Psychology News
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Sep 9 |
Who’s Afraid of Childless Cat Ladies? An award-winning Lakehead researcher has some answers. Clinical psychology PhD student Erika Puiras discusses her research into the stigmas faced by childfree women and the significance of the renewal of... full story |
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May 8 |
Canadian Network for Child and Youth Mental Health Trials secures federal funding CIHR Accelerating Clinical Trials program propels Canada’s first child mental health trials network |
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Mar 21 |
Ontario invests in innovative research and capacity-building projects at Lakehead Dr. Peter Hollings, Dr. Noah Phillips and Dr. Aislin Mushquash have received over $2.1 million from the Government of Ontario |
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Feb 29 |
Exceptional researchers celebrated at annual research and innovation gala Eighteen awards were handed out including the Senate Research Committee's prestigious Distinguished Researcher Award, Research Excellence Award, and... full story |
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Oct 11 |
Lakehead University researchers secure more than $650,000 in SSHRC grants Five research projects at Lakehead University received more than $650,000 in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC... |
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Aug 1 |
Doctoral student recipient of 2023 Women’s Health Scholars Award Lakehead's Erika Puiras has been recognized for her research that studies the experiences of intentionally childfree women. |
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May 8 |
Indigenous artwork is inspiring Lakehead University’s Nursing and Psychology students To the delight of students, faculty, and staff, Lakehead University recently added paintings by Indigenous artists to the Olga Merz School of Nursing... full story |
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Mar 31 |
Dr. Christopher Mushquash honoured with prestigious Canada Gairdner Momentum Award The 2023 Canada Gairdner Award recipients have been announced, and local clinical psychologist Dr. Christopher Mushquash is being honoured for his... full story |
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Feb 9 |
Lakehead University researchers received more than $1.3 million from CIHR in 2022 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is providing more than $1.3 million in grants to researchers at Lakehead University. |
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Jan 25 |
Lakehead University researcher studying early mental health intervention app for adolescents Dr. Aislin Mushquash, a Clinical Psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead... full story |
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Dec 19 |
Funding for Lakehead University graduate students leads to important research Lakehead University graduate students are receiving more than $410,000 in grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural... full story |
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Dec 15 |
Dr. Christopher Mushquash Part of Team Nationally Recognized for Contributions to Clinical Psychology A local clinical psychologist is part of the team led by Dr. Martin Drapeau (Lead Researcher, McGill University) and Dr. Maxine Holmqvist (Lead... full story |
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Nov 1 |
$2m to support bold brain science in Canada Dr. Aislin Mushquash, Associate Professor in Psychology at Lakehead University, and her team are receiving $100,000 to evaluate an e-mental health... full story |
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Sep 14 |
Lakehead University researchers are not sleeping on the importance of rest Dr. Deborah Scharf from Lakehead University is working on a component of a $1.37 million research study examining sleep. |
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May 12 |
Lakehead researchers excited about the NDP’s proposal to expand OHIP to include therapy sessions Two Lakehead University psychology professors said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’s proposal to expand OHIP to include therapy sessions is in-line with... full story |
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Apr 8 |
Virtual Session - Psychology 4901 Students In lieu of an in-person poster session, we have set up a virtual session for this year's Honours 4901 students, which will begin Monday, April 11 at... full story |
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Feb 7 |
Doing Great Things for Indigenous Communities Dr. Mushquash has devoted his career to addressing mental health- and addiction-related issues in rural and Indigenous communities. |
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Jan 27 |
CIHR providing Lakehead University professors with more than $2.1 million for important research Lakehead University researchers are receiving more than $2.1 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for several important projects. |
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Jul 6 |
Psychology graduate students receive Best Poster Award from Canadian Psychological Association Student Section A Canadian Psychological Association Best Poster Award (Student Section) was recently awarded to graduate student and faculty collaborators in the... full story |
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May 7 |
Perspectives on Adult Stuttering Michael Stones, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, published an article on stuttering in The Conversation, an online journal that combines academic... full story |
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Mar 22 |
Using Apps to Support Your Mental Wellbeing with Dr. Aislin Mushquash |
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Jan 19 |
Lakehead University research team publishes promising results from app that helps youth build resilience Dr. Aislin Mushquash, a Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University, and her research... full story |
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Aug 18 |
Research in Action: Charting a Course to Treat Issues Stemming From Childhood Trauma A partnership between Lakehead University and a First Nations organization that is examining the links between childhood trauma and adult physical... full story |
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Aug 17 |
Lakehead researchers hope the Ontario government will integrate registered mental health providers into OHIP Two Lakehead University researchers have published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Public Health encouraging the province to integrate registered... full story |
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Jul 30 |
Lakehead researchers receiving more than $354K from SSHRC The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is granting Lakehead University researchers more than $354,000 in funding for seven... full story |
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May 6 |
Congratulations to Dr. Mushquash for being named a 2020 Champion of Mental Health The Canadian Alliance of Mental Illness and Mental Health named Dr. Christopher Mushquash a Champion of Mental Health for the Innovation – Researcher... full story |
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Dec 11 |
Retirement celebrations for Mary Lysenchuk, Department of Psychology The Department of Psychology at Lakehead University will sadly say farewell to Mary Lysenchuk who has worked at the University for 52 years. We... full story |
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Nov 7 |
Lakehead Psychology Professor Dr. Edward Rawana Interviewed On This Week's DEEP Superior Podcast Lakehead Professor Dr. Edward Rawana is the featured guest in this week's Deep Superior podcast interview. |
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Jul 31 |
Research could help reduce risk for experiencing postpartum depression Carley Pope aims to one day help women reduce the risk for postpartum depression.
Pope discussed her research on maternal mental health at... full story |
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Oct 26 |
Lakehead Professor will be inducted into the Royal Society of Scholars, Artists and Scientists Dr. Christopher Mushquash will soon be the first Lakehead University professor inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars,... full story |
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Sep 8 |
Psychology celebrating Mary Lysenchuk’s 50 years at Lakehead University The Psychology department will hold a reception to celebrate Mary’s 50th anniversary at Lakehead on Friday, Sept. 8 from 3 to 5 pm in the Study... full story |