Lancer quarterback Austin Kennedy, seated, prepares to take a baseline ImPACT concussion management test. Behind him, from left, are neuropsychology professors Joe Casey and Chris Abeare, and athletic therapist Dave Stoute.
Dragana Ostojic's masters research has found an association between early onset puberty in females and certain symptoms associated with ADHD.
Franklynn Bartol will spend a year ay University College London followed by an additional year at Yale University.
Research into pediatric traumatic brain injury by a UWindsor psychology grad helped to make her the first Canadian winner of an award from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
Chand Taneja (MA 2001, PhD 2005) works with the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health and runs a private practice in Victoria, BC. An award of $1,500 accompanies her receipt of the Early Career Psychologist Award for excellence in a credentialed psychologist with less than 10 years of postdoctoral experience.
Bojana Knezevic was all smiles in this photo, taken right after she successfully defended her dissertation.
During the five years she was in Windsor, Bojana Knezevic learned a tremendous amount about impulsivity and how an inability to delay gratification may lead to risky and potentially harmful behaviour.
She also learned a great deal about herself, not the least of which is that she isn’t an especially impulsive person.
Children who immigrate to Canada may lead dual lives in order to fit in with their peers while maintaining the cultural traditions of their families, according to a visiting psychology researcher who will deliver a lecture here next week.
“The research shows that it’s possible to have double identities, and in fact, those who do, usually have better psychological well-being,” said John Berry, professor emeritus at Queen’s University.
A little bit of rebelliousness can create positive change in the world, but misdirected, can lead to all kinds of negative consequences. Being a rebel with a cause is key, according to psychology professor Kathryn Lafreniere.
An event this weekend will combine woofers and tweeters, as National Service Dogs hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs.
The hunt is a fundraiser in support of the organization’s program training Labrador and golden retrievers to assist children and families living with autism.
The University’s first Three Minute Thesis Competition will wrap up today with presentations by eight finalists who advanced from the preliminary heats.
