Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Unavailability Notice: In-Person Undergraduate Advising, June 14th, 2022

Please note that the Undergraduate Office will be closed for in-person advising today, June 14th, 2022. For any inquiries that may be addressed over email, please contact... More

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Congratulations to Our Medal Winners!

The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate the following students on their wonderful achievement: Madeline Wadlow, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a Chancellor's Medal. Jayson Yung, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a Chancellor's Medal. Katherine Bobbitt, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a University Medal Faculty... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Corey!

Congratulations to Corey Leblanc, who defended his Master’s Thesis: Task Scheduling and Productivity Supervised by: Dr. Johanna... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Charlene!

Congratulations to Charlene Song, who defended her Master's Thesis: Relations Between Mathematical Vocabulary and Children's Mathematical Performance Supervised by: Dr. Jo-Anne... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Marcus!

Congratulations to Marcus Hebert, who defended his Master's Thesis: Curiosity and Interesting Conversations as Factors that Reduce Relational Boredom in Intimate Relationships Supervised by: Dr. Cheryl... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Laura!

Congratulations to Laura Gamwell, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Examining Post Sentence Parole Effectiveness in a Matched Sample Supervised by: Dr. Ralph... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Emma!

Congratulations to Emma Jameson, who defended her Master's Thesis: Children's Understanding of Intention and its Expression in Language Supervised by: Dr. Deepthi... More

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

MA Student Sanghy Ramani Wins People’s Choice Award for 2022 Carleton University 3MT

The Department of Psychology wishes to congratulate MA student Sanghy Ramani, who has won the People's Choice Award in the 2022 Carleton University 3MT contest. The $250 prize was awarded for her presentation, “Metformin—can it help people with multiple sclerosis?” Congratulations, Sanghy! We wish you continued success and all the best as... More

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Two Psychology Students Awarded Funding Through the FUSION and Citizen Scholar Skills Grant

Since 2020, the FUSION Skill Development Program has been integrated into many academic courses and programs, reaching almost 1,000 students. On Monday, March 28 the recipients of the 2022 FUSION and Citizen Scholar Skills Grant will showcase how they are articulating and translating the FUSION skills to develop learning strategies, improve... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Dalton!

Congratulations to Dalton Brown, who defended his Master's Thesis: Effects of Perceived Health on Time Perception Supervised by: Dr. Johanna... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Mohammed!

Congratulations to Mohammed Aswad, who defended his Master's Thesis: Anchoring in Time Estimation: The Effects of Explicit Anchoring on Prospective Time Estimates Supervised by: Dr. Guy... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Julie!

Congratulations to Julie Goodwin, who defended her Master's Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Scoring Accuracy and Predictive Validity in Risk Assessment Using the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn) Supervised by: Dr. Shelley... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Morgan!

Congratulations to Morgan Dufour, who defended her Master's Thesis: The Goldilocks Hypothesis: Exploring Links Between Shyness, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Socio-Emotional Functioning in Adolescents Supervised by: Dr. Robert... More

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Congratulations Anna!

Congratulations to Anna Pham, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: The Factor Structure of Intimate Partner Violence Risk Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Congratulations Sarah!

Congratulations to Sarah Enouy, who defended her Master's Thesis: Is the Association Between Appearance Overvaluation and Dietary Restraint Robust to Substantive and Methodological Specifications? A Specification Curve Analysis Supervised by: Dr. Nassim... More

Monday, December 20, 2021

Notice: Staff Working Remotely and Holiday Closure

Please note that as per the University's directive, effective immediately, the staff at Carleton will be working remotely until January 31, 2022. All academic advising will be done online. Please note that the University will be closed from December 24th to January 4th inclusive for the holiday break. The University will reopen on January... More

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Congratulations Amanda!

Congratulations to Amanda McEvoy, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Overstressed and Understudied: An Examination of Stress and Workplace Leaders Supervised by: Dr. Kate... More

Monday, November 29, 2021

Highlighting Student Community Work – National Addictions Awareness Week

The Department of Psychology is proud to highlight the great community work that our students do. The awareness piece on National Addictions Awareness Week below was created by Elise Bordeleau and Katherine Mulligan in their Practicum in Community Psychology. Great work, Elise and Katherine!... More

Monday, November 15, 2021

Graduate Research Showcase: Anna Pham

Name:  Anna T. Pham Area of Study: Forensic In what program are you currently enrolled? PhD What year of the program are you currently in? 6 Citation in APA format Pham, A. T., Nunes, K. L., Maimone, S., & Jung, S. (2021). Childhood sexual victimization, pedophilic interest, and antisocial orientation. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and... More

