Links & Resources
This page provides links and resources to numerous web sites and important information related to psychology. If you are aware of an interesting site that is not currently listed below, or if one of the links on this page is invalid, please contact Chris Madan at cmadan@ualberta.ca with the web site's name or URL.
Click on the links below for more information:
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Psychology at the University of Alberta
Department of Psychology - The starting point for psychology at the U of A.
Undergraduate Program - General description of the program for Psychology majors.
Honors Program - Information about admission, research supervision, FAQs, and more.
Internship Program - Information for those of you interested in work experience.
Graduate Program - Information about graduate studies at the U of A.
Department of Educational Psychology - The Faculty of Education offers graduate studies in counselling/school psychology.
Professors' Information - Contact information for all professors. You can search alphabetically or by research area.
Course Web Pages - Some professors have web pages with their syllabus and lecture notes, so check if your course is there.
Research Participation - PSYCO 104/105 students should check out this page for the research participation.
Check your Grades - Some professors post the test grades on the web -- see if your class is listed.
Professional Psychology Associations
American Psychological Association
Canadian Psychological Association
College of Alberta Psychologists
American Counseling Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychological Society
British Psychological Society
Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science
Funding for Psychology
NSERC - For the science side of psychology in Canada.
SSHRC - For the arts side of psychology in Canada.
CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
NIH - National Institutes of Health in the U.S.
NSF - National Science Foundation in the U.S.
Graduate Studies Links
Psynopsis
- Applying for Graduate Studies in Psychology: A 12-Step Program. Click
here for an essay regarding the process of applying for graduate
school.
PsychGrad.org
- An awesome website with tips for applying to graduate school,
succeeding in graduate school, how to succeed as an undergraduate, and
life after graduate school.
Graduate School Rankings - Get customized rankings of graduate programs based on National Research Council data.
Drew's University Guide to Graduate Education - Everything you need to know about applying to graduate school and more!
NRC Ranking of US PhD Psychology Programs
- This page contains links to 185 psychology Ph.D. programs
rank-ordered in quality according to a 1995 study conducted by the
National Research Council.
Forums
During the school year, the UPA organizes many forums and fairs to help
assist you in career choices, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Below are some of the past forums that have been held by past UPA members:
Graduate Studies Forum 2007-2008
The UPA organized a forum to help inform psych students about graduate studies in November 2007.
Career and Volunteer Fair 2007
The fair was held in January 2007 and showcased employment and volunteer opportunities from numerous organizations.
Internship Program in Psychology Forum
The forum was held in January 2005 and provided information about the Internship Program and how to apply.
Graduate Studies Forum
The forum was held in November 2004 and and featured strategies and tips for preparing and applying to graduate school.
Career and Volunteer Fair
The fair was held in March 2003 and showcased employment and volunteer opportunities from numerous organizations.
Individual Studies Forum
This forum was in November 2001 and provided information about how to get involved in individual studies with faculty members in the Department of Psychology.
Graduate Studies Forum
This forum was in October 2001 and featured strategies and tips for preparing and applying to graduate school.
To register your text, go to http://upa.g33ks.info. This is where we buy and/or sell psychology textbooks. You can use the same ID and password you created for the Web Board.
Listed here are the detailed minutes of the weekly UPA meetings provided by our VP Internal, Vaidehi Seth. Click on each for a detailed "behind the scenes" account of the UPA.
11 January 2007
27 November 2006
20 November 2006
16 October 2006
25 September 2006
18 September 2006
11 September 2006
Course & Professor of the Month
Welcome to the UPA's Featured Course and Professor of the Month! Every month we will post a new course and professor for students to check out. To get all this information, we use a set interview format that we conduct with the professor that teaches the class we are featuring.
| November 2010 Professor of the Month - Dr. Don Kuiken |
| October 2010 Professor of the Month - Dr. Sandra Ziolkowski |
| January 2010 Professor of the Month - Dr. Jennifer Passey |
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March 2009 Professor of the Month - Dr. Peter Lee Professor of the Month - Dr. Karsten Loepelmann Course of the Month - Psychology 381 (Learning and Behavior with Dr. Sturdy) |
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February 2009 Professor of the Month - Dr. Wendy Hoglund |
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January 2009 Course of the Month - Psychology 381 (Learning and Behavior with Dr. Sturdy) |
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February 2008 Professor of the Month - Dr. Kimberly Noels Course of the Month - Psychology 303 (History of Ideas in Psychology with Dr. Leo Mos) |
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January 2008 Course of the Month - Psychology 354 (The Foundation of Cognitive Science with Dr. Peter Lee) |
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December 2007 Course of the Month - Psychology 339 (Abnormal Psychology with Dr. Doug Wardell) |
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November 2007 Professor of the Month - Dr. Anthony Singhal Course of the Month - Psychology 323 (Perceptual and Cognitive Development with Dr. Elena Nicoladis) |
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March 2007 Professor of the Month - Dr. Kathryn Todd |
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January 2007 Professor of the Month - Dr. Jamie Dyce Course of the Month - Psychology 495 (Psychology of Aesthetics with Dr. Don Kuiken) |
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December 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Takahiko Masuda Course of the Month - Psychology 436 (Psychology of Self-Estrangement with Dr. Ria Busink) |
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November 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Leo Mos Course of the Month - Psychology 486 (Advanced Topics in Learning: Behavioral Principles and Advertising) |
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October 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Jeremy Caplan |
| April 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Nancy Galambos Course of the Month - Psychology 405 (Studies of Self Through Cinema) |
| February 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Douglas Wardell Course of the Month - Psychology 403 (Seminar in Forensic Psychology) |
| January 2006 Professor of the Month - Dr. Alinda Friedman Course of the Month - Psychology 403 (Animal Communication) |
| December 2005 Professor of the Month - Dr. Don Heth |
| November 2005 Professor of the Month - Dr. Don Kuiken Course of the Month - Psychology 402 (Methods in Neurophysiology) |
| October 2005 Course of the Month - Psychology 423 (Parenting) Professor of the Month - Dr. Connie Varnhagen |
| April 2005 Professor of the Month - Dr. Tom Spalding |
| March 2005 Course of the Month - Psychology 403 (Human Factors and Ergonomics) Professor of the Month - Dr. Fred Colbourne |
| February 2005 Course of the Month - Psychology 403 Section B4 (Criminal Conduct) Professor of the Month - Dr. Peter Hurd |
| January 2005 Course of the Month - Psychology 423 (Children and the Web) Professor of the Month - Dr. Jeff Schimel |
| December 2004 Course of the Month - Psychology 302 (Evolutionary Psychology) Professor of the Month - Dr. Christopher Sturdy |
| November 2004 Course of the Month - Psychology 405 B1 (Psychology of Sex) Professor of the Month - Dr. Sheree Kwong-See |