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Science is a global endeavour that impacts the lives of diverse people so it is important that diverse people fully participate in the scientific process. We know that diverse teams do better science but there remains an overwhelming amount of evidence demonstrating that people from marginalized groups continue to face substantial bias and discrimination in STEM. These issues are not perpetuated by a single demographic, but actually originate from all of us and unfortunately, our unconscious behaviour can be in direct contradiction to the beliefs we hold. Fortunately, there are many strategies to fix the issues of bias and discrimination in STEM. In this talk, we will discuss the literature that demonstrates the causes and potential solutions to the issues of bias and discrimination in STEM.  Read More

Pre-registration is gaining popularity as a way to increase transparency and replicability. Pre-registration allows researchers to specify their research plans in advance, including hypotheses, sample, and planned analyses. Many journals, including Psychological Science (click here for the a list of journals), recognize preregistered research by awarding a Preregistered badge. Read More

Title: Stimulating speech: Auditory-motor interactions in production and perception

In my lab, we use non-invasive brain stimulation to explore auditory-motor interactions during speech perception and speech production.  I will describe how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) works and provide a number of examples of how we have used this method in combination with behaviour and other measures of brain function. Read More

Title: Creating and analyzing mouse-tracking experiments

The goal of this four-hour workshop is to create and analyze mouse-tracking experiments. During the first half of the workshop, participants will become familiar with the computer software MouseTracker (download here – only works on Windows os). Read More