Friday, October 8, 2021

Ottawa’s Elizabeth Manley recognized for her voice for mental health by Carleton University

Olympic silver medalist and advocate for mental health Elizabeth Manley has received an award for her openness about mental health. During a virtual presentation on Psychology Mental Health Day on Thursday, Manley was awarded the "Courage to Speak Award" from Carleton University, in partnership with the Mental Health and Well-Being Research and... More

Monday, October 4, 2021

Olympic medallist Elizabeth Manley talks about her battles speaking out about mental health in the 1980s

Even though nearly everyone’s been there, it still takes a whole lot of courage to hit pause and admit you need help. Now imagine how much more difficult taking a much-needed break might be if people were counting on you to represent the entire nation and you were in the public eye. Next, imagine... More

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Congratulations Heather!

Congratulations to Heather Burke, who defended her Master's Thesis: The Relationship Between Implicit and Explicit Violent Self-Concept and Violent Behaviour Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Kimia!

Congratulations to Kimia Fardfini, who defended her Master's Thesis: Dyadic Associations between Body Mass Index, Stress and Type 2 Diabetes Complications Supervised by: Dr. Rachel... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Simon!

Congratulations to Simon Baldwin, who defended his Doctoral Thesis: A Reasonable Officer: Examining the Relationship between Stress, Training, and Performance in Use of Force Encounters Supervised by: Dr. Craig... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Hannah!

Congratulations to Hannah Brazeau, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Being “in Touch”: The Role of Daily Empathic Accuracy and Affectionate Touch Fulfillment in Shaping Well-Being Supervised by: Dr. Chris Davis & Dr. Cheryl... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Logan!

Congratulations to Logan Ewanation, who defended his Doctoral Thesis: The effect of victim race on jurors’ perceptions of lethal use of force Supervised by: Dr. Evelyn... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Joy!

Congratulations to Joy McLeod, who defended her Master's Thesis: Community Peer Support Among Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury Supervised by: Dr. Chris... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Ali!

Congratulations to Ali Croke, who defended her Master's Thesis: Evaluative Attitudes of Sexual Aggression Towards Women from Men Who Commit Sexually Aggressive Acts Towards Women Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Monday, September 20, 2021

Congratulations Sam!

Congratulations to Sam Hollingshead, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: An Integrated Thesis Examining the Influence of Casino Loyalty Program Membership on Gamblers’ Attitudinal and Behavioural Loyalty Supervised by: Dr. Michael... More

Friday, September 17, 2021

Congratulations Zheren!

Congratulations to Zheren Li, who defended his Master's Thesis: Constructing a Career: An Investigation of the Career Construction Model of Adaptation in Recent Graduates Supervised by: Dr. Bernadette... More

Friday, September 17, 2021

Congratulations Roxana!

Congratulations to Roxana Ehsani-Moghaddam, who defended her Master's Thesis: System Justification and Normative Influence: Jury Decision-Making in a Police Shooting Trial Supervised by: Dr. Evelyn... More

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Congratulations Chloe!

Congratulations to Chloe Pedneault, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Development and Validation of the Attitude toward Sexual Aggression against Women (ASAW) Scale Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Congratulations Mariya!

Congratulations to Mariya Davydenko, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Self-control strategies for financial goals: Proactive and reactive strategy use and effectiveness Supervised by: Dr. Johanna... More

Friday, September 10, 2021

Congratulations Sasha!

Congratulations to Sasha Gunpat Motayne, who defended her Master's Thesis: Associations between Positive Psychological Well-Being, Psychological Distress, and Physical Activity among Adults with Diabetes Supervised by: Dr. Rachel... More

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Congratulations Mackenzie!

Congratulations to Mackenzie Dunham, who defended his Master's Thesis: Investigating the Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offender Re-entry’s (DRAOR) Ability to Operate as a Weighted Risk Prediction Instrument Supervised by: Dr. Ralph... More

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Unavailability Notice: In-Person Undergraduate Advising, June 14th, 2022

Please note that the Undergraduate Office will be closed for in-person advising today, June 14th, 2022. For any inquiries that may be addressed over email, please contact... More

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Congratulations to Our Medal Winners!

