Achievements
- LCD Lab hosted Daphne Bauyon, a high school student from Brooks, AB, as part of the Alberta HYRS Program to conduct research over the summer! (2024)
- Congrats to Karolina Wieczorek, who successfully defended her PhD Disseration! Well done, Dr. Wieczorek.
- Congrats to Jayda Rousseau, who finished her honours thesis in the LCD Lab! (2024)
- Congrats to Emma, Yomna, and Noelle, who all graduated at the November 2023 Convocation! Emma and Yomna both graduated with their MSc in Clinical Psychology, and Noelle graduated with her BA (Hons.) in Psychology.
- Congratulations to Emma Amyot and Yomna Waly for both successfully defending their Master's theses! They will now both continue on to the their Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (2023)
- LCD Lab hosted Laura Curran, a student from St. Mary's high school, as part of the Alberta HYRS Program to conduct research over the summer! (2023)
- Congrats to Tosin and Tyler for graduating with their BSc (Hons.) in Psychology at the 2023 May Convocation!
- Congratulations to Tosin Okunjemiruwa & Tyler Birse for finishing their honours theses! (2023)
- Congratulations to Megan DeGroot on receiving the Silver Medallion for the Department of Psychology, and for finishing her honours thesis! (2022)
- Ph.D. Students Justine Thacker and Jessica Switzer graduated this year. Congratulations Dr. Thacker and Dr. Switzer! (2019)
- Summer Students Natalie Williams, from Queens University, and Ka Wing Lai, from University of Calgary, presented their research at the ACHRI Summer Research Conference! (2019)
- LCD Lab hosted Connor Lang, a student from St. Francis High School, as part of the Alberta HYRS Program to conduct research over the summer! (2019)
- Members of LCD Lab presented research and hosted talks at the Society for Research in Child Development conference in Baltimore, Maryland! (2019)
- Michelle Zepeda was selected to be a scholar with SRCD's Millennium Scholars Program! Congratulations Michelle! (2019)
- Ph.D. Student, Jessica Switzer, successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation. Congratulations Jess! (2019)
- Ph.D. Student, Justine Thacker, successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation. Congratulations Justine! (2018)
- Ph.D. student, Ena Vukatana, graduated this year! Congratulations Dr. Vukatana! (2017)
- Congratulations to Dr. Susan Graham who received a Killam Research Excellence Award! (2017)
- Dr. Rochelle Hentges was awarded the Talisman Energy Fund Postdoctoral Scholarship. Congratulations Dr. Hentges! (2017)
- Ph.D. Student Ena Vukatana successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation. Congratulations Ena! (2017)
- Congratulations to Nina Anderson on receiving the Gold Medallion for the Faculty of Arts! (2017)
- Congratulations to Dr. Susan Graham for her new role as director of The Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute! (2016)
- Ph.D. Student Melanie Khu graduated this year. Congratulations Dr. Khu! (2016)
- Michelle Zepeda was awarded the SSHRC Joesph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's Award! (2016)
- Dr. Susan Graham was awarded the Killam Graduate Supervisor and Mentorship Award! (2015)
- Ph.D. Student Sarah Owens, and Masters students Justine Thacker and Jessica Switzer all graduated in November. Congratulations Dr. Owens, Jessica and Justine! (2015)
- Jessica Switzer won the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) (2015)
- Justine Thacker won the SSHRC Joesph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award (2015)
- Melanie Khu started her pre-doctoral residency in paediatric and child clinical psychology at the IWK in Nova Scotia (September 2015). Congratulations Melanie!
- Jessica Switzer and Justine Thacker have both successfully defended their Master's Theses in July 2015.
- Dr. Susan Graham was awarded the prestigious Killam Annual Professorship Award (2015)
- Sarah Owens successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation (March 2015).
- Ena Vukatana successfully completed her Ph.D. Candidacy Exam (October 2014)
- Ena Vukatana won the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) (2014)
- Melanie Khu won the prestigious Killam Research Award (2013)
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