Please join us in wishing good luck to Fan Peng for their Final PhD Defense 'From adaptation to dysregulation: Hemispheric asymmetry in emotion-cognition interactions' (supervisor Dr Anthony Singhal)
Thursday 12th BS P226 1-2pm MST.
All are welcome to the public presentation.
Each month we will highlight the contributions of members of underrepresented groups to the field of Psychology. For March we spotlight Queer/LGBTQIA+ Voices in Psychology featuring Dr Karen Blair @trentuniversity.bsky.social
Website link below:
www.drkarenblair.com
Our Winter 2026 #CogSem continues this Friday 13th March 3-4pm MST BS P319N [also on Zoom] with Aditi Roy (supervisor Dr Jeremy Caplan) 'Enhanced Item but not Source Memory for Inverted Text'
All are welcome!
If you want a head-start on the rules, read all about it here!
sites.psych.ualberta.ca/recognitionl...
Join Dr Ben Dyson (@benjdyson.bsky.social) this Friday 13th March 12 noon for a playful Teaching Seminar session BS P226
"Can we teach concepts via game actions? Collaborators vs. innovators in the novel card game Shape"
@ualberta.bsky.social
Please save the dates April 30th - May 1st for our Second Alberta Social Symposium!
For more information, check in here
sites.psych.ualberta.ca/IClab/sympos...
Did you know that Pride Week is March 9-14th? Pride is a time to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community, as well as to recognize the past and continuing struggles for rights and acceptance.
To see a full list of Price Week events, please visit the link below!
www.ualberta.ca/en/fyrefly-i...
Accepting nominations for the 2026 Nicoladis Undergraduate Teaching Awards (NUTAs)! Form via the QR code, deadline deadline nomination is June 30th.
Kids as young as seven form beliefs about who is more likely to pursue related occupations @ualberta.bsky.social
Read all about this amazing study led by postdoctoral scholar Dr Kate Luken Raz, from the PEERS Lab (director Dr @whoglund.bsky.social)
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
Special Winter 2026 Psychology Seminar with Kathryn Kincaid Feb 27th 3:00 - 4:00 pm MST BS P226 'The appeal of the strongman: How shared identity, uncertainty, and identity complexity shape leadership preferences'
All are welcome!
📽️Reel Change📽️ happening Wednesday 11th Match 4pm - 6pm MST BS M145. This month we will be featuring 'In Search of Memory'.
All are welcome!
Dr Eberhardt’s research shows how we move beyond theory to inform public policy & reduce racial profiling
Dr Prosser's legacy connects psychological research to educational equity & empowerment
Let us honour this month with intentional action, learning & lasting change
Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser was a pioneering psychologist and educator who focused on the experiences of Black children. She was the first Black woman in the US to earn a PhD in Psychology.
Read about her work here:
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Dr Jennifer Eberhardt is a psychology professor at Stanford University who studies unconscious racial bias and its real-world effects.
Read her work here
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Join us with the Psychology EDI Committee in honouring Black History Month. Black History Month is a time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black individuals in shaping our communities, institutions, and fields of knowledge.
New paper by first-author Julia Self in PLOS ONE shows that strong opinions reduce social learning in zebra finches. Birds with stronger preferences less likely to use social information, revealing that bias strength shapes how ideas spread within groups @laurenguillette.bsky.social
bit.ly/460cQpT
Unfortunately this month's Psychology Departmental Seminar is cancelled. We hope to host Dr Wesley at a later date.
Winter 2026 Psychology Seminar with Dr Jared Wesley, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), and Professor of Political Science at @UAlberta
'Polarization in Alberta: How Partisanship is Reshaping the Province’s Politics'
NEW ROOM: BS M137 and also via Zoom Feb 27th 3pm- 4pm MST.
Congratulations to Dr Jenn Passey for winning the 2026 Graduate Student Association Academic Staff Award!
If you are on campus tomorrow (Friday 20th) at 8:40 am MST, Team Canada will play against Team Finland in the Olympic Hockey semi-final.
The game will be shown on the big screen in BS P226 and we'll bring the popcorn!
Go Team Canada!
Congratulations to Min Hye Kang (supervisor Dr Masuda), who successfully passed their candidacy exam yesterday!
Thanks to Drs Wiebe and Noels (supervisory committee), Dr Fujiwara (arm-length examiner) and Dr Zheng for chairing.
A date for your diary! Dr Yao Zheng will present at our Psych Seminar Series 2026 on 'Daily and long-term psychosocial adjustment during the university years'
Friday March 27th 3-4pm MST BS P-226.
As always- all are welcome!
Learn more about Dr Guillette's research here
sites.psych.ualberta.ca/animal-cogni...
Learn more about Dr St Jacques's research here sites.psych.ualberta.ca/MElab
The 2026 Canada Research Chair Appreciation Event was attended by our two Tier 2 CRC's Faculty of Science Drs Peggy St Jacques (middle) and Lauren Guillette (right), and, Department Chair Professor Wendy Hoglund.
@ualberta.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social
New paper by first-author Julia Self in PLOS ONE shows that strong opinions reduce social learning in zebra finches. Birds with stronger preferences less likely to use social information, revealing that bias strength shapes how ideas spread within groups @laurenguillette.bsky.social
bit.ly/460cQpT
Our Winter 2026 #CogSem continues this Friday 13th February 3-4pm MST BS P319N [also on Zoom] with Devon Yanitski (supervisor Dr. Chris Westbury) 'Semantic Factor Analysis: Creating and Analyzing Psychometric Scales Using LLMs Instead of Humans'
All are welcome!
Each month we highlight the contributions of underrepresented groups in Psychology. This month we feature our first Spotlight on Indigenous Voices in Psychology featuring Dr Marigold Linton.
To read more about Dr Linton's work
www.apa.org/pi/oema/reso...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Belated 🎓Congratulations 🎓to Dr Tiffany Kung, @tiffkung.bsky.social who successfully defended their PhD thesis "Anti-Edema Therapies and Sex Hormones after Experimental Stroke." Tiffany is co-supervised by Fred Colbourne and Ana Klahr.
Way to go Dr Kung!
New publication feat Dr Roger Dixon
The Brain Resilience and Diversity in Aging and Dementia Collaboratory (2026). A roadmap for conducting more inclusive research on brain resilience in ageing and dementia. Nature Reviews Neuroscience
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
