Welcome to my website. I am a theoretical psychologist and writer based in Toronto. My work draws on psychology, phenomenology, literature, and psychoanalysis.
Here you will find my academic publications, essays, lectures, and interviews, as well as information about my reading groups and occasional online seminars. I share some of my work through Substack and YouTube.
Academic and Professional Experience
- 2023–present Director of Editorial, Our Kids Media
- 2022–2023 Field Director, Brendan Wood International
- 2021–2022 Research Analyst, IcebergIQ
- 2016–2021 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Macau
- 2015–2016 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Leiden University
- 2015 Course Instructor, History of Psychology, University of Toronto
- 2014 Visiting Researcher, University of Vienna
Books
- 2022 Experimental Psychology: Ambitions & Possibilities. Co-edited with Jaan Valsiner. Springer.
- 2019 Experimental Psychology and Human Agency. Springer.
For a complete list of scholarly work, see Publications.
Education
- 2011–2015 PhD in Cognitive Psychology, University of Toronto
- 2010–2011 MA in Cognitive Psychology, University of Toronto
- 2007–2010 BSc in Psychology, Trent University
Selected Awards and Fellowships
- 2019 Emerging Scholar Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau
- 2016 VENI Award, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
- 2015 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2014 Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS), NSERC
- 2011–2012 Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship, NSERC
- 2010–2011 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Great Ideas in Psychology
Great Ideas in Psychology is a series of 20 lectures I recorded during the winter of 2022. Each episode offers a self-contained introduction to a foundational topic, influential thinker, or enduring debate in psychology. Selected lectures include:
- The Psychology Lab: the Uses and Misuses of Experimentation
- The Freudian Unconscious
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Lev Vygotsky & the Zone of Proximal Development
- Attachment
- Personality Traits
- Conformity to Group Norms
- Multicultural Psychology
- Evolutionary Psychology
Conversations and Interviews
I have participated in the following conversations and interviews:
- Gregory Sadler’s Ideas That Matter Conversation Series: A discussion of reading, dialogue, and intellectual life.
- Gregory Sadler’s Ideas That Matter Reversed: A discussion about Dr. Sadler’s philosophical and educational projects, social media, workspaces, and related topics.
- Cadell Last’s Philosophy Portal: A discussion of my book Experimental Psychology and Human Agency and related topics.
- O.G. Rose Conversations with Daniel Garner: A conversation about the concept of interest.
- Rahul Sam’s Podcast: A conversation about reading Byung-Chul Han and related topics.
- Andrew Taggart’s Second Axial Age: A discussion of awakening, wisdom, love, and other unusual topics.
- Javier Rivera’s Drunk Interviews Series: A casual conversation about engagement with social media and philosophy.
- Adam Ahmed’s Epistik Podcast: A discussion of books, decision-making, and emotion.
- Lisa Pfau’s Breathe In, Write Out Podcast: A discussion of writing and play.