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.
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Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Chanel Larche, a PhD student in the Cognitive Neuroscience are of the Psychology Department, discusses her research on the effects of smartphone gaming with the Daily Bulletin. You can read the entire article (co-authored with Mike Dixon) on the Computers in Human Behavior website.
Amy Barron wins RHR Kendall Award for Best Student Paper.
Congratulations to Industrial-Organizational Area graduate student Amy Barron who won the 2021 RHR Kendall Award for Best Student Paper. This prize is awarded annually by the I-O Division of Canadian Psychological Association, supported by RHR International, in honour of Dr. Lorne Kendall, a Canadian psychologist whose work contributed greatly to the field of I-O psychology. The award comes with a plaque and $1000 prize.
Congratulations to our CSBBCS Student Presentation Award Winners!
Congratulations to Ryan Yeung, Brady Roberts, and Samantha-Ayers Glassey for their awards at this years Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) conference! The Psychology Department had an amazing showing on the podium with 3/4 student awards going to University of Waterloo students this year.