Public scholar: Alexa Ruel
Alexa Ruel
How and why do decision-making strategies change across the lifespan?
Alexa Ruel is a doctoral candidate in Experimental Psychology. She holds a BA in Psychology from McGill University and received her Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology at Concordia University. Alexa is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Concordia’s Journal of Accessible Psychology (CJAP) as well as the Co-Founder and Liaison for Concordia’s Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience (CJPN)
Examining how and why decision-making strategies changes across the lifespan, Alexa's work aims to understand the neural mechanisms behind these changes in order to support the more complex strategies in children and the elderly. Her doctoral research is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) as well as by Concordia University.
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Alexa's blog posts
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Why do we all fall in the trap of underestimating how much time, money or energy tasks will require? In this blog post, Public Scholar Alexa Ruel explains the planning fallacy and shares some tips to avoid it. Read more -
In this special podcast episode, Tanya Singh and Alexa Ruel, two Public Scholars at Concordia University, interview 3 Concordia PhD graduates about their decision to start their career in industry. Read more -
Alexa Ruel, Public Scholar, and ambitious graduate student, shares her tips on using your e-calendar optimally. Read more -
Alexa Ruel takes time to reflect on her journey to becoming a PhD Student, writing a letter of encouragement to her past self. Read more -
Did you know that deciding and choosing aren’t quite the same thing? Public Scholar and PhD candidate Alexa Ruel explains how as a decision-making researcher, she studies learning, not choice. Read more -
Public Scholar and PhD candidate Alexa Ruel explains how we make decisions and why some decisions are harder than others. Read more
Recent activity
- May 6 - Podcast: Ep. 53 - Decision-Making & Metacognition ft. Alexa Ruel. Abstract: The Future of Science
- July 22 - Op-Ed in the Gazette: Opinion: It's time seniors had technology tailored to them
- July 23 - CJAD 800, Montreal Now with Aaron Rand and Natasha Hall: Interview on Montreal Now
- August 4-7 - Attendee at Communicating Science Conference (ComSciCon21): ComSciCon: The Communicating Science workshop for graduate students
- September 8 - Brainstorm: Exploring Minds and Behaviours Podcast: Launch and Co-Host for the Podcast
- September 30 - In the Spotlight Podcast: Decision Making in the Spotlight
- October 5 - In Plain english podcast: Are humans rational?
- November 5 - Spotlight story: Alexa Ruel wants to know why our decision-making changes across our lifespans
- November 19 - Decision-Making and the Brain: A Round-Table Discussion with Nathaniel Daw, Yael Niv, Oriel FeldmanHall & Anne Collins.
- Fall 2021 - Concordia Magazine Fall 2021: Everything you need to know about... Decision-Making in Older Adults
- November 26 - Nature Career Column Article: Our lockdown mentoring plan was a lifeline, and it’s still going
- December 7 - In Plain english: Science Made Simple podcast: How Estrogen Affects Prostate Cancer - Guest
- January 10 - 4th Space Event in collaboration with Brainstorm: Exploring Minds and Behaviours Podcast Recording: The Teens are Right: Exploring science and its future with younger generations
- January 21: Brainstorm: Exploring Minds and Behaviours: Episode 1 - Memory with Dr. Signy Sheldon, Dr. Blake Richards & Felicity Hamer
- April 7 - Concordia Stress Management, Health & Wellness, Active Living: Nama-stay Calm at Concordia: A free weekly yoga class, in person and on Zoom, to help you get through the final(s) stretch