Featured Alumni
Anthony Pluta
After earning his BSc in Psychology from the University of Phoenix, Anthony “AJ” Pluta came to the TAN Lab to do a MSc where he studied the effects of cognition on sports performance. AJ found that beta power recorded before a baseball player went up to bat could predict several qualities of that batter’s swing. His results provided the first quantitative evidence for not overthinking your performance when at the plate, and caught attention from CBC, the Times Colonist, and Quirks and Quarks.
Prior to his time in the TAN Lab, AJ had a successful career in professional baseball. He spent 13 years playing baseball in three countries including playing for six MLB teams in their affiliates. Since his playing days, Anthony has transitioned into a decorated coaching career, working as a coach for the Canadian Women’s National Baseball team and the Team BC Canada Cup team. Recently, Anthony has started his own business where he holds the position of VP of Marketing and Director of Baseball Operations at Speed Mechanics; a multipurpose gym that uses strength and conditioning as well as all sport specific training to train youth athletes.
As noted above, Anthony’s thesis work garnered national media attention some of which is linked to here:
https://www.cheknews.ca/can-brain-waves-predict-batting-performance-359188/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baseball-brain-waves-muse-performance-predictions-1.4229868
https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/it-s-all-in-your-head-using-brainwaves-to-predict-baseball-performance-1.21660545
https://www.citynews1130.com/2017/08/13/study-shows-brainwaves-predict-baseball-performance/
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/august-19-2017-1.4252722/baseball-researcher-finds-the-zone-in-brain-wave-experiment-1.4252802
https://www.uvic.ca/communicationsmarketing/web/news/2017+top-stories+news
- https://www.baseballoutsidethebox.com/2017/03/15/anthony-pluta-joins-coach-caliendo/
After earning his BSc in Psychology from the University of Phoenix, Anthony “AJ” Pluta came to the TAN Lab to do a MSc where he studied the effects of cognition on sports performance. AJ found that beta power recorded before a baseball player went up to bat could predict several qualities of that batter’s swing. His results provided the first quantitative evidence for not overthinking your performance when at the plate, and caught attention from CBC, the Times Colonist, and Quirks and Quarks.
Prior to his time in the TAN Lab, AJ had a successful career in professional baseball. He spent 13 years playing baseball in three countries including playing for six MLB teams in their affiliates. Since his playing days, Anthony has transitioned into a decorated coaching career, working as a coach for the Canadian Women’s National Baseball team and the Team BC Canada Cup team. Recently, Anthony has started his own business where he holds the position of VP of Marketing and Director of Baseball Operations at Speed Mechanics; a multipurpose gym that uses strength and conditioning as well as all sport specific training to train youth athletes.
As noted above, Anthony’s thesis work garnered national media attention some of which is linked to here:
https://www.cheknews.ca/can-brain-waves-predict-batting-performance-359188/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baseball-brain-waves-muse-performance-predictions-1.4229868
https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/it-s-all-in-your-head-using-brainwaves-to-predict-baseball-performance-1.21660545
https://www.citynews1130.com/2017/08/13/study-shows-brainwaves-predict-baseball-performance/
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/august-19-2017-1.4252722/baseball-researcher-finds-the-zone-in-brain-wave-experiment-1.4252802
https://www.uvic.ca/communicationsmarketing/web/news/2017+top-stories+news
- https://www.baseballoutsidethebox.com/2017/03/15/anthony-pluta-joins-coach-caliendo/
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Amy Silver
Having completed her BA (Honors) in Psychology at Dalhousie University, Amy is now in the 3rd year of her BSc (Honors) in Neuroscience & Mental Health at Carleton. At Carleton, Amy is a volunteer in Dr. Anisman's Stress & Pathology lab. In between her time at Dalhousie and Carleton, she started a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology, before deciding to pursue Neuroscience. Amy is also the Secretary for the Rotaract Club of Ottawa South, a PMC Note-taker, an active member of the Carleton Best Buddies Chapter, and starting in the fall she will be a Peer Helper with Co-Op & Career Services and a Peer Mentor with the Science Student Success Centre. Amy is planning to attend medical school after she finishes her current degree. |
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Adam Dmytriw
