New Chair of Psychology
July 2011
The Department of Psychology is very pleased to announce that Dr. Dale Stout will be assuming the responsibilities of Chair of Psychology for a three-year mandate starting July 1, 2011. Dale is an experienced Chair who last served in this role from 2005 to 2008. It makes no doubt that the Department will greatly benefit from his dedication, sensitivity and wisdom. Among the challenges ahead, Dale will need to carefully manage growth in student enrollment, make one or two new Faculty hires and oversee the development of a small, well-targeted graduate program. It goes without saying that in these endeavors he will be able to count on the support of the outgoing Chair, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, who now begins a four-year mandate as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
New Psychology Professors join our ranks!
June 2011
We are very pleased to announce the hire of Health Psychologist Laura Mitchell, on a tenure-track position starting July 1, 2011. Before coming to Bishop’s, Laura was a professor at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland (UK). Her research specialties include the Psychology of Music, as well as Pain and Pain management; she will greatly contribute to the emerging research cluster in Psychological Health and Wellbeing. Laura is also a great teacher and she will be teaching the Personality course this fall!
In the same vein, we are happy to welcome three young and dynamic scholars that will join us on temporary appointments for 2011-12. Joseph Eastwood (Memorial) is a Forensic Psychologist; Lisa Mask (Ottawa) is a Social Psychologist specializing in body image, health and adjustment in women; and Nicolas Plante (Trois-Rivieres) is a specialist of the cognitive correlates of adolescent delinquency.
Psychological Health and Wellbeing symposium at CPA in Toronto
June 2011
The Psychology Department was well represented at the annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) meeting that was held from June 2-4 in Toronto. Indeed, under the leadership of Fuschia Sirois, the Department organized the first off campus Symposium of the Psychological Health and Well-being research cluster: “Self-perceptions, Health and Well-being: A Temporal Perspective”. In addition to Dr. Sirois, Dale Stout, Claude Charpentier and our newest faculty member Laura Mitchell presented talks. The symposium was highlighted in the program as a “notable conference event”; it was well attended and very well received. Useful connections were established with like-minded academics from the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital.
Psychology Graduates to Carry Bishop’s Good Name in Graduate School
April 2011
Once again this has been a great year for our graduate school applications. All the best to the following outstanding recent graduates: Elisabet Liskovoi (Ryerson), Charles Shearson (Sherbrooke or McGill), Eva Borkenhagen (Lethbridge), Matt Erisman (Medicine; Calgary), Elizabeth Morin-Lessard (Linguistics, Ottawa), Tarah Vallee (Ottawa), Willow Burns (Trent), Phil Blouin (Philosophy; Montreal), Sebastien Larocque (Lakehead), Viviane Falardeau (Montreal), Harold Bauerle (Vermont, USA) and Tracy Clouthier (Penn State, USA).
Prestigious Scholarships for Recent Psychology Graduates
April 2011
Congratulations to Willow Burns who has taken a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) scholarship to Trent University and to Elisabet Liskovoi who has just received an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and will take it to Ryerson University.
“Health and Wellbeing: New Perspective” Colloquium at Acfas
April 2011
Dr. Fuschia Sirois and Dr. Estelle Chamoux (Biology) co-hosted this ambitious multidisciplinary event on May 12. Highlights of the day included Stephen Cunnane (Sherbrooke) presenting on the key role of certain fatty acids in successful cognitive aging, and Josee Jarry (Windsor) on the “thin ideal” and associated health and wellbeing risks. It is noteworthy that amidst well-established experts in their fields, Psychology Honours Student Viviane Falardeau got to present her recent work on the effect of concussions on the perceptual and motor skills of female student-athletes.
Honours students to present their theses
April 2011
This year, 11 students have successfully completed their Honours theses and they will be presenting their final results on Friday, April 8 from 9AM in Hamilton 305. The students are: Viviane Falardeau, Sebastien Larocque, Tara Vallee, Lauren Oswald, Martina Northrop-Lyons, Charles Shearson, Elizabeth Morin-Lessard, Tiffany Duchesneau, Shelley Powell, Emily Forcione and Stephanie Broadhurst. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Teaching award for Dr. Claude Charpentier
March 2011
The Student Representative Council (SRC) has honoured Dr. Claude Charpentier with another (!) teaching award. The presenter, Psychology student Hazeline Delos Trinos, highlighted Dr. Charpentier’s outstanding interactions with students and her ability to merge classroom material and real world issues in a vivid and powerful manner. Congratulations Claude!
Lauren Oswald and Elizabeth Morin-Lessard win Research Week prizes
March 2011
As usual, the Department of Psychology was represented at the Research Week student poster competition, with 8 out of 20 total entries. Psychology Honours students Lauren Oswald and Elizabeth Morin-Lessard were awarded Second and Third prize, respectively! Congratulations to all the poster presenters for such high level work.
Health Canada Grant for team of researchers
March 2011
A team of researchers led by Estelle Chamoux of the Biology Department and including Psychology professors Claude Charpentier, Fuschia Sirois, Dale Stout and Benoit-Antoine Bacon were awarded 25,000$ from a Health Canada grant coordinated by McGill University to work on “Strategic interventions to optimize relations between health professionals and English beneficiaries in the Eastern Townships”. The team is in the process of hiring Research Assistants for the summer and the upcoming academic year.
Dr. Sirois Interviewed on Procrastination
February 2011
Hear Dr. Fuschia Sirois speak to host Timothy Pychyl (Carleton University) about procrastination, mindfulness and wellbeing. The interview took place on February 4, 2011 and the podcast can be downloaded here: http://iprocrastinate.libsyn.com/category/podcasts
Correctional Services visit the Psychology Department
January 2011
Parole Officer Alessandria Paige (a graduate of the Department) and Psychologist Isabelle Martin, both of whom work at the Cowansville Penitentiary, gave a very interesting account of their lives “inside”. They also encouraged students to seek employment with correctional services since several positions require a B.A. in Psychology and since there is currently a shortage of qualified applicants. More information about this challenging career choice can be found at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/
