Curriculum Vitae
This Curriculum Vitae offers a comprehensive overview of my academic contributions, including research publications, awards, invited talks, teaching, and mentorship. My work centers on the science of empathy and emotion, drawing on psychophysiology, social and cognitive psychology, and interdisciplinary approaches. More than a record of positions and accomplishments, this CV reflects a sustained commitment to advancing scholarship, mentoring the next generation of researchers, and fostering dialogue between science and the broader public.
Publications
Qaiser, J., Draga, M., Pham, L., Leonhardt, N., & Stellar, J. E. (2026). Compassion Persists: The Effects of Repeated Exposure to Suffering on Compassion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Qaiser, J., Leonhardt, N. D., Le, B. M., Gordon, A. M., Impett, E. A., & Stellar, J. E. (2023a). Shared Hearts and Minds: Physiological Synchrony During Empathy. Affective Science, 4, 711–721.
Qaiser, J., Leonhardt, N. D., Le, B. M., Gordon, A. M., & Stellar, J. E. (2023b). Empathy and Physiological Synchrony. In Abstracts from the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Society for Affective Science_ Experience of Emotion. Affective Science, 4, 199-209.
Non-Refereed Contributions
Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. E. (2026). Is Compassion a Finite Resource? Character and Context Blog (Society for Personality and Social Psychology).
Qaiser, J. (2026). Caring Without Collapse: Rethinking Compassion Fatigue to Sustain Service Excellence in Canada’s Federal Public Service. Canada School of Public Service National Student Paper Writing Competition. Finalist scoring in top 5.
Qaiser, J. (2023). Students Connect Social Science with Advocacy in 100 Words or Less. Society for Personality and Social Psychology News. Winner, vignette writing competitoin.
Selected Awards & Honors
- 2025 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Winner
- 2024 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award (CGS-D)
- 2023 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
- 2022 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s Award (CGS-M)
Selected Conference Presentations
- Qaiser, J., Draga, M., Pham, L., Leonhardt, N., & Stellar, J. E (2026). Compassion Persists: The Effects of Repeated Exposure to Suffering on Compassion [Symposium talk]. European Association of Social Psychology General Meeting, Strasbourg, France. Presented by L. Pham.
- Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. (2025). Reading the room: Empathic accuracy for group emotions [Talk]. 2025 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Conference, Fredericton, NB, Canada. Winner, SSHRC Storytellers Challenge.
- Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. E. (2024). Caring might not cost you: Effects of repeated exposure to suffering on compassion. [Poster]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, United States.
- Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. E. (2023). Reading the Room. [Talk, virtual]. University of Toronto 3-Minute Thesis competition. Semi-finalist.
- Qaiser, J., Leonhardt, N., Le, B. M., Gordon, A. M., & Stellar, J. E. (2022a). Empathy and Physiological Synchrony. [Poster, virtual]. Society for Affective Science Annual Convention. Selected as a top abstract, published.
- Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. E. (2022b). Understanding Compassion Fatigue. [Talk, virtual]. University of Toronto 3-Minute Thesis competition. Finalist scoring in top 10.
- Qaiser, J., & Stellar, J. E. (2021). Physiological Sharing as a Component of Empathy: How suffering under the skin extends to conscious suffering. [Talk, virtual]. University of Toronto Mississauga 3-Minute Thesis competition. Winner in Social Sciences division.
Teaching, Supervisory, & Mentorship Experience
- 2023-2025 | Lecturer, Psychophysiology, Summer Psychology Research Initiative, University of Toronto
- 2024 | Guest Lecturer, Psychology of Emotions (PSY331), University of Toronto
- 2021-2025 | Teaching Assistant, Psychology of Emotions, Social Psychology, Biopsychology of Sex, Perception Laboratory, Developmental Psychology | University of Toronto
- 2023-2026 | Mentor, Independent Research Projects on empathy, compassion fatigue, and group emotions | University of Toronto
- 2022-2023 | Honour's Thesis Mentor, Physiological underpinnings of self-compassion, University of Toronto
Academic Service
- 2026 | Reviewer, Manuscript, Personality Science
- 2025 | Reviewer, SPSP Annual Convention Poster Submissions
- 2024 | Speaker, Undergraduate Research Student Association Networking Event
- 2024 | Reviewer, Manuscript, Cognitive Processing
- 2023 | Reviewer, SPSP Annual Convention Poster Submissions
- 2022, 2024 | Judge, Summer Psychology Research Initiative
- 2022 | Panelist, Psychology Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Panel
- 2016-2021 | Workshop Developer & Facilitator, Training for Persons with Disabilities
Open Science Contributions
Contributor, Second Edition of BIO202 Open Access Textbook (University of Toronto, 2020)
Teaching Certification & Courses
- 2025 | Advanced University Teaching Preparation Certificate, University of Toronto
- 2022 | Graduate Course: Science of Learning, University of Toronto