Faculty and Graduate Students
Dr. Geoffrey Hall | Lab Director
Dr. Geoffrey Hall is a Professor at the University of British Columbia. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He serves on the Editorial Board of the journal, Language Learning and Development and has been an Associate Editor of the journal, Child Development, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Developmental Psychology. Dr. Hall’s research focuses on language and cognitive development in infancy and early childhood. Dr. Hall’s secondary research area is Cognitive Science.
Email: geoff@psych.ubc.ca
Erica Dharmawan | Graduate Student
Erica is a PhD Student at UBC’s Developmental Psychology program. Her current research projects explore whether children categorize and evaluate artifacts according to the identity of their maker. In her spare time, Erica enjoys going on walks, baking, and watching movies.
Email: edharmawan@psych.ubc.ca
Staff and Undergraduates
Bella | Lab Manager
Bella is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a major in Psychology and a minor in Biology. She is particularly interested in child development, focusing on how early cognitive and biological factors interact to shape children’s growth and well-being. Her research interests include developmental science and early learning. In her free time, Bella loves painting, arts and crafts, trying new workout classes, and spending time with family and friends.
Email: ghlabmgr@psych.ubc.ca
Manjot | Research Assistant
Manjot is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in psychology. She loves learning about languages and phonetics, and in the future, she wishes to pursue clinical psychology and become a therapist. In her free time, she enjoys painting, baking, and reading!
Melodie | Research Assistant
Melodie is incredibly interested in developmental and clinical psychology. She hopes to pursue graduate studies in forensic psychology. She is especially interested in examining the effects that adverse experiences can have on later criminal behaviour and the root causes or motivations that can explain why people behave the way that they do. In her free time, she volunteers for children with developmental disabilities, reads classic mythical stories of the heroes of ancient Greece, along with crime biographies, and loves to spend time with her 3 sisters, 2 dogs, and cat.
Maria | Research Assistant
My name is Maria, and I am very interested in both Child Developmental Psychology and Forensic Psychology. I hope to pursue clinical psychology in graduate school, specializing in children. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering for the Ronald McDonald House, reading, and watching crime documentaries!
Jennah | Research Assistant
I am a fourth-year psychology student, pursuing psychology with a minor in Family Studies. I am particularly interested in how early childhood development shapes the lens through which we view the world. My research interests include cognitive, cultural, and social-emotional development in infancy and early childhood. In my free time, I love to travel, read books, do karaoke, and watch movies.
Parsana | Research Assistant
My research interests are within child development, psychology and nutrition. I’m particularly interested in multilingual language acquisition and how children’s environments influence their learning and communication. In my free time, I really enjoy reading and watching TV shows. I also love to be active by going to the gym, a long walk or by playing tennis.