About Us
Deanna Friesen, PhD.
Dr. Deanna Friesen is the principal investigator of the Bilingualism, Education and Reading Research Lab. She is an associate professor at Western University. She is committed to conducting research that advances educators' ability to teach reading skills to all students in their classrooms.
Olivia Ward
Olivia is a third year PhD student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program. Her doctoral research seeks to better understand the reading comprehension of different groups of children and adults.
Jasmeen Mander
Jasmeen is a Medical Science graduate from the Western University. Jasmeen did a USRI project on the cognitive and reading comprehension abilities of children with ADHD and continues to work as a volunteer in the lab.
Allison Horsley
Allison is a second-year master’s student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program. Her research is examining educators’ knowledge and confidence about teaching students with exceptionalities.
Pascale Gendron
Hi everyone! My name is Pascale and I am currently in my first year of my Master's degree in School and Applied Child Psychology. I completed my undergraduate degree and teacher's college at Laurentian University. I am interested in Early intervention and programming considerations in retaining students with learning needs in French Immersion programs, emotional literacy programming within schools, and decision making and cognitive load considerations when consulting with educational professionals.
Yujie Xu
Yujie is a 4th-year Honours Psychology student at Western University. She is interested in exploring how different types of subtitles influence reading comprehension and is particularly curious about their impact on bilingual individuals.
Former Lab Members
