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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

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Psychology Office Closed – August 22nd

The Department of Psychology office will be closed Thursday, August 22nd. We apologize for the... More

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Dr. Shelley Brown Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

Congratulations to Shelley Brown (Psychology) on being awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant in the November 2023 competition. The project is a formal partnership with the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General and includes team members from the Ministry as well as from the Center for... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award – CPA

Congratulations to students in Dr. Nunes' Honours Seminar class, PSYC 3400, who prepared a poster based on studies they designed and conducted for the course and presented it at CPA last month. They were awarded the “Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award” by the Criminal Justice Section of CPA! Well done.... More

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Congratulations to our Departmental Award Winners!

Congratulations to the following students on their departmental awards! Jacques Lalonde – Karl Bernhardt Scholarship in Psychology Kaya Scherr – David Bernhardt Scholarship in Psychology Hafsa Omar – Dr. Lois Rosine & Dr. Don Bent Award in Psychology Jessica Horvath – Florence Dunlop Scholarship Nadia Senkowski – R.A.Wendt Book... More

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Congratulations Dr. Marina Milyavskaya!

Congratulations to Dr. Marina Milyavskaya for receiving a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Excellence Award for her work on Identifying Predictors of Personal Goal Progress Using Machine... More

Friday, June 14, 2024

Administrative Staff Summer Schedule

Starting this Friday, June 14, please note that our department’s administrative staff will be working remotely each Friday until August 30, inclusively. There will be two exception periods, however: The Undergraduate Office will be open Friday, July 5 and 12 for the opening of the registration period; The Graduate office will be open Friday,... More

Friday, May 10, 2024

Remembering our Beloved Colleague, Dr. Ralph Serin.

The late Dr. Ralph C. Serin of the Department of Psychology has been posthumously honored by the Association of Paroling Authorities International and the National Institute of Corrections. Dr. Serin has worked with APAI for over a decade to improve parole release decision-making with an evidence-based approach. They have passed a resolution... More

Monday, May 6, 2024

Departmental TA Awards

Congratulations to Lisa Sarraf and Anna Stone on receiving our Psychology TA Excellence Award for the 2023-2024 academic year. The selection committee received many nominations for this award, however, their dedication to students, their professionalism and their work ethic stood out as exemplary! Thank you to Lisa and Anna for their continued... More

Friday, April 12, 2024

Congratulations to our PURE Winners!

The Psychology Department held our annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Event (PURE) yesterday, April 11, 2024. It was an overwhelming success with almost 200 presenters! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our undergraduate students who did such a fantastic job presenting their research. Congratulations to the following "top poster"... More

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Fake News with Dr. Gordon Pennycook

Dr. Jim Davies interviews Dr. Gordon Pennycook about the phenomenon of fake news. What types of misinformation tend to spread? What role will generative AI play in the information landscape? How do bias, intuition, and rationality impact the way people read the news? Please listen... More

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Congratulations, Dr. Nassim Tabri and students!

Dr. Nassim Tabri and his students have published a paper in the International Journal of Eating Disorders on "Momentary appearance focused self-concept is associated with dietary restraint and binge eating in female university students: An experience sampling study." Together, they are advancing the knowledge of psychopathology in eating... More

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