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Monday, April 7, 2025

Psychology Undergraduate Office Closed – April 10th, 2025

The Psychology Undergraduate Office will be closed for the Psychology Undergraduate Research Event, April 10, 2025. We look forward to celebrating our 4th-year Undergraduate Honours... More

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Congratulations Dr. Maria Rogers!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maria Rogers who is a recipient of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)! The CFI JELF funds state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to mobilize knowledge, spur innovation and commercialization, and empower the talented minds of a new generation. Learn about how this... More

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Article Spotlight: Dr. Robert Coplan, Alicia McVarnock & Laura Ooi

An article titled, 'Motivations for social withdrawal and socio-emotional functioning among urban/suburban Chinese children' was recently published by Xuechen Ding, Alicia McVarnock, Mingxin Li, Robert J. Coplan, Laura L. Ooi, Jie Yu, and Biao Sang. This article highlights a study aimed at comparing the relations between different motivations for... More

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Congratulations Dr. Nassim Tabri!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nassim Tabri who is a recipient of the annual Research Achievement Award, which are presented in recognition of the research and teaching distinction of Carleton’s academic staff. Dr. Tabri's proposed study titled, 'Predicting binge eating in everyday life from appearance importance using experience sampling... More

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Article Spotlight: Dr. Robert Coplan, Anna Stone, Megan DeGroot, Alicia McVarnock & Tiffany Cheng

An article titled, 'The Risks of Being a Wallflower: Exploring Links Between Introversion, Aspects of Solitude, and Indices of Well-Being in Adolescence' was recently published by Dr. Robert Coplan, Anna Stone, Megan DeGroot, Alicia McVarnock and Tiffany Cheng. This articles highlights the work the Solitude and Aloneliness (SoLo) Lab has done in... More

Monday, January 27, 2025

Article Spotlight: Dr. Michael Wohl & Dr. Nassim Tabri

Dr. Michael Wohl and Dr. Nassim Tabri recently published an article titled, 'Ontario's high-stakes bet on iGaming: Province profiting from online betting but at what cost to problem gambling?' . This article highlights the ride in gambling options and increased accessibility, as well as how these changes are affecting problem gambling across the... More

Monday, December 9, 2024

Article Spotlight: Dr. David Sidhu & Dr. Johanna Peetz

If you heard “bongard" and “zylort”, which one would you associate with the future and which with the past? Take a look at this study by Dr. David Sidhu and Dr. Johanna Peetz that goes beyond the bouba/kiki effect to show that some sounds are associated with... More

Thursday, December 5, 2024

FASS News: Dr. Nassim Tabri & Dr. Michael Wohl

Dr. Nassim Tabri and Dr. Michael Wohl were recently featured in FASS News regarding their recently published article. Dr. Tabri and Dr. Wohl conducted a groundbreaking study in collaboration with Dr. Richard Wood of Gamres. Their research introduces the Positive Play Quiz, which is a cutting-edge tool developed by Gamres to revolutionize the... More

Thursday, December 5, 2024

The Talking Raven Podcast featuring Dr. Shelley Brown

Dr. Shelley Brown was recently a guest on The Talking Raven podcast! Take a listen to hear Dr. Brown speak about everything psychology. Available on Spotify and Apple... More

Monday, November 11, 2024

Congratulations to Our Medal Winners!

The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate the following students on their wonderful achievement: Lauren Smarzik, Bachelor of Arts, received a University Medal Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Catherine Swierenga, Bachelor of Arts, received a University Medal Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Gizelle Hunt, Bachelor of Science... More

Monday, October 28, 2024

Dr. Joanne LeFevre & Dr. Maria Rogers named to the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to both Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre and Dr. Maria Rogers who were named to the Royal Society of Canada, Class of 2024! This is an excellent accomplishment as it recognizes their outstanding scholarly work - well... More

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Dr. Kevin Nunes and Dr. Maria Rogers Awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Nunes and Dr. Maria Rogers on each being awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for their research projects in the October 2023 competition: Kevin Nunes (Psychology) has received funding for "Attitudes toward Violence, Self-Control, Psychopathy, and Aggressive/Violent Behaviour." With Carleton-based co-applicants Kristopher... More

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