Janeen Loehr, PhD

Janeen Loehr is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. She was introduced to the delightful idea of using science to study people while completing her B.A. (Honours) degree at the U of S. She completed her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at McGill University, studying action timing in music performance as a member of the Sequence Production Lab . Interest in interpersonal action coordination took her to the Social Mind and Body Group at the Donders Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition in the Netherlands. She has since come full circle and is back to studying how people act and interact as a faculty member at the U of S.

Zijun is a PhD candidate in the Cognition and Neuroscience stream in the Department of Psychology and Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Zijun joined the lab as a research assistant in 2019 and completed her BSc (Double Honours) in Psychology and Statistics at the U of S in 2019. Zijun transferred from Master to PhD in 2021 and her doctoral research currently investigates the neural mechanism underlying people’s sense of joint agency.

Anh is a Master's student in the Cognition and Neuroscience stream in the Department of Psychology and Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Anh joined the lab as an honours student in 2021, where she explored united agency in real-life joint actions. Anh completed her BSc (Honours) in Psychology at the U of S in 2023. She hopes to transfer from her Master's to PhD in 2024 and will continue to investigate neural markers for joint agency.

Angelena is a second year undergraduate student, pursuing the Biology and Development stream in Health Studies. She joined the BrAIn Lab in 2024 as a research assistant, helping with the careful handling of EEG equipment and data oversight. Under Dr. Loehr, Angelena also plays a key role in the PICASSO project, focusing on outreach initiatives to broaden its impact and enhance engagement.

Mikayla Preete

Mikayla is a Master's student in the Department of Psychology and Health Studies (Cognition and Neuroscience stream) at the University of Saskatchewan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Manitoba (2017) and a Bachelor of Computer Science from UBC (2019). After her time at UBC, she spent over six years working in UX design. Her current research investigates how haptic feedback influences people's enjoyment during joint music-making.

Nicole is an honours student pursuing a B.Sc in Psychology with a minor in French at the University of Saskatchewan. She joined the BrAIn lab in 2025 as one of Dr. Loehr's honours students. Her current research investigates different rating scales and their influence on ratings of joint agency. Nicole hopes to continue her passion for psychology by perusing a masters/PhD. When not in the lab, you can find her reading a book or planning her next adventure.