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!

New paper on fear of novelty in birds: 129 collaborators, 82 institutions, 24 countries, and 6 continents! 5 from the lab of Dr @laurenguillette.bsky.social (also featuring Connor Lambert, Stefan Stanescu, Karen Yeung, and Dr Ben Whittaker) @ba-whittaker.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

This Saturday! See you there!

#CogSemFall25 continues Friday 17th October 3-4pm with Zijian Zhang, a graduate student in Dr Weimin Mou's lab 'From Real to Virtual: How Perception-Action Similarity Shapes Environment- and Body-Stabilized Spatial Updating' BS P319N or via Zoom As always, everyone is welcome!

Today (Friday 10 October) #CogSemFall25 continues with Aurora (Yujie) Zhao, a graduate student in Dr Dana Hayward's lab 'Coordinated Response and Interactions of Microsaccades and Pupil in Salience Detection' BS P319N or via Zoom Everyone is welcome!

Fatal collisions are rising on Edmonton streets. Professor and Vice Dean of Science Anthony Singhal says impairment is a main factor in collisions, involving stress, fatigue or distracted driving. Read below: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

This Friday 10th October 12pm - 1pm

Registration for @ualberta.bsky.social Open House 2025 is now open! Check out the Program Guide for information about our presentation, "Is Psychology For You" and our PSYCH lab tours. Come visit us on Saturday October 18th! Hope to see you there! Register here: www.ualberta.ca/en/admission...

A date for your diary- Professor Reggie Gazes from Bucknell University will present 'How animals think: Inference, space, and social relationships' as part of the Comparative Cognition & Behaviour Seminar Nov 20th BS P116 12-1pm. All are welcome!

Please follow this link to see how we are honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today Tuesday September 30th @ualberta.bsky.social www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...

A date for your diary! Dr Kate Luken Raz will be presenting 'Social Intimacy and Reasoning: Understanding and Improving Children’s Intergroup Interactions' as part of our #PsychSeminarSeries Friday Oct 31st 3-4 pm MST BS P226 and via Zoom.

Today Dr Trevor Hamilton from MacEwan University will be presenting 'Hooked and anxious: Using Zebrafish to study drug addiction-induced withdrawl and heritability of anxiety-like traits' as part of our #PsychSeminarSeries Friday Sep 26th 3-4 pm MST BS P226. Join us!

Please follow this link to see how we are honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday September 30th @ualberta.bsky.social www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...

Join us for our ongoing Teaching and Learning Seminar with Dr Lia Daniels presenting on 'Well-being Centre Summative Assessment' Friday 10th October 12pm - 1pm MST BS P266 and via Zoom @ualberta.bsky.social

Applications for MA, MSc and PhD programs in Psychology @ualberta.bsky.social are now open! For application information and FAQ, please visit our website below. Deadline December 1st. Join us! www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...

I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂

We present our ongoing monthly film series📽️ Reel Change 🎬. This series highlights themes of equity, diversity, inclusion & social change. This month’s screening is NÎPAWISTAMÂSOWIN: WE WILL STAND UP Join us Monday Oct 20th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145

Join us for the next Queer Coffee Hour this Thursday (Sept 18th 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!

Please join us in wishing good luck to Tiffany Kung, who will be defending their PhD 'Anti-Edema Therapies and Sex Hormones After Experimental Stroke' Friday Sept 15th, 1pm MST, BS P226. All are welcome to the public presentation!

Please join us in wishing good luck to Malek Doughan, who will be defending their MSc 'The Transfer of Hindsight Bias Without Hindsight Bias' Monday Sept 15th, 9am MST, BS P226 (and on Zoom). All are welcome to the public presentation!

Please join us in congratulating Dr Eamin Heanoy (supervisor Dr Norman Brown) who passed her PhD defense this afternoon! Eamin's thesis is entitled "Assessing the Transitional Impact of Adverse Public Events and Associated Mental Health Consequences" Congratulations Dr Heanoy!

Another date for your 2026 diary! Dr Jared Wesley will be presenting 'Polarization in Alberta: How Partisanship is Reshaping the Province’s Politics' as part of our #PsychSeminarSeries Friday Feb 27th 2026 3-4 pm MST BS P226 and via Zoom.

A date for your diary! Dr Tanya Shoot from Concordia University will be presenting 'Rooting out problem-solving mechanisms in plants' as part of our #PsychSeminarSeries Friday Nov 28th 3-4 pm MST BS P226 and via Zoom.

The Department of Psychology EDI Committee is excited to present our new monthly film series 📽️ Reel Change 🎬. This ongoing series highlights films exploring themes of equity, diversity, inclusion and social change. This month’s screening is Crip Camp. Join us Monday Sep 15th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145

Please join us in wishing good luck to Eamin Zahan Heanoy, who will be defending their PhD 'Assessing the Transitional Impact of Adverse Public Events and Associated Mental Health Consequences' Monday Sept 8th, 11am MST, BS P226 All are welcome to the public presentation!

Congratulations to Joanna Gye on winning a 2025 Faculty of Arts Staff Award for Outstanding Student Services!

Our own Jaron Tan (PhD student) and Dr Pan Liu investigate the relationship between social media use, how adolescents perceive themselves, and the development of anxiety and depression Read all about it in this #WCHRIU article www.wchri.org/our-impact/s...