Winter 2026 Psychology Seminar continues with Dr Jared Wesley, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), and Professor of Political Science at the @ualberta.bsky.social 'Polarization in Alberta: How Partisanship is Reshaping the Province’s Politics' Feb 27th 3pm- 4pm MST in BS P226 and also via Zoom.

Our Teaching Seminar Series continues with 'Access and Universal Design for Learning' with Drs Passey and Montenegro. The talk will discuss how to make classes more accessible, covering invisible disability & mental health supports. Feb 13th 12 noon - 1pm MST BS P226 or Zoom.

📽️Reel Change📽️ happening Wednesday 11th Feb 4pm - 6pm MST BS M145. This month we will be featuring Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory. All are welcome!

Today at 3pm!

Our ⭐️40th ⭐️Royce Research Conference will be held Friday March 20th! Deadline for submissions is February 20th. Join us in celebrating all Psychology research from the University of Alberta @ualberta.bsky.social Link to the submission form: forms.gle/RbtMFfp3RdMu...

We have three instructors taking part in the Green & Gold Teaching Showcase Feb 10-11th! Use the link to sign up and class details below www.ualberta.ca/en/centre-fo...

What does the brain sound like? Listen to Scott Smallwood (Director of Sound Studies Institute) and Mitchell Prostebby on CBC Radio Active using the link below @ualberta.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Our Winter 2026 #CogSem starts this Friday 16th January 3-4pm MST BS P319N with Dr Michael Dawson 'Understanding Artificial Neural Networks.' All are welcome!

This Wednesday 👇

Another warm welcome to Dr Quinn Lee! Read about Quinn's research in understanding how brains and machines learn and remember in a changing world below @ualberta.bsky.social www.ualberta.ca/en/science/n...

Join us once again in welcoming Dr Kat Munley to our Department, and read all about her exciting research on how the environment, brain and hormones shape social behaviour. Welcome Kat! @ualberta.bsky.social www.ualberta.ca/en/science/n...

⭐️Good luck ⭐️to Sebastian Caballero in their upcoming PhD Defense 'Interactions Among Polygenic Risk Scores and Multi-Modal Biomarkers and Risk Factors in the Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Spectra' (supervisor Dr Roger Dixon) Monday Jan 12th 12 noon MST 9-68 MSB

We continue our 🎞️Reel Change 🎞️series into 2026 with Pom Poko, screening on Wednesday 14th Jan 4pm - 6pm MST BS M145. All are welcome!

Our first Psych Seminar of Winter 2026 will take place 30th January 3-4pm MST BS P226. Dr Fred Colbourne will present on 'Translational stroke research: Lessons for all of us.'

Happy New Year from the Department of Psychology @ualberta.bsky.social! We hope everyone is refreshed and ready for Winter 2026.

Happy Holidays from the Department of Psychology! The University will be closed from 12 noon Wednesday 24th Dec 2025 and open back up Friday 2nd January. ☃️We wish you all a restful break & see you in 2026 ☃️ @ualberta.bsky.social

We had our❄️Winter Wonderland Social❄️this Wednesday! Special thanks to the staff who worked so hard to create such a cozy atmosphere & everyone who came out in treacherous conditions. Thanks also to the labs for decorating our corridors! @ualberta.bsky.social

Our final Teaching Seminar of 2025 will be today (Friday 12th Dec) 12:00-1:00pm in P-226 or via Zoom. Dr Mike Sharp will be presenting on 'Reducing Inappropriate Use of AI'. All are welcome!

Congratulations to both Professor Kim Noels and Professor Fred Colbourne on 25 years at the University of Alberta! @ualberta.bsky.social

Congratulations to ⭐Öykü Ekinci⭐ (supervisor Dr Norman Brown) who passed their PhD oral defense this afternoon! Many thanks to committee members Drs Moulin (University Grenoble Alpes), Nash (Psychology), Dr Caplan (Psychology), Dr St. Jacques (Psychology), and to Dr Sturdy for chairing.

Congratulations to Julie Olsen (supervisor Dr Wiebe), who successfully passed their candidacy exam yesterday. Thanks to the committee Drs Johnson (Human Ecology), Hayward (Psychology), and Carson (Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation) and Dr Sturdy for chairing.

Join us in wishing Öykü Ekinci good luck for their PhD defense 'When Public Becomes Personal: How the Pandemic Affected the Organization of Autobiographical Memory' Today 9am MST BS P226.

Congratulations to Mackenzie Heal (supervisor Dr Roger Dixon) on completing her MSc Thesis on Monday: "An Inflammation-Related Polygenic Risk Score Moderates Vascular Health and Sex in Predicting Asymptomatic Aging Memory Trajectories: Implications for Precision Detection of Alzheimer’s Risk"

Congratulations to Angela Ma on passing their Candidacy Exam this morning! An engaging conversation was had around leadership, stereotypes and prototypes. Thanks to committee Drs Rast III (supervisor), Nash, Gellatly and Wohl, Dr Dyson (Chair), and Philip & Isaac for tech support

Please join us in wishing Harrison Fah good luck in their MSc Defense Monday Dec 8 9:30am MST, UCOMM 2-480 'Estimating delays in Alzheimer’s Disease onset from risk factor modification using reinforcement learning: A ROSMAP study' (supervisors: Dr Roger Dixon & Russ Greiner)

Please join us in wishing Öykü Ekinci good luck in their PhD Defense Wednesday Dec 10 9am MST, BS P226 'When public becomes personal: How the pandemic affected the organization of autobiographical memory' (supervisor: Dr Norman Brown)

Dr Tanya Shoot (Concordia University) will be giving the Psychology Seminar Series talk this Friday, Nov 28th 3pm-4pm MST in BS P-226: "Rooting out problem-solving mechanisms in plants." All are welcome!

