Hire Dr. Jenna Cheal
Human Behavior Expert

Summary

I am an experimental psychologist with expertise in understanding how we perceive emotional facial expressions. I am a creative researcher and have developed a broad range of experimental paradigms that allow testing of diverse groups of individuals. In my research I have applied technologies such as eye tracking and EEG recording to better understand visual perception. My scientific training gives me the ability to look at situations, research and data from an analytical perspective and pull out trends and insights that others overlook. I have published several academic papers and I write for non-academic audiences as well. I enjoy translating scientific research to non-experts from one-on-one consultation to small group workshops or large seminar style presentations.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Human Behavior
• Research Methodology
• Academic Writing
• Science Education
• Evolution
• Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Child Development
• Social Psychology
• Visual Perception
• Learning

Services

• Literature search
• Scientific consulting
• Data Science
• Editing
• Experiment design
• Writing

Work Experience

• Sessional Instructor

  McMaster University

  June 2008 - July 2014

• Academic Professor

  Humber College

  September 2012 - May 2013

• Academic Professor, Learning and Cognition

  University of Guelph - Humber

  September 2012 - December 2012

Education

• Ph.D. (Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour)

  McMaster University

  September 2005 - September 2010

• B.Sc. Primatology (Anthropology)

  University of Calgary

  June 2003 - June 2005

• B.Sc. Psychology (Psychology)

  University of Calgary

  September 1999 - June 2003

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE
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