Adam Dmytriw MD MSc is a resident physician in the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto. His main area of research is diagnostic and therapeutic neuroradiology. Currently, his diagnostic projects include investigations into diffusion-weighted imaging and its applications in brain and head & neck oncology. His interventional research comprises the study of intracranial aneurysms and vascular malformations of the central nervous system, as well as and percutaneous spine intervention. He is also involved in a series of large-scale research low-dose computed tomography and magnetoencephalography. Adam's investigation at the Neuroeconomics Lab was centred around the implicit visuomotor response, the results of which were presented locally as well as internationally at the meeting of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology. The paper is forthcoming. His goal is to apply his passion for neuroradiology towards novel diagnostic and therapeutic ends, as well as contribute to teaching and the medical humanities. Hayley May Neimy Hayley is a recent graduate from California State University, Northridge with an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis (Honors), as well as a newly certified Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). However, prior to this she was a key member of the Krigolson Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia where she worked on a number of EEG and fMRI projects. Hayley's work resulted in a second author publication, "Cognitive Load Impacts Error Evaluation Within Medial-Frontal Cortex". Hayley is currently conducting research with Dr. Martha Pelaez investigating a training model to facilitate the acquisition of a variety of early infant social skills, including: social referencing, joint-attention, vocalizations & preverbal language, and eye contact, as a possible preventative intervention for the later development of language and behavior disorders. She is also a clinical Behavior Analyst Supervisor at the Shabani Institute - Center for Behavior Analysis & Language Development, specializing in severe problem behavior, language development, and social skills development for children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). |
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All Past Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
2019
Dr. Francisco Colino, PhD, Motor Control, University of British Columbia
Awards: MITACS Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroeducation Network Postdoctoral Fellow, NSERC CGS-D
PhD Students
2019
Cameron Hassall, PhD, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"The Neural Correlates of Exploration."
Awards: NSERC CGD-D, NSERC CGS-M, KIllam Scholar, NSHRF MSc Award, NSERC USRA, 2 x Hebb Prize Winner
MSc and MA Students
2020
T. Bryn Grey, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"One Step At a Time: Analysis of Neural Responses During Multi-State Tasks"
Awards: Neuroeducation Network Scholar
2019
Taryn Berman, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Exploring personality: the impact of impulsivity on decision making and reward processing."
Jordan Middleton, MSc, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
"Midfrontal theta and cognitive effort: real world applications in medical decision-making."
2018
Robert Trska, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Motor Expectancy: The Modulation of the Reward Positivity in a Reinforcement Learning Task."
Awards: Neuroeducation Network Scholar
Stephen Luehr, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Learning without feedback: detection, quantification and implications of implicit learning."
Awards: Mitacs MSc Award
Chad Williams, MSc, Neuroscience, University of Victoria
"Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Type 1 and Type 2 Decision Making Processes."
Awards: NSERC CGS-M, Neuroeducation Network Scholar
2017
Steffanie Fisher, MSc Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
Ashley "Harvey" Howse, MSc, Neuroscience, University of Victoria
Awards: CIHR CGS-M, Neuroeducation Network Scholar
Robert McCulloch, MA, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
Anthony "AJ" Pluta, MSc, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
2015
Stephane Maclean, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
Ralph Redden, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
2013
Cameron Hassall, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
Awards: NSERC CGD-D, NSERC CGS-M, KIllam Scholar, NSHRF MSc Award, NSERC USRA, 2 x Hebb Prize Winner
Honours Students
2020
Brenden Benini, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effect of Daily Caffeine use on Cognitive Function and Event-Related Potentials."
Jill Toppings, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effects of Stress on Neural Decision Making."
Awards: Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award
Jordan Kokkelink, BSc (Honours), Psychology
"Validation of Low-Cost fNIRS Device."
Marielle Timmins, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effects of Cognitive Fatigue During an Extended Flight Simulation Task."
Fadi Abu-Awwad, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"Longitudinal Measurement of Cognitive Fatigue in University Students."
Mathew Hammerstrom, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"Portable Measurement of Clinical Decision Making."
