Current students

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:30 am - 9:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Oral Defence - Tracy Xiong

Tracy Xiong’s thesis is entitled: "Culture and Creativity: Understanding the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Multicultural Experience."

All are welcome to attend.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Oral Defence - Olivia Ying-Hsin Lin

Olivia Ying-Hsin Lin's thesis is entitled: "Characterizing Colour-Word Contingency Learning."

All are welcome to attend.

The authors of a recent study linking smart phone use and lazy thinking say the results don’t mean users need to throw away their cellphones, but rather people should think twice before reaching for Google.

Friday, March 6, 2015 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Psychology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Betsy Paluck

Cancelled

Friday, March 13, 2015 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Worm Wrangler - All About Vermicomposting

Worms are fascinating because of how efficiently they can participate in the recycling process of so much of what humans dispose of as “garbage”. They can eat our scraps of food waste and turn it into extremely nutritious fertilizer. Through construction, erosion and other actions, we are losing our healthy topsoil in massive amounts. Worm composting along with other forms of composting encourages the replenishing of the soil. By using

Shy babies need to have a strong bond with their parents to avoid developing anxiety disorders in their teens, according to a new study co-authored at the University of Waterloo.

Baby Boomers have been referred to as the Me Generation, but new research indicates that people actually started to become increasingly self-centred more than 100 years ago.

In the first study of its kind covering a 150-year period, researchers looked at U.S.

When you play pat-a-cake with your baby, you might think you’re just enjoying a fun game. However, child experts say rhymes, songs, and finger play actually help our children develop early literacy skills and build the foundations for a lifetime of learning.

The American Cancer Society is pleased to share with the global tobacco control community the names of the recipients of the 2015 Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control. The awards are named for the late United States Surgeon General Luther L. Terry, MD, who led the landmark 1964 Surgeon General’s report that connected tobacco use to lung cancer and other illnesses.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:30 am - 10:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Oral Defence - David Kille

David Kille's thesis is entitled: "Who Gets You Going and Who Keeps You Going: Motivational Relevance Determines Role Model Effectiveness"

All are welcome to attend.

Current students

PhD Oral Defence - Tracy Xiong

PhD Oral Defence - Olivia Ying-Hsin Lin

Think before you reach for your phone, authors of lazy-thinking study say

Psychology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Betsy Paluck

The Worm Wrangler - All About Vermicomposting

Shy babies need secure parent bond to help prevent potential teen anxiety

Tracing the roots of the "Me Generation"

Sing and read with your child...it sets them up for a life of farming success

Geoffrey Fong is recipient of the 2015 Luther L. Terry Award for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control

PhD Oral Defence - David Kille