The latest publication to feature Dr. Fernandes' research on the effects of drawing on memory is the New York Times.
Dr. Dillon Browne, Psychology's newest faculty member, is featured on CBC where he talks about his research on technoference, or the way that devices disrupt our lives, and its impact on family life.
Dr. Fernandes' work on memory is featured in the latest issue of Time Magazine. The article highlights the importance of drawing to boost memory particularly for older people.
Robin Mazumder, a Ph.D candidate in the Psychology department received a President's Community Impact Award on December 13, 2018. Robin was recognized for his work with the City of Kitchener Cycling & Trails Advisory Committee and as Guest Librarian to the Kitchener Public Library in 2016. He partnered with the Waterloo Region Local Health Integration Network and the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre to make light therapy lamps available at all KPL locations and to the Waterloo campus. Congratulations Robin!
Senior undergraduate students in Psychology presented their work on Friday November 30 in the EV3 Atrium.
Undergraduate presenters: Jordan Mehravar, Laura Howes, and Sarah Southcott-Whyte
Dr. Fernandes's research on the effects of drawing on memory, especially in older adults, is featured in The British Psychological Society Research Digest.
The University of Waterloo was one of the first in Canada to have its own in-house training facility for their clinical psychology PhD program. Today, the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment celebrates 10 years of excellence in research, practice and treatment services on campus and in the regional community.
Read more about the work being done by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, headed by Dr. Geoff Fong.
UW Psychology's Geoff Fong is one of the featured speakers at the CIHR Trailblazer Awards will be presented on September 24, 2018 at York University. The awards support early-, mid- and senior-career researchers who continue to make exceptional contributions that promote population and public health for Canadians and citizens around the world through evidenced-based health policies as well as interventions.
For the second time in a few years, this Department has a research team that has won the Ig Nobel! This time it’s Lindie Liang, Doug Brown, Huiwen Lian, Samuel Hanig, Lance Ferris, and Lisa Keeping in the I/O Area. The Ig Nobel awards celebrate work that “first makes people laugh, and then makes them think”. You can read all about it at The Guardian.