The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate the following students on their wonderful achievement: Madeline Wadlow, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a Chancellor's Medal. Jayson Yung, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a Chancellor's Medal. Katherine Bobbitt, Bachelor of Arts Honours, will receive a University Medal Faculty... More

Friday, May 13, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Isabella Bossom

Name: Isabella Bossom Area of Study: Personality/Social In what program are you currently enrolled? MA What year of the program are you currently in? 2 Citation in APA format: Bossom, I. R. L. & Zelenski, J. M. (2022). The impact of trait introversion-extraversion and identity on state authenticity: Debating the benefits of extraversion. The... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Corey!

Congratulations to Corey Leblanc, who defended his Master’s Thesis: Task Scheduling and Productivity Supervised by: Dr. Johanna... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Charlene!

Congratulations to Charlene Song, who defended her Master's Thesis: Relations Between Mathematical Vocabulary and Children's Mathematical Performance Supervised by: Dr. Jo-Anne... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Marcus!

Congratulations to Marcus Hebert, who defended his Master's Thesis: Curiosity and Interesting Conversations as Factors that Reduce Relational Boredom in Intimate Relationships Supervised by: Dr. Cheryl... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Laura!

Congratulations to Laura Gamwell, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Examining Post Sentence Parole Effectiveness in a Matched Sample Supervised by: Dr. Ralph... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Congratulations Emma!

Congratulations to Emma Jameson, who defended her Master's Thesis: Children's Understanding of Intention and its Expression in Language Supervised by: Dr. Deepthi... More

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Esther Briner

Name: Esther Briner Area of Study: Health In what program are you currently enrolled?: PhD What year of the program are you currently in? 4th year Citation in APA format Burns, R., Briner, E., & Schmitz, N. (Accepted). Trajectories of depressive symptoms and incident diabetes: A prospective study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.= Plain language... More

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

MA Student Sanghy Ramani Wins People’s Choice Award for 2022 Carleton University 3MT

The Department of Psychology wishes to congratulate MA student Sanghy Ramani, who has won the People's Choice Award in the 2022 Carleton University 3MT contest. The $250 prize was awarded for her presentation, “Metformin—can it help people with multiple sclerosis?” Congratulations, Sanghy! We wish you continued success and all the best as... More

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Two Psychology Students Awarded Funding Through the FUSION and Citizen Scholar Skills Grant

Since 2020, the FUSION Skill Development Program has been integrated into many academic courses and programs, reaching almost 1,000 students. On Monday, March 28 the recipients of the 2022 FUSION and Citizen Scholar Skills Grant will showcase how they are articulating and translating the FUSION skills to develop learning strategies, improve... More

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Kendra Carnrite

Name: Kendra Carnrite Area of Study: Health/Developmental In what program are you currently enrolled? MA What year of the program are you currently in? Second Citation in APA format Howard, A. L., Carnrite, K. D., & Barker, E. T. (2021). First-year university students’ mental health trajectories were disrupted at the onset of COVID-19, but... More

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Shujie Charlene Song

Name:  Shujie Charlene Song Area of Study: Developmental In what program are you currently enrolled? MA What year of the program are you currently in? 2 Citation in APA format Song, C. S., Xu, C., Maloney, E. A., Skwarchuk, S.-L, Di Lonardo Burr, S., Lafay, A., Wylie, J., Osana, H., Douglas, H., & LeFevre, J.-A. (2021). Longitudinal... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Dalton!

Congratulations to Dalton Brown, who defended his Master's Thesis: Effects of Perceived Health on Time Perception Supervised by: Dr. Johanna... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Mohammed!

Congratulations to Mohammed Aswad, who defended his Master's Thesis: Anchoring in Time Estimation: The Effects of Explicit Anchoring on Prospective Time Estimates Supervised by: Dr. Guy... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Julie!

Congratulations to Julie Goodwin, who defended her Master's Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Scoring Accuracy and Predictive Validity in Risk Assessment Using the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn) Supervised by: Dr. Shelley... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Congratulations Morgan!

Congratulations to Morgan Dufour, who defended her Master's Thesis: The Goldilocks Hypothesis: Exploring Links Between Shyness, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Socio-Emotional Functioning in Adolescents Supervised by: Dr. Robert... More

Monday, January 17, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Kimia Fardfini

Name: Kimia Fardfini Area of study: Health In what program are you currently enrolled? Ph.D What year of the program are you currently in? 1   Citation in APA format Burns, R. J., & Fardfini, K. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of positive mental health among Canadian adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes:... More

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Congratulations Anna!

Congratulations to Anna Pham, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: The Factor Structure of Intimate Partner Violence Risk Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Congratulations Sarah!

