Our Team
Lab Director
Hali Kil
Dr. Hali Kil is the director of the All Families Lab. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, and concurrently holds affiliate investigator roles at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Fraser Health Authority, and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Dr. Kil's areas of expertise are parenting, mental health, child development, mindfulness, and intercultural relations. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Mindfulness.
Graduate Research Team
Jihanne Dumo
Role:
MA Student, Clinical Psychology
Research Interests:
Mindfulness, emotion regulation, experiences of multicultural families
Funding:
SSHRC CGS Master's Scholarship (2024-2025)
Read more about Jihanne here.
Nathan Johnson
Role:
PhD Student, Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
Mindfulness, parenting, well-being across the lifespan
Funding:
CIHR CGS Doctoral Scholarship (2023-2026)
Read more about Nathan here.
Dilpreet Lidder
Role:
MA Student, Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
South Asian families, parent-child dynamics, cultural influences on parenting
Serena Shukla
Role:
MA Student, Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
Multicultural families, child resilience and coping, child psychopathology
Funding:
CIHR CGS Master's Scholarship (2024)
Julia Suciu
Role:
PhD Student, Social Psychology
Research Interests:
Emotion regulation, culture, mental health
Funding:
Dean's Graduate Entrance Scholarship (2024-2028)
Undergraduate Research Team
Ana Burik
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Mindful parenting, child development, cultural diversity
Involved Lab Projects:
Parent-Child Mindfulness study, Understanding the parenting experience, Family Dynamics Project
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Marc Gelineau
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Childhood psychopathology, emotion regulation, family relationships
Involved Lab Projects:
Multiethnic families study (Project Lead)
Amanda Hodges
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Developmental disabilities, family relationships, developmental psychopathology
Involved Lab Projects:
Family Dynamics Project, Parent-Child Mindfulness study
Julia Mosi
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Cultural psychology, family relationships, and positive development
Involved Lab Projects:
Multiethnic families study, Acculturation gap project
Teo Popa
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Mindfulness, emotion regulation, parenting
Involved Lab Projects:
Understanding the parenting experience, CAMP Study
Matthew Rathore
Program:
Psychology and Counselling & Human Development
Research Interests:
Mental health, psychopathology, cultural psychology
Involved Lab Projects:
Family Dynamics Project, Honours thesis
Andrés Sosa
Program:
Psychology
Research Interests:
Social-emotional learning, adolescent development, personality
Involved Lab Projects:
Family Dynamics Project
Sophia Vennesland
Program:
Psychology and Counselling & Human Development
Research Interests:
Child and youth mental health, social-emotional learning, multiculturalism
Involved Lab Projects:
Multiethnic families study, Parent-Child Mindfulness study
Community Consultant Team
Yoony Choi
Role:
Korean-Canadian Community Consultant and Research Contributor
Research Interests:
Developmental disabilities, health disparities among marginalized populations
Involved Lab Projects:
Cultural Connections Project
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Hanna Grover
Role:
Youth Consultant and Research Contributor
Research Interests:
Adolescent development, mindfulness, family dynamics
Involved Lab Projects:
Measuring Mindfulness
Johnny Khounviseth
Role:
Parent Consultant and Research Contributor
Research Interests:
Cognitive performance, emotional intelligence, organizational psychology
Involved Lab Projects:
Parenting by Domains Program
Visiting Researchers
Jiseul Sophia Ahn
Affiliation:
PhD Student, Université Laval
Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant
Research Interests:
Adolescent development, parenting, motivation
Involved Lab Projects:
Autonomy support discrepancies
Representative Publication:
Ahn, J. S., Ratelle, C. F., Plamondon, A., Duchesne, S., & Guay, F. (2022). Testing Reciprocal Associations between Parenting and Youth’s Motivational Resources of Career Decision-Making Agency during the Postsecondary Transition. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(12), 2396-2410.
Our Collaborators
Brendan Andrade, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Dillon Browne, University of Waterloo
Molly Cairncross, Simon Fraser University
Lahnna Catalino, Scripps College
Yuthika Girme, Simon Fraser University
Joan Grusec, University of Toronto
Lauren Human, University of British Columbia
Nigel Lou, University of Victoria
Geneviève Mageau, Université de Montréal
Janet Mah, BC Children's Hospital
Katherine Nelson-Coffey, Arizona State University
Theresa Pauly, Simon Fraser University
Jean-Michel Robichaud, Université de Moncton
Nancy Sin, University of British Columbia
Hasagani Tissera, University of Toronto
Maya Yampolsky, Université Laval