Research
In the photo: Professor Katie Gunnell, whose research focuses on children鈥檚 physical literacy.
Additional Research Information
Research Areas
Research in the Department spans the following areas: Cognitive, Developmental, Forensic, Health and Personality & Social.
Labs and Research Groups
The Department of Psychology has various labs and research groups within each research area below. Please note that some labs and research groups are affiliated with more than one area.
Faculty Research Videos
These videos allow you to learn more about our faculty鈥檚 interests and research areas.
Researcher Guide to SONA
If you are a researcher using the SONA system to recruit undergraduate psychology students to participate in your studies, please refer to this Researcher’s Guide to the Psychology SONA System.
Quantitative Psychology at 杏吧原创
What is Quantitative Psychology?
Statistical Consulting Service
The Department of Psychology is pleased to provide statistical consulting to faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.
Organized Research Units
Learn more about the Centre for Applied Cognitive Research, the Forensic Psychology Research Centre and the Pickering Centre for Research in Human Development.
A Strong Research Orientation
The Department of Psychology has a strong research focus involving a diversity of research areas that span the discipline of psychology.
Our research orientation includes both determining fundamental processes underlying key psychological phenomena as well as their application to real-world contexts.
Browsing our research areas page will be useful if you are trying to secure a research supervisor, locate a volunteer opportunity, or simply learn more about research being conducted by our faculty and students.
Participating in Psychological Research
It is possible to participate in the research life on campus and receive participation credit for doing so. This can be accomplished by serving as a:
- Study Participant. Students enrolled in PSYC 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002 can earn marks by participating in psychological studies conducted by our faculty and students. To learn more, consult our
- Research Lab Volunteer. Gain experience with the research process, work with faculty and fellow students, and earn Co-Curricular Record credit along the way. To learn more, consult our Volunteering in a PSYC Lab page.
Funding Support
To support this research, many of our student and faculty projects are supported by funding from the following agencies:
Collaboration throughout the Capital
Our diverse interests have resulted in several unique liaisons with research facilities throughout the capital region, enabling faculty and students to carry out collaborative projects with scientists from organizations such as:
- Health Canada
- Transportation and Communications
- The Ottawa and Royal Ottawa Hospitals
- The Ministries of Justice
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
- The Department of National Defence
- Various laboratories within the National Research Council of Canada