SMU Psychology Department

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.

04/24/2026

Join Science Atlantic Psychology Student Research Conference, May 21-22, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

03/20/2026

One of our students showing how Psychology and Entrepreneurship go together.

03/13/2026

Dr. Margherita Cameranesi recently spoke at the Saint Mary's University Halifax Research Speaker series, showcasing why she is such an asset to our department. We learned about her community-engaged, action-oriented research on resilience with newcomers to NS and youths with Type-1 diabetes. She brings our students new opportunities to network with community partners and to learn about participatory, impactful research through innovative qualitative and quantitative methods. Reach out to the FYRe (Finding Your Resilience) lab to learn more!

SMU Science SMArts - Saint Mary's Faculty of Arts

03/06/2026

The Literacy Lab at SMU is busy this semester, with several honours thesis students seeking participants for their in-person and online research studies. If you're interested in learning more about what we do, or about research in general, follow the link below to sign up via SONA.

02/12/2026

Check out this recently published article about conducting undergraduate research, written by three of our former undergraduate students, and their mentor, Dr. Leanna Closson!

This observation and commentary provides mentor and mentee perspectives on feminist mentoring in psychology. Consistent with our research lab's focus, we a...