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Organizations working to meaningfully improve diversity and inclusion in STEM may be missing a crucial consideration, new research suggests.

In a two part study, researchers first examined whether acts of gendered social exclusion are systematically associated with men’s implicit gender stereotypes. They then turned to women’s experiences, investigating whether women’s workplace outcomes are associated with being socially excluded by male colleagues.

The Department of Psychology's very own Kristie Poole is featured this week for Postdoc Appreciation week! She is currently working at the Social Development Lab, studying the socio-emotional development of children, with a focus on the origins and outcomes of temperamental shyness. 

You can view Kristies profile here

Congratulations to 2021 PS Early Career Award recipients Erin Maloney and Gord Pennycook! 

This highly competitive award recognizes the outstanding scientific contributions of early career researchers in the field of cognitive psychology.

Best wishes, Gord and Erin, from all of us here in Waterloo!

How can anxiety seep into the health and happiness of those suffering from it? Due to its ability to control other processes in the body, it can be very detrimental to health.

Christine Purdon, a professor at the University of Waterloo, shares her insight into the world of anxiety and depression on the Finding Genius Podcast.

A recent study by Professor of Developmental Psychology Dr. Ori Friedman was featured in Forbes magazine, where they asked the question -do people expect their wishes to be granted more often by a good agent or by an evil one?

University of Waterloo researcher champions B.S. as the 'purest form of human social nature'

Bullshitting is just ordinary human behaviour

Jaydum Hunt, who is a MA student in our I/O area, has been appointed Interim Director of the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC).  You can read more about the new appointment on the Daily Bulletin.

The work of PhD candidates Shane Littrell and Martin Turpin (along with former Psychology undergrad Mane Kara-Yakoubian) has recently been featured in multiple media outlets.  If you want to learn more about bullshit you have lots of options:

Check out the article on vice.com: How to Bullshit Like a Pro 

Chanel Larche, a PhD student in the Cognitive Neuroscience are of the Psychology Department, discusses her research on the effects of smartphone gaming with the Daily Bulletin.  You can read the entire article (co-authored with Mike Dixon) on the Computers in Human Behavior website.

Congratulations to Industrial-Organizational Area graduate student Amy Barron who won the 2021 RHR Kendall Award for Best Student Paper. This prize is awarded annually by the I-O Division of Canadian Psychological Association, supported by RHR International, in honour of Dr. Lorne Kendall, a Canadian psychologist whose work contributed greatly to the field of I-O psychology. The award comes with a plaque and $1000 prize.