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  • The Lab
    • Our research with children & adolescents
    • Our research with older adults
    • Publications
  • Research Team
    • Lab Director
    • Graduate Students
    • Research Assistants
    • Research Collaborators
    • Lab Alumni
  • For Parents
    • What does a visit to our lab look like?
    • Fun Activity Ideas for Kids
  • For Students
  • In the News
  • Contact Us
    • Directions & Parking

Graduate Students

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​Ariel Dennison-Hardy
MA Student
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Ariel is completing her MA in the Lifespan Development program at Brock University. She completed her undergraduate degree (B.A. Psychology with Honours) at the University of the Fraser Valley. Ariel is interested in emotional and social development, and she is currently researching the development of the ability to detect grooming behaviours. 

​Shajeena Balasingam
MA Student
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Shajeena is an MA student in the Lifespan Development program at Brock University. She completed her B.A. (Hons) in Psychology at Ontario Tech University with a focus in Developmental Psychology. Shajeena is interested in children’s social and cognitive development. Currently, she is examining children’s honesty and dishonesty in sibling relationships.

​Samantha Spriggins
PhD Student
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Samantha is completing her PhD in the Lifespan Development program at Brock University. She completed her undergraduate degree (B.A. Psychology with Honours) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and her Master's (M.Sc. Psychological Science) at Texas Woman's University. Samantha is interested in the social, emotional, and cognitive development of deception across the lifespan. Her current work explores how lie-telling emerges and functions in different social contexts, focusing on face-saving lies, peer-directed lies, and deception among older adults.​

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