Dr. Fernandes' work on memory is featured in the latest issue of . The article highlights the importance of drawing to boost memory particularly for older people.
Robin Mazumder, a Ph.D candidate in the Psychology department received a President's Community Impact Award on December 13, 2018. Robin was recognized for his work with the City of Kitchener Cycling & Trails Advisory Committee and as Guest Librarian to the Kitchener Public Library in 2016. He partnered with the ݮƵ Region Local Health Integration Network and the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre to make light therapy lamps available at all KPL locations and to the ݮƵ campus. Congratulations Robin!
Senior undergraduate students in Psychology presented their work on Friday November 30 in the EV3 Atrium.
Undergraduate presenters: Jordan Mehravar, Laura Howes, and Sarah Southcott-Whyte
Dr. Fernandes's research on the effects of drawing on memory, especially in older adults, is featured in
The University of ݮƵ was one of the first in Canada to have its own in-house training facility for their clinical psychology PhD program. Today, the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment celebrates 10 years of excellence in research, practice and treatment services on campus and in the regional community.
Read more about the work being done by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, headed by Dr. Geoff Fong.
UW Psychology's Geoff Fong is one of the featured speakers at the CIHR Trailblazer Awards will be presented on September 24, 2018 at York University. The awards support early-, mid- and senior-career researchers who continue to make exceptional contributions that promote population and public health for Canadians and citizens around the world through evidenced-based health policies as well as interventions.
For the second time in a few years, this Department has a research team that has won the Ig Nobel! This time it’s Lindie Liang, Doug Brown, Huiwen Lian, Samuel Hanig, Lance Ferris, and Lisa Keeping in the I/O Area. The celebrate work that “first makes people laugh, and then makes them think”. You can read all about it at .
Companies should avoid scheduling important work tasks immediately following an election, according to a study from the University of ݮƵ.
Researchers discovered the outcome of a U.S. presidential election can affect employees’ engagement and performance at work — if they voted for the losing side. Although experts have long known that ongoing family issues and other stresses can affect the workplace, less is known about the effect of more discrete events.
The Selection Committee for the 2018 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Tobacco Smoking and Diseases is pleased to present its 33rd Annual Award to Professor Geoffrey T. Fong, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology and Public Health Systems, University of ݮƵ, ݮƵ, Canada, and to Eric A.