On Monday, November 20, 2023, Dr. Regina Rini, Associate Professor of Philosophy at York University, presented her talk "Morals from Machines" at the SP Colloquium Brownbag. You can find more information about Dr. Rini's work here and her abstract below: Abstract: Morals from Machines Should you turn to a computer program for advice when you […]
On Monday, November 13, 2023, Dr. Fred Duong, postdoctoral fellow of Social and Personality Psychology at University of Toronto, presented his talk “Cultivating prosociality: from understanding to application.” You can find more information about Dr. Duong's work here and his abstract below: Cultivating prosociality: from understanding to application My research program is centered on prosociality—the […]
On Monday, October 2, 2023, Dr. Cristina Salvador, assistant professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, presented her talk “Globalizing Psychology: Varieties of Interdependence Across Cultures.” at the York University Social and Personality Colloquium. You can find more information about Dr. Salvador's work here and her abstract below: Abstract: Globalizing Psychology: Varieties of Interdependence […]
On Monday, September 18, the Social Personality Area gathered for our orientation! A big thank you to Dr. Esther Greenglass, Miranda Too, Eric Tu, Erik Allen, Naomi Phung, Stephanie Raposo, and Mina Aryaie for setting up a fantastic party! The SP orientation took place in the Endler Room in the Behavioral Science Building and kicks […]
On May 17, University of Toronto hosted York University's Social Personality Area for the annual YUTSPA conference at Hart House! YUTSPA is an annual conference where the latest research being conducted by graduate students in the social and personality areas at York and at the University of Toronto is showcased. This year, 3 students from York University presented their talks, 11 […]
On Monday, March 27, 2023, Dr. Tessa Charlesworth, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, and incoming professor at the Kellogg School of Management presented her talk titled, “Change in attitudes and stereotypes of social groups.” at the York University Social and Personality Colloquium. You can find more information about Dr. Charlesworth's […]
In-person conferences are back in full swing! Many members of the SP area made it out to Atlanta, GA for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference on February 23-25 and Philadelphia, PA for the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) conference on March 16-18. Spending the last few days of Black History Month in the historic birthplace of […]
On Monday, February 13, 2023, Dr. Jessica Maxwell from McMaster University joined us for an early Valentine's Day at our weekly Social-Personality Brownbag series by presenting her talk: “Let's talk think about sex: Applying Social Cognition Concepts to Sexual Relationships”. You can find more information about Dr. Maxwell's work here and her abstract below: Abstract: Let's talk think about […]
On Monday, January 23, 2023, York University Social Personality Area hosted an industry panel with Dr. Rachele Benjamin, Dr. Oriana Vaccarino, and Dr. Marina Rain to discuss their educational and professional experiences in Social Psychology. Dr. Rachele Benjamin Dr. Rachele Benjamin is a Senior Design Researcher at TD and received her PhD in Social Psychology […]
On Monday, October 31, 2022, Dr. Nicholas Rule from University of Toronto gave a great talk at our weekly Social-Personality Brownbag series, titled: “What you leave behind: Cues to gender in behavioral residue.” You can find more information about Dr. Rule's work here. Thanks, again, Dr. Rule for coming to give a fantastic talk!