Psychology at U of T Mississauga

11/01/2025

PBS Faculty Position:
Assistant Professor: Teaching Stream - Foundations of Psychology

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a teaching stream position in foundations of psychology. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

Learn more or apply for the position here:

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Foundations of Psychology

01/13/2025

EVENT DETAILS:

Event Description: How do we really see one another in meaningful discourse? Join Vice President and Principal Alexandra Gillespie and Professor Randy Boyagoda with retired Judge Marion Buller, member of Mistawasis First Nation, Chief Commissioner of the national MMIWG commission, and Chancellor of the University of Victoria for a special lecture and discussion on fostering understanding in open inquiry.

Date: Monday, January 20

Time: 2:45 – 4:30PM (doors open at 2:30PM and the event will promptly start at 2:45PM)

Location: University of Toronto Mississauga, MiST Theatre, CCT

Register to attend in-person: https://uoft.me/baT

Register to attend virtually: https://uoft.me/baU

Audience: This event is open to all U of T students, faculty, librarians, and staff

11/29/2024

Attention Undergraduate Students:

TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY: ONE YEAR. ONE PROJECT. $50,000.

The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is a 12-month experiential-learning program in youth leadership and community engagement. Each year, up to 12 selected Fellows receive state-of-the-art training, extensive support, and $50,000 in funding to support their growth as leaders, make a meaningful impact in a community they care about, and acquire skills that will benefit them for a lifetime.

This is the only program in Canada that provides young people with a fully-funded opportunity to dedicate a year of their early career to a project they are passionate about, in any field, sector, and community across the world.

Applications are open to University of Toronto students until December 15th, 2024! Learn more, access support and start your application at www.pathyfellowship.com!

11/20/2024

Attention Undergraduate Students:

ONE MONTH LEFT TO APPLY: ONE YEAR. ONE PROJECT. $50,000.

The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is a 12-month experiential-learning program in youth leadership and community engagement. Each year, up to 12 selected Fellows receive state-of-the-art training, extensive support, and $50,000 in funding to support their growth as leaders, make a meaningful impact in a community they care about, and acquire skills that will benefit them for a lifetime.

This is the only program in Canada that provides young people with a fully-funded opportunity to dedicate a year of their early career to a project they are passionate about, in any field, sector, and community across the world.

Applications are open to University of Toronto students until December 15th, 2024! Learn more and start your application at www.pathyfellowship.com!

11/07/2024

FACULTY POSITIONS:

Assistant Professor: Perception and Cognition (Tenure-track)

The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Perception and Cognition. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.

Learn more or apply for the position here:

Assistant Professor - Perception and Cognition

09/16/2024

Here is a UTM story on Anna Kosovicheva, Assistant Professor from the Department of Psychology.

When Anna Kosovicheva was an undergraduate student at the University of California Berkley, she took a psychology class for the first time. Intro to Psychology wasn’t her first choice, however, because she thought psychology was just about mental health — a subject that she wasn’t very interes...

09/07/2023

Professor Robert Gerlai in the Department of Psychology has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)! Founded in 1882, the RSC recognizes excellence, advises the government and the larger society, and promotes a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world. Professor Gerlai was recognized for his pioneering work on behavioural genetics and his role in championing zebrafish as a model organism in the behavioural neurosciences.

08/31/2023

Professor Benjamin Wolfe from the UTM Department of Psychology spoke to the Toronto Star about plans for the substantial redesign of the Bloor and St George intersection in Toronto.

The new protected intersection at Bloor and St. George streets will be completed next summer, the city projects.

07/07/2023

Psychology student Salem Rao (supervised by Professor Emily Impett) has received an Ulrich J. Krull Research Excellence Award for his ROP project on Parental Experiences and Relationships. Congratulations Salem!

07/07/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Keisuke Fukuda and Dr. Jennifer Stellar on receiving tenure and advancing to the rank of Associate Professor!

06/14/2023

Welcome to attendees of the event focused on student mental health. psychologist Yiyi Wang recently won an Inlight fellowship to create online mental health interventions for fellow students.
Read more: bit.ly/3NxYWTD