Head’s Up! The Week Congratulations, Dickie!

Head’s Up!
Department of Psychology
February 17, 2015
Congratulations, Dickie!
Dr. C. T. Dickie Yu has
been named
Distinguished
Researcher at
St.Amant Research
Centre.
This appointment, the first of its
kind at St.Amant, acknowledges
Dickie's extraordinary
contributions to research in
autism and developmental
disabilities, as well as to St.Amant
Research Centre, and his inspiring,
ongoing commitment to scientific
investigation, evidence-based
practice, and the well-being of
persons with developmental
disabilities.
Recently Published in
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Virues-Ortega, J., & Pear, J. J. (2015). A
history of “behavior” and “mind”: Use
of behavioral and cognitive terms in
the 20th Century. The Psychological
Record, 65, 23-30.
The Week After Reading Week
Dr. Maria Medved will
deliver her Departmental
Teaching Colloquium, “On
Learning,” Wednesday
February 25, 3:00 PM
(reception to follow).
Michelle Wright defends her proposed
MA thesis, “The experience of
healthcare and healthcare relationships
for adults with high-functioning autism
spectrum disorder,” Wednesday,
February 25,, 9:00 AM, P412 Duff Roblin
Tracy DeBoer defends her proposed
Ph.D. thesis, “Ontological security and
identity in an urban Aboriginal
community sample of previously
homeless individuals,” Thursday,
February 26, 8:30 AM, P412 Duff Roblin
Ross McCallum defends his proposed
Ph.D. thesis, “Urban Homelessness and
Emergency Department Usage in
Canada: Predictors and User Perceptions
of Emergency Care,” Thursday, February
26, 11:30 AM, P412 Duff Roblin
The next issue of Head’s Up! will
appear on Monday, March 2, 2015.
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Head’s Up!
Department of Psychology
February 17, 2015
Math-Time
Doug Alards-Tomalin wrote an
article on the relationship
between arithmetic cognition and
time perception. The article
appears in the Winter 2015 issue
of the Canadian Psychological
Association's Psynopsis Magazine
(p. 11).
NSERC Undergraduate
Student Research Award
Winners!
Jacquelyn Klassen received a
NSERC USRA to work with Dr.
Melanie Soderstrom examining
bilingual babies’ ability to
discriminate different vowel
contrasts.
Alexie Touchette received a
NSERC USRA to work with Dr.
Jonathan Marotta examining how
allocentric and egocentric
information influences eye and
hand movements.
Psychopharmacology
Workshop
The School Psychology Program
and Manitoba Association of
School Psychologists (MASP) are
pleased to present a free
workshop on psychopharmacology with Dr. Julie
Enyingi, on March 12th from 9:00
AM to 4:00 PM in room P412 Duff
Roblin. Beverages and snacks will
be provided morning and
afternoon. (Parking and lunch are
at your own expense.) Registration
is automatic for School Psychology
students and available on a priority
basis to Psychology Department
members, current MASP members
and cooperating psychologists,
followed by other interested
persons. Please register by sending
your name and affiliation to:
[email protected]
Julie Enyingi MD,FRCPC, Assistant
Professor, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Manitoba, is a Child &
Adolescent Psychiatrist at the
Manitoba Adolescent Treatment
Centre (MATC).