Please join us in wishing good luck to Archana Prakash Kalpana on their MSc Defense Presentation 'Cerebral Lateralization in Kribensis: Role of Sex, Emotion, Familiarity and Personality' UAlbertaScience Wednesday August 13th, 9am MST, BS P319N. All are welcome!

Our Fall25 #PsychSeminar series starts Friday Sep 26 3-4 pm BS P226 with Professor Trevor Hamilton MacEwan University 'Hooked and Anxious: Using zebrafish to study drug addiction-induced withdrawal and heritability of anxiety-like traits' All are welcome!

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 UAlberta Research Read all about it in this Women & Children's Health Research Institute article wchri.org/our-impact/sto…

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

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!

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

A date for your diary! Dr Tanya Shoot 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.

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.

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!

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 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!

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 University of Alberta. Coffee and cups are provided!

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

Step inside the Colbourne Lab with student researcher Grace, where she analyzes how hemorrhagic stroke affects the brain and explores the real-world impact of her research.

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 U of A Centre for Teaching and Learning University of Alberta Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta UAlbertaScience

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

From understanding stroke mechanisms to advancing rehabilitation, Dr. Fred Colbourne and Dr. Ana Klahr discuss how their team’s research is driving lasting impact for patients and beyond.

Today Dr Trevor Hamilton 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!

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.