Awards: Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, NSERC USRA (2019)
2019
Ben Boyd, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Evan Carey, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Marie-Anne Dussault Gomez, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Kelsey Lloyd, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2018
Robert McDermit, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Lena Walther, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Emily Jackson, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Marie Schultze, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Georgia Powell, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Mikaela Chia, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2017
Taylor Chestnut, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Charlotte Czerwinski, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Shannon Fitzpatrick, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Talise Lindenbach, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Emma Rigsby, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2016
Brianna "Breezy" Beaudry, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Rose Leishman, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Chad Williams, BSc (Honours), Psychology
NSERC USRA (x 2)
2015
Marianne Brimmel, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Christian Levesque, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2014 (at Dalhousie University)
Ashley "Harvey" Howse, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2013 (at Dalhousie University)
Shannon Doherty, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Amy Silver, BSc, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2012 (at Dalhousie University)
Heather Gallant, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Katherine Holland, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Robert McCulloch, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Present
Alyssa Mousseau
Brenden Benini
Chelsea Whalen
Christopher Freitag
Gregory Gagliardi
Hannah Smith
Hannah Watson
Jill Toppings
Juliet Rowe
Marielle Timmins
Mathew Hammerstrom
Sierra Christina Hall
2014 to 2020
Ashley Stewart
Breezy Beaudry
Camille Hill
Carolina House
Charlotte Czerwinski
Chloe Paradiso
Christian Levesque
Claire Korberg
Danielle Fransen
David Do
Emily Jackson
Emma Dupuis
Emma Rigsby
Erik Van Waes
Gabriel Shaw
Georgia Powell
Graham Landells
Ivy Deavy
Kelsey Moss
Kristen Leech
Lena Walther
Lindsey Tabish
Luke McDougall
Mackenzie Reynolds
Marianne Brimmel
Marie Schulze
Meagan Pelletier
Meghan McGowan
Mikaela Chia
Mitchel Kappen
Natalia Matheson
Nathan Chen-Mack
Nicholas Krohn
Preeti Kang
Rob McDermit
Rose Leishman
Sam Johnson
Sarah Gibbs
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Sydney Kreps
Talise Lindenbach
Taylor Chestnut
Taylor McMillan
Wen Yu
Wilson Macdonald
Krigolson Lab Dalhousie: The Beginning
2010 to 2014
Jack Solomon
Rob Trska
Jenny Huynh
Mark Landry
Krigolson Lab UBC
2008-2010: Postdoctoral Research
Ivana Bilic
Andrew Cornax
Jeff Chang
Cameron Hassall
Hayley May Neimy
Gabriela Penguina
Boaz Saffer
Patricia Blinn
Ashleigh Chapman
Caitlin Bate
Paul Gossett
Krigolson Lab UVic
2003-2008: PhD Research
Jean Burrows
Mika Hemphill
Courtney Michelle Kent
Jon Bell
Kyle Stroomer
Patricia Otukol
Carly Nicholson
Erica Giles
2019
Dr. Francisco Colino, PhD, Motor Control, University of British Columbia
Awards: MITACS Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroeducation Network Postdoctoral Fellow, NSERC CGS-D
PhD Students
2019
Cameron Hassall, PhD, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"The Neural Correlates of Exploration."
Awards: NSERC CGD-D, NSERC CGS-M, KIllam Scholar, NSHRF MSc Award, NSERC USRA, 2 x Hebb Prize Winner
MSc and MA Students
2020
T. Bryn Grey, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"One Step At a Time: Analysis of Neural Responses During Multi-State Tasks"
Awards: Neuroeducation Network Scholar
2019
Taryn Berman, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Exploring personality: the impact of impulsivity on decision making and reward processing."
Jordan Middleton, MSc, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
"Midfrontal theta and cognitive effort: real world applications in medical decision-making."
2018
Robert Trska, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Motor Expectancy: The Modulation of the Reward Positivity in a Reinforcement Learning Task."
Awards: Neuroeducation Network Scholar
Stephen Luehr, MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
"Learning without feedback: detection, quantification and implications of implicit learning."
Awards: Mitacs MSc Award
Chad Williams, MSc, Neuroscience, University of Victoria
"Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Type 1 and Type 2 Decision Making Processes."
