  {"id":10895,"date":"2012-05-27T18:20:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T22:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=10895"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:07:38","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Research Areas\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Research in the Department spans a variety of areas within the broader field of psychology. Our researchers are exploring psychology\u2019s major areas including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#cognitive\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Cognitive\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#developmental\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Developmental\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#forensic\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Forensic\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#health\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Health\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        5.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#personality-social\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Personality &amp; Social\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that a faculty member can affiliate with more than one research area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"cognitive\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cognitive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-cognitive-psychology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Cognitive Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cognitive psychologists are interested in basic and applied processes related to memory, attention, perception, speech and language, decision-making, and human performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty are investigating such questions as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do we acquire and develop language and literacy skills?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do we process arithmetic and other numerical knowledge?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the limits of human perception?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can we design safer transportation systems?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can we improve medical decision-making and patient safety?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"faculty-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Faculty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chris-herdman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Chris Herdman<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/deepthi-kamawar\/\">Dr. Deepthi Kamawar<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/guy-lacroix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Guy Lacroix<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/jo-anne-lefevre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/craig-leth-steensen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Craig Leth-Steensen<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/cassandra-morrison\/\">Dr. Cassandra Morrison<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/david-sidhu\/\">Dr. David Sidhu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"related-labs-and-research-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Labs and Research Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ace\/\">The Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (ACE Lab)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccmhome.blogspot.ca\/\">杏吧原创 Cognitive Modeling Lab (CCM)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.carleton.ca\/cacr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Applied Cognitive Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cllr\/\">Child Language and Literacy Research Lab (CLLR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classilab.ca\/\">The Cognition, Language, Sound Symbolism, Iconicity (CLaSSI) Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"developmental\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developmental<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-developmental-psychology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Developmental Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Development refers to the systematic changes that individuals undergo starting before birth and continuing throughout their lifespan. Developmental psychologists study these changes and try to find the best way to describe and explain what occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developmental psychology emphasizes the important interrelationships among the physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects of human development. Development is viewed as a complex interplay between what the individual brings to the process and the context in which development occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics of interest include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How infants, children, adolescents and adults change over time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why such developments take place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The factors that influence particular developmental processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How and why individuals may differ from one another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions being addressed by 杏吧原创 Faculty include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What factors influence the development of shyness, social withdrawal and social anxiety in childhood?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does participating in extracurricular activities affect youth development?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do students experience the move from high school to university and other important life transitions?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do children acquire and develop language and math skills?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"faculty-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Faculty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/anne-bowker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Anne Bowker<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/robert-coplan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Robert Coplan<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/andrea-howard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Andrea Howard<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/deepthi-kamawar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Deepthi Kamawar<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/vivian-lee\/\">Dr. Vivian Lee<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/jo-anne-lefevre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/stefania-maggi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Stefania Maggi<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/cassandra-morrison\/\">Dr. Cassandra Morrison<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/joanna-pozzulo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Joanna Pozzulo<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/maria-a-rogers\/\">Dr. Maria Rogers<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"related-labs-and-research-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Labs and Research Groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cllr\/\">Child Language and Literacy Research Lab (CLLR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/childforensicpsychology\/\">The Laboratory for Child Forensic Psychology (LCFP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickeringcentre.org\/\">Pickering Centre for Research in Human Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/readylab\/\">Research on Emotion and Addictions Development and Methodology Lab (READY)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/robertcoplan.com\/coplan-lab-members\/\">Solitude &amp; Aloneliness (SOLO) Research Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"forensic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forensic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-forensic-psychology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Forensic Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Forensic psychology refers broadly to the research and application of psychological knowledge to the justice system, including such areas as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The empirical and theoretical analysis of criminal behaviour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correctional psychology (including institutional and community corrections)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychology and law (including, sentencing, eyewitness testimony, jury decision making, and legislation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victim services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Police psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The design, delivery and evaluation of prevention and treatment programs for youth and adult offenders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students studying in the area will gain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Knowledge of the application of psychology to the justice\/legal system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expertise to design and evaluate research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication and consultation skills necessary to express and apply their findings effectively to diverse groups in a variety of settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"faculty-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Faculty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kelly-m-babchishin\/\">Dr. Kelly