Position: M.A. Student

Start Year: 2016

End Year: 2018

Email: lnasser@psych.ryerson.ca

Leen holds a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Cognitive Sciences. Leen’s thesis project looks into the relationship between stress and executive functioning, and how this relationship differs across different age groups. Leen’s other research interests include memory and cross-cultural research in the aging population.

Conference Presentation:

Krieger, L., Nasser, L., Huang, V., Fiocco, A.J. (2017). The moderating effect of sugar consumption on the relationship between perceived stress and cognition in older adults. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology, Winnipeg, MB.