Queen's Attentional Dynamics Lab
banner
quadlab.bsky.social
Queen's Attentional Dynamics Lab
@quadlab.bsky.social
Studying the cognitive and social neuroscience of attention at @queensu | Find us on Instagram @quadlaboratory or on Twitter @quadlaboratory 🧠
Pinned
Interested in how you interact with others? Sign up to participate in this exciting study from the QuAD lab and earn $10: forms.office.com/r/Jt4xgTuEGX
So excited to share that our PI Dr. Pereira @queensuresearch.bsky.social was just at the Science Meets Parliament 2025! @connectedminds.bsky.social
Privileged to have been a part of @sciencepolicy.ca CSPC Science Meets Parliament 2025 to bridge the gap between researchers across Canada and the Canadian federal government! #CSPC2025 #SMP2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We’re happy to share that Dr. Pereira has received funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund! @queensuresearch.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Introducing the 2025-2026 QuAD Lab members at @queensuresearch.bsky.social
Special shout-out to key members of the lab Dani, Dilara, and Selina, who were unfortunately not available for photo day.

Check out more information on our website and follow us for updates!
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Congratulations to our RA Selina, who has been working with the Bloorview Research Institute this summer. She was selected to give a presentation at Ward Research Day about her work investigating how brain-computer interfaces can assist individuals with cerebral palsy. We're so proud of her!
July 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Interested in how you interact with others? Sign up to participate in this exciting study from the QuAD lab and earn $10: forms.office.com/r/Jt4xgTuEGX
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hot off the press—we're so excited to welcome our newest Research Assistant! Izabela is a fourth-year Health Sciences major at Queen’s University. She is fascinated by individual differences in attention and is excited to expand her knowledge through her work in the lab!
June 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We’re glad to have returning lab members join us for the summer, too!
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Finally, let’s introduce our new research assistants!
May 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Next up, we’re so excited to have an NSERC-USRA Student join us this summer! Isabella Persad is a third-year BScH Biology and Psychology Specialization major at Queen’s University. She’s interested in learning more about the various lab techniques used to understand human attention!
May 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We’re thrilled to have two SWEP students joining our summer team!
May 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What a great kickoff to Spring! Our Lab Director Dr. Pereira has been hard at work bridging science and policy in Ontario and we can't think of a better advocate for #QueensU @queensuglobal.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social @queensucns.bsky.social!
Had a fantastic time at the inaugural @sciencepolicy.bsky.social Science Meets Parliament Ontario last week, where we brought together amazing researchers across the province to meet w/ MPPs at Queen's Park #SciParlON2025
May 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our QuAD lab members did such a fabulous job of presenting their work today at the PSYC Undergraduate Poster Day! A big congratulations to thesis students Mridula & Jocelyne, directed lab students Maddison, Aleah, Ryan, & Yvonne, and lab coordinator Madhumita!
April 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Interested in how we interact with others? Sign up to participate in this engaging study from the QuAD lab and earn $10: forms.office.com/r/Jt4xgTuEGX
March 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Finally, former Special Directed Lab Students Yvonne Pelau and Ryan Thompson are continuing with us as Research Assistants!
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We’re happy to have some familiar faces around this semester, too! Former Research Assistants Aleah Williamson and Maddison De Beaupre are staying on with us as Special Directed Lab Students.
March 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Next up, let’s introduce our new Research Assistants! Paige Babb is a fourth-year BAH Psychology major and Health Studies minor at Queen’s University and is working on data coding for the lab’s projects.
March 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We’re so excited to welcome new members to the QuAD lab team! First up is Emma Jamieson, a Special Directed Lab student. Emma is a fourth-year BAH Psychology major at Queen’s University, and is excited to study attentional dynamics and impression formation in social interactions!
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The @quadlab.bsky.social had a fantastic time at the LOVE conference in Niagara Falls! A big shoutout to our thesis students and lab coordinator for showcasing some of the cool work they've done this past year!
February 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The QuAD lab is recruiting! We’re hiring two Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) students from May to Aug 2025 who are interested in learning more about how our brain and mind supports everyday performance and general functioning. See our website for full job descriptions: www.quadlab.ca/jobs
February 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Excited for @quadlab.bsky.social PI Dr. Pereira's talk tomorrow at the CNS! See you all then!
🧠 Save the date!
Join us for the CNS Seminar Series featuring Dr. Effie Pereira on Jan 22 | 12–1 PM.

📍 Abramsky Hall Rm 002
🔗 Zoom: Link in bio

Topic: Social attention is in the eye of the beholder 👀
January 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you for joining us as we got things off the ground this Fall! We’re excited to keep sharing more of the QuAD lab in the Winter, including the opening of our laboratory space in Humphrey Hall and updates for all of the projects we’re about to launch!
December 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM
And to end, let’s wrap up by introducing our Research Assistants! Selina Chalmers is a third-year BScH Biology and Psychology Specialization Major at Queen’s University and is building her skills in research and knowledge as she aspires towards a career in neuroscience research!
November 29, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Next up, introducing our Special Directed Lab Students! Yvonne Pelau is a fourth-year in Psychology (BAH) and Concurrent Education at Queen’s University and looks forward to studying attention and learning in students!
November 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Next up, let’s introduce our Honours Thesis Students! Mridula Srikanth is a fourth-year BAH Psychology major at Queen’s University and her research interests are in the Cognitive Neuroscience field, specifically, in attention and perception.
November 27, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Next let’s introduce you to our coordinators! Madhumita Rajagopal is our Lab Coordinator, and she is a second-year BScH Psychology major at Queen’s University who is excited to learn more about individual differences in attention!
November 26, 2024 at 2:28 PM