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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...
Congratulations to Mackenzie Heal (supervisor Dr Roger Dixon) on completing her MSc Thesis on Monday: "An Inflammation-Related Polygenic Risk Score Moderates Vascular Health and Sex in Predicting Asymptomatic Aging Memory Trajectories: Implications for Precision Detection of Alzheimer’s Risk"
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Congratulations to Angela Ma on passing their Candidacy Exam this morning! An engaging conversation was had around leadership, stereotypes and prototypes. Thanks to committee Drs Rast III (supervisor), Nash, Gellatly and Wohl, Dr Dyson (Chair), and Philip & Isaac for tech support
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Please join us in wishing Harrison Fah good luck in their MSc Defense Monday Dec 8 9:30am MST, UCOMM 2-480 'Estimating delays in Alzheimer’s Disease onset from risk factor modification using reinforcement learning: A ROSMAP study' (supervisors: Dr Roger Dixon & Russ Greiner)
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Please join us in wishing Öykü Ekinci good luck in their PhD Defense Wednesday Dec 10 9am MST, BS P226 'When public becomes personal: How the pandemic affected the organization of autobiographical memory' (supervisor: Dr Norman Brown)
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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!
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 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.
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
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'.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 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.
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 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!
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 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!
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 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'.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 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
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 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
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 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...
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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
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-...
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
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!🥳
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 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 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
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 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
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
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 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/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 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!
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM