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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 3d

Chemo often brings insomnia + fatigue. A new trial tested CBT-I (behavioural strategies for sleep) and bright light therapy (using light to reset sleep cycles). Learn more about what was found in the recent study exploring these interventions by clicking this link: doi.org/10.1200/JCO....

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 9d

Krista Greeley, Rachel Lee, Joshua Tulk, Dr. Sheila Garland, and colleagues showed that CBT-I is a safe, non-drug option to help cancer survivors improve sleep. Check out the full publication to see their report on the adverse events experienced during this intervention.
doi.org/10.1186/s416...

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 10d

Check out a new publication by Dr. Sheila Garland and colleague that explored how to improve sleep in adults with coronary heart disease using a social ecological lens.

Read the full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.pc...

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 11d

Check out this new article in The Conversation where Dr. Ashley Balsom and MSc student Olivia Bishop talk about what actually helps to (and what hurts) when supporting someone facing infertility.

theconversation.com/infertility-...

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 11d

PhD student Tianshuang Han, MSc student Kelsey Downer, Dr. Brent Snook, and colleagues, reviewed 813 forensic psych articles to examine the statistical reporting practices in forensic psychology.

They found increased effect size & CI reporting—but NHST still dominates.
shorturl.at/hHtch

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 13d

Olivia Bishop, Brooke Hiscock, Quinn Morris, Chelsea Lahey, Dr. Jonathan Fawcett, and Dr. Emily Fawcett conducted the first-ever meta-analysis on the prevalence of aggressive obsessions in youth with OCD, finding a lifetime prevalence of 65.1%.

See the full paper: shorturl.at/tFvaN

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 13d

A new publication by Krista Greeley, Josh Tulk, and Drs. Emily Fawcett, Joshua Rash, and Shelia Garland highlights that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) doesn’t just improve sleep in survivors, it significantly reduces cancer-related fatigue too.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 17d

📣 Join the Psychology Department Social Media Committee! 📣

Are you passionate about psychology, creativity, and communication? We’re looking for new members to join our Social Media Committee

Interested? Send Dr. Balsom ([email protected]) and vice-chair Olivia Bishop ([email protected]) an email!

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Faculty of Science, Memorial University @memorialuscience.bsky.social · 17d

@munpsych.bsky.social at @memorialu.bsky.social started with its first courses in 1957, taught by local clinicians. 🧠

With new faculty and students joining in areas like Cognition and Neuroscience, and a growing doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, the future is bright! #Memorial100

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 17d

Meet your PsyCentral Teaching Assistants (TAs) for Fall 2025! These graduate students can help with coursework, labs, Honours and grad school questions, and more. Come say hi in SN-3071 during their shifts - they’re here to support you!

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · 18d

PsyCentral is officially open for the Fall 2025 semester!

📍 Location: SN-3071

🕘 Hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays → 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesdays, Thursdays → 10:15AM – 5:00PM

Attached is the weekly schedule for PsyCentral.

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Sep 5

The next seminar in the Sex and Gender seminar series September 11th 1 pm in the main auditorium of CSF (CSF-1302).

Speaker: Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Department of Psychology

Title: Building Brains Differently: How sex chromosomes and hormones shape neurodevelopment via the placenta-brain axis

Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Aug 5

We’re thrilled to share that Maliha Dew, honours student of Dr. Kathleen Hourihan, has been awarded the Hebb Award for Best Student Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS)—held this year in Dundee, Scotland,

Congrats!

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 23

The next seminar in the Sex and Gender seminar series will be in-person on Thursday July 24th from 1-2 pm in the main auditorium of CSF (CSF-1302).

Name: Dr. Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Departments of Computer Science and Biology

Title: Artificial Intelligence is blind to gender and sex, right?

Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎓 Please join us in congratulating Quinn Morris on successfully defending her doctoral thesis!

Her PsyD dissertation was titled “The Prevalence and Predictors of Aggressive Obsessions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review.”

Way to go! 🧠✨

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎉 Congratulations to Molly MacMillan on receiving the Teaching Assistantship Award from the Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology (CCDP)! 🧠🍎

This award acknowledges the significant contributions of teaching assistants within departments.

ccdop.ca/2024-2025-aw...

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Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology (CCDP)

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 2

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Factors associated with significant improvement in cancer-related fatigue after completing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in cancer survivors - Supportive Care in Cancer

Purpose Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) can be a persistent and severe consequence of cancer treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) can improve CRF in those with insomnia comorbid…

link.springer.com

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new publication by Krista Greeley, Josh Tulk, and Drs. Emily Fawcett, Joshua Rash, and Shelia Garland highlights that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) doesn’t just improve sleep in cancer survivors, it can significantly reduce cancer-related fatigue too.

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 2

The next seminar in the Sex and Gender seminar series will be in-person on Tuesday July 8th from 1-2 pm in the main auditorium of CSF (CSF-1302).
Brooke Steinhauer, PhD Candidate at McGill
Viral lies, violent realities: Understanding violence against women in politics and disinformation on TikTok

Poster for sex and gender event featuring Brooke Steinhauer

Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jul 1

Krista Greeley, Rachel Lee, Joshua Tulk, Dr. Sheila Garland, and colleagues showed that CBT-I is a safe, non-drug option to help cancer survivors improve sleep. Check out the full publication to see their report on the adverse events experienced during this intervention.
doi.org/10.1186/s416...

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jun 11

The CPA convention is happening this weekend!

For those attending, see this MUN-specific schedule so we can support our own students and faculty!

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join us for the next installment of our Sex and Gender Speaker Series, where we welcome Dr. Samar Rezq from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Rezq will be discussing “The Role of Obesity in Androgen Excess-Mediated Renal Injury in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.”

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jun 9

Support local and come see The Ames Window (a psychedelic instrumental rock band made up of people from the Psychology Department) perform at the Black Sheep to kick off #CPA2025! All attendees will get 50% off cover, and if you're a student at MUN or CPA2025, it's free!

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jun 5

How does media coverage affect public perception of scientific consensus? PhD student, Tianshuang Han, and Drs. Brent Snook and Martin Day examined the false balance effect and how partition dependence may explain why people perceive equal weight in opposing views.

Article: doi.org/10.1002/acp....

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Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland @munpsych.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Rash and colleagues who conducted a secondary analysis of a waitlist controlled trial that explored the effect MBSR, specifically on symptoms of stress and cardiac vagal. Read the full article here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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