Babchishin&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/craig-bennell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Craig Bennell<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kristopher-brazil\/\">Dr. Kristopher Brazil<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/shelley-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Shelley Brown<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/adelle-forth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Adelle Forth<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kirk-luther\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kirk Luther<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kevin-nunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kevin Nunes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/joanna-pozzulo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Joanna Pozzulo<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"related-labs-and-research-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Labs and Research Groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/acbrlab\/\">The Aggressive Cognitions and Behaviour Research (ACBR) Lab\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/gendercrimelab\/\">Gender &amp; Crime Research Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forensic Psychology Research Centre<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/childforensicpsychology\/\">The Laboratory for Child Forensic Psychology (LCFP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/policeresearchlab\/\">Police Research Lab (PRL)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/prismlab\/\">Psychological Research in Investigative Science and Methodology (PRISM) Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/\">Sexually Harmful Behaviours Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"health\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-health-psychology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Health Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Health psychologists are concerned with the psychological, social and behavioural factors that influence the onset, course and treatment of disease, as well as the impact of stress and illness on the individual. Questions of interest to faculty in the Department of Psychology include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the differences between happy and unhappy people?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do people adapt to life-changing experiences?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the psychological benefits of forgiveness?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What factors contribute to gambling and refusal to seek treatment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What predicts the health and well-being of workers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does cancer treatment affect memory and sexuality?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do individual differences influence health, coping with medical problems and seeking treatment for them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"faculty-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Faculty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/rachel-burns\/\">Dr. Rachel Burns<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chad-danyluck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Chad Danyluck<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chris-davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Chris Davis<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kate-dupre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kate Dupr\u00e9<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/katie-gunnell\/\">Dr. Katie Gunnell<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/andrea-howard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Andrea Howard<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/vivian-lee\/\">Dr. Vivian Lee<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/yan-liu\/\">Dr. Yan Liu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/stefania-maggi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Stefania Maggi<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/stafffaculty-listing\/faculty\/janet-mantler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Janet Mantler<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/marina-milyavskaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Marina Milyavskaya<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/maria-a-rogers\/\">Dr. Maria Rogers<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/nassim-tabri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Nassim Tabri<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/michael-j-a-wohl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Michael Wohl<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/john-m-zelenski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. John Zelenski<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"related-labs-and-research-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Labs and Research Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bea-well-lab\/\">Behaviours, Exercise, Assessment, and Well-Being Lab (BEA-WELL Lab)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/\">The Betterment Labs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/happinesslab\/\">杏吧原创 University Happiness Laboratory\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccmhome.blogspot.ca\/\">杏吧原创 Cognitive Modeling Lab (CCM)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.carleton.ca\/cacr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Applied Cognitive Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cllr\/\">Child Language and Literacy Research Lab (CLLR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/goallab\/\">Goal Pursuit and Self-Regulation Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthpsychlab\/\">Health Psychology Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"personality-social\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personality &amp; Social<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-personality-social-psychology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">杏吧原创 Personality &amp; Social Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Personality psychology involves an examination of the relatively enduring traits that help to make each of us unique and how these characteristics interact with the environment to influence our behaviour. Social psychology is the study of how we are influenced by other people, but also how other people are influenced by us. Key questions being asked by 杏吧原创\u2019s Personality and Social Psychologists include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do we procrastinate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the differences between happy and unhappy people?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What factors are associated with positive behaviours in close relationships?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How important are the social groups to which we belong?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do we react when another person or group has transgressed against us?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the psychological benefits of social support?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"faculty-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Faculty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/bernadette-campbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Bernadette Campbell<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chad-danyluck\/\">Dr. Chad Danyluck<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chris-davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Chris Davis<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/norhan-elsaadawy\/\">Dr. Norhan Elsaadawy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/cheryl-harasymchuk\/\">Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/kira-o-mccabe\/\">Dr. Kira McCabe<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/marina-milyavskaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Marina Milyavskaya<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifetools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Johanna Peetz<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/michael-j-a-wohl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Michael Wohl<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/john-m-zelenski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. John Zelenski<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"related-labs-and-research-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Labs and Research Groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bettermentlabs\/\">The Betterment Labs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/happinesslab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">杏吧原创 University Happiness Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifetools\/\">LifeTools Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pair\/\">Positive Activities in Intimate Relationships (PAIR) Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.carleton.ca\/diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Diversity Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research in the Department spans a variety of areas within the broader field of psychology. Our researchers are exploring psychology\u2019s major areas including: Please note that a faculty member can affiliate with more than one research area. 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