About

My name is Phaedra Berger. I have a lifelong dream of being a writer and I’m using this blog as a place to explore ideas and practice putting my thoughts into words.

I’m interested in many things (writing, art, programming) so here’s a collection of things I’ve done:

Brief CV

I’m currently a Master’s student in computer science at the University of Victoria in the VIXI Lab. Previously, I was a research assistant at the University of Saskatchewan HCI Lab for 3 summers. I have a B.Sc. Honours Psychology degree and an a B.A. & Sc. in Interactive Systems Design, both from the University of Saskatchewan.

Research Publications

  • Mandryk, R. L., Birk, M. V., Vedress, S., Wiley, K., Reid, E., Berger, P., & Frommel, J. (2021). Remote assessment of depression using digital biomarkers from cognitive tasks. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 767507.
  • Wiley, K., Berger, P., Friehs, M. A., & Mandryk, R. L. (2024). Measuring the Reliability of a Gamified Stroop Task: Quantitative Experiment. JMIR Serious Games, 12(1), e50315.

Programming Projects