Faculty & Research
Current Trent Psychology Faculty
Peterborough Faculty
Karen Blair, Assistant Professor
BA (Guelph), MSc (Acadia), PhD (Queen's)
Office: LHS C132
Email: kblair@trentu.ca (preferred method of contact)
Research interests: Director of the Trent Social Relations, Attitudes & Diversity Lab. We study LGBTQ+ Psychology, Close Relationships, Social Support, Femmephobia, Holocaust Education, Prejudice, and Hate Crimes.
***Potential to be accepting practicum, research, and graduate students for Summer 2023 and the 2023-24 academic year
Liana E. Brown, Associate Professor
BSc, MSc (Waterloo), MS, PhD (Pennsylvania State)
Office: LHS C116
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7238
Email: lianabrown@trentu.ca
Website: https://actlab.squarespace.com/
Research interests: Perception and Motor Control
Michael Chan-Reynolds, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
BSc (Trent), MA, PhD (Waterloo)
Office: LHS C119
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7534
Email: michaelchanreynolds@trentu.ca
Research interests: Cognitive Psychology, visual search, reading, mathematics, embodiment, self-control, task switching, dual task, replication-crisis
Floria Chio, Assistant Professor
BSocSc (University of Macau), MPhil, PhD (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Office: LHS D241
Phone: 705-748-1011 ext. 6233
Email: floriachio@trentu.ca
Research Interests: My research interests are on mental health promotion and stigma reduction. Specifically, I work on examining the effects of mindfulness, self-compassion, compassion to others, and interconnectedness on stigma reduction and mental health promotion.
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Winter 2023 and Summer 2023
Teresa DeCicco, Professor
BA (McMaster), BSc (Manitoba), MSc (Trent), PhD (York)
Office: LHS C104
Email: teresadecicco@trentu.ca
Research interests: Sleep Mentation (Dreams and Dreaming) and Psychology of the Self
Neil M. Fournier, Associate Professor and Director, Psychology Graduate Program
BSc (Laurentian), MSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Saskatchewan), PostDoc (Yale School of Medicine)
Office: LHS C135
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7339
Email: neilfournier@trentu.ca
Research interests: mechanisms of brain plasticity; epilepsy and associated cognitive dysfunction; neurogenesis; stress; mood disorders; memory; pain; impact of psychotropics on cognition and behaviour
Taryn Grieder, Assistant Professor
BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD
Office: LHS C119
Phone: (705) 748-1011
Email: taryngrieder@trentu.ca
My research (and personal) interest is in the neuropsychology of addiction. I have shown there is a neural connection between the brain’s stress and reward systems during a drug addicted and withdrawn state using animal models.
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Winter 2023 and Summer 2023
Terry Humphreys, Professor
BA (Waterloo), MA (Wilfrid Laurier), PhD (Guelph)
Office: LHS C114
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7773
Email: terryhumphreys@trentu.ca
Instagram: scc_lab
Research interests: sexual consent/ negotiating sexual interactions, cognitive and behavioral aspects of first sexual experiences, and technology-mediated sexual communication
*** Open to accepting graduate students 2023-2024
Kateryna Keefer, Associate Professor, Teaching Intensive
BSc, MSc (Trent), PhD (Queen's)
Office: LHS C136
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7658
Email: katerynakeefer@trentu.ca
Research interests: Emotions and wellbeing, psychometrics
Hugo Lehmann, Associate Professor
BA (Concordia), MSc (Alberta), PhD (Concordia)
Office: LHS C137
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7238
Email: hugolehmann@trentu.ca
Research interests: Neurobiology of learning and memory
Mowei Liu, Associate Professor
MEd (Shanghai Normal), MA, PhD (Western Ontario)
Office: LHS C121
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7472
Email: moweiliu@trentu.ca
Research interests: Social Development from a Cultural Perspective
Geoffrey Navara, Associate Professor
MA (Wilfrid Laurier), PhD (Guelph)
Office: LHS C129
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7539
Email: geoffnavara@trentu.ca
Research interests: Family Dynamics/ Psychology of Religion
Elizabeth (Lisa) Nisbet, Associate Professor
MA, PhD (Carleton)
Office: LHS C128
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7855
Email: elizabethnisbet@trentu.ca
Research interests: Environmental personality, mental health (happiness), sustainable behavior
Fergal O’Hagan, Associate Professor, Teaching Intensive; Acting Director of Trent Online
BSc (Saskatchewan), MSc, PhD (McMaster)
Office: DNA C134
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7086
Email: fergalohagan@trentu.ca
James Parker, Professor
BA (Simon Fraser), MA, PhD (York)
Office: LHS C249
Email: jparker@trentu.ca
Research interests: alexithymia and emotional intelligence and various outcome variables
Kevin Peters, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies- Peterborough
MA, PhD (British Columbia)
Office: LHS C117
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7795
Email: kevinpeters@trentu.ca
Research interests: Ethics of enhancement/ aging and dementia
Elizabeth Russell, Associate Professor
BA, MSc, PhD (Memorial)
Office: LHS C115
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7867
Email: elizabethrussell@trentu.ca
Research interests: Aging in small towns and rural communities, age-friendly sustainability, community health psychology, health policy
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Winter 2023 and Summer 2023
***Open to accepting graduate students for 2023-2024
Elaine Scharfe, Professor
BA (Western Ontario), MA, PhD (Simon Fraser)
Office: LHS C130
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7354
Email: escharfe@trentu.ca
Research interests: Influence of relationships on health emotional development across the lifespan
Please note, I will not be accepting graduate students for the 2023-24 school year.
Laura J. Summerfeldt, Professor
MA, PhD (York)
Office: DNA C120
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7526
Email: lsummerfeldt@trentu.ca
Research interests: Personality dimensions and psychopathology in clinical and nonclinical populations, Points of continuity, Models of heterogeneity of obsessive-compulsive disorders, and Diathesis stress models of cause and perpetuation
Durham Faculty
Jeff Adams, Associate Professor, Teaching Intensive
BA (Concordia), MA (Guelph), PhD (York)
Office: Durham GTA 163
Phone: (905) 435-5102 Ext. 5029
Email: jadams@trentu.ca
Research interests: Human Cerebral Laterality and Dreams
Ben Bauer, Associate Professor
MA, PhD (Waterloo)
Office: Durham GTA 177
Phone: (905) 435-5102 Ext. 5037
Email: benbauer@trentu.ca
Research interests: Human Vision and Attention
Korri Bickle, Assistant Professor
Office: Durham GTA
Phone:
Email: korribickle@trentu.ca
Jennifer Eastabrook, Assistant Professor
BSc, MSc (Trent), PhD (Queen's)
Office: Durham GTA
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7535
Email: jennifereastabrook@trentu.ca
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Summer 2023
***Potential to be accepting graduate students for 2023-2024
Nancie Im-Bolter, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies- Durham GTA
MA, PhD (York)
Office: Durham GTA 171
Phone: (905) 435-5102 Ext. 5033
Email: nimbolter@trentu.ca
Research interests: Language and Cognitive Functioning
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Winter 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
***Open to accepting graduate students 2023-2024
Brenda Smith-Chant, Associate Professor
BA (Trent), MA, PhD (Carleton)
Office: Durham GTA 148
Phone: (905) 435-5102 Ext. 5069
Email: bresmith@trentu.ca
Research interests: Cognitive Development and Acquisition of Skills
***Open to accepting practicum and research students for Winter 2023 and Summer 2023