Awards: NSERC CGS-M, Neuroeducation Network Scholar
2017
Steffanie Fisher, MSc Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Victoria
Ashley "Harvey" Howse, MSc, Neuroscience, University of Victoria
Awards: CIHR CGS-M, Neuroeducation Network Scholar
Robert McCulloch, MA, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
Anthony "AJ" Pluta, MSc, Kinesiology, University of Victoria
2015
Stephane Maclean, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
Ralph Redden, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
2013
Cameron Hassall, MSc, Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University
Awards: NSERC CGD-D, NSERC CGS-M, KIllam Scholar, NSHRF MSc Award, NSERC USRA, 2 x Hebb Prize Winner
Honours Students
2020
Brenden Benini, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effect of Daily Caffeine use on Cognitive Function and Event-Related Potentials."
Jill Toppings, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effects of Stress on Neural Decision Making."
Awards: Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award
Jordan Kokkelink, BSc (Honours), Psychology
"Validation of Low-Cost fNIRS Device."
Marielle Timmins, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"The Effects of Cognitive Fatigue During an Extended Flight Simulation Task."
Fadi Abu-Awwad, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"Longitudinal Measurement of Cognitive Fatigue in University Students."
Mathew Hammerstrom, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
"Portable Measurement of Clinical Decision Making."
Awards: Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, NSERC USRA (2019)
2019
Ben Boyd, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Evan Carey, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Marie-Anne Dussault Gomez, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Kelsey Lloyd, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2018
Robert McDermit, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Lena Walther, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Emily Jackson, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Marie Schultze, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Georgia Powell, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Mikaela Chia, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2017
Taylor Chestnut, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Charlotte Czerwinski, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Shannon Fitzpatrick, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award Winner
Talise Lindenbach, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Emma Rigsby, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2016
Brianna "Breezy" Beaudry, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Rose Leishman, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Chad Williams, BSc (Honours), Psychology
NSERC USRA (x 2)
2015
Marianne Brimmel, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
Christian Levesque, BSc (Honours), Kinesiology
2014 (at Dalhousie University)
Ashley "Harvey" Howse, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2013 (at Dalhousie University)
Shannon Doherty, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Amy Silver, BSc, BSc (Honours), Psychology
2012 (at Dalhousie University)
Heather Gallant, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Katherine Holland, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Robert McCulloch, BSc (Honours), Psychology
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Present
Alyssa Mousseau
Brenden Benini
Chelsea Whalen
Christopher Freitag
Gregory Gagliardi
Hannah Smith
Hannah Watson
Jill Toppings
Juliet Rowe
Marielle Timmins
Mathew Hammerstrom
Sierra Christina Hall
2014 to 2020
Ashley Stewart
Breezy Beaudry
Camille Hill
Carolina House
Charlotte Czerwinski
Chloe Paradiso
Christian Levesque
Claire Korberg
Danielle Fransen
David Do
Emily Jackson
Emma Dupuis
Emma Rigsby
Erik Van Waes
Gabriel Shaw
Georgia Powell
Graham Landells
Ivy Deavy
Kelsey Moss
Kristen Leech
Lena Walther
Lindsey Tabish
Luke McDougall
Mackenzie Reynolds
Marianne Brimmel
Marie Schulze
Meagan Pelletier
Meghan McGowan
Mikaela Chia
Mitchel Kappen
Natalia Matheson
Nathan Chen-Mack
Nicholas Krohn
Preeti Kang
Rob McDermit
Rose Leishman
Sam Johnson
Sarah Gibbs
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Sydney Kreps
Talise Lindenbach
Taylor Chestnut
Taylor McMillan
Wen Yu
Wilson Macdonald
Krigolson Lab Dalhousie: The Beginning
2010 to 2014
Jack Solomon
Rob Trska
Jenny Huynh
Mark Landry
Krigolson Lab UBC
2008-2010: Postdoctoral Research
Ivana Bilic
Andrew Cornax
Jeff Chang
Cameron Hassall
Hayley May Neimy
Gabriela Penguina
Boaz Saffer
Patricia Blinn
Ashleigh Chapman
Caitlin Bate
Paul Gossett
Krigolson Lab UVic
2003-2008: PhD Research
Jean Burrows
Mika Hemphill
Courtney Michelle Kent
Jon Bell
Kyle Stroomer
Patricia Otukol
Carly Nicholson
Erica Giles