News

Dr. James Danckert and Dr. Marjory Phillips have been recognized with 2025 Arts Awards of Excellence in Research and Service, respectively. We look forward to celebrating with both James and Marjory at the 2025 Celebration of Arts event in the Fall. Congratulations, and thanks to the students and faculty who initiated these nominations!

Psychology's Serena McDiarmid (Ph.D. Candidate, Developmental Psychology) has been awarded a 2025 Amit & Meena Chakma Award for Excellent Teaching by a Student (AETS) in the Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Jonathan Fugelsang has just been named the 2025 CSBBCS Mid-Career Award winner.

The 2025 Psychology Discovery Conference (PDC), held on April 8, was a resounding success, bringing together over 150 attendees for a vibrant celebration of psychology research and innovation.

Dr. Evan Risko has been awarded the prestigious Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision, recognizing his exceptional commitment to the success of his graduate students.

Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation medal, recognizing those who have made significant contributions to Canada or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada. 

Congratulations to Dr. Neil Hester, recipient of the 2023 Best Social Cognition Paper Award by the International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) for his paper, Dress is a fundamental component of person perception.

Congratulations to Dr. Myra Fernandes who has been selected as the incoming Governing Board Chair of the Psychonomic Society! The Psychonomic Society is the preeminent international society for the experimental study of cognition and has over 4,300 scientist members.

The recently concluded Soup and Bannock Lunch, hosted by a team of volunteers from our psychology department, mostly graduate and undergraduate students, was a huge success. Everyone had a great time.

Congratulations to Dr. Joanne Wood on being awarded the 2024 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award from the International Society for Self and Identity.

Congratulations on all of your contributions and on being recognized by your peers with such a major award!

This annual award recognizes a scientist who has made sustained and important contributions to our understanding of self and identity throughout their academic career.