Psychology Students' Association
University of Toronto
Seeking participants for an online survey about intergenerational relationships. Link to the survey HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/intergenerational_storytelli… To qualify for this study, you must be 18 to 30 years of age. Participants will be entered into a prize lottery for the chance to win 1 of 4 Amazon gift cards ($50 each).
What does the cosmos sound like? How can cognitive science help solve our meaning crisis? What are the pitfalls of developing AI solutions? Join us at #TEDxUofT as the #UofT community comes together to share, deconstruct, and internalize ideas, and walk away with broader perspectives. Student tickets now available https://www.tedxuoft.com/conference#ticketing This year, two of the speakers are from our very own psychology department – Dr. Dan Dolderman, who will be discussing society and how it needs to be re-organized to address the issue of climate change, as well as Dr. John Vervaeke, who is focusing on the mind and how it fits into topics like artificial […]
DATE: Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 TIME: 10am-12pm LOCATION: Psychology Lounge (SS 4043) The Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) presents our annual event, Tea with Professors! Have you ever found it difficult to go up to your professor after class or attend their office hours? Have you ever wished you could discuss your interests in psychology with our faculty, but found it too intimidating to do so? If your answer is yes to either, here’s the opportunity for you! At this event, you’ll be given the chance to interact with a number of professors and their graduate students in our psychology department. […]
Hey you! You want to join the team? The Psychology Student’s Association will be having elections for the 2018-2019 academic school year for executive positions. There are 13 available executive positions: President (1) Vice President (1) Treasurer (1) Secretaries (2) Academic Coordinator (2) Seminar Coordinator (2) Volunteer Coordinator (2) Social Coordinator (2) NOMINATIONS DUE: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 6pm in the SS 509 office (please hand in forms to the office hour host OR slide your form under the door) Nomination form (available online or in the office): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVpt1nX2U44ezqZHhctBxRm5CSbUhGcga6AWq6HTIjU/edit CAMPAIGN PERIOD: Monday, March 4th – Friday, March 9th, 2018 […]
Kang Lee’s Development Lab is looking for motivated individuals to join our team! You will be involved in a series of studies examining emotion detection. We will be examining the ways in which changes in facial blood flow contributes to the detection of emotions. You will be involved in recruiting participants, running the experiments, coding data, preparing stimuli, and recording the results. You will also participate in training sessions to acquire the necessary skills for the current project. Requirements: Be punctual Ability to work independently Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills Problem solving skills Strong computer and technical skills is an […]
MPS degree with focus in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy is a Master’s program that integrate spirituality and psychotherapy. This comprehensive program offers over 400 classroom hours in the theory and practice of psychotherapy along with Practicum courses with at least 240 hours of direct client contact hours. Students will take seven basic theological courses as well. Upon graduation, students will meet the entry-to-practice competencies of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). The goal of the program is to create a generation of therapists who are psychologically and spiritually literate; who […]
NeuroXChange is a unique neuroscience and mental health conference held at McMaster University open to undergraduate students across Ontario. This conference is designed to bring together future neuroscientists to network, learn, and present their research to fellow peers. Students are encouraged to present their research OR to register as attendees. If you are an undergraduate student interested in neuroscience, mental health or research in general, we highly encourage you to attend. There will be keynote addresses from Dr. Douglas Crawford and Dr. Stephanie R. Penney, as well as a panels consisting of neuroscience graduate students and mental health professionals. If you […]
Are you interested in volunteering or finding a career in the mental health field? Do you want to know how you might use your degree toward finding work in neuroscience or psych research, psychotherapy, advocacy and public awareness, and other mental health-related work? Come to the Working for Mental Health Forum. William Doo Auditorium, March 9, 2-5 pm. Listen to keynote speakers and join breakout discussions to explore what your options might be. Please register at: http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/w4mh2018/ Feel free to join our Facebook Event page for important updates at: https://www.facebook.com/events/167156047240715/ We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers, The W4MH Committee
Sexual violence is an epidemic on UofT campus. Silence is Violence, a grassroots, anti-sexual violence collective at the University of Toronto, is calling for students to complete a survey on sexual violence on campus. Students in all programs are encouraged to do the survey, whether or not they identify as survivors of sexual violence. This is the first survey of its kind to be conducted at UofT that seeks to understand students’ perspectives about sexual violence on campus. Please complete the survey below to help us understand how UofT students navigate issues of sexual violence on campus. Share widely with […]