Research areas
Department of Psychology is the home of research areas including Brain and Cognitive Science, Clinical Research, and more, making a real-life impact with our researchers.
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Brain and Cognitive Science
We are interested in the mental processes and brain structures that are involved in movement, perception, learning, memory and understanding language. We study how these capabilities emerge during infancy, how they change as the brain matures and ages, and how they are affected when the brain is injured. Our goal is to understand behaviour and cognition at the level of neurons, networks of neurons and cognitive systems.
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Mike Antle
Neuropharmacology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Circadian Rhythms
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Jeff Caird
Healthcare Human Factors, Transportation Human Factors, Aging, Traffic Safety, Patient Safety
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Brandy Callahan
Dementia
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Jackson Cone
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Richard Dyck
Neurogenerative Disorders, Cortical Plasticity, Neuropharmacology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex Development, Abnormal Development
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Deinera Exner-Cortens
School Mental Health, Violence Prevention, Healthy Relationships, Suicide Prevention, Program Evaluation, Adolescent Dating Violence
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Susan Graham
Child Psychology, Language Processing, Cognitive Development
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Giuseppe Iaria
Neuropsychology, Memory, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroimaging
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Julia Kam
Intracranial EEG, Neuropsychology, Internal Attention, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrophysiology
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Sheri Madigan
Clinical Psychology, Risk and Resilience, Determinants of Child Development
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Dan McGrath
Gambling, Personality, Health Psychology, Psychopathology, Substance Abuse, Addictive Behaviours
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Andrea Protzner
Depression, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroimaging
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Derya Sargin
Neurodevelopment, Social and Affective Behaviours, Mental Health, Stress
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Christopher Sears
Cognitive Psychology, Depression, Anxiety, Memory, Emotion Regulation, Attention
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Simon Spanswick (Teaching)
Behavioural Psychology, Learning and Memory
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Keith Yeates
Childhood Brain Injury, Influences on Recovery, Treatment Management
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology is concerned with individual behaviour, the behaviour of groups and the relationships of organization-wide variables to individuals and groups in work settings. Research includes: job analysis and evaluation, selection, training and performance appraisal of personnel, the structure and context of organizations, organizational culture, organizational change, career development, motivation, job satisfaction, and team dynamics.
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Josh Bourdage
Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Jeff Caird
Healthcare Human Factors, Transportation Human Factors, Aging, Traffic Safety, Patient Safety
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Ho Kwan Cheung
Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Workplace Discrimination , Employee Well-Being
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Kibeom Lee
Personality, Intelligence, Interests and how values influence behaviours
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Adam Murry
Industrial Organizational Psychology, Qualitative Research Methods
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Thomas O'Neill
Team effectiveness with the Increased use of Technology
Social and Theoretical Psychology
These researchers share an interest in social and cultural relations as well as foundational and philosophical questions in psychology. We study topics in the areas of interpersonal relationships, social cognition, justice motivation, reactions to victimization, discourse analysis, the psychology of gender, and the history of psychology using a range of theoretical perspectives and methodologies.
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Susan Boon
Interpersonal Relationships, Social Cognition, Social Psychology
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Melissa Boyce (Teaching)
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John Ellard
Social Psychology
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Deinera Exner-Cortens
School Mental Health, Violence Prevention, Healthy Relationships, Suicide Prevention, Program Evaluation, Adolescent Dating Violence
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Kathleen Hughes (Teaching)
Socioemotional Factors, Educational Outcomes
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Kibeom Lee
Personality
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Claire Midgley
Social comparisons, Online social networks, Sibling relationships, Self-esteem, Role-models
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Andrew Szeto
Mental Health and Well-being
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Jennifer Thannhauser
Post-secondary mental health and well-being, Resilience in the post-secondary context, Pediatric chronic illness
Clinical Research
From aging body and mind to early development of language and cognition, our Clinical Psychology research labs explore a wide-range of contemporary psychological issues.
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Brandy Callahan
Psychometrics, Aging, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging
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Tavis Campbell
Clinical Health Psychology, Behavioural Medicine
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Deinera Exner-Cortens
School Mental Health, Violence Prevention, Healthy Relationships, Suicide Prevention, Program Evaluation, Adolescent Dating Violence
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Susan Graham
Child Psychology, Language Processing, Cognitive Development
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David Hodgins
Gambling, Clinical Psychology, Addictive Behaviours
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Sheri Madigan
Clinical Psychology, Risk and Resilience, Determinants of Child Development
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Brae Anne McArthur (Teaching)
Developmental Psychopathology, Screen Time/ Digital Media, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology
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Melanie Noel
Childhood Memories, Mental health issues
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Andrea Protzner
Depression, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroimaging
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Jennifer Thannhauser
Post-secondary mental health and well-being, Resilience in the post-secondary context, Pediatric chronic illness
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Ami Tint
Autism, Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Mental Health, Patient Engagement, Psychology
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Perri Tutelman
Child, adolescent, and young adult psychosocial oncology, Digital mental health
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Kristin von Ranson
Eating Disorders, Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Medicine
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Keith Yeates
Childhood Brain Injury, Influences on Recovery, Treatment Management
