Lab Leadership

Sarah Kraeutner, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor & Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar
Department of Psychology
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
the University of British Columbia – Okanagan
& Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
BSc (H) Psychology,
University of Victoria
MSc Psychology & Neuroscience,
Dalhousie University
PhD Psychology & Neuroscience,
Dalhousie University
Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (Brain Behaviour Lab, the University of British Columbia – Vancouver)

Liam Bush
Research Technician
Liam is responsible for the day-to-day management and pipeline development of projects involving motion capture.
BSc Human Kinetics Student
the University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Hometown: Fernie, Canada

Audrey Cunningham
Research Technician
BASc Mechanical Engineering (Biomedical focus)
UBC – Okanagan Campus
BSc Exercise Physiology & BA Health & Fitness, Seattle Pacific University
Hometown: Seattle, USA

Sara Klick
Research Assistant
Sara assists with day-to-day lab administration and study coordination.
BSc Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Student
Department of Biology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: West Kelowna, Canada

Kelly Spriggs
Research Assistant
Kelly assists with day-to-day lab administration and study coordination.
BSc Psychology (Biology minor) Student
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Executive Member UBCO Premed Club
Research Team

Marie Brauer
BSc Psychology Student
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Invermere, Canada

Jasmine Chen
BA Psychology Student
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Winnipeg, Canada

Alisha Davis
MA/PhD-track Psychological Sciences
Alisha is completing her Master’s thesis on the topic of neurophysiological mechanisms of motor imagery and action observation.
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
BSc Microbiology & Psychology, UBC
Hometown: Lake Country, Canada

Parres Holliday
BSc Hons Psychology Student
Parres is completing her honour’s thesis on the topic of motor imagery and performance outcomes in sport.
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Calgary, Canada

Erin Hvidston
MSc Health and Exercise Sciences (Incoming Jan 2023; co-supervised with Dr. Paul van Donkelaar)
School of Health and Exercise Sciences
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Physiotherapist at ProPhysio Clinic
MPT, UBC
BSc Human Kinetics, BEd
Hometown: Penticton, Canada

Likhita Kosuri
BSc Major in Psychology (Biology minor)
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada

Beier Lin
NIMBL Volunteer
BA Psychology, Anthropology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Shenyang, China

Soumyaa Subramanium
NIMBL Volunteer
BA Honours Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Mumbai, India / Nairobi, Kenya

Kyle Vallido
BSc Psychology Student
Department of Psychology
UBC – Okanagan Campus
Hometown: Kelowna, Canada

Vaidehi Wagh
Mitacs Globalink Research Intern
UBC – Okanagan Campus
B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering
Home university: College of Engineering, Pune
Hometown: Pune, India