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Christina Thorpe is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) from Memorial University and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Her research specializes in animal cognition, concentrating on how animals use spatial and temporal information in memory, particularly through the lens of time-place learning (TPL). In her current studies, she investigates how rats encode spatial-temporal information and compares these abilities with those of humans. Thorpe's contributions to the field include a range of publications focusing on the mechanisms of memory and learning in both animals and young children. She has been awarded the NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship to further her research and is actively involved in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, providing practical research experience in her lab. Thorpe is committed to exploring the intersections of animal and human cognition, aiming to enhance our understanding of memory organization across species.
Memorial University of Newfoundland • St. John's, NL, Canada
Teaching and conducting research in psychology, focusing on animal cognition and memory.
Department of Business Administration (MBA program)