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Hot! Psych features the latest research discoveries and achievements of our faculty and students. We spotlight news about our programs, our media impact, and the ways that we make a difference in science, in the community, and in student advancement. Find out what’s current, relevant, and hot - follow the links below.

Recent Features

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing: AIRS

Frank Russo leads the way as the Psychology Department becomes a critical partner in a new Major Collaborative Research Initiative studying singing from the perspectives of psychology, music, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and education, assisted by computer science and audio engineering.

How are crime and development linked in offenders?

Developmental psychologists have long known that life transitions can be challenging times, characterized by high stress, instability, and confusion about social roles and responsibilities...

Keep your mind sharp and running, dear grandparents!

It is well documented that certain mental abilities decline with normal aging. A growing body of research demonstrates that age-related declines could be reduced or even reversed through training...

How do couples cope with cancer? A closer look at gender differences and similarities in couples coping with colorectal cancer.

Tae Hart takes a closer look at gender differences and similarities in couples coping with colorectal cancer.

“Head to your right off the elevator...”

Dr. Girard’s current research focuses on impaired thinking abilities among individuals with Schizophrenia and their relation to differences in a critical part of the brain called the hippocampus.

"Mom, pay attention to me!"

Leslie Atkinson explores attentional strategies of stressed, but organized, moms.

Are We There Yet?: Desire and Agency among Youth in the Twenty-First Century

In an age in which our cultural staples include Sex and the City, The Bachelor/ette, The L Word, and Desperate Housewives, what is the status of sexual agency and desire among Canadian youth? Maria Gurevich investigates...

Remembering the Good: A Study of Emotional Memory and Aging

Which do you think you will remember more accurately – a joyous family occasion, an unpleasant medical exam, or your recent trip to Canadian Tire? The answer may depend on your age...

"That's a lovely picture. What is it?"
How we make sense of what others draw

Perhaps we have all been charmed by a work of art, despite an inability to see what the artist actually intended amongst the lines and squiggles. A unique collaboration between Dr Ben Dyson, director of the H.E.A.R. lab, and UK visual artist Rachel Cohen provided insights into how we are able to get meaning from ambiguous visual information.

Where were you on the night of...? Do you have an alibi?

Tara Burke's research explores what happens in the justice system from a social psychological perspective.