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photo of Nasim Ahmadpour in front of a house
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Nasim Ahmadpour recipient of 2015 Child Language Research Award

Annually, an award valued at $750.00 is provided to one graduating undergraduate student enrolled in any program at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Selection are based on academic excellence, prior research experience related to child language development, and a demonstrated commitment to future postgraduate study in the area of child language development. No application is required. This fund is made possible by a donation from Knowledge in Development Inc.

Group photo of Heather Smith, Zachary Nicholson and Colin Macleod
Monday, June 15, 2015

Congratulation to all Psychology graduates

Group photo of Heather Smith, Zachary Nicholson and Colin Macleod
Congratulation to all our Psychology graduates!  Shown here are L - R Heather Smith, Psychology Undergraduate Advisor and Program Administrator, Zachary Nicholson,Ìý²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³ÙÌýand Dr. Colin Macleod, Chair of the Department of Psychology.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Psych grads win prizes for research at Canadian Brain Behaviour & Cognitive Science conference

At the recent Canadian Brain Behaviour & Cognitive Science conference held in Ottawa, UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Psychology graduate students won prizes for their research…

Jeff Wammes - Hebb Award at CSBBCS for Best Poster

"The drawing effect: Evidence for reliable and robust memorial benefits"

by Jeffrey D Wammes,ÌýMelissa E Meade,ÌýMyra A Fernandes

Paul Seli - Hebb Award at CSBBCS runner-up for Best Poster

"Can People Strategically Mind-Wander?"

Monday, June 8, 2015

Gianine Nicole Mapula chosen as one of the valedictorians

We are thrilled to announce that Gianine Nicole Mapula has been chosen as one of the valedictorians for the Faculty of Arts Convocation cerenomy!

Gianine will be receiving an Honours BA in Speech Communication - Psychology Minor - Human Resources Management Minor. Congratulations Gianine!

Frank Mu
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Departmental Award - For Distinguished Academic Achievement 2014/2015

Frank Mu
Xiao Qi (Frank) Mu is the Honours Psychology (BA) recipient of the 2014/2015 ‘Departmental Award - For Distinguished Academic Achievement’.

Frank graduated October 2014 with Honours Psychology and Arts and Business Coop.  He is a current graduate student in the I/O area in Psychology at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Four Psych Professors receive Outstanding Performance Award

Dr. Jonathan Fugelsang, Dr. Evan Risko, Dr. Joanne Wood and Dr. Erik Woody  will receive the Outstanding Performance Award this year, based on their record of excellence in teaching and scholarship in 2014. This well-deserved recognition serves as a "thank you" for their outstanding contributions to the professional life of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. 

Dr. O'Neill sitting at table with toy shelves beside her
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

How Do Young Children Develop Language?

Dr. O'Neill sitting at table with toy shelves beside her
From the time parents find out that they are expecting they begin to worry about how their child is developing. They obsess over metrics, percentiles and even anecdotes to determine whether their child’s development is on track or, even better, whether they will be ahead of the pack.