Graduate Alumni
Michael Barone
M.Sc in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour; Honours, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
As a Research Assistant in the Digital Music Lab, Michael analyzed global music download trends using Python, R, and SQL. Michael was also involved in research surrounding sentiment analysis, and natural language processing using song lyrics. Prior to working with the Digital Music Lab, Michael examined how voice pitch influences voting behaviour as Research Associate in the Voice Research Lab. His primary research interests involved applying new technology and data science techniques to Psychological research. Michael was also interested in creating online, open-access tools which facilitate research and discovery within digital music behaviours around the world.
Basel Akkad
M.Eng in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Khaled Ali
M.Eng in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Honours Thesis Alumni
Chantal Belanger
Colleen Tang Poy
Pupillary Dilations and Dancing in Tempo: Effects of Synchrony on Perceived Levels of Attractiveness
Corey Osborne
Setting Yourself Up for Success: The Truth About Songwriting
Jotthi Bansal
Kelsea McCready
Sadness that will Stop You in Your Tracks: A Review of Parkinson’s and Depression
Lauryn McLaren
“Throwback Jams”: Analyzing the Effects of Musical Genre on Reminiscence Bumps and Nostalgia
Lindsay Taylor
Maddie Cox
Interactive Dance Application for People with Parkinson’s: Feedback on Version 2
Matthew Stodolak
Time vs. Events: The Perception of Non-Adjacent Key Relationships
Naomi Thevatayalan
Forever Young: Analyzing the Effects of Reminiscence Bumps on Musical Preferences
Neerjah Skantharajah
Raga Knowledge on Expectations of Melodic Conformity
Raganya Ponmanadiyil
Eye Movements, Attention, and Expert Knowledge in the Observation of Bharatanatyam Dance
Robert Rawlins
Music Consumption Within Different Economic, Educational, and Emotional Environments
Rosemary Lai
An Investigation of Eye Movements in the Observation of Dance
Stephanie Salvador
Music as Behaviour: Exploring the Extent to Which People with Diverse Genre Preferences Differ from One Another
Upasana Panda
Dancification as an Interactive Dance Therapy Tool
Research Alumni
Lab Assistants
Ashley General (2014)
Kevin Ly (2014)
Nick Rogers (2014–2015)
Mitchell "Mitch" Errygers (2015)
Dora Rosati (2015–2016)
Alexander Zaranek (2015–2018)
Chelsea Mackinnon (2016; 2020)
Madeline Komar (2019–2020)
Jessica Lamantia (2020)
Practicum Students
Victoria Bednarek (2016)
Eric Xiao (2013–2014)
Kurt DaCosta (2014–2016)
Cristian Ivascu (2017)
Shuying Zheng (2014–2015)
Raiya Suleman (2016)
Matthew Ha (2012)
Alicia Chhin (2016–2017)
Kendra Oudyk (2014–2015)
Tasmine Vandenberg (2014–2015)
Annilee Baron (2015)
Annalise Sander (2017)
Melissa Paul (2017–2018)
Vagisha Pruthi (2017–2018)
Lauren Iafrate (2019)
Alexandria Wong (2019–2020)
Shiva Gheblehverdi (2019–2020)
Wendy Tang (2020)
Kyla Whelan (2011–2012)
Yubo “William” Zhang (2016)
Joel Affoon (2020)
Audrey De Jong (2016–2017)
Heather Dowling (2016–2017)
Hillary Deverell (2016–2017)
Rheanne Carleton (2016–2017)