The Department of Psychology at UWaterloo offers several programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Our faculty are internationally renowned and our graduate and undergraduate programs are consistently ranked among the top departments in Canada. Our department conducts high-impact research in each of the six major subdivisions of psychology listed below.
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Dr. Christine Purdon elected to CPA Fellow
The Psychology Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Purdon was elected to be a CPA Fellow. This distinction is reserved for members who have made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of the discipline of psychology and have given exceptional service to their national or provincial associations.
Research led by Psychology PhD student Carla Rumeo featured in APA Article Spotlight
Research led by Carla Rumeo, fourth year PhD student at the University of Waterloo (under the supervision of Jonathan Oakman on the Psychological Intervention Research Team), has been featured in an APA Article Spotlight — "Psychotherapy lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada."
Geoffrey Fong awarded Doll-Wynder Award
Psychology is delighted to share that our colleague Geoff Fong has been awarded the Doll-Wynder Award from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (the world’s leading professional society of the scientific study of nicotine and tobacco).