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We are excited to announce that our 7th annual PSYC Research Lab Fair is returning on Tuesday, October 14th (12:00pm – 3:00pm) in the North AQ! The Lab Fair is a unique opportunity for all areas of Psychology to come together and showcase the diverse research happening across their labs. At this event, you can:

-Explore the fascinating world of Psychology research
-Connect with Psychology professors, graduate students, and research assistants
-Discover opportunities to get involved through volunteer and RA positions

This year, 19 labs from all six areas of Psychology (Clinical, Cognitive & Neural, Developmental, History Quantitative & Theoretical, Social, and Law & Forensic, including a lab from the Department of Linguistics) will be showcasing their research in an engaging, fair-style format. For students considering graduate school in Psychology, joining a lab is highly recommended - and the Lab Fair is the perfect chance to connect with our labs all in one place. In addition, students will have the opportunity to connect with the following campus groups and services to learn more about their events and involvement opportunities:

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-Arts Central
-Career & Volunteer Services
-Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee & JEDAI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Inclusion) Workgroup

All SFU students are welcome, and we especially encourage Psychology students to attend. Whether you are looking to join a lab, exploring options to get involved on campus, or simply curious about the world of Psychology research - this event is for you!

Participating Labs and Groups

CLINICAL

Autism & Developmental Disabilities Lab (ADDL)

 We research an array of topics about how neurodiversity interacts with aspects of life such as jobs, parenting and attachment, advocacy, and obtaining diagnosis. We strive for autistic and neurodiversity led, co-created research. 

Close Relationships Lab 

 The Close Relationships Lab studies how romantic relationships change over time and how people can have satisfying and healthy romantic relationships. This lab currently focuses on the experiences of people in ethically non-monogamous relationships (e.g., polyamory, open, or swinging) to learn how they may succeed despite the challenges of stigma from dominant hetero- mono-normative society.


and Tech interventions) Lab

 The CORTECH Lab studies the psychosocial determinants of health after concussion across the lifespan (adolescents and adults). We will be presenting ongoing research and hosting a concussion trivia game.

*NEW* Together in Demetia Care

 Led by Dr. Angelina Polsinelli, this lab aims to improve accessibility and support for people living with dementia and their care partners through community collaboration.

COGNITIVE & NEURAL SCIENCE

Spalek's Lab of Attention, Memory & Perception

 Our lab researches cognitive mechanisms such as those involved in attention (e.g., how does your brain selectively process some aspects of your environment over others?) and perception (e.g., how does your visual system use new information to build an understanding of what you see?). To help us answer these questions, we use a variety of tools including computers, electroencephalography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and eye-tracking.

Translational Neuroscience Lab

 The Translational Neuroscience lab uses touchscreen-based cognitive testing in mice and humans to try and understand how sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances contribute to the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. There will be scientific posters, a power point presentation with the images of our studies, CANTAB test introduction on iPad, and games that imitates the experiments we do in animals (Touchscreen Cognition Chambers). 

Vision Lab

 Featuring research on how people pay attention to the visual world, with examples of change detection studies using the Flicker Task. Students will be able to try out these examples for themselves.

DEVELOPMENTAL

 The All Families Lab researches on how parents and families can better support child flourishing. Our current projects address how mindfulness and cultural factors contribute to effective parenting and positive child development.

Grow to Care Lab

 Grow to Care Lab studies children's emotions, social behaviors, and peer relationships, and how parents and peers can influence child well-being. They will be presenting their ongoing and future research initiatives, and talk about research opportunities for those who wish to get involved in research.

History, Quantitative, & Theoretical

Studies in Methodology and Philosophy of Psychological Science

 The Studies in Methodology and Philosophy of Psychological Science Lab, directed by Dr. Kathleen Slaney, conducts research in areas of history and philosophy of science, analysis of various theoretical systems in psychology, with an emphasis on methods and methodology.

Measurement and Modelling Lab

 Led by Dr. Rachel Fouldadi, this lab tackles research quesitons aimed at advancing measurement and modelling of psychological phenomena. The research projects include studies of data collection and data analytic strategies that are employed in many disciplines, but with specific emphasis on understanding factors influencing people's response processes in the generation of responses to questionnaires/surveys. 

Law & Forensic

 

Children's Memory Research Group 

 The Children's Memory Research Group explores a wide range of topics, including children's and adults' memory for repeated events, child witness memory, perceived credibility, and cognitive biases. Our team will be available to debunk common memory myths, share insights from our research, and answer students' questions about our work.

The Eyewitness Memory Lab investigates the reliability of eyewitness evidence, focusing on how memory, perception, and investigative procedures influence identification accuracy. The lab director is Dr. Ryan Fitzgerald.

*NEW* Psychology of Investigations and Evidence (PIE) Lab

 Dr. Adele Quigley-McBride is the Director of the PIE lab at 91ÅÝܽ. Researchers in the PIE Lab, answer applied questions by conducting experiments to shed light on issues at the intersection between law and psychology, with focus on judgment and decision-making in forensically-relevant situations, such as eyewitness identification, forensic science, and use of discretion in legal contexts.

 

Social

Helping & Happiness Lab

 Dr. Aknin's Social Psychology Lab investigates what types of behaviour and people promote connection, indness, and well-being. Their station will be collecting data for an ongoing research study!

Sustainability, Identity, and Social Change (SISC) Lab

 The Sustainability, Identity, & Social Change Lab will be presenting research on environmental activism, climate change and imagining a sustainable world.

Close relationships are complicated! Having close relationships can help foster psychological happiness and physical health, but they can also put people at risk of experiencing rejection and insecurities. Both single and coupled people experience these complexities. Romantic relationships are hard to maintain, and the rates of singlehood are on the rise. The SECURE Lab focuses on understanding factors that can promote security and satisfaction - regardless of whether people are single or coupled.

*NEW* 

 The SoCoSci Lab studies how people think about and understand each other in a complex social world. We examine how these thought processes shift across different situations, and how this knowledge can help people connect and collaborate to create changes in our social world.

Linguistic Labs

Language and Brain Lab

 The LAB lab focuses on the study of language and speech, including its perception, production, and acquisition, as well as cognitive and neural processing. We conduct behavioral, neural, and computational linguistic research across a variety of languages. 

Other

 The Psychology Student Union promotes and represents the interests of Psychology students. They provide social and academic support, as well as resources, for our undergraduate students. Events and activities are held year-round and regularly communicated through social media channels. 

The Behavioural Neuroscience Student Union aims to promote and represent student interests in the Behavioural Neuroscience Program, and all students taking BPK or psychology courses. The BNSS acts as a forum in which students interested in neuroscience can engage with one another, seek guidance, and share ideas and experience. 

Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee and JEDAI workgroup

The Department of Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee's aim is to support respectful, equitable, and reciprocal relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler (non-Indigenous) Peoples. By following the TRC Calls to Action, our committee works to eliminate the marginalization and under-representation that Indigenous Peoples experience in academic settings.

The Department of Psychology's JEDAI workgroup seeks to uphold the University JEDI Statement. We do this through a commitment toward the development of actionable priorities in regards to Justice, Decolonizing, (Re)concilia(c)tion, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Inclusion (JEDAI).

Career and Volunteer Services

 Career and Volunteer Services (CVS) supports students to search and apply for work and volunteer opportunities at SFU and beyond!  Got questions about the direction of your career or what you can do with your Psyc degree?  Come by our table and chat with Albert the Career Educator!

Arts Central

 The hub for FASS undergraduate students to connect with academic advisors and staff to discuss academic or engagement matters and to get student support. Come to Arts Central anytime during our open hours 9:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday.
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