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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...
www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...
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.
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.
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!
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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.
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 👇
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'.
Drs Kina Montenegro and Jennifer Passey will discuss 'Diversity and Inclusive Assessments'.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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.
December's screening is Moonlight.
Join us Monday Dec 15th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145.
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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.
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!
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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!
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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'.
Drs Kina Montenegro and Jennifer Passey will discuss 'Diversity and Inclusive Assessments'.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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'.
Drs Kina Montenegro and Jennifer Passey will discuss 'Diversity and Inclusive Assessments'.
This Thursday 👇
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!
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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
Read it here
bit.ly/43pY9eB
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
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
'Evaluating the Performance of Computational Tools in Assessing Sentiment within Narrative Memories of Younger & Older Adults'
BS P319N or Zoom
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#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
'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...
Sahu, P. K. et al (2025). Read it here!
doi.org/10.1016/j.be...
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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...
Sahu, P. K. et al (2025). Read it here!
doi.org/10.1016/j.be...
Tomorrow- Friday Oct 31st 3-4pm!
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.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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-...
Read all about it here!
theconversation.com/marriage-is-...
Marriage is hard, but it’s even harder when you immigrate together
Language barriers, social isolation and parenting challenges while integrating into a new culture often add to the everyday pressures of marriage.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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-...
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!🥳
🥳Great work Arturo!🥳
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)
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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!🥳
🥳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
🥳Way to go Isabella!🥳 @whoglund.bsky.social
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'
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
🥳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)
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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'
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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
This month’s screening is Wrestling Ghosts.
Join us Monday Nov 17th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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
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/...
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/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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/...
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!
All are welcome!
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#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!
All are welcome!
Reel Change today 4pm-6pm BS M145
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 Monday Oct 20th, 4PM – 6PM, BS M-145
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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!
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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...
(also featuring Connor Lambert, Stefan Stanescu, Karen Yeung, and Dr Ben Whittaker) @ba-whittaker.bsky.social
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...
dx.plos.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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...
(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!
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...
Come visit us on Saturday October 18th! Hope to see you there!
Register here:
www.ualberta.ca/en/admission...
October 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This Saturday! See you there!