The School of Psychology at UWaterloo offers several programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Our faculty are internationally renowned and our graduate and undergraduate programs are consistently ranked among the top departments in Canada. Our school conducts high-impact research in each of the six major subdivisions of psychology listed below.
Resources
News
Dr. Geoff Fong receives $2.57 million grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Fong on receiving funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research for a new international project looking at the effects of tobacco control policies and smoking reduction in low- and middle-income countries
Five Psychology researchers awarded 2026 SSHRC funding
Congratulations to the five researchers receiving Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grants to develop solutions for a more resilient and equitable future.
I/O Students Sweep Student Awards at 2026 CPA
The I/O area made a clean sweep as students took first prize in all the student award categories at the 2026 Canadian Psychological Association and Dr. Ramona Bobocel was awarded the Distinguished Contributions to I/O Psychology Award from CSIOP.
Events
Sophia Tran's PhD Defence
Sophia Tran's thesis is entitled: "Drawing benefits memory and comprehension by establishing and strengthening the link between verbal and visual percepts."
All are welcome to attend.
Samantha Ayers-Glassey's PhD Defence
Samantha Ayers-Glassey's thesis is entitled: "Examining temporally specific retrospective reports of attentional engagement and mind wandering using video-stimulated recall."
All are welcome to attend.
Seth Winward's PhD Defence
Seth Winward’s thesis is entitled: "Investigating the Multidimensionality of State Empathy: Evidence from Behaviour and Event Related Potentials."
All are welcome to attend.