Bored during the COVID-19 lockdown?
You're not alone. Dr. James Danckert is interviewed in Barrie Today.com about how boredom is understandable in the current situation and how to best deal with it.
You're not alone. Dr. James Danckert is interviewed in Barrie Today.com about how boredom is understandable in the current situation and how to best deal with it.
Dr. Purdon discusses illness anxiety in the age of COVID-19 and offers some advice on how best to deal with the information overload during the current crisis.
Christine Purdon has you covered. You can listen to her interview on the Beyond the Bulletin podcast or read her most recent interview on CTV news.
Joanne Wood was recently interviewed by Fashion Magazine about how to deal with social distancing and self-isolation.
You can read Christine Purdon's recent interview in The Sun about dealing with COVID-19 and its attendant anxiety or you cn listen to her on the CBC discussing the same topic. Or both!
Martin Turpin, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology won the Arts Heat for the 3 Minute Thesis Competition with his presentation: Bullshit makes the art grow profounder. Sarena Daljeet, a MA candidate in the Department of Psychology, came in second. Several other Psychology students also gave excellent presentations during the competition.
Dillon Browne, and Psychology Department graduate students Laura Colocci, and Jackson Smith, recently published an article in Psychology Today about strategies for maintaining positive family functioning during the COVID-19 crisis.
David Moscovitch published a timely article in Toronto Life about how to maintain and enforce social distancing with your family.
Stay up to date with the latest information and advisories on the coronavirus.
Congratulations to graduate students Megan Kelly, Mona Zhu, Xinyi Lu & April Pereira who won second place at the UW Master of Public Service (MPS) Policy Datafest last week. This event is a two-day challenge in which graduate student teams analyze data sets in order to address “a pressing question about Canadian social, economic, and environmental conditions” and develop insights relevant to policymakers.