Habib Cognition Lab

Our Team

Graduate students, undergraduate researchers, and collaborators working at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and behavioral addiction.

Principal Investigator

Reza Habib, PhD
Reza Habib, PhD
Associate Professor & Lab Director

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Doctoral training at the University of Toronto under Endel Tulving. Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Research Institute. Research focuses on memory, impulsivity, decision-making, and pathological gambling.

Graduate Students

Current Lab Members

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Open Position
PhD Student

We are actively recruiting PhD students interested in the neuroscience of gambling disorder, memory, or impulsivity. Strong candidates will have experience with neuroimaging or behavioral research methods.

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Open Position
MA Student

We welcome Master's students with interests in cognitive psychology, behavioral neuroscience, or clinical applications of addiction research. Funding may be available for strong applicants.

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Undergraduate Researchers
Research Assistants

Motivated undergraduates can gain hands-on experience with neuroimaging data analysis, participant recruitment, and behavioral task design. Ideal for students considering graduate school in cognitive neuroscience.

Collaborators

Research Collaborators

Luke Clark, PhD
University of British Columbia

Collaborations on near-miss effects, loss chasing, and the cognitive psychology of gambling.

Mike Dixon, PhD
University of Waterloo

Long-term collaboration on slot machine near-misses and the cognitive illusions sustaining problem gambling.

Lars Nyberg, PhD
UmeΓ₯ University

Collaborative work on memory encoding, retrieval, and aging using PET and fMRI.

Endel Tulving, PhD
University of Toronto (Mentor)

Doctoral advisor and originator of the episodic/semantic memory distinction. Foundational influence on the lab's memory research program.

Alumni

Lab Alumni

Former graduate students and research assistants who trained in the Habib Cognition Lab.

Alumni profiles coming soon. If you are a former lab member and would like to be listed here, please get in touch.

Interested in Joining?

We welcome inquiries from prospective PhD and MA students, undergraduate researchers, and potential collaborators.

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