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Nickki Kamprath

Co-President

 

Nickki is in their fifth year of the Bachelor of Science Psychology program and their second year of the Honours program. Their long-term goal is to achieve a PhD, with the intent to teach and conduct research in a university. They currently work as a Teaching Assistant, a Student Groups Assistant, and volunteer with Peer Support. In their free time, they play tabletop rpg's, watch anime, and care for their ever-growing collection of indoor plants. Nickki loves to talk about everything related to psychology, so feel free to stop for a chat if you see them!

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Keely Holterhus

Co-VP External

Keely is in the last year of her Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology (Criminology specifically). This is her 3rd year with SPN! Her favourite topics are forensics, abnormal, and personality. When she isn't studying, she gets involved in the community as a MAVEN Peer Educator and runs a local high school's senior volleyball girls' team program. At home, she helps her family on their goat farm when she can. 

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Dakota Dickinson

VP Internal 

Dakota has attended MacEwan for three years, with this being her first year in the Bachelor of Arts Psychology honours program. Outside of SPN, she has volunteered with SAMU Peer Support, where she assumes the role of Peer Support Leader. In addition, Dakota has volunteered in Dr. Eric Legge, Dr. Sandy Jung, and Dr. Miranda Giacomin's research labs as a research assistant. She does photography on the side and adores being outside in nature as far from the city as possible.

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Kim Brar

VP Treasurer/Finance

Kim is in her 3rd year of pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology, focusing on the captivating world of Criminology. Her goal is to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Outside of university, she works as a Financial Coordinator at a dual-specialty dental clinic. She is also a part of a Punjabi folk dance team, participating in national and international competitions. Kim cherishes any opportunity for outdoor adventures.

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Chella Robles

Co-President

Chella is in her last year of the Bachelor of Science in Psychology program and her second year in the Honours program. Her honours thesis examines the differences in characteristics of the offence, sentencing outcomes, and judicial perceptions of risk of individuals who committed non-partner sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and intimate partner sexual violence. She also looks at whether some of these factors are heavily associated with the severity of sentencing decisions more than the other factors. Chella's goal after graduating is to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She currently works as a Research Assistant and volunteers with MAVEN as a Peer Educator. During her free time, Chella loves to read, watch crime documentaries and Korean dramas, and spend time with her family and friends. 

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Samantha Helgeson

Co-VP External

Samantha is finishing her fourth year at MacEwan and has just started her first year as a Bachelor of Arts Honours Psychology student. Her areas of interest are behavioural, abnormal, and gender studies. Aside from SPN she volunteers with Peer Support as a Peer Support Leader, and as Peer Educator with MAVEN. She is also co-spearheading a research lab under the supervision of Dr. Eric Legge. Samantha's goal is to pursue graduate school in either clinical or counselling psychology. In her limited free time she enjoys reading, watching anime, and playing video games, as well as attending a plethora of music festivals and concerts. 

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Branden Otte

VP Administration

Branden is in his last year of the Bachelor of Arts program and his second year in the Psychology Honours program. His thesis is investigating the associations between executive functioning and visuomotor control. Branden is also currently completing an independent study examining the interconnection, or lack thereof, of spatial memory and depression. In his spare time, Branden enjoys making furniture, hiking, and nature photography.

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Miranda Giacomin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor & Club Supervisor

Before joining the Psychology Department at MacEwan University in 2018, Dr. Giacomin completed her PhD at Wilfrid Laurier University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. Her research adopts a social-cognitive approach to examining how social contexts influence people’s personality tendencies and how our first impressions influence the success of our interpersonal relationships. Specifically, she examines how situations influence people’s tendency to be more or less narcissistic (i.e., the tendency to be grandiose, self-focused, and vain) and the ways narcissists perceive (and are perceived by) others.

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