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The Psychology Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Purdon was elected to be a CPA Fellow. This distinction is reserved for members who have made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the discipline of psychology and have given exceptional service to their national or provincial associations.

Research led by Carla Rumeo, fourth year PhD student at the University of Waterloo (under the supervision of Jonathan Oakman on the Psychological Intervention Research Team), has been featured in an APA Article Spotlight — "Psychotherapy lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada."

Psychology is delighted to share that our colleague Geoff Fong has been awarded the Doll-Wynder Award from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (the world’s leading professional society of the scientific study of nicotine and tobacco). 

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), UW’s psychology department ranks among the top five in Canada, and within the top 100 globally. This distinction was earned through ARWU’s rigorous research-focused criteria which include the presence of highly cited researchers, publications in Nature and Science, and per-capita academic performance. 

Please join us in celebrating that Dr. Kate Ratliff has been named a Tier 1 SSHRC Canada Research Chair in Intergroup Attitudes! Kate is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the area head of social psychology.

Along with her CRC, she has also received a grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF) to support her research infrastructure.

Congratulations!!!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ramona Bobocel on being recognized as the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Contributions Award from the Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the field of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology in Canada. 

Dr. Clara Colombatto is one of 26 researchers at the University of Waterloo to receive funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Congratulations to Dr. Dillon Browne, University of Waterloo's new Royal Society of Canada College Member. 

A project led by psychology professor Dr. Stephanie Denison received more than $1.7 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF). 

Waterloo researchers are receiving more than $32 million to support research as part of a $1.3 billion Government of Canada announcement for research across Canada.

The funding announced for Waterloo researchers includes support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).