- Dr. Deborah Talmi, University of Cambridge, Effects of emotion regulation on memory
- Nadia Brown, Rebuilding Thoughts, Emotion regulation and mental health in commercial content moderators
- Dr. Patti Parker, Thompson Rivers University
Current Lab Members
- Adesewa (Ridah) Adeyemi-King (Honours, UREAP, and Research Assistant)
- Monty Armstrong (Honours, UREAP, Research Assistant, and Research Apprenticeship)
- Emma-Jane Ulmer (Honours and Research Apprenticeship)
- Madison Clements (Research Assistant and Research Apprenticeship)
Lab Alumni
- Amelia Branco (Honours)
- Jeryn Koslowski (Honours and Research Apprenticeship)
- Jenna Spencer (Honours, UREAP, Research Assistant, Directed Studies, and NSERC USRA)
- Seray Altay (Research Apprenticeship)
- Hayleigh Armstrong (Honours, UREAP, Research Assistant, Directed Studies, and NSERC USRA)
- Casey Hopper (Honours, Research Assistant)
- Katrina Janzen (Research Apprenticeship)
- Chelsea Harms (Research Apprenticeship)
- Tia Blackall (Research Assistant)
- Vanessa Rilkoff (UREAP, Research Assistant)
- Ezra Persad (Honours, UREAP, Directed Studies, Research Assistant, Research Apprenticeship)
- Hanna Conradi (Honours, UREAP, Directed Studies)
- Kate Bibeau (Honours, Research Assistant)
- Owen Murphy (Honours, Research Assistant)
- Marie Bandet (Research Apprenticeship)
- Alessandria Guttridge (Research Apprenticeship)
- Shannon Bromley (Research Apprenticeship)
- Mia Nevin (Research Apprenticeship)
- Jodee Hoffman (Honours, UREAP)
- Kole Lawrence (Honours)
- Maria Stoney (Honours, UREAP, and Research Assistant)
- Anna Horst (Honours)
- Pia Pennekamp (Honours, Research Assistant)
- Lindsay Bamford (UREAP, Research Assistant)
- Allister Grapes (Honours, UREAP, Research Assistant)
- Madelaine Morton (Honours, UREAP)
- Shayla Piccini (Honours)
- Leah Chadwick (Honours and Research Assistant)
- Alexis Wilson (Research Assistant)
- Tsz Yin Fung (Research Assistant)
- Bria Gatien (Directed Studies)
- Angelica Kovac (Research Assistant)
- Payton Comazzetto (Research Assistant)
- Ani Dingamtar (Research Assistant)
- Lisa Hodgson (Honours, UREAP, Directed Studies)
- Esther Briner (Honours, UREAP)
- Mark Ste Marie (Honours)
- Daniela Corno (Research Assistant)
- Karli Rapinda (Research Assistant)
- Steven Lyall (Research Assistant)
- Teagan Lauriente (Directed Studies)