Department of Psychology
PAS building, room 3020
Tel 519-888-4567 Ext. 42813
Fax (519) 746-8631
Email psych@uwaterloo.ca
Welcome to the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo
Our faculty are internationally renowned and our graduate and undergraduate programs are consistently ranked among the top departments in Canada. Our department conducts high-impact research in each of the six major subdivisions of psychology listed below.
News
- Nov. 25, 2020Book Launch for James Danckert's new book
Dr. James Danckert's new book, Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom, is featured in today's Daily Bulletin. Kitchener Public Library is hosting a virtual book launch on December 1 where James and his co-author John Eastwood, will discuss the potentially positive effects of boredom. You can register for the book launch on the KPL website.
- Nov. 5, 2020UW Psychology Moves Up in World Rankings
The Department of Psychology moved up Times Higher Education (THE) Reputation Rankings. Psychology is currently ranked 78 in the world out of the aproximately 1,000 universities ranked in the survey. Psychology becomes the first department in the Faculty of Arts at UW to crack the top 100 in their field. You can read more about the rankings and how UW fared on the University's website.
- Sep. 29, 2020Psychology Alumnus elected to Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars
Congratulations to Gordon Pennycook, who graduated with a PhD in Psychology from University of Waterloo in 2016 and who was recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars. Dr. Pennycook who is an expert on reasoning and decision making, is Assistant Professor at University of Regina.
Events
- Jan. 8, 2021PhD Oral Defense - Vincent Phan
Vincent Phan's thesis is entitled: "Why do people (not) take breaks? An investigation of individuals’ reasons for taking and for not taking breaks at work."
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Waterloo PhD defenses are being held remotely and are only open to the committee members, candidate, and the candidate's invited guests.