Canaan Legault

PhD candidate

Canaan received an honours degree in psychology from the University of Western Ontario for his research working with big data analytics programs. Currently, Canaan is a PhD candidate in the industrial/organizational psychology program at the University of Waterloo with interests in employee motivation, safety, and personality. His recent research has looked at individual traits that predict optimal risk taking within work simulations. Past applied projects have included the design and implementation of the King's Academic Mentoring Program at King's University College, a mentorship program intended to increase student engagement and retention at the post-secondary level.