If you are concerned about how social distancing will work once schools re-open you can check out a Q&A on the Daily Bulletin with Dr. Heather Henderson about how to explain social distancing to kids of various ages.
Dr. Myra Fernandes has been elected President of the Canadian Society for Brain Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences for a 2-year term. The Society functions to advance Canadian research in cognitive psychology and behavioural neuroscience, and to communicate innovative new findings within academia and with the general public.
Dr. James Danckert's new book, Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom, is now available. The book deals with what causes boredom and how to benefit from boredom. Perfect quarantine reading! Dr. Danckert has given several talks on the subject in recent months. You can watch his Colloquium presentation or his Ask our Experts talk.
Recent events have drawn renewed attention to the persistent crisis of police violence against people of colour - particularly black, brown, and Indigenous people. As we experience the damage that this crisis has inflicted on so many lives and communities within North America, many of us are searching for reliable sources of information to illuminate the root causes of the problem in order to build towards constructive interventions.
CMHRT has re-opened their intake and are accepting referrals for current telepsychological services and future in person services
At the CMHRT, we are continuing to abide by directives from the University of Waterloo, which has suspended all in-person course-related activities and is asking all UW employees, faculty and students to work from home where possible.
Dillon Browne has published an article in American Psychologist that discusses the challenges facing families during the current pandemic as well as the long ranging consequences of those challenges.
Harrison Oakes was recently awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for Highest Standing in a Doctoral Program. Our newly minted Dr. Oakes' thesis was entitled Closets breed suspicion: Environments that stigmatize concealable identities raise doubts about claims to contrasting non-stigmatized identities. You can read more about Harrison's research and path to his achievement on the Waterloo Stories page.
Harrison Oakes was recently awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for Highest Standing in a Doctoral Program. Our newly minted Dr. Oakes' thesis was entitled "Closets breed suspicion: Environments that stigmatize concealable identities raise doubts about claims to contrasting non-stigmatized identities." Congratulations Harrison!
Harrison shared his thoughts on the award:
Dillon Browne, Marjory Philips and their co-authors have published an article in Canadian Family Physician about supporting patient and clinician mental health during COVID-19 via trauma-informed interdisciplinary systems.