Dr. Faria Sana
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Humanities & Social Sciences
Athabasca University
Canada
Biography
I am an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Athabasca University. My research encompasses categorization, comparison, exemplar-based learning, and metaphor and compound processing. I received my Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour from McMaster University in 2015, where I examined cognitive processes that facilitate or impair long-term memory. I then spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta, where I studied cognitive mechanisms that influence language comprehension. I joined the Psychology department at Athabasca University in 2016, where I established the Cognition & Memory (CogMem) Research Lab. Students and researchers interested in collaborating in the CogMem Lab should contact me at fsana@athabascau.ca.
Research Interest
My research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Fellowship, and has been featured in popular media outlets such as the Canadian Press, CTV, CBC, and the Globe and Mail.
Publications
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Fenesi, B., & Sana, F. (2015). What is your degree worth? The relationship between post–secondary programs and employment outcomes. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45(4), 383-399.
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Fenesi, B., & Sana, F. (2015). What is your degree worth? The relationship between post–secondary programs and employment outcomes. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45(4), 383-399.
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Sana, F., Yan, V.X., & Kim, J.A. (in press). Study sequence matters for the inductive learning of cognitive concepts. Journal of Educational Psychology.