Congratulations to Sarah Enouy, who defended her Master's Thesis: Is the Association Between Appearance Overvaluation and Dietary Restraint Robust to Substantive and Methodological Specifications? A Specification Curve Analysis Supervised by: Dr. Nassim... More

Monday, December 20, 2021

Notice: Staff Working Remotely and Holiday Closure

Please note that as per the University's directive, effective immediately, the staff at Carleton will be working remotely until January 31, 2022. All academic advising will be done online. Please note that the University will be closed from December 24th to January 4th inclusive for the holiday break. The University will reopen on January... More

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Congratulations Amanda!

Congratulations to Amanda McEvoy, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Overstressed and Understudied: An Examination of Stress and Workplace Leaders Supervised by: Dr. Kate... More

Monday, November 29, 2021

Highlighting Student Community Work – National Addictions Awareness Week

The Department of Psychology is proud to highlight the great community work that our students do. The awareness piece on National Addictions Awareness Week below was created by Elise Bordeleau and Katherine Mulligan in their Practicum in Community Psychology. Great work, Elise and Katherine!... More

Monday, November 15, 2021

Graduate Research Showcase: Anna Pham

Name:  Anna T. Pham Area of Study: Forensic In what program are you currently enrolled? PhD What year of the program are you currently in? 6 Citation in APA format Pham, A. T., Nunes, K. L., Maimone, S., & Jung, S. (2021). Childhood sexual victimization, pedophilic interest, and antisocial orientation. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and... More

Friday, October 15, 2021

Graduate Research Showcase: Christine Tulk

Name:  Christine Tulk Area of Study: Organizational In what program are you currently enrolled? PhD What year of the program are you currently in? 2 Citation in APA format Tulk, C., Mantler, J., & Dupré, K. E. (2021). The impact of job accommodations on stereotyping and emotional responses to coworkers with anxiety or depression. Canadian... More

Friday, October 8, 2021

Ottawa’s Elizabeth Manley recognized for her voice for mental health by Carleton University

Olympic silver medalist and advocate for mental health Elizabeth Manley has received an award for her openness about mental health. During a virtual presentation on Psychology Mental Health Day on Thursday, Manley was awarded the "Courage to Speak Award" from Carleton University, in partnership with the Mental Health and Well-Being Research and... More

Monday, October 4, 2021

Olympic medallist Elizabeth Manley talks about her battles speaking out about mental health in the 1980s

Even though nearly everyone’s been there, it still takes a whole lot of courage to hit pause and admit you need help. Now imagine how much more difficult taking a much-needed break might be if people were counting on you to represent the entire nation and you were in the public eye. Next, imagine... More

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Congratulations Heather!

Congratulations to Heather Burke, who defended her Master's Thesis: The Relationship Between Implicit and Explicit Violent Self-Concept and Violent Behaviour Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Kimia!

Congratulations to Kimia Fardfini, who defended her Master's Thesis: Dyadic Associations between Body Mass Index, Stress and Type 2 Diabetes Complications Supervised by: Dr. Rachel... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Simon!

Congratulations to Simon Baldwin, who defended his Doctoral Thesis: A Reasonable Officer: Examining the Relationship between Stress, Training, and Performance in Use of Force Encounters Supervised by: Dr. Craig... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Hannah!

Congratulations to Hannah Brazeau, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: Being “in Touch”: The Role of Daily Empathic Accuracy and Affectionate Touch Fulfillment in Shaping Well-Being Supervised by: Dr. Chris Davis & Dr. Cheryl... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Logan!

Congratulations to Logan Ewanation, who defended his Doctoral Thesis: The effect of victim race on jurors’ perceptions of lethal use of force Supervised by: Dr. Evelyn... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Joy!

Congratulations to Joy McLeod, who defended her Master's Thesis: Community Peer Support Among Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury Supervised by: Dr. Chris... More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Congratulations Ali!

Congratulations to Ali Croke, who defended her Master's Thesis: Evaluative Attitudes of Sexual Aggression Towards Women from Men Who Commit Sexually Aggressive Acts Towards Women Supervised by: Dr. Kevin... More

Monday, September 20, 2021

Congratulations Sam!

Congratulations to Sam Hollingshead, who defended her Doctoral Thesis: An Integrated Thesis Examining the Influence of Casino Loyalty Program Membership on Gamblers’ Attitudinal and Behavioural Loyalty Supervised by: Dr. Michael... More