Inas D. Redjem, PhD, received her doctoral degree from Universite Rennes 2 in France for Psychology where she studied under Prof. Estelle Michinov. She holds a Master's degree in Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology, as well as a Master's degree in Cognitive Sciences. Her research focuses on simulation‑based learning in medical education and nursing education, including virtual reality and other immersive approaches. She examines how these methods support the development of technical and non‑technical skills by integrating cognitive and social dimensions of learning.
Tianying Sun received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University, U.S., and previously earned an M.Ed. in Educational Measurement and Assessment from Beijing Normal University, China. Her research builds on a background of implementation science and social-emotional learning to examine learning, emotion, self- and socially shared regulation in simulation-based medical training and real-world practice settings. She also uses advanced statistical methods and learning analytics to study these processes.
Dr. Osamu Nomura is a PhD student in Health Sciences Education in the Institute of Health Sciences Education at 鶹ýվ university. He earned an MD from Hirosaki University in Japan and worked as a pediatric emergency physician in Tokyo and Hirosaki. He completed a Master’s of Arts in Educational Psychology, Health Professions Education Concentration in 鶹ýվ in 2019. After completing the master’s program, he was appointed as the assistant professor of the Emergency Medicine, and currently as the research associate professor in the Centre for Medical Education at Hirosaki University. In his PhD project at 鶹ýվ, he will examine medical students’ and health professionals’ use of emotion regulation strategies.
Awards
Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME) Rising Star Certificate of Excellence Award
Fonds de recherche du Québec–Société et culture (FRQSC) Doctoral Award
Tippie Zhang is a master’s thesis student in surgical education at 鶹ýվ. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at 鶹ýվ, alongside minors in behavioural science and gender studies. Her research interest revolves around studying emotions.
I am a master’s student at the SAILS lab, focusing on behavioral training and reward processing within educational systems for medical professionals. I hold an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto, where I completed the co-op program.
My academic interests are deeply rooted in the intersection of psychology and education, aiming to enhance learning experiences in the medical field.
Research Volunteers
Julia Baran-Polansky
Cassandra Dutil
Paula Fontes
Xiaoshan Huang
Kristie Hui
Gabrielle Kirby
Anh Le
Jenna Mackenzie
Anya Merzikian
Kimia Mohammadi
Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Matthew Moreno, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral fellow: January 2022-September 2024). Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training, University of Central Florida.
Elif Bilgic, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral fellow: September 2020-January 2022, 鶹ýվ and The Research Institute of the 鶹ýվ Health Centre), Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program, McMaster University.
Clarissa Hin-Hei Lau, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral fellow: September 2020-December 2021, 鶹ýվ), Data Analyst (Teaching, Learning and Evaluation), University of Toronto.
Nigel Mantou Lou, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral fellow: Spring 2020-Spring 2021, Research Institute of the 鶹ýվ Health Centre), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria.
Yang Liu, PhD (former postdoctoral fellow supervisee: July 2017-July 2019), Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta.
Doctoral Students
Sayed Azher, Ph.D. Former Surgical and Interventional Sciences Doctoral SSHRC-funded student supervisee: September 2021-May 2025, 鶹ýվ. Currently: Medical Student, Queens University.
Keerat Grewal, Ph.D. Former Surgical and Interventional Sciences Doctoral FRQSC & SSHRC-funded student supervisee: September 2021-June 2025, 鶹ýվ. Currently: Medical Student, University of Toronto.
Byunghoon “Tony” Ahn, Ph.D. Former Surgical and Interventional Sciences Doctoral SSHRC-funded student supervisee: September 2019-August 2024, 鶹ýվ. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Fabio Botelho, M.D., PhD. Former Surgical and Interventional Sciences Doctoral CIHR-funded student co-supervisee with Dr. Poenaru: September 2020-April 2024 鶹ýվ. Currently: Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada.
MSc Thesis Students
Nadja Benmohamed, M.D., MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: September 2024 - December 2025. Currently: Clinical Fellow, University of Montreal.
Lizianne Hermogenes Lopes Zini, M.D., MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: January 2024 - May 2025. Currently: Emergency Medicine Resident, 鶹ýվ.
Negar Matin, MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: January 2023 - July 2024. Currently: Servicing Analyst, Peakhill Capital.
Myriam Johnson, MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: September 2022- June 2023. Currently: Doctor of Pharmacy student, University of Ottawa.
