Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland

08/27/2026

📢 The Spring/Summer nomination deadline is August 31st for the Rennie Gaulton Award for Excellence in Teaching! 📢

Do you know a psychology professor who goes above and beyond to make your learning experience exceptional? 🌟 The Rennie Gaulton Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented annually to a faculty member who demonstrates the same dedication to undergraduate teaching that Rennie did. The award will be presented at the Department’s Research Day.

If you’ve had a professor teaching courses this Spring 2026 who you think deserves this award, now is the time to nominate them! 🏆

To nominate a professor:

Fill out the nomination form.
E-mail the form to [email protected] with the subject line: GAULTON AWARD NOMINATION.
🗓 Nominations close August 31st, 2026.

07/29/2026

Join us for Understanding Animal Research at Memorial University, Monday, Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m., Core Science Facility, Whale Atrium.
Learn and ask questions about why and how animals are used in research. All ages welcome! Contact Lindsay Cahill, [email protected].

07/28/2026

Memorial students Lucas Fowler, Haley Adams, Thomas O’Brien, Evan Natsheh and Allison Spurrell from the Faculty of Science are gaining hands-on research experience while helping advance important discoveries in environmental health.

Working alongside Dr. Lindsay Cahill and Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, the students are part of a CIHR-funded project exploring how micro and nanoplastics may affect pregnancy and early development.

Read more in the Gazette: https://gazette.mun.ca/research/cause-and-effect/

07/15/2026

Over the course of his long and impressive career, Bill Montevecchi had an enormous impact on the Memorial University community, particularly the Department of Psychology, and the many students and colleagues he worked with.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bill-montevecchi-obituary-9.6999291

https://www.cauls.ca/obituary/dr-william-montevecchi

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr. William Montevecchi departed from this world on the early morning of Saturday, July 11, 2026. Bills life followed the rhythm of the sea - his years were marked by the arrival of spring, the return of birds to the islands

04/09/2026

04/08/2026

Join us for the 16th Annual Psychology Department Research Day!

Celebrate the incredible research and achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, April 10, 2026. In the morning, graduate students will be holding research talks, followed by poster sessions from Honours students!

📅 April 10th, 2026, starting at 9AM

📍 Health Sciences Building (H2815 & H2808)

We look forward to seeing you there!

03/25/2026

Congratulations to all of the Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience students who presented at the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Conference this month! Below are some pictures from Poster Session B.

Many of our students also took home awards. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Miller, Madi LaSaga, Lucas Fowler, Ashlinn Pennell, Lauren Ringer, Tenika Grandy, Gillian Cook, and Arafa Hossain!

03/23/2026

Career Night is cancelled due to forecasted weather conditions. Keep an eye out for a rescheduled date!

03/18/2026

📢 Reminder! Nomination deadline is March 27th for the Rennie Gaulton Award for Excellence in Teaching! 📢

Do you know a psychology professor who goes above and beyond to make your learning experience exceptional? 🌟 The Rennie Gaulton Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented annually to a faculty member who demonstrates the same dedication to undergraduate teaching that Rennie did. The award will be presented at the Department’s Research Day.

If you’ve had a professor teaching courses this winter 2026 who you think deserves this award, now is the time to nominate them! 🏆

To nominate a professor:

Fill out the nomination form.
E-mail the form to [email protected] with the subject line: GAULTON AWARD NOMINATION.
🗓 Nominations close Friday, March 27, 2026.

03/10/2026

Robyn Cumben, a master’s student of experimental psychology from Grand Bank, NL, has published a new study in the Journal of S*x Research examining how bereaved individuals maintain intimate connections with deceased partners through memory.

The research challenges assumptions that desire fades after loss and highlights how intimacy can persist in complex, deeply human ways.

Read more about the research and preliminary results here: https://gazette.mun.ca/research/continuing-bonds/