THE LAB
Dr. Emily Impett
Emily is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She is the Director of the Relationships and Well-Being Laboratory. She holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles and prior to coming to Toronto, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Natalie Sisson
Natalie is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, under the primary supervision of Dr. Emily Impett. Her primary research interest is in close relationships, interpersonal regulation, and well-being. She is particularly interested in the ways that people attempt to regulate the emotions and behaviours of close others (e.g., romantic partners, children) and the benefits and costs of these pursuits for personal and interpersonal outcomes.
Gideon Park
Gideon is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Dr. Emily Impett. His primary research interest is in understanding the interplay between individual differences and contextual factors that shape the interpersonal dynamics of close relationships.
Hanieh Naeimi
Hanieh is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Dr. Emily Impett. Her primary research interest is in intercultural romantic relationships and how intercultural couples navigate their cultural differences. She is particularly interested in studying cultural sacrifices and their outcomes in these relationships.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Dr. Eri Sasaki
Eri is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto working with Dr. Impett. Her research examines a range of dyadic processes including couples’ emotional and behavioral dynamics during relationship interactions.
Dr. Kiersten Dobson
Kiersten Dobson is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto working with Dr. Impett. Her primary research interests lie in factors impacting long-term relationship maintenance, such as relational boredom, self-expansion, and sexual activity.
AFFILIATE LAB MEMBERS
Vikki Pham
Lab Manager
Yitong Zhao
Doctoral Student (Dr. Brett Ford)
Gabriela de Miranda Murphy
Gabriela received her undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto Mississauga and is currently a PhD student at Western University.
LAB ALUMNI
Kathleen Carswell was a postdoctoral fellow in Psychology at the University of Toronto, and is now a professor at Durham University.
Kathleen Carswell
James Kim received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Western University.
James Kim
Stephanie Spielmann received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University.
Stephanie Spielmann
Judith Gere received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University.
Judith Gere
Amy Muise was a SSHRC and a SSHRC Banting postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University.
Amy Muise
Aleksandr Kogan was an Ontario postdoctoral fellow in Psychology at the University of Toronto and is currently a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Cambridge University.
Aleksandr Kogan
Jenny Stellar was a postdoctoral fellow at the Rotman School of Management and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Jenny Stellar
John Sakaluk was a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Western University.
John Sakaluk
Samantha Joel received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western University
Samantha Joel
Laura Vandenbosch was a visiting postdoc at the Relationships and Well-Being Lab from March – June 2014, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the School for Mass Communication Research, KU Leuven.
Laura Vandenbosch
Jessica Maxwell received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently an Assistant Professor at McMaster University.
Jessica Maxwell
Lisa Day received a PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto and is working in the channel marketing industry as a Data Analyst at 360 Insights.
Lisa Day
Anik Debrot was a Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga and is currently a Research and Teaching fellow at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Anik Debrot
Bonnie Le received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester.
Bonnie Le
Kristina received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is now a postdoctoral fellow at York University.
Kristina Schrage
Yoobin received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is now a postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Francisco.
Yoobin Park
Nathan received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is now an assistant Professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University.
Nathan Leonhardt
Mariko Visserman received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is now a Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex.
Mariko Visserman
Rebecca Horne received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is now UX Researcher III at Crowdstrike.
Rebecca Horne
Norhan Elsaadawy received a PhD in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.