Hannah Lum Smith
With a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Psychology and a Master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience in progress, I specialize in the fields of visual attention, perception, and cognition. My research is primarily focused on understanding the neural correlates of attention and perception.
I have built a solid technical foundation with a range of software and hardware tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, EEGlab, Blender, Unity, EEG systems, eye tracking systems, and virtual reality systems. I am currently teaching myself how to code using Python and familiarizing myself with Matlab.
Beyond academics, I have served as a Lab Coordinator and Research Associate in multiple labs at Queen's University. As a mentor, I have guided numerous research assistants over the years. My teaching experience includes serving as a Teaching Assistant for “Introduction to Cognition”.
I am actively involved in several professional affiliations including the Psychonomic Society, Vision Sciences Society, and Women in Cognitive Science- Canada. I have attended and contributed to several conferences such as the Vision Sciences Society Conference, Annual Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment, and more to come.
Through my work, I aspire to further the understanding of cognition in real-world scenarios.
Education
2022-2024: Master of Science, Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
2016-2020: Bachelor of Science, Specialization in Biology and Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Work Experience
2019-Current: Research Associate, Conservation Lab, Queen’s University
2020-2022: Lab Coordinator and Research Associate, Queen's Visual Cognition Lab, Queen’s University
2018-2018: Research Associate, Attention Lab, Queen’s University
Leadership and Extracurriculars
2023-Present: Social Media Coordinator, Women in Neuro (WiN), Queen’s University
Manage our online presence, create engaging content, and implement socialmedia strategies. Currently planning the first Women in NeuroConference, set for March 23rd, 2024
2023-Present: Webmaster, Association of Graduate Students Psychology (AGSIP), Queen’s University
Maintain and optimize our website, ensuring it remains up-to-date anduser-friendly
Technical Experience
Software: Experiment Builder, Inquisit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, EEGlab, Blender, Unity , E-Prime
Hardware: EEG system (EGI), eye tracking system (Eyelink), virtual reality system (HTC Vive)
Programming Languages: Python, Matlab, HTML
Conferences and Attendance
2023- Psychonomics 64th Annual Meeting, Poster
Title: Investigating the Impact of Spatial Certainty and Target Features on Visual Search
Authors: Hannah Lum Smith, Karolina Krzyś, Laura Sikun Li, Carrick C. Williams & Monica S. Castelhano, Queen’s University, California State University, San Marcos
2023- Vision Sciences Society, Talk
Title: Expectations Versus Reality: The Effect of Semantic Knowledge on Statistical Learning
Authors: Laura Sikun Li, Hannah Lum Smith, Karolina Krzyś, Carrick C. Williams, & Monica S. Castelhano, Queen’s University, California State University, San Marcos
2023- Annual Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (L.O.V.E), Poster
Expectations Versus Reality: The Effect of Semantic Knowledge on Statistical Learning
Authors: Laura Sikun Li, Hannah Lum Smith, Karolina Krzyś, Carrick C. Williams, & Monica S. Castelhano, Queen’s University, California State University, San Marcos
2022- Object Perception, visual Attention, & visual Memory (OPAM), Attendee
2022- Psychonomics 63rd Annual Meeting, Attendee