Fran first joined the SMART Lab in 2014 as an undergraduate volunteer supporting Dr. Arla Good’s research. During the 2015-2016 academic year, Fran completed an honour’s thesis investigating audiovisual activation of the human mirror neuron system using EEG, supervised by Dr.’s Frank Russo and Paolo Ammirante. Fran continued supporting the lab’s EEG data collection throughout the spring/summer term. In Fall 2016, Fran both completed her Bachelor’s in Psychology with Honours and was hired as the manager of the SMART Lab, where she worked in this role for five years (2016-2021). During this time, she was also the project manager of SingWell Canada.
Fran is currently working in research administration at Canadian Hearing Services Global Partnerships for Research & Innovation and is still peripherally involved with the SMART Lab and SingWell. In addition to supporting research, Fran composes and performs music under the moniker ATTALOOM.
Personal webpage: www.francopelli.com