Meet the Team

Dr. Kristen Dunfield 

Education:
B.A., (Hon), University of Calgary, 2004
M.A., Queen’s University, 2006
Ph.D., Queen's University, 2010

Employment:
Associate Professor, Concordia University, 2018 - present
Assistant Professor, Concordia University, 2013 - 2018
Post Doctoral fellow, the Ohio State University, 2012-2013

Awards & Recognitions:
Concordia University Research Award (Category A), Strategic Research Cluster: The Person and Society, 2017

THE RESEARCH TEAM 

Graduate students
Maxine Iannuccilli
Ph.D. Student
Leading SSHRC-funded research examining the influence of children's early social experiences on their cognitive development. Maxine is particularly interested in the developmental origins of gender stereotypes about ability. 

Maxine Iannuccilli is a SSHRC Storytellers Top 25 Finalist & Concordia University’s 2022 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) PhD Winner. Take a look at her winning presentation here!.

You can reach Maxine on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

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Seleste Beaulieu
M.A. Student
Involved in a multi-institutional Open Research Area (ORA) project exploring the early development of prosocial behaviour. Examining the existence of a knowledge-behaviour gap across the varieties of prosocial behaviour in young children.

​GRIN Grant Recipient (2022)
Master's Program SSHRC Award Recipient (2021)





Cole Dougherty
M.A. Student
Researching early social cognition, the development of prosocial behavior, and prosocial expectations. Cole is particularly interested in the help-seeking behaviors of children, and why some children may or may not reach out for help when they need it. 

Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Award (2022)
Goldberg Award for Child Development 

Research Coordinator

​Radu Urian 
Lab Coordinator

Concordia Undergraduate Student Research Award recipient (2022)
Honours (2021-2022). The Role of Cultural Context in Prosocial Development: A Mexico-Canada Cross-Cultural Comparison
Dean's List (2021-2022)​
Dean's List (2019-2020)

Research Assistants


​Stef Netto
Honours Thesis 2023-2024














Ephrathah Hadgu
Honours Thesis 2023-2024
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Dean's List (2021-2022)
​AnS Scholar Award (2021-2022)









​Julianna Bressan 
​Honours Thesis 2023-2024

Dean's list (2021-2022)







Tiffany James 
​Honours Thesis 2023-2024

Current Volunteers

Nour Haddad
Research Assistant











Kelly Mazzocca 
Research assistant 
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Dean's List (2020-2021)
Honours (2022-2023) 

Friends of the CSCD

Tara Karasewich
Ph.D. student, Queen's University.
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Tara's research looks at social cognitive development in early childhood, with a focus on how shyness affects children's prosocial behaviour. 

You can reach Tara by email. 

Alumni

Graduate / Postdoctoral
Heather M.  Maranges Horizon Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2022) . Led SSHRC-funded research programme, Brilliant     
                                          Thinkers, Empathetic Therapists: What explains the Gender Gap in Philosophy vs Psychology? 
                                                ​https://www.heathermaranges.com/
Astrid Kleis                    Postdoctoral research (2018) . Examining the influence of parent's socialization goals, beliefs, and                                             practices on the development of prosocial behavior in Mexico and Montreal
Xiao Min Chang              M.A. (2017). Helpers or Halos: Examining social evaluation within the domain of prosocial             
                                           behaviour

Thesis Students

Gardenia D. Sorroche Honours (2023). Parental feedback & its influence on children's acquisition of intelligence                                                         mindsets. 
                                     Elspeth McConell Fine Arts Award recipient (2022). 
Jordan Sheen            Honours (2023). 
Cameron Hines         Lab Coordinator & Honours (2022). Investigation of the reliability, validity, and factor structure of
                                     the Childhood Prosocial Assessment Questionnaire.
                                     NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award recipient (2021)
                                     Concordia Undergraduate Student Research Award recipient (2020)
Sarah Kalaouze         Honours (2022). The correlation between parental mindsets and their failure feedback to children.
Sabrina G. Monette Specialization (2022). The development of growth and fixed intelligence mindsets in children.
                                     Francie Beresford Memorial Bursary recipient (2021).
                                     CRDH Annual Conference Undergraduate Poster Competition Winner (2022)
Marie-Anick Savard Honours (2019). The Influence of Language Experience on Adult's Evaluations of Rule Transgressions
Yasmina Bayoun       Specialization (2019). 
Kayla Eisenberg        Honours (2019).  Helpers or Halos: Examining social evaluation within prosocial behaviour
Melissa Synnott        Honours (2018). Social Evaluations Within the Domain of Prosociality
Una Jojich-White      Specialization (2017). Examining the Development of Prosocial Behaviour in Mayan Children using 
                                      the Childhood Prosocial Assessment
Alexis Leroux             Honours (2017). The Development of Prosocial Behaviours: An Examination of Mayan Children
Julia Renauld              Honours co-supervision with Dr. H Recchia (2017). Parental Interventions Eliciting Prosocial                                                        Behaviours between Siblings
Tovah Cowan             Honours (2016). Examining Early Prosocial Behaviour through Parent Report
                                      Concordia University Research Award recipient (2016)
Michela Martinello    Honours (2016). Examining the effect of Bilingualism on Moral and Conventional judgments
Sharon Scimeca         Specialization (2016). What's in a prime? Examining the effects of Attachment Priming 
Dita Kubin                   Concordia University Research Award recipient (2016)  
Xiao Min Chang         Specialization (2015). Examining Social Evaluation through the Production of Prosocial Behaviour
Caroline Hoskin         Specialization (2015). The Relation between Empathic Behaviours and Prosocial Behaviour

Graduation - June 2016