Current Lab Members & Post-doc Collaborators
Ramin Rostampour (Post-Doc)
Ramin joined the TIE lab in 2018 and he is now a Post-Doc in the Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, and the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria on the Univenture project: A partnership to address heavy drinking and other substance misuse on Canadian university campuses. . 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. His current post doc focuses on The Relationships of Personality and Alcohol and Substance Use to Student Success Among Canadian Undergraduates .
Dr. Meg Kapil (Research Collaborator)
Meg continues to collaborate with our team on research at the intersect of mental health and well-being, emotion regulation, and self-regulated learning. Meg completed her PhD in Educational Psychology (2024) under the supervision of Dr. Allyson Hadwin. She also has an MA in Counselling Psychology at the University of Victoria. Her dissertation examined the contributions of two stress related appraisals and regulatory practices on student success outcomes. Overall, she is interested in the interleaving of mental health, emotion regulation and self-regulated learning for optimizing student success (doing well and feeling well). .
Maria Amoros Teijeiro (Ph.D Student)
Maria is a research assistant on our SSHRC Partnership Development Grant [Jason Harley (PI); Hadwin (Co-Director)] Supporting teams’ management of cognitive and emotional processes. Maria is a PhD student in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership studies working under the supervision of Dr. Allyson Hadwin. Her research leverages daily diary sampling to examining on self-regulated learning triggers and strategic responses as they unfold over successive independent studying sessions.
Bibiana Muñoz Bocanegra (Research Assistant)
Bibiana serves as a research assistant on our SSHRC Partnership Development Grant [Jason Harley (PI); Hadwin (Co-Director)], which supports the management of cognitive and emotional processes within teams. She is a third-year Master of Arts student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Victoria, conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Mariel Miller on the relationship between Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) practices, specifically Task Understanding and Appraisal of Task Value, and perceived effectiveness of emotional regulation. Dr. Hadwin is a member of her supervisory committee. Following a year of employment as a co-op student within the Ministry of Post-secondary Education and Future Skills, she resumed her academic pursuits to complete her thesis research.
Trisha Carville (Research Assistant)
Trisha is interested in Clinical Neuropsychology. Her current research surrounds executive functioning in ADHD students in university. She aims to help create interventions and supports in and outside of education, for neurodivergent populations. Outside of research, Trisha enjoys writing, reading, music, movies, F1, and historical documentaries.
Kate Juteau (Research assistant)
Kate is a second-year undergraduate student studying at the University of Victoria. Kate originally joined the team when completing the Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award (VKURA) in the summer of 2025. Since then, she has continued volunteering in the lab to understand the mechanics of a research lab. Her interests lie in learning strategies in relation to mental health and academic outcomes, and the role of culture in areas of learning.
Jacqueline Wong (Research assistant)
Jacqueline is an honours student at the University of Victoria, where her thesis explores the mental well-being of post-secondary students in Canada, with a focus on early transition risk factors. Her research interests also include emotion regulation and mental health among children with autism spectrum disorder. She aims to pursue a career as a school psychologist. Outside of her academic work, Jacqueline enjoys travelling, hiking, and spending time with friends and family over board games.