Honours Programs

The Psychology Department offers honours study leading to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, and a Certificate of Honours Standing (Honours Equivalency)—academic regulation 26.

The honours program is intended for students of above average ability who wish to proceed to graduate work in psychology or related fields or who intend to pursue careers in psychology. For admission to honours in psychology, students at the time of application must have:

a minimum CGPA of 3.00;
completed at least eighteen (18) credit hours in PSYC courses;
a minimum GPA of 3.30 in PSYC courses;
a minimum grade of B in each of PSYC 2340 and PSYC 2350

These requirements are minimum standards only.

Because the Department has limited resources for offering the honours program, some students who meet the minimum standards may have to be denied admission.

The deadline for submission is April 30, 2022.

In addition to the ‘Saint Mary's University Application for Admission’ form (available online, at the Service Centre or from the Psychology department secretary), and only once a thesis Supervisor has been secured, applicants should submit the following in electronic format to David Bourgeois, Psychology Undergraduate Program Coordinator at honours.psychology@smu.ca:

The completed version of this form
A typewritten, double-spaced personal statement explaining your interest in pursuing the Honours Program in our department (limited to 1 page).

Supervisor	Area of Study	Available this year? 2022-2023
Dr. Marion Aftanas	Rating Scale Measurement Formats Measurement Process Comparisons Rating Scale Measurement Categories Personality and Attitude Format Comparisons	Yes
Prof. Tanya Bilsbury	EDI in IO psychology How do organizations support members to be successful? Bullying and harassment in organizations, especially social bullying and mobbing	Yes
Dr. David Bourgeois	Social Psychology Political Psychology Cross-Cultural Psychology Youth Engagement	No
Dr. James Cameron	Social identity and intergroup relations Social psychology of collective action Stereotyping and discrimination Psychology of globalization	No
Dr. Patrick Carolan	Attention, mind wandering, emotion, and other topics in cognitive neuroscience Psychopathic personality traits Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event-related Potentials (ERP)	No
Dr. Steven Carroll	Psychophysics Cognitive Psychology Computer models of psychological processes	Yes
Dr. Leanna Closson	Developmental Psychology topics relevant to adolescence and emerging adulthood, including: Social competence Peer relationships Risk and resilience Psychosocial adjustment	No
Dr. Nicole Conrad	Any topic related to reading and/or spelling skills	No
Prof. Ryan Cook	Corporate psychopathy Testing and assessment "Legal" forms of bias in hiring (e.g., tattoos, height, working in stigmatized industries) Social media use in hiring	Yes
Dr. Arla Day	I/O Psychology & Occupational Health Psychology topics: Psychologically healthy workplaces Work-life balance Job stress Worker health and well-being Emotional intelligence Leadership & health	Yes
Prof. Seyedehsan (Ehsan) Etezad	Occupational Health & Safety Mental Health at Work Work Engagement & Job Burnout Psychological Safety at Work Self-care Behaviours	Yes
Dr. Derek Fisher	Cognitive neuroscience Brain-based investigations of psychosis Neuropsychopharmacology	No
Dr. Maryanne Fisher	Evolutionary Psychology	Yes
Dr. Mark Fleming	Industrial/Organizational Psychology	No
Dr. Lori Francis	Occupational Health & Safety Work Stress & Work Wellness Stress Recovery Incivility, Aggression, & Violence at Work Unions/Labour Relations	Yes
Dr. Debra Gilin	Organizational conflict, mediation, and negotiation Individual differences in the workplace Organizational culture and intervention	Yes
Dr. Camilla Holmvall	Workplace mistreatment broadly defined (including incivility, aggression, bullying) Fairness issues in organizations Workplace stress Organizational citizenship behaviours Leader well-being	No
Dr. Jason Ivanoff	Topics: attention, executive control, inhibition, working memory, emotion, and mental fatigue. Tools: resting-state electroencephalography (rEEG), event-related potentials (ERPs), mental chronometry, and psychophysics.	Yes
Dr. Kevin Kelloway	Diverse topics in I/O psychology including: The role of personality (Big 5 and Dark Tetrad) in predicting organizational behaviour Occupational health and safety Leadership processes and development in the workplace Dignity in the workplace Workplace violence Occupational stress Mental health at work Union-member relationships	No
Dr. Lucie Kocum	Psychosocial hazards at work (discrimination, lack of accommodation) Workplace interventions Return to work, accommodations and disability management Knowledge transfer	No
Dr. Robert Konopasky	Psychology of civil litigation: Decision making, applying the civil standard of proof in cases in which there is statistical evidence. Technology in the classroom: Use of technology that enhances flipping the classroom and invites student participation.	Yes- if student really has an interest in this work
Prof. Megan Manels-Murphy	Incivility Women in leadership / Leader gender / EDI in leadership Dominance and the dominance penalty Organizational stability Job insecurity Social media as a selection tool	Yes
Dr. Tammy Mahar	I/O Psychology Topics Peak performance Work passion and optimal functioning Motivation, goal-setting, and self-efficacy Transformational leadership Organizational culture, diversity, and inclusion Dynamic workplaces (e.g., remote, online, performing artists, athletes, etc.)	Yes
Dr. Marc Patry	Psychology and law Police interrogations and confessions Eyewitness memory Correctional psychology Law and public policy	No
Dr. Nicolas Roulin	Personnel recruitment and selection New technologies in selection Impression management and deception Employment discrimination and biases	Yes
Dr. Veronica Stinson	Juries Crime victims	No
Dr. Skye Stephens	Paraphilias Sexual offending Sexual violence prevention programs and barriers to the development of these programs Mandatory reporting and clinician decision making *Please Note: Although I am a clinical psychologist, my research is focused on clinical forensic psychology. I am unable to provide honours thesis supervision to students interested in non-forensic clinical psychology topics (e.g., depression, anxiety, adolescent mental health).	No
Dr. Meg Ternes	Lie detection Eyewitness memory Correctional psychology Violent offenders Substance Abuse and Addiction Investigative interviewing Role of victims	No

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