Current Grad Students
Ramin Rostampour (Ph.D Candidate)
Ramin joined the TIE lab in 2018 and he is now a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology. Ramin's research interest broadly lies in researching the differential psychology of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) from a unified, person-centred, and process-oriented perspective. For this purpose, he eagerly employs statistical and analytical methods that facilitate a non-reductionist study of learning and self-regulation.
Meg Kapil (Ph.D Candidate)
Meg completed her MA in Counselling Psychology at the University of Victoria. her thesis titled “Person, Place, and Perception in Paths to the Future: Adolescent Self-Concept, Sense of Community, and Possible Selves in a Rural Context", was awarded the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Master’s Thesis Award and utilized quantitative (survey methodology) and qualitative approaches to data collection.
In her PhD program, she's interested in the interweave of mental health, stress regulation, and self-regulated learning.
Mengqi (Annie) Wu (Ph.D Student)
Mengqi (Annie) had her Master’s degree with Allyson and will rejoin the TIE-SRL research lab as a doctoral student in September 2021. Her thesis study largely focused on the relationship between culture and self-regulated learning (SRL). Built upon her previous research studies, she has grown a strong interest in understanding how to promote metacognitive awareness for learners with various learning backgrounds to navigate academic and personal challenges and take control of their learning processes.
Safoura Askari (Ph.D Student)
Safoura got her Master’s degree in Educational Sciences, Elementary Education from Shiraz University. She has been working as an elementary school teacher in a public school in Iran since 2017. Her previous research focused on metacognitive skills and the relationship between SRL and student engagement.
Michelle Bahena Olivares (MA Student)
Michelle Bahena-Olivares is co-supervised by Dr. Sungjun Won and Dr. Allyson Hadwin. She has a Master's degree in Neuropsychology and is currently part of the TIE-SRL research lab. She has been working with Dr. Hadwin on multiple projects including designing the Strategy Library on Brighstapce. Her current research and applied interest focus in self-regulated learning, and students' time estimation on study sessions. academic challenges and strategy use in post-secondary education.
Muqing Nie (MA Student)
Muqing Nie is currently a first-year MA student of Allyson. She began her undergraduate study in horticulture at South China Agricultural University, developed an interest in psychology later and then got admitted by the Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Nanjing Normal University (NJNU). During her stay at NJNU, she had been taught theoretical courses in educational psychology and research and statistical methods that later were used for her thesis in multimedia learning. After several years of working in the education industry, Muqing returned to school for further study. Her research interest at UVic lies in how to promote university students’ academic success and inform the development of SRL theories. More specifically, her thesis will explore how goal-related practices and outcomes can predict challenges first-year university students are facing.
Syed Qudsia (MA Student)
Syed (Sia) is in her first year of MA under Allyson''s supervision. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology in Hong Kong with honours. Inspired by the social world, she completed her undergraduate thesis on studying the influence of parenting styles on pro-social and anti-social behaviours in adolescents, with the mediation effects of adolescent-parent attachment and empathy. Building upon her previous research and current interests, her MA thesis will explore collaborative learning and how it can enhance students' development.
Rikka Paular (MA Student)
Rikka completed her BSc Psychology degree in Spring, 2019 at University of Alberta. Her previous research focused on second language acquisition with adults and informal learning with children. She is currently in her second year in the LDIS program and is interested in exploring the relationship between student’s coping self-efficacy and help-seeking behaviour on academic outcomes.
Violet Cieslik (MA Student)
Violet completed her B.A. in Honours Psychology at St. Mary’s University in Calgary AB, Canada. She is currently at the University of Victoria studying a Master of Science in Lifespan Health and Development Psychology. Her research interests include child development, creativity, nature-based education, technologies effect on child development, parent and child relationships, and executive function. Within the TIE-SRL lab she will be working as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr. Hadwin and Dr. Sukhawathanakul.