• This is an image of Albert Malkin, PhD, the Lab Director. A smiling man with a gray beard, wearing a dark blazer and shirt, standing indoors at an event, holding a plaque or award, with a purple lanyard that reads 'Western Education' around his neck.

    Albert Malkin

    LAB DIRECTOR

    PhD, BCBA-D, R.B.A. (Ont.)

    Albert Malkin is the director of the Living Organisms Learning Lab. Albert is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the Faculty of Education and Coordinator of the EdD in the Field of Applied Behaviour Analysis program. He attained his PhD from Southern Illinois University in the School of Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.

    amalkin5@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Ashley Rodrigues, Research Assistant, and MA School and Applied Child Psychology student. A woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a navy blue top, standing in a hallway with blurred background.

    Ashley Rodrigues

    LAB MANAGER, RESEARCH ASSISTANT, MASTER’S THESIS STUDENT

    MA School and Applied Child Psychology

    Ashley is completing her MA in School and Applied Child Psychology and supports the Living Organisms Learning Lab as a Research Assistant and Lab Manager. Her current research explores the intersection of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, perspective-taking, and dating violence. She holds a BASc in Psychology from the University of Guelph-Humber.

    Reach out to Ashley with questions about the Living Organisms Learning Lab: arodr73@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Shihara Fernando, MA Counselling Psychology student. A woman with curly black hair and glasses, smiling outdoors in front of trees and mountains, wearing a black and white patterned top and a gold necklace.

    Shihara Fernando

    MASTER’S THESIS STUDENT

    MA Counselling Psychology

    Shihara is completing her MA in the LOL lab, investigating the impact of an ACT and existential death reflection task on undergraduate delay discounting, psychological flexibility, and value clarity. She holds a Specialized Honours B.A. in Psychology from York University. She is an Ontario Graduate Scholar.

    cmshiharafernando@gmail.com

  • This is an image of Charlotte Kerr, MA School and Applied Child Psychology student. A woman with long, light brown hair and a white button-up shirt, smiling at the camera against a plain background.

    Charlotte Kerr

    PHD THESIS STUDENT

    PhD School and Applied Child Psychology

    Charlotte is completing her MA in the LOL lab, leading a comparative study with counselling psychology master’s students at Western University to examine shifts in their perceptions of Generative AI’s role in practice and research contexts, comparing perspectives from 2023 and 2025. She holds a BA in Psychology from York University. She is an Ontario Graduate Scholar.

    ckerr53@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Sue Kim, PhD School and Applied Child Psychology student. A portrait of a young woman with dark hair tied in a simple hairstyle, wearing earrings, a dark top, and a white blazer, smiling and standing against a plain beige wall.

    Sue Kim

    PHD STUDENT

    PhD in School and Applied Child Psychology

    Sue is completing her PhD in the LOL Lab, exploring students' and instructors' perceptions of generative artificial intelligence in higher education. She holds a MA in School and Applied Child Psychology and a BSc from Western University. Sue is an Ontario Graduate Scholar.

    hkim725@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Sophia Marchetti, M.A., Research Assistant. A woman with curly dark hair wearing a black sleeveless top, a gold necklace, and earrings, smiling softly against a gray background.

    Sophia Marchetti

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    RP (Qualifying), MA, BASc

    smarche5@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Sara Stanley, MA Counselling Psychology student. A woman with dark hair smiling outdoors in a residential backyard with a brick house, wooden fence, and green grass.

    Sara Stanley

    MASTER’S THESIS STUDENT

    MA Counselling Psychology

    Sara is completing her MA in the LOL lab, exploring perspectives on GenAI use in higher education. She holds a BA and an MA in Kinesiology from Western University. She is an Ontario Graduate Scholar.

    sstanl3@uwo.ca

  • Nighttime landscape with a star-filled sky and the Milky Way galaxy above a calm river, with a forested shoreline and a faint glow on the horizon.

    Kathleen Nesbitt-Daly

    PhD THESIS STUDENT

    PhD School and Applied Child Psychology

    Kathleen holds an MA in School and Applied Child Psychology from Western University.

LOL Alumni

  • This is an image of Sophia Marchetti, Lab Manager, Research Assistant, and MA Counselling Psychology student. A woman with curly dark hair wearing a black sleeveless top, a gold necklace, and earrings, smiling softly against a gray background.

    Sophia Marchetti

    MA Counselling Psychology (2024-2026)

    Sophia completed her MA in Counselling Psychology in the LOL Lab in 2026, exploring dating violence as it pertains to individuals affiliated with Greek Life, supported by the CGS-M via SSHRC. She was a former Lab Manager and continues on at the LOL lab as a Research Assistant.

    She is now a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO.

    smarche5@uwo.ca

  • This is an image of Sherry Han, Research Assistant, and MA Counselling Psychology student. A smiling woman with shoulder-length wavy black hair, wearing a dark pinstripe blazer over a white top, standing against a plain white wall.

    Sherry Han

    MA Counselling Psychology (2024-2026)

    Sherry completed her MA in Counselling Psychology the LOL lab in 2026, exploring Social Media use through EMA supported by the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. She also supported the lab as a Research Assistant.

    She is now a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO.

    shan353@uwo.ca

Lab Alumni (not pictured)

Marissa Diaz, MA Counselling Psychology (2025)

Aly Moscovitz, MA Counselling Psychology (2024)

Grace Demerling, MA Counselling Psychology (2024)

Sarah Camaino, MA School and Applied Child Psychology (2023)

Kristina Axenova, MA Counselling Psychology (2022)