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Kathryn BrownThird-year criminology student Kathryn Brown is one of the peer facilitators delivering curriculum for the Bystander Initiative to Mitigate Sexual Violence.

Peers confront sexual violence through bystander training workshops

Nov 7th, 2013

Growing up in the hyper-masculine atmosphere that goes along with male-dominated sports like travel hockey, Dylan Schentag heard his fair share of sexist locker room jokes and crude remarks about women.

Now a third-year psychology major, he’s doing his part to help change the channel and discourage a culture that objectifies women and ultimately leads to the trivialization of sexual assault.

Dusty JohnstoneDusty Johnstone's research involved interviewing 10 women who had been sexually assaulted but didn't label their experience as such.

Acknowledging sexual assault focus of PhD thesis

Oct 24th, 2013

Even though by the letter of the law they may have been sexually assaulted, an alarming number of women don’t label what happened to them as sexual assault or rape, according to Dusty Johnstone.

A post-doctoral teaching fellow in Women’s Studies, Dr. Johnstone recently defended her 250-page PhD dissertation, a qualitative study based on interviews of 10 women who technically had been sexually assaulted, but didn’t label their experiences as such.

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UWindsor grad recognized for psychology research

Jun 24th, 2013

Research into pediatric traumatic brain injury by a UWindsor psychology grad helped to make her the first Canadian winner of an award from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

Chand Taneja (MA 2001, PhD 2005) works with the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health and runs a private practice in Victoria, BC. An award of $1,500 accompanies her receipt of the Early Career Psychologist Award for excellence in a credentialed psychologist with less than 10 years of postdoctoral experience.

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Bojana KnezevicBojana Knezevic was all smiles in this photo, taken right after she successfully defended her dissertation.

Student discovers beauty of clinical neuropsychology in Windsor

Jun 24th, 2013

During the five years she was in Windsor, Bojana Knezevic learned a tremendous amount about impulsivity and how an inability to delay gratification may lead to risky and potentially harmful behaviour.

She also learned a great deal about herself, not the least of which is that she isn’t an especially impulsive person.

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Dual lives result in better well-being for Arab youth: visiting lecturer

May 23rd, 2013

Children who immigrate to Canada may lead dual lives in order to fit in with their peers while maintaining the cultural traditions of their families, according to a visiting psychology researcher who will deliver a lecture here next week.

“The research shows that it’s possible to have double identities, and in fact, those who do, usually have better psychological well-being,” said John Berry, professor emeritus at Queen’s University.