Lucia Patino, M.D. MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: September 2020- June 2023. Currently: Family Medicine Doctor. Immediate post MSc: Family Medicine Resident, 鶹ýվ.
Mohammed A. Alharbi, M.D.m MSc, Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee co-supervised with Dr. Kevin Lachapelle: September 2019-April 2023 鶹ýվ. Currently: Cardiac Surgery Resident, 鶹ýվ.
Arunee Tipwong, M.D. Med, Former Health Professions Education MEd supervisee co-supervised with Dr. Nathan Hall and Dr. Linda Snell: January 2020-April 2022. Currently: Physician in Thailand.
Ali Fazlollahi, MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee co-supervised with Dr. Rolando Del Maestro: September 2020-August 2021 鶹ýվ. Currently: Medical Student, 鶹ýվ.
Hannah Peters, MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee: September 2020-August 2021 鶹ýվ. Currently: Physical and Occupational Therapy Student, Dalhousie University.
Ricky Muller Moran, M.D. MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee co-supervised with Dr. Kevin Lachapelle: September 2019-April 2021 鶹ýվ. Currently: Cardiac Surgery Resident, University of Manitoba.
Meagane Maurice-Ventouris, MSc. Former Surgical Education MSc-thesis supervisee co-supervised with Dr. Kevin Lachapelle: September 2019-August 2021. Currently: BAdmin student at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University.
Chayse Haldane Med. Former MEd supervisee: August 2017-July 2019. Currently: doctoral student, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta.
Byunghoon “Tony” Ahn, Med, PhD. Former Med supervisee: September 2017-July 2019. See above for current status.
MSc-Non-Thesis Students (completed projects)
Tiah Tawakol (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2023)
Mostafa Siddiqui (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2021)
Michelle Cwintal (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2020-Winter 2021)
Hamed Ranjbar (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2020-Winter 2021)
Dheeksha Reddy (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2020-Winter 2021)
Kalin Kahla (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2020-Winter 2021)
Semsi Kocabas (former Surgical Education MSc-non-thesis supervisee: Fall 2020)
Research Assistants
Tippie Zhang (former undergraduate volunteer and research project supervisee). Winter 2023-Winter 2024. MSc in Surgical Education, 鶹ýվ.
Ruilin Gong (former undergraduate volunteer and research project supervisee). Fall 2022-Winter 2024. MSc in Counselling, University of Toronto.
Paula Toaca (former undergraduate volunteer and research project supervisee). Winter-Fall 2023. MSc in Neuroscience, 鶹ýվ.
Jaden Seligman (former undergraduate volunteer). Fall 2023-Winter 2024. MSc in Marketing, Concordia University.
Kexin Li (former undergraduate volunteer): January 2020-August 2022. MPH (Master of Public Health) student at Johns Hopkins University.
Deuscies Chang-Ou (former undergraduate volunteer): January 2020-August 2022. MI (Master of Information), User Experience Design, University of Toronto.
Brea McLaughlin (former graduate research assistant: (January 2017-July 2019), doctoral student, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta.
Andrea Whittaker (former undergraduate research assistant: September 2017-July 2019), MSc student, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta.
Alison Yang (former research coordinator and undergraduate volunteer): January 2020-August 2021. MSc in Child Development at UCL, London, UK.
Current & Recent Research Collaborators
, PhD, Wilson Centre and Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS(C), FACS, DBNS, DABPNS, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
, PhD, Department of Human Services and Early Learning, MacEwan University, Alberta.
Liane Feldman, MDCM, FACS, FRCS, Department of Surgery, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
Gerald Fried, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, Department of Surgery, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, California, USA.
, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University of Victoria.
Nathan C. Hall, PhD, Educational and Counselling Psychology, 鶹ýվ, Quebec, Canada.
, PhD, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kevin Lachapelle, MDCM, FACS, FRCPSC, Department of Surgery, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
Susanne P. Lajoie, PhD, CRC Tier 1, Educational and Counselling Psychology, 鶹ýվ, Quebec, Canada.
, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Hugo Marchand, RN, BNI, CCNE, Ingram School of Nursing, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
Tina C. Montreuil, PhD, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP, Department of Surgery, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Munich, Germany and Department of Psychology, University of Essex, UK.
Shaheen Shariff, PhD, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
Jeffrey Wiseman, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Institute for Health Sciences Education, 鶹ýվ, Montreal, Canada.
