PsychoShorts 2023
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Program
The PsychoShorts programme and Book of Abstracts are now available!
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Panel: Working in Industry as a Linguistics Graduate
Dr. Cindy Berger (she / her)
Dr. Berger obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University in 2018. She currently works as a Lead Learning Scientist at Duolingo, and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Félix Desmeules-Trudel (il/lui, he/him)
Dr. Desmeules-Trudel obtained his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Ottawa in 2018. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Western University and the University of Toronto Mississauga before taking on a position as a Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist at Research Impact Canada. He now works at Egale Canada as a Senior Research Officer.
Dr. Desmeules-Trudel obtained his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Ottawa in 2018. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Western University and the University of Toronto Mississauga before taking on a position as a Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist at Research Impact Canada. He now works at Egale Canada as a Senior Research Officer.
Lisa Levesque, M.H.Sc., S-LP (C), Reg. CASLPO (elle, she/her)
Lisa Levesque obtained her M.H.Sc in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Ottawa in 2020. Lisa has experience working with individuals who have cognitive-communication disorders (e.g.: following an acquired brain injury) and other speech, language and communication disorders. Lisa currently works at Bright Spot Therapy Services where she serves her community in Northern Ontario.
Lisa Levesque obtained her M.H.Sc in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Ottawa in 2020. Lisa has experience working with individuals who have cognitive-communication disorders (e.g.: following an acquired brain injury) and other speech, language and communication disorders. Lisa currently works at Bright Spot Therapy Services where she serves her community in Northern Ontario.
Dr. Richard Mah (he/him)
Dr. Mah obtained his Ph.D. in the Cognitive Science of Language at McMaster University in 2018. He has worked as a Data Scientist and Data Engineer, and currently works as a DevOps/MLOps Engineer at MosaicML in San Francisco, California.
Keynotes
Student Keynote (read abstract)
Mahsa Morid (she/her)
Mahsa Morid is a fifth year Ph.D. Candidate in Linguistics at the University of Ottawa. She completed an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering at Islamic Azad University. Mahsa's dissertation, under the supervision of Prof. Laura Sabourin, examines the processing of figurative language by monolingual and bilingual speakers. She has utilized descriptive, behavioural and online techniques.
Mahsa Morid is a fifth year Ph.D. Candidate in Linguistics at the University of Ottawa. She completed an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering at Islamic Azad University. Mahsa's dissertation, under the supervision of Prof. Laura Sabourin, examines the processing of figurative language by monolingual and bilingual speakers. She has utilized descriptive, behavioural and online techniques.
Primary Keynote (read abstract)
Prof. Shanna Kousaie
Prof. Kousaie is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology at Concordia University in 2011. Prof. Kousaie completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa and the Montréal Neurological Institute (Cognitive Neuroscience Unit). Her primary research interests concern the interactions between cognition and language, notably those relating to bilingualism, executive functioning, and aging. She utilizes behavioural, electrophysiological, and brain imaging techniques.
Prof. Kousaie is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology at Concordia University in 2011. Prof. Kousaie completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa and the Montréal Neurological Institute (Cognitive Neuroscience Unit). Her primary research interests concern the interactions between cognition and language, notably those relating to bilingualism, executive functioning, and aging. She utilizes behavioural, electrophysiological, and brain imaging techniques.
