News

The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance has announced the recipients of their 2019 honours and Psychology's Geoffrey Fong is among the recipients. The CCRA biennial awards recognize individuals who have made a remarkable impact on cancer research and the cancer research community.  Congratulations!

The Psychology Department's Evan Risko was interviewed on CBC radio show Spark.  Dr. Risko discussed how relying on technology can help and hinder memory.  You can listen to the full interview on CBC Radio

Igor Grossman is the recipient of the 2019 Joseph B. Gittler Award from the American Psychological Foundation. This award recognizes psychologists “who are making and will continue to make scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge.” He joins a highly esteemed list of past award winners including Jerome Bruner and Daniel Kahneman.  Congratulations Igor!

Psychology's Daniella O'Neill's work on the role that toy design plays in language development in children is featured on the University of Waterloo homepage.  You can read the full article on the Canadian Journal of Speech-Language and Audiology (CJSLPA) website.

Psychology's own Dr. Hilary Bergsieker has been nominated for the K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year award in recognition for her “outstanding advancement to the field of STEM”

Hilary is one of 60 women in the community who will be recognized at a ceremony on Monday October 7^th at Oktoberfesthaus at LOT42.

Congratulations to Allison Kelly who is one of the latest recipients of the Ontario Early Research Award.  Dr. Kelly's work focuses on facilitating treatment seeking among postsecondary students with mental health problems.  

This year's speaker was Dr. David Dunning from the University of Michigan.  If you missed his talk you can watch it on Youtube.

Title: We are all flawed intellects: So can we really judge expertise in self and others?

Dr. James Beck, an Associate Professor in our Industrial/Organizational area, was recently featured on CTV News.  You can hear (and read) about his research highlighting what business leaders can learn from NHL coaches at the link.  

Towards a Neuroscience of Dynamic Experience and Design

Michael Arbib, University of Southern California (Emeritus) & NewSchool of Architecture and Design

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 12 noon

Cummings Lecture Theatre,
School of Architecture, Waterloo

7 Melville St S, Cambridge

Abstract

In the category of Excellence in Service, Val Rozon, Director of the Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC), will receive one of the awards recognizing her outstanding leadership, especially in the face of the great flood of 2018.