Simran is a second-year MSc student in the Phonetics and Gaston Lab. Her research examines speech perception and production in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She is particularly interested in understanding how cognitive-behavioral traits associated with ASD influence these processes, aiming to uncover the underlying mechanisms that contribute to variations in speech processes. Her work integrates methods such as EEG and ultrasound to investigate auditory responses and speech articulation.
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MASTER OF SCIENCE | MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | SEPT 2023 – PRESENT
– Cognitive Science of Language
HONOURS LIFE SCIENCE | MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | GRADUATED 2023
– Graduated with distinction
– Major: Life science, Minor: Psychology
TEACHING ASSITANT | MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | SEPT 2023 – PRESENT
– Marking and grading for LINGUIST 1E03 and LINGUIST 1EE3
– Running tutorials for groups of 15-20 students
RESEARCH STUDENT | TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS | JUN 2023 – PRESENT
– Program: Cardiac surgery/heart and vascular
– Data collection
– Assessing factors influencing length of stay after surgery.
TUTOR | TUTORING EXPERT | MAY 2021 – PRESENT
– Tutoring various students between grades 9-12 within the subjects of math, biology, chemistry, and English.