Riley Bonar

Queen’s MSc student in Developmental Psychology

[Queen's University @queensu]

Non-verbal #communication is the silent force behind every conversation. #QueensU researcher @profmorningstar with @DSECLab is focused on decoding this hidden language to ultimately help us better connect with each other | #QueensuResearch
https://t.co/huIUBvjHCa

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

So well deserved! Michele has been a great role model for me and her enthusiasm towards research is what inspired me to pursue grad school. Congratulations!!

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

I am extremely honoured to share that I received a Kingston 40 Under 40 award. Thank you to @InvestKingston for their recognition, and to the nominators who recommended me. I am grateful to live in such an inspiring community! ⭐https://t.co/bK56I3QT1q

[DSEC Lab @DSECLab]

We are looking for youth ages 12-15 for a neuroimaging study (2 x 2 hour visits; bring a friend & caregiver to the 1st visit)! Teens receive $100 ($40 for friend + $20 for caregiver) and will be asked to return 1 year later ($120). Watch this video to find out more!

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

Last week I had the great opportunity to defend my MSc proposal and garner wonderful insight from my committee on my project. I am very thankful for the amazing mentorship and support that @profmorningstar has provided me! I can't wait to see this project unfold😎

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

@RileyJTBonar met a big milestone in the Developmental program at @QueensPsyc last week: he successfully defended his MSc proposal! His thesis will examine associations between pubertal maturation and neural response to friends & caregivers in teens. Way to go, Riley! 🚀 #proudPI

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

Thank you, Michele! I'm having a blast at my first #SANS2024 conference! It's been so inspiring being surrounded by such incredible research and people

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

@DSECLab MSc student @RileyJTBonar shared his work on teen attentional biases today at #SANS2024! Teens look longer at friends’ vs. parents’ faces in a dot-probe task—no matter the emotion they are expressing. We’re still chasing this down but these are intriguing early findings!

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

The @DSECLab is headed down the road to Toronto for #SANS2024! Do teens attend more to the facial expressions of their caregivers or friends? How do functional connectivity changes over time relate to the growth of emotion recognition skills in youth? Come find out! @SANS_news

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

@queensuniversity Psychology students in action at @affectscience! It was extra fun to be able to present the @DSECLab’s newest findings alongside our friends and colleagues. 🇨🇦👏🏼

[DSEC Lab @DSECLab]

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a researcher looks like? Kate and Mia give us a glimpse into the reality of being a research assistant in psychology! Hint… it may not be what you expect! 😉
#science #research #expectationsVSReality #YGKYouth #QueensResearch #Psychology

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

The @DSECLab fall 2023 team is stellar. Our lab is currently recruiting for 3 (!) different studies and expanding our connections with the #YGK community. All this could not be possible without this group of dedicated people working towards the same mission! 🌟 #teamwork

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

Delighted to share that I'm the recipient of a @SSHRC_CRSH CGS-D award!

This funding will support my ongoing efforts to understand how the development of nonverbal communication impacts social and emotional outcomes among youth.

BIG thanks to @profmorningstar @DSECLab!

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

Happy to be here at #SRA2023 in San Diego representing the @DSECLab! Come chat with me about some of our work at my poster (#449) this afternoon at 4pm PST :)

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

I have been so fortunate to be surrounded by people with insatiable curiosity and to have such a fantastic mentor who has been my academic role model since joining the DSEC lab in 2021! Can’t wait to continue our work together next year!!😁

[Michele Morningstar @profmorningstar]

Incredibly proud of Sarah Robichaud and @RileyJTBonar for their Honours thesis presentations today! They have blown me away this year with their hard work, team spirit, and thoughtful curiosity. Major congrats on this milestone! 🎉 #proudmentor @DSECLab @QueensPsyc

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

Making your schedule for @SRCDtweets #SRCD23? Make sure to stop by my flash talk as part of the "Friendships and Peer Relationships in Adolescence" symposium on Thursday at 3:15pm MDT!

I'll be discussing the role of vocal acoustics in responses to peer provocation.

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

It feels surreal to see our paper in print @APA JEP:G! These two studies from my Master's thesis were conducted during the height of the pandemic when the experimental work that I'm passionate about felt so incredibly challenging... 🧵

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

Excited for the opportunity to present some of our new and exciting work at #SRCD! I'll be presenting data from a naturalistic paradigm @profmorningstar and Melanie Dirks developed to examine adolescents' vocal responses to peer provocation! @RileyJTBonar @emma_ilyaz @DSECLab

[DSEC Lab @DSECLab]

The DSEC Lab is at it again: we are recruiting for yet another study! 😁 The EXPRESS-A study is seeking 10-15yo youth participants for a 1-hour study in our lab at Queen’s (Kingston, ON). See details in attached poster. Please RT & share! #research #YGK #psychology

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

@profmorningstar @DanielNault_ @QueensPsyc Congrats Daniel!!

[Daniel R. Nault @DanielNault_]

We're looking forward to discovering how nonverbal communication skills develop during adolescence in my dissertation project "EXPRESS". Know a teenager who might be interested in participating? Click here to get involved: https://t.co/k1UPuXSNqA

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

We did that! Shout out to the orientation leaders and res dons for making this happen 🥳

[Queen's University @queensu]

A busy day at #queensu with 4,600 students moving into the university’s 17 residence buildings.
A big thank you to all the volunteers and staff, partners from the city and Kingston community, and to the incoming students and their families, for making the day work.
Cha Gheill!

[Riley Bonar @RileyJTBonar]

@profmorningstar @DSECLab @reem_atallah_ I had such an amazing experience working with the lab this summer! I am super excited for the upcoming year :)