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For each year from 1995-2010 (details for 2011 pending), more students graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology than a Bachelor's degree in any other Major in the Faculty of Arts (e.g., Accounting, Economics, English, Social Development Studies, etc.).
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General information regarding convocation dates, graduation photos, etc.
We extend heartfelt congratulations to 46 people who will be receiving Psychology degrees at the October convocation:
We would appreciate hearing about your plans for the coming year.
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General information regarding convocation dates, graduation photos, etc.
Arts Grad Class Challenge 2011
The Psychology Convocation Luncheon will be held in the PAS Lounge (PAS 3005) and patio area on Thursday June 16, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Thesis award presentations will be made during the luncheon at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Those graduating (BA Psych and BSc Psych) will be sent an invitation to the luncheon for themselves and the guests that they will be taking to the convocation ceremony. Please submit RSVPs to Louise Porter (L2porter@uwaterloo.ca) by Thurs June 9.
We extend heartfelt congratulations to 134 Psychology Majors who will be receiving Bachelor's degrees in Psychology (BA or BSc) at the June 2011 convocation:
We would appreciate hearing about your plans for the coming year.
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Graduating Class of 2011
On an annual basis, each department in the Faculty of Arts selects the top graduating student from their Honours Bachelor of Arts program to be the recipient of the Departmental Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement. The Awards are presented at the June convocation. Those graduating in June as well as the previous October convocation are considered for the award. The Psychology Department is thrilled to announce that Jeffrey Hughes is the 2011 recipient of the Departmental Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Honours BA Psychology.
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Jeff completed his Honours Thesis (Getting Justice or Getting Even: How Belief in Ultimate Justice Predicts Attitudes Toward Revenge) under the supervision of Dr. Michael Ross.
During third year Jeff received a Psychology Memorial Award in memory of Dr. Phillip Bryden for outstanding academic achievement. In fourth year he received the Currie Scholarship (another departmental award) for outstanding academic achievement.
Jeff will be receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Arts and Business Co-op at the June 2011 convocation ceremony and will begin graduate studies in Social Psychology at the University of Waterloo September 2011.
Congratulations Jeff on your outstanding academic achievement and best wishes for success in graduate school!
Regarding the convocation ceremony:
A list of all of the Departmental Award winners for the Faculty of Arts will be in the convocation program. Those receiving Departmental Awards will walk across the stage by themselves rather than in groups of 3. Award recognition will be announced along with the name of the individuals as they walk across the stage.
The Psychology Department is also pleased to announced that Dylan Thompson will be receiving the Departmental Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Honours BSc Psychology. This is not an annual award and Dylan is only the third recipient. During the past two years Dylan received Psychology Memorial Awards for academic achievement in memory of Dr. Phillip Bryden and Dr. Richard Walters. Dylan completed his Honours Thesis (Element Organization and its Effects on Restoration, in the Context of Virtual Garden Environments) under the supervision of Dr. Colin Ellard. |
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He will be receiving an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology Co-op with a Biology Minor at the June 2011 convocation ceremony and will begin medical school at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine September 2011.
Congratulations Dylan on your outstanding academic achievement at uWaterloo and best wishes for success at medical school!
(This award is not mentioned in the convocation program or announced at the convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Science.)
Approximately 40% of those who graduated with Honours Psych degees this past year (including Oct 2010 and June 2011 convocation) completed an Honours Thesis (Psych 499A/B/C).
Once a year, the Psychology Department recognizes the achievements of a small number of students who have produced the most outstanding Honours Theses over the past year (i.e., Spring/Fall/Winter).
Message from the Psych 499 Course Coordinators (Dr. Erik Woody & Dr. Dan Smilek):
"Congratulations to all our students who completed an honours thesis! Overall, the theses this year were of impressively high quality. We applaud all the hard work and dedication that went into such a high level of achievement! To recognize particularly outstanding theses, we were able to give eight Honours Thesis Awards, based on the exceptional quality of the research and writing. We are proud of the fine work of all of honours thesis students and wish them every success in their future endeavours."
35 of the 98 Honours Psychology Majors graduating June 2011 completed an Honours Thesis.
Honours Thesis Awards will be presented to the following people at the Psychology Convocation Luncheon on June 16:
Alan Angold
"OpenDRC: The Development of a Computational Open Source Version of the Dual Route Cascaded Model"
Thesis Supervisors: Derek Besner & Britt AndersonCaitlin Chiupka
"Comparing Anticipatory and Post-Event Autobiographical Images and Memories in Individuals with Social Anxiety and Non-Anxious Controls"
Thesis Supervisor: David MoscovitchYvonne De Wit
"Preschoolers' Executive Functioning and Parental Stress"
Thesis Supervisor: Elizabeth NilsenMark Hallink
"Reasons Underlying Self-Esteem Differences in Positive and Negative Expressivity and their Interpersonal Consequences"
Thesis Supervisor: Joanne WoodJackey Lee
"Texas Hold'em, Bluffing and Arousal: Implications for Problem Gambling"
Thesis Supervisor: Mike DixonHannah Masterman
"The effects of approach and avoidance on affective judgments of objects: A virtual reality study"
Thesis Supervisors: Colin Ellard and Roxane ItierNavaneethan Siva
"Effect of auditory mitigations on performance during a sudden increase in workload after a monotony induced vigilance task"
Thesis Supervisor: Jonathan FugelsangDaniel van der Werf
"Escalation of Commitment in Bi-Cultural Chinese-Canadians when Culture is Primed"
Thesis Supervisor: Wendi Adair
Applications are not accepted for these awards. Award selection is based on academic performance. A limited number of recipients will be chosen from those enrolled in year 3 and 4 of Honours Psychology (BA or BSc). The home base of registration of the recipients must be the University of Waterloo. Typically the grade cutoff for these awards is in the range of 88-92% for both the overall average and the Psychology average.
