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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Departmental Closure: Friday, July 2nd

Please note that the Department of Psychology will be closed on Friday, July 2nd for the Appreciation Day Holiday. All inquiries will be responded to when the Department reopens on Monday, July 5th.... More

Friday, June 25, 2021

Congratulations to our Medal Winners!

The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate the following students on their wonderful achievement: Sabina Franklyn, Master of Arts in Psychology, will receive a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement - Graduate. Cole Johnson, Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology, will receive a Governor General's Medal. Caitlin Walker,... More

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Congratulations Alex!

Congratulations to Alex McCaffrey, who defended his Master's Thesis: Forgiveness contributes to the moral licensing effect in a multiple victim context Supervised by: Dr. Michael... More

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Congratulations Karen!

Congratulations to Karen Jones, who defended her Master's Thesis: Classifying Justice-Involved Males in Iowa: A Latent Class Analysis with the Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offender Re-Entry (DRAOR) Supervised by: Dr. Ralph... More

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Congratulations Dorothy!

Congratulations to Dorothy Shipley, who defended her Master's Thesis: “I’ve Got Your Six”: The Importance of Peer Support to Women Working in Non-Traditional Roles Supervised by: Dr. Janet... More

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Congratulations Sacha!

Congratulations to Sacha Maimone, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Assessing Implicit Evaluative Attitudes Toward Violence in Male Students, Male Community Members, and Men Convicted of Violent Offences Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Congratulations Kate!

Congratulations to Kate Hill MacEachern, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: What is it about Organized Sports? Understanding the Associations between Experiences in Youth Sport and Positive Youth Development Supervised by: Dr. Anne... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Congratulations Megan!

Congratulations to Megan Lamb, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: The impact of body esteem on health-related outcomes in children and youth with severe obesity Supervised by: Dr. Anne... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Congratulations Emily!

Congratulations to Emily Dunn, who defended her Master's Thesis: Evaluative Attitudes Towards Sexually Offending Against Children: The Development of Self Report Measure Items Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Being a Grad Student During a Pandemic Blog Series: Sarah Enouy and Kimia Fardfini

This year has been challenging for everyone, including our graduate students. What were some of the challenges faced by our graduate students during the COVID pandemic? What kind of mental health, physical, or logistic trials did they experience? Conversely, what were some of their positive, humorous, or encouraging experiences? In this series of... More

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Being a Grad Student During a Pandemic Blog Series: Isabella Bossom

This year has been challenging for everyone, including our graduate students. What were some of the challenges faced by our graduate students during the COVID pandemic? What kind of mental health, physical, or logistic trials did they experience? Conversely, what were some of their positive, humorous, or encouraging experiences? In this series of... More

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Carleton Researcher Explores Links Between Solitude and Wellness During the Pandemic

Spending time alone is like exposure to direct sunlight. We all need some of it, but too much can be unhealthy — and everybody’s threshold is different. Researchers call this the paradox of solitude, and it has become a key part of the conversation about mental health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, when people are experiencing... More

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