Dr. Ann Farrell

Dr. Ann Farrell is an Assistant Professor in Child and Youth Studies at Brock University. Her research centers on a multidisciplinary understanding of bullying as a complex social problem, including the processes among individual, social, environmental, and cultural factors associated with youth bullying. By understanding these processes, she hopes to mitigate these contributing factors and help to inform more effective bullying and violence prevention.

Previously, Dr. Farrell was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow and a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa in Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education. Dr. Farrell holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (Lifespan Development) and M.A. in Child and Youth Studies from Brock University.

Dr. Farrell recently received the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention 2021 Early Career Award.  She is currently a council member for the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) and an Associate Editor for the journal Aggressive Behavior.

Kayla Hoyos-Lewis

Research Assistant

Kayla Hoyos Lewis is an undergraduate student in the Psychology Department. Some of her favourite topics of research include child development, personality, memory, and psychopathology.

Lauren Pang

Research Assistant

Lauren is a fourth year undergraduate student in the Concurrent Education Primary/Junior program, with a major in Child and Youth Studies. She has developed a strong interest in statistical methods and data analysis to better understand the interactions amongst various complex factors that impact the lives of young people. Some of her other research interests include child and youth development and well-being.

Joseph Cino

Research Assistant

Joseph Cino is an undergraduate student in the department of psychology and the department of mathematics. He is interested in applying a variety of statistical methods to psychological research. Some of his main research interests are organizational behavior, educational leadership, adolescent education, and adolescent development.

Michelle Juffe

Research Assistant

Michelle Juffe is an undergraduate honours student in the Psychology Department. In addition to studying psychology, she is also achieving a minor in sociology. Michelle has an interest in psychological research topics around disability and interpersonal relationships, self-control, and cognition.

Helen Daved is an undergraduate student in the department of psychology. She exhibits a strong passion for researching the social and environmental factors influencing behavior, interplay between memory, and psychopathology.

Grace is an undergraduate student in the department of psychology. She has a great interest in personality, psychopathology, and behaviour related studies. She is also specifically interested in researching the impact of social, environmental, and biological factors on comorbidity of mental health conditions in neurodivergent youth.

Mollie Eriksson

Mollie Eriksson graduated Summa Cum Laude from DePaul University (Chicago, IL) with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience with minors in Chemistry and Biology in June 2022. She played NCAA Division 1 soccer for DePaul University and was the named captain for her final two seasons. Her primary research interests are centered around the neurobiology of interpersonal relationships and the development of personality in relation to trauma.

Emily Massicotte-Finch

Emily is a fourth year psychology student in the research stream at Brock University. In addition to studying psychology, she is also achieving a minor in child and youth studies. Emily’s research interests center on the intersectionality of various forms of oppression and how they impact vulnerable populations, specifically children and youth. She aims to better understand the experiences and challenges faced by children and youth in order to develop strategies that can promote social justice and equity.

Emily is also an Anishinaabe woman from Batchewana First Nations who is very interested in performing research that would promote the well-being and traditional ways of her community. Currently, she is performing her honours undergraduate thesis which is examining if prejudiced attitudes towards Indigenous peoples in Canada have decreased since 2014. Ultimately, her goal is to use her research to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society for all, and to support her community in the process.

Daley is a fourth year undergraduate student in the department of Child and Youth Studies. She is interested in statistical methods and data analysis to investigate correlations involving child and youth mental health. Her primary research interests include psychopathology, psychological trauma, child development, and peer cultures.