Allyson Hadwin's graduate students

Lindsay McCardle (PhD Candidate)

Lindsay is in the final stages of a PhD in Educational Psychology working with Dr. Allyson Hadwin. Growing up as a competitive gymnast and competing now in CrossFit, Lindsay has a lifelong interest in sport. This led her to complete her Masters in Human Kinetics with a specialization in sports psychology at the University of Ottawa. Her MA thesis examined the influence of a video-based modeling intervention on athletes’ self-regulated learning (SRL). During her Masters, Lindsay developed a keen interest in SRL. To pursue this, her doctoral research examines SRL as a potential link between sport and academic learning. Specifically, her SSHRC-funded doctoral research examines the correspondence of SRL processes evidenced in a sports context with SRL processes evidenced by the same athletes in academic situations.

Aishah Bakhtiar (PhD Student)

Aishah is a first year PhD student in Educational Psychology, focusing on learning and development. Aishah completed her M.Sc. in Developmental Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Previously, she was involved in research surrounding the developmental aspect of mathematical cognitions and memory. Her M.Sc. thesis examined the motivational characteristic differences between procedural and conceptual fraction learners. To extend her interest in academic motivation further, her doctoral research aims to examine the motivational aspect of computer supported collaborative learning.

Elizabeth (Lizz) Webster (PhD Candidate)

Lizz is a third year PhD candidate in Educational Psychology, working under the supervision of Dr. Allyson Hadwin. Her interests lie in the area of self-regulated learning, with a specific focus on emotion regulation in both individual and collaborative contexts. Her Masters research examined the emotions university students experienced as well as how they regulated those emotions during independent studying. Her doctoral research extends this work to investigate emotion regulation during computer-supported collaborative learning tasks. Lizz obtained her BA from the University of Waterloo. Although she graduated with a major in Psychology, she actually spent her first three years in Accounting. Once she realized she had a keen interest in the psychological aspects of learning in educational contexts, she switched directions. Her interests, along with her passion for research, led her to move out to the West Coast and pursue graduate studies at UVic.