Psychology Publications
The Psychology Department at Western has over 50 faculty members representing four Clusters of Research Excellence. Our faculty work with talented graduate and post-graduate students on cutting-edge questions about human and animal behavior. Undergraduate students in Psychology often participate in these exciting research programs. Clinical Science and Psychopathology (CSP) Cognitive, Developmental, and Brain Sciences (CDB) Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O) Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology (SPDP).
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Submissions from 2025
The Underlying Significance of the Newfoundland Fishing Rights in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Marvin L. Simner
Submissions from 2024
Using network science to provide insights into the structure of event knowledge, Kevin S Brown, Kara E Hannah, Nickolas Christidis, Mikayla Hall-Bruce, Ryan A Stevenson, Jeffrey L Elman, and Ken McRae
What we mean when we say semantic: Toward a multidisciplinary semantic glossary, Jamie Reilly, Cory Shain, Valentina Borghesani, Philipp Kuhnke, Gabriella Vigliocco, Jonathan E Peelle, Bradford Z Mahon, Laurel J Buxbaum, Asifa Majid, Marc Brysbaert, Anna M Borghi, Simon De Deyne, Guy Dove, Liuba Papeo, Penny M Pexman, David Poeppel, Gary Lupyan, Paulo Boggio, Gregory Hickok, Laura Gwilliams, Leonardo Fernandino, Daniel Mirman, Evangelia G Chrysikou, Chaleece W Sandberg, Sebastian J Crutch, Liina Pylkkänen, Eiling Yee, Rebecca L Jackson, Jennifer M Rodd, Marina Bedny, Louise Connell, Markus Kiefer, David Kemmerer, Greig de Zubicaray, Elizabeth Jefferies, Dermot Lynott, Cynthia S Q Siew, Rutvik H Desai, Ken McRae, Michele T Diaz, Marianna Bolognesi, Evelina Fedorenko, Swathi Kiran, Maria Montefinese, Jeffrey R Binder, Melvin J Yap, Gesa Hartwigsen, Jessica Cantlon, Yanchao Bi, Paul Hoffman, Frank E Garcea, and David Vinson
Submissions from 2023
Predictive language comprehension in Parkinson's disease, Katharine Aveni, Juweiriya Ahmed, Arielle Borovsky, Ken McRae, Mary E Jenkins, Katherine Sprengel, J Alexander Fraser, Joseph B Orange, Thea Knowles, and Angela C Roberts
Rhythmically modulating neural entrainment during exposure to regularities influences statistical learning, Laura J. Batterink, Jerrica Mulgrew, and Aaron Gibbings
Characterizing and Predicting Canadian Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms In The First Year Of The COVID-19 Pandemic, Haley E. Green, Andrew R. Daoust, Matthew R. J. Vandermeer, Pan Liu, Kasey Stanton, Kate L. Harkness, and Elizabeth P. Hayden
Functions of disordered eating behaviors: a qualitative analysis of the lived experience and clinician perspectives, Abbigail Kinnear, Jaclyn A. Siegel, Philip C. Masson, and Lindsay P. Bodell
Risk and protective factors for stress generation: A meta-analytic review., Angela C Santee, Katerina Rnic, Katharine K Chang, Rachel X Chen, Jennifer-Ashley Hoffmeister, Hallie Liu, Joelle LeMoult, David J A Dozois, and Lisa R Starr
Of words and whistles: Statistical learning operates similarly for identical sounds perceived as speech and non-speechOf words and whistles: Statistical learning operates similarly for identical sounds perceived as speech and non-speech, Sierra J. Sweet, Stephen C. Van Hedger, and Laura J. Batterink
Submissions from 2022
Exceptional Canadian contributions to research on cognitive vulnerability to depression., David J. A. Dozois and Elizabeth P. Hayden
The Contribution of Attachment Styles and Reassurance Seeking to Trust in Romantic Couples., Lyndsay Elizabeth Evraire, David J. A. Dozois, and Jesse Lee Wilde
Knowledge of the temporal structure of events in relation to autistic traits and social ability, Kara E Hannah, Kevin S Brown, Mikayla Hall-Bruce, Ryan A Stevenson, and Ken McRae
Formal Innovations to Clinical Cognitive Science and Assessment, Richard W.J. Neufeld and Matthew J. Shanahan
Psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (F-EPSI) among Iranian University men and women, Reza N. Sahlan, Kerstin K. Blomquist, and Lindsay P. Bodell
Submissions from 2021
Depressive cognition on Twitter., David J A Dozois
The importance of social connectedness: From interpersonal schemas in depression to relationship functioning and well-being, David J. A. Dozois
Anxiety and depression in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey., David J. A. Dozois and Mental Health Research Canada
How long do mood induction procedure (MIP) primes really last? Implications for cognitive vulnerability research., Jennifer C P Gillies and David J A Dozois
Grasping performance depends upon the richness of hand feedback., Prajith Sivakumar, Derek J Quinlan, Kevin M Stubbs, and Jody C Culham
Submissions from 2020
Depressogenic self-schemas are associated with smaller regional grey matter volume in never-depressed preadolescents, Pan Liu, Matthew R.J. Vandemeer, Marc F. Joanisse, Deanna M. Barch, David J.A. Dozois, and Elizabeth P. Hayden
Neural Activity During Self-referential Processing in Children at Risk for Depression., Pan Liu, Matthew R J Vandermeer, Marc F Joanisse, Deanna M Barch, David J A Dozois, and Elizabeth P Hayden
Measuring personal growth and development in context: Evidence of validity in educational and work settings, John P. Meyer Dr.
Online Mindfulness Training Increases Well-Being, Trait Emotional Intelligence, and Workplace Competency Ratings: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial, Ruby Nadler, Julie J. Carswell, and John Paul Minda
Submissions from 2019
Multimodal Event Knowledge in Online Sentence Comprehension: The Influence of Visual Context on Anticipatory Eye Movements, Valentina Benedettini, Pier Marco Bertinetto, Alessandro Lenci, and Ken McRae
Should it Stay or Should it Go? Smartphone Dependency, Kira Foreman-Tran, Karina Schnurr, Ana C. Ruiz Pardo, and John Paul Minda