Funding for the Psychology Memorial Awards (Walters or Bryden Awards) is possible thanks to the generosity of donors such as faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and friends of the Psychology Department.
Eleven people received awards for outstanding academic achievement in Honours Psychology this year:
M.P. Bryden Award (5)
These awards are given in memory of Dr. Philip Bryden who was a distinguished faculty member in our department as well as a renowned scholar in the field of human hemispheric lateralization. The recipients are:
Jennifer N. Allman
Daniel C. Etigson
Phoebe Lo
Caphan Lieu
Sarah J. McComb
R.H. Walters Award (6)
These awards are given in memory of Dr. Richard Walters who was the founding Chairman of the Psychology Department as well as a renowned scholar in the field of social development. The recipients are:
Mann Mann Hui
Chantal M. Johnson
Hannah Masterman
Rachel J. Morrison
Max A. Palamar
Dylan Thompson
Congratulations everyone and best wishes for continued success!
Applications are not accepted for these awards. Award selection is based on academic performance. A limited number of recipients will be chosen from those enrolled in year 3 and 4 of Honours Psychology (BA or BSc). The home base of registration of the recipients must be the University of Waterloo. Typically the grade cutoff for these awards is in the range of 88-92% for both the overall average and the Psychology average.
Funding for the Psychology Memorial Awards (Walters or Bryden Awards) is possible thanks to the generosity of donors such as faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and friends of the Psychology Department.
Names of the recipients will be announced during the Winter 2012 term, possibly as late as April 2012.
Applications are not accepted for this award. Award selection is based on academic performance. One recipient is chosen annually from those registered in year 3 or 4 of Honours Psychology. The home base of registration of the recipient must be the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo. Typically the grade cutoff for this award is at least 90% for both the overall average and the Psychology average.
Funding for the Currie Scholarship came from the revenue collected from an air hockey machine that was donated to the Campus Centre (now the Student Life Centre) by Mrs. Currie in the 1970s.
The recipient of the Currie Scholarship was Jeffrey Hughes. Congratulations Jeff and best wishes for continued success!
Applications are not accepted for this award. Award selection is based on academic performance. One recipient is chosen annually from those registered in year 3 or 4 of Honours Psychology. The home base of registration of the recipient must be the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo. Typically the grade cutoff for this award is at least 90% for both the overall average and the Psychology average.
Funding for the Currie Scholarship came from the revenue collected from an air hockey machine that was donated to the Campus Centre (now the Student Life Centre) by Mrs. Currie in the 1970s.
The name of the recipient will be announced during the Winter 2012 term, possibly as late as April 2012.
Further details about the NSERC USRA are on the following website.
We are looking forward to the following 5 people working in the Psychology labs in 2012:
Carolyn Baer (supervisor Ori Friedman)
Sarah Moroz (supervisor Mike Dixon)
Stephen Soncin (supervisor Myra Fernandes)
Patricia Varao Sousa (supervisor Dan Smilek)
Sandy Vuong (supervisor Jonathan Fugelsang)
The competition for the NSERC USRA will hopefully be launched in December 2012. Nominations for the awards will be made by the end of January 2013 or early Feb 2013.
For now have a look at the details for the 2012 competiton.
A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology is a very practical undergraduate degree and the career paths of those graduating will be diverse. Some will seek employment while others will further their education. See samples below.
We would appreciate hearing about your plans for the coming year. This information is very useful to current and prospective Psychology Majors who are seeking career advice.
EXAMPLES OF THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT PSYCHOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE HOLDERS PURSUE AFTER GRADUATION
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PSYCHOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE HOLDERS - EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION
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Recipients in recent years:
Leadership Award:
- Mathieu Poirer (2008) - Joint Honours Psych
Volunteerism Award:
- Emma Guild (2005) - Honours BSc Psych
- Pandora Yee (2005) - Four Year General Psych
- Amanda Hogle (2006) - Honours Psych and Arts and Business
- Andrew Abela (2007) - Honours BSc Psych
- Krysta Williams ( 2007) - Joint Honours Psych
- Catherine Lau (2009) - Honours BSc Psych
Congratulations everyone!
Last updated April 27, 2012
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