SMU Psychology Department

08/18/2026

Are you a Saint Mary's University Halifax student doing research this summer? If so, you are invited to present at our first annual Summer Student Research Showcase. We're looking for talks of any kind, or demonstrations, or videos, or any way you can highlight and show the university community what you have learned this summer. It need not be a formal research talk, but it can be.

Monday August 24, 1:00 - 4:00 pm in Atrium room 340

If you wish to present, please send an email to [email protected] by Friday August 21 with a brief description of your presentation, your supervisor, and your name.

Snacks will be provided too!!

SMU Science SMArts - Saint Mary's Faculty of Arts Sobey School of Business - SMU Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre Scott McCain & Leslie McLean Centre for Sport, Business and Health

07/07/2026

07/06/2026

The Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology (CCDP) annually recognizes outstanding teaching assistants across Canada.

We are delighted to announce that Megan Hurd is this year’s recipient for the Psychology Department at Saint Mary’s University.

Megan earned this recognition through her professionalism and exceptional mentorship of undergraduate students in Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology during the Winter term. Congratulations, Megan, and thank you for your commitment to supporting our students.

06/09/2026

Majors, minors, honours, and certificate students from both the Faculties of Arts and Science—along with Master’s and PhD graduates—crossed the stage during Convocation last week. In total,148 students from the Department of Psychology received their degrees.

Congratulations to all of our graduates on this remarkable achievement, and thank you to the staff and faculty whose support, mentorship, and dedication helped make it possible.

06/08/2026

SMU was well-represented at the recent Science Atlantic Psychology conference at Memorial University in St. John’s Newfoundland. Congratulations to all presenters, especially Dylan Martin, who won the Science Communication award for his poster presentation on “Awe, Beaty, and Meaning in Life.” SMU Science

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

We are so proud that three of the valedictorians for Spring Convocation this year are graduating with Honours degrees in Psychology. Congratulations Melissa, Tashauna, and Elizabeth! Read more here: https://news.smu.ca/news/2026/5/25/science-valedictorians

https://news.smu.ca/news/2026/5/22/meet-your-arts-valedictorians-for-spring-convocation

Valedictorians Melissa Alvarez Del Angel and Tashauna Reid will represent the Faculty of Science at their ceremonies on Thursday, May 28. Watch the graduation livestream and find the convocation program on our website .

05/28/2026

Big congratulations to all SMU graduates this week, especially our psychology students! We're so proud of all of you! Special shout out to four new PhD graduates - Dr. Damian Canagasuriam, Dr. Brianna Cregan, Dr. Meghan Donahoe, and Dr. Vanessa Myers each graduated with a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from SMU this week!

05/27/2026

The Literacy Lab is recruiting for two research studies - the first one is an easy on-line questionnaire and the second is in our lab on campus. Please check out the details here:

The Saint Mary's University Literacy Lab.