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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.  

If you find yourself wanting to strangle people in the grocery store lately you are not alone!  Dr. Christine Purdon was interviewed by the Toronto Sun recently about how dealing with the stress of COVID can cause an increase in anger and what we can do to deal with those feelings.

Dr. Dillon Browne talks to the Daily Bulletin about what "back-to-school" looks like for kids this fall.

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.

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.