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Zoë Francis
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
University of the Fraser Valley
Zoë Francis
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
University of the Fraser Valley
I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of the Fraser Valley. I completed my undergraduate at the University of Alberta with Dr. Pete Hurd, followed by my PhD at the University of Toronto with Dr. Michael Inzlicht. In addition to teaching and conducting research at UFV, I am an associate editor at the British Journal of Psychology, play in chess tournaments, and continue to improve my gymnastics skills.
I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of the Fraser Valley. I completed my undergraduate at the University of Alberta with Dr. Pete Hurd, followed by my PhD at the University of Toronto with Dr. Michael Inzlicht. In addition to teaching and conducting research at UFV, I am an associate editor at the British Journal of Psychology, play in chess tournaments, and continue to improve my gymnastics skills.
Honours & Directed Study Students (2025/26)
Honours & Directed Study Students (2025/26)
Emilee Haas
Emily's honours project explores compassion fatigue and burn-out among volunteers and employees working in hospice care.
Sarah Thiessen
Sarah's honours research is on when people disclose their mental illnesses to potential romantic partners, and how timing affects perceptions.
Nichaela Jacobs
For her honours, Nichaela (co-supervised by Sven van de Wetering) is examining how trait empathy affects our expectations of whether other people will empathize.
Alysha Smith
Alysha is completing a directed study project, participating in a CREP replication on beliefs about learning styles.
Research Assistants
Research Assistants
Karena Dosanjh
Cassidy Stratichuk-Boyce
Simran Dhaliwal
Tristan Stein
Former Lab Members
Former Lab Members
Janelle Loewen (Directed Study, Winter 2024), Perceptions of Mental States after Complex Tasks
Cassidy Stratichuk-Boyce (Directed Study, Winter 2024), Perceptions of Mental States after Complex Tasks
Fergus Dalton (Honours, 2023/24), Perceptions of ChatGPT and its Effects on Anticipated Career Stability
Raman Heer (Honours, 2023/24), Exploring Expectations of Meditation
Jamie McKenzie (Honours, 2023/24), Flow Trait and Willpower Theory
Emily Whittaker (Honours, 2023/24), Feedback Dynamics in Self-Control: A Replication of Wallace & Baumeister (2002)
Madelyn Balough (Honours, 2022/23), How Timing of Disclosure Impacts Perceptions of those with Mental Illness in the Workplace
Jane Beimers (Honours, 2022/23), Exploring the Influence of Empathy and Social Circles on Friendships with People with Disabilities
Muskan Manhas (Honours, 2022/23), Perceived Power’s Impact on Sense of Control & Well-being Within Romantic Relationships
Shiloh Sim (Directed Study, Fall 2022), What does Reddit Say? Self-Regulation Strategies in Goal-Focused Online Communities
Varshaa Kashyap (Honours, 2021/2022), Predictors of Belief in Intergenerational Friendship
Jasleen Rakkar (Honours, 2021/2022), Positive Expectancy and Mindful Meditation
Fergus Dalton (Directed Study, Winter 2022), Awe Man! Failed Replication of Stellar et al. (2018) [CREP OSF]
Amanda LaBoucane (Directed Study, Winter 2022), A Large, Multisite Test of Self-Administered Mindfulness [OSF]
Jordan McEvoy (Directed Study, Fall 2020), Mind-wandering while reading easy and difficult texts: Replication and Extension [CREP OSF]
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