Archives: Psychology

Monday, March 21, 2011

Matching the crime to the criminal

By Nicole Findlay The absence crime scene DNA can allow a case to grow cold, a victim to remain unavenged and a criminal to walk free. To solve crimes where no physical evidence exists, police use behavioural linkage analysis (BLA) to determine, on the basis of crime scene behaviour, whether multiple crimes were committed... More

Monday, February 28, 2011

Testing the psychopath testers

By Nicole Findlay As a child, Kendra McGuffin vacillated between visions of becoming a ballerina or an undercover detective. Neither career option proved as interesting as one devoted to studying crime. Now a forensic psychology MA student, McGuffin recently took a look at the biases psychologists might apply when deciding whether or not someone... More

Monday, February 14, 2011

In the wrong place at the wrong time

By Nicole Findlay Teenage girls who end up on the opposite side of the law are often in the wrong place at the wrong time, and more importantly with the wrong person. Leigh Greiner, a forensic psychology doctoral student, has recently conducted research that examined the factors that lead some young women into criminal... More

Monday, February 7, 2011

Graduate Student Profile – Dogged research benefits children with Autism

A pet dog may provide just as many benefits, especially inside homes, as a full-service dog for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), according to new research from Cosmin Coltea, a master’s student in psychology. “Family dogs (companion dogs) without special training provide numerous benefits to families with children who have... More

Monday, January 10, 2011

Doing time

by Nicole Findlay During her undergraduate studies, Renee Malcom focused on the relationship between sexual arousal and attitudes towards rape.  Since then she has begun delving into the impact of prison sentences on future crime. Now an MA student in the Department of Psychology, Malcom has recently examined the correlation between length of... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Putting a stop to school shootings

by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for school shooters. In each case, early warning signs were missed. In response to these tragedies, an Ontario-based school board decided to take action to... More

Monday, November 9, 2009

Intuition rewarded

Had she not listened to her intuition, Kimberley Cullen never would have walked away with Carleton’s top honour. Cullen will receive the Chancellor’s Medal at November convocation, albeit four years later than fate might have deigned. Following the advice of guidance councilors, Cullen began her post-secondary studies in a completely different... More

Friday, May 29, 2009

FASS students win inaugural Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

By Lori Tarbett Jihan Abbas (sociology and anthropology) and Rebecca Mugford (psychology) are two of the recipients of the Vanier Graduate Scholarship which was introduced in the 2008 Federal budget and created to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain the world’s top doctoral students. It will encourage partnerships, promote... More

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

FASS students awarded Nicholas Leroux Memorial Bursary

By Lori Tarbett Two second-year FASS students, Kristin Williams and Nicole Murphy, are the first recipients of the Nicholas Leroux Memorial Bursary. “This bursary will assist students with disabilities and keep Nick’s memory alive, but it is also a tribute to the generosity and selflessness of his entire family,” says Matthew Cole, executive... More

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Warm welcome draws passionate pupil

By Lori Tarbett Paula Saliba was so impressed with her positive experiences at Carleton as a high school student she decided to attend the university as an undergraduate. Saliba spent a day at Carleton in grade 10 as part of a promising students program and received what she describes as an “incredible mini lecture”... More

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Psyched about Carleton

Natalia Manay has relocated from St. Catharine’s to spend her summer working in Ottawa. The fourth-year Brock University psychology major received a 3rd Year Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship grant from the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet). Manay applied for the funding so that she could conduct research... More

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Intimate connections

By Nicole Findlay Jeff Beyer has spent the past few years playing a virtual game of international hopscotch. He began his travels in Ghana, then toured through Southern Ontario, alighted in New York and Washington, and finally moved on to Egypt. Last Wednesday, he embarked on a trip to Indonesia, and this September he... More

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