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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Departmental Closure: Friday August 19, 2022

Please note that the Department of Psychology will be closed on Friday August 19th in order for staff to attend the annual Departmental Retreat. All inquiries will be responded to when the Department reopens on Monday, August... More

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

In-Person Undergraduate Advising Cancelled This Week – July 19th, 2022

Please note that in-person Undergraduate Advising is cancelled for the week of July 18th-22nd. All in-person appointments scheduled this week will be postponed to next week. We apologize for the... More

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

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Why your brain loves procrastination: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to Vox.com

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Nature connectedness and happiness article by graduate students, Colin Capaldi, Raelyne Dopko and faculty member, Dr. John Zelenski, featured on Frontiers in Psychology official Facebook page

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Department Closure: Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Please be advised that the Department of Psychology will be closed on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 from 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social... More

Thursday, December 4, 2014

PhD Psychology student, Chris, talks about the Advanced Cognitive Engineering Lab he works in at Carleton to research how pilots fly

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Friday, November 28, 2014

The Kids Aren’t Alright: B.A. Honours Psychology student, Daniel Hargadon, published in CPA MindPad, Fall 2014

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Our whirlwind lives: The culture of busyness: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to The Charlatan about student procrastination

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Solving the Procrastinating Puzzle: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to the Asahi Shimbun about procrastination in politics (Text in Japanese)

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

2014 Graduate Achievements

Congratulations to Colin Capaldi who was awarded the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the Master's level on Saturday, November 15th. Colin is now continuing his graduate studies in the PhD program under the... More

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

2014 Undergraduate Achievements

Congratulations to the following undergraduate psychology students on their outstanding academic achievements!: Emily J. Cook (University Medal in Arts) (BA General) Theresa Walsh (University Medal in Arts) (BA Honours) Stephanie... More

Monday, November 10, 2014

Gambling Goes Virtual: Dr. Michael Wohl talks to CBC Ottawa Morning in the Gambling Lab

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Monday, November 10, 2014

Join us on November 27th for our Psych-O-Chef Cook Off for the United Way!

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done: Webinar with Dr. Tim Pychyl on ADDitude, November 12th, 2014

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Culture of entitlement not limited to youth: Dr. Janet Mantler speaks to the Financial Post about millennial entitlement

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

A culture in flux: Dr. Robert Coplan speaks to APA about changes in Chinese culture around shyness

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Born bashful: Dr. Robert Coplan speaks to the American Psychological Association about shyness

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Intro psych goes online

News of our new self-paced online introductory psychology course is spreading! See details here:... More

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Ph.D. student Cathrine Pettersen awarded Pre-Doctoral Research Grant

Congratulations to 2nd year Ph.D. student Cathrine Pettersen who was awarded a Pre-Doctoral Research Grant to fund her doctoral dissertation research from the Association for the... More

Thursday, October 30, 2014

All about entitlement: Dr. Janet Mantler speaks to the Calgary Herald about entitlement in the workplace

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Me, Myself and Us: Dr. Brian Little speaks to CBC’s The Current about how personality shapes us

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Department of Psychology Colloquium Series 2014-15: Religious Radicalization: Motivation and Intervention with Dr. Ian McGregor (York)

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Departmental Closure: Friday August 19, 2022

In-Person Undergraduate Advising Cancelled This Week – July 19th, 2022

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

Congratulations to Our Medal Winners!

Congratulations Corey!

Congratulations Charlene!

Congratulations Marcus!

Congratulations Laura!

Congratulations Emma!

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

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

Congratulations Dalton!

Congratulations Mohammed!

Congratulations Julie!

Congratulations Morgan!

Congratulations Anna!

Congratulations Sarah!

Notice: Staff Working Remotely and Holiday Closure

Congratulations Amanda!

Highlighting Student Community Work – National Addictions Awareness Week

Graduate Research Showcase: Anna Pham

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

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

Congratulations Heather!

Congratulations Kimia!

Congratulations Simon!

Congratulations Hannah!

Congratulations Logan!

Congratulations Joy!

Congratulations Ali!

Congratulations Sam!

Congratulations Zheren!

Congratulations Roxana!

Congratulations Chloe!

Congratulations Mariya!

Why your brain loves procrastination: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to Vox.com

Nature connectedness and happiness article by graduate students, Colin Capaldi, Raelyne Dopko and faculty member, Dr. John Zelenski, featured on Frontiers in Psychology official Facebook page

Department Closure: Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

PhD Psychology student, Chris, talks about the Advanced Cognitive Engineering Lab he works in at Carleton to research how pilots fly

The Kids Aren’t Alright: B.A. Honours Psychology student, Daniel Hargadon, published in CPA MindPad, Fall 2014

Our whirlwind lives: The culture of busyness: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to The Charlatan about student procrastination

Solving the Procrastinating Puzzle: Dr. Tim Pychyl speaks to the Asahi Shimbun about procrastination in politics (Text in Japanese)

2014 Graduate Achievements

2014 Undergraduate Achievements

Gambling Goes Virtual: Dr. Michael Wohl talks to CBC Ottawa Morning in the Gambling Lab

Join us on November 27th for our Psych-O-Chef Cook Off for the United Way!

Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done: Webinar with Dr. Tim Pychyl on ADDitude, November 12th, 2014

Culture of entitlement not limited to youth: Dr. Janet Mantler speaks to the Financial Post about millennial entitlement

A culture in flux: Dr. Robert Coplan speaks to APA about changes in Chinese culture around shyness

Born bashful: Dr. Robert Coplan speaks to the American Psychological Association about shyness

Intro psych goes online

Ph.D. student Cathrine Pettersen awarded Pre-Doctoral Research Grant

All about entitlement: Dr. Janet Mantler speaks to the Calgary Herald about entitlement in the workplace

Me, Myself and Us: Dr. Brian Little speaks to CBC’s The Current about how personality shapes us

Department of Psychology Colloquium Series 2014-15: Religious Radicalization: Motivation and Intervention with Dr. Ian McGregor (York)

Dr. Tim Pychyl talks to the BBC about how to tame the wandering mind

Tim Pychyl talks to Scientific American about “precrastination”

Ralph Serin Awarded a Building Connections Research Award

Patrick Hill discusses how a sense of purpose might ease diversity anxiety

Study by Jo-Anne LeFevre featured in the Wall Street Journal

Cheryl Harasymchuk’s research on boredom in relationships featured in Psychology Today

Psychology Grad Student, Melissa Salmon, Awarded KTE Fellowship

Patrick Hill talks about positive aging

Cheryl Harasymchuk speaks to The Ottawa Citizen about contractual romantic relationships

Patrick Hill talks to NPR about the link between a longer life and having a purpose

Two NEW 4000 level Special Topics courses

UG Psychology Courses with Space Remaining – 2014/15

Tim Pychyl speaks to Men’s Journal about bedtime procrastinators