Please join us in congratulating Julia Self on a successful MSc thesis defence on Friday! Many thanks to supervisor Dr Lauren Guillette, committee members Dr Dana Hayward, Dr Kim Mathot, external Dr Reggie Gazes, and, Dr Pete Hurd for chairing.

Today 12 noon 👇

We present our monthly film series📽️ Reel Change🎬highlighting themes of equity, diversity, inclusion & social change. December's screening is Moonlight. Join us Monday Dec 15th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145.

Please join us in wishing good luck to Julia Self (supervisor Dr @laurenguillette.bsky.social), who will be defending their MSc 'Conformity and individual preference shape nest material use in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)' Friday Nov 21st 1pm P226. You got this Julia!

Join us for the next Queer Coffee Hour this Thursday (Nov 20th 11:00-12:00 MST) in BS P328. Queer Coffee provides a space for 2SLGBTQIA+ members at @ualberta.bsky.social. Coffee and cups are provided!

Session #3 in our Inclusive Teaching Seminar will be held Friday Nov 21 12-1pm MST BS P226 (or via Zoom). Drs Kina Montenegro and Jennifer Passey will discuss 'Diversity and Inclusive Assessments'.

This Thursday 👇

New paper from the ACRG lab 'No Sex-Differences in Learning Trap-Gap Problems in Zebra Finches' in Ecology and Evolution @LaurenGuillette.bsky.social Read it here bit.ly/43pY9eB

Well done to Negareh Mahboubi for being nominated for 4 Scholarships GRA Rice Scholarship Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Fellowship Dear Elnaz Graduate Scholarship In Memory Of Women, Life and Freedom Mojgan Daneshmand Pedram Mousavi and Flight PS752 Memorial Graduate Scholarship

#CogSemFall25 continues Friday 7th Nov 3-4pm with Dr Claudia Morales Valiente, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Peggy St Jacques ME Lab 'Evaluating the Performance of Computational Tools in Assessing Sentiment within Narrative Memories of Younger & Older Adults' BS P319N or Zoom

New paper presents a low-cost, open-source operant playback setup using Raspberry Pi to study auditory preferences in songbirds, providing an accessible tool for behavioural and cognitive research. Sahu, P. K. et al (2025). Read it here! doi.org/10.1016/j.be...

Tomorrow- Friday Oct 31st 3-4pm!

Professor Kim Noels and doctoral student Jingyi Zhang co-author an article about the stresses of family acculturation in The Conversation @theconversation.com Read all about it here! theconversation.com/marriage-is-...

Congratulations to Arturo Perez on a successful PhD defense yesterday! Thanks also to Dr Mike Dawson (supervisor), Dr Quinn Lee (chair) and examiners Drs Jeremy Caplan, Clayton Dickson, Luke Kersten and Jonathan Cannon. 🥳Great work Arturo!🥳

Congratulations to Isabella Schoettler on a successful MSc defense today! Thanks also to Dr Wendy Hoglund (supervisor), Dr Yao Zheng (chair) and examiners Dr Pushpanjali Dashora, Dr Christina Rinaldi, and, Dr Pan Liu. 🥳Way to go Isabella!🥳 @whoglund.bsky.social

Please join us in wishing good luck to Arturo Perez who will be defending their PhD 'Artificial neural networks and music cognition' today (Tuesday October 28th)

Please join us in wishing good luck to Isabella Schoettler who will be defending their MSc 'Investigating the role of school climate: Anxious and depressive symptoms and help-seeking in adolesence'

We present our monthly film series📽️ Reel Change🎬. This series highlights themes of equity, diversity, inclusion & social change. This month’s screening is Wrestling Ghosts. Join us Monday Nov 17th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145

Congratulations to all Killam Laureate Award Winners including our own Jaron Tan [Izaak Walton killam Memoiral Scholarship] Fred Colbourne [Killam Award for Excellence in Mentorship] Read all about them below! www.ualberta.ca/en/the-quad/...

#CogSemFall25 continues Friday 24th October 3-4pm with our own Dr Peggy St Jacques 'Bringing the real world into the lab to study immersive memories' BS P319N or via Zoom All are welcome!

Reel Change today 4pm-6pm BS M145

Open House? Full House! Swing by our booth until 3pm to ask any questions about our Psychology BA or BSc

We are live at @ualberta.bsky.social Open House! Lab tours at 10am and 2pm, Psychology presentation at 12 noon. Come by and say hi!