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Goddard Lab

Visual neuroscience lab in the School of Psychology, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

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Erin Goddard
Team leader

Erin completed her PhD at the University of Sydney in 2011, followed by postdoctoral positions at Macquarie University, Sydney and McGill University, Canada. She has been at UNSW since 2020.

Lindsay Peterson
Postdoctoral Researcher

Lindsay completed her PhD in Psychology at UNSW Sydney. She has been a postdoctoral researcher at UNSW since mid-2021.

Kateryna Marchenko
PhD Student

Kateryna commenced her PhD studies at UNSW in 2024, after completing her Honours studies in psychology at the University of Wollongong. Her research interests include face perception, pareidolia, and symmetry.

Carlie Gavin
PhD Student

Carlie completed her Honours degree in Psychological Science at UNSW in 2024. She is now pursuing a PhD focused on human echolocation.

Talia Sinani
PhD Student

After completing a Bachelor of Advanced Science in Psychology and Neuroscience at UNSW, Tali began her PhD in 2026. Her research investigates age-related changes in visual processing to support the development of early, scalable markers of cognitive decline.

Fatemeh Barazesh Morgani
PhD Student

Fatemeh started her PhD at UNSW in 2026 after completing her Master of Philosophy degree in Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW.

Lily Mullen
Honours Student
Mishaal Omar
Honours Student

Past lab members

  • Lydia Barnes (Postdoctoral Researcher, 2023-2024)
  • Jean Hsieh (PhD, 2020-2023)

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