Department of Psychology

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Last Updated:

August 28, 2024

Pertinent Recommendations:

A.2 , A.3

Status Legend

  • Planning
  • In Progress
  • Ongoing
  • Completed

Recommendations and Activities:

A2/A3

2024 Update

  • Continued to host students for the summer research opportunity program as a pathway to academia for Black, Indigenous, and racialized scholars: projects supervised in our department comprise more than 28% of total program participation across U of T’s tri-campus.
  • Continued to contribute to U of T’s Sprint program, which connects Black and racialized high school students with research experiences in psychology.
  • Submitted request to OVPAD to fund this program as a base budget commitment.
  • Continued to include anti-colonial and non-Western perspectives, alongside research by Black psychologists, in undergraduate psychology classes.

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2022 Update

  • Continuing to host students for the Summer Research Opportunity Program as a pathway to academia for Black, Indigenous, and racialized people.
  • Continuing to contribute to U of T’s SPRINT program to connect Black and racialized high school students with research experiences in psychology.
  • Centering anti-colonial and non-Western perspectives, and amplifying research by Black psychologists, in undergraduate classroom lectures.
  • Planning to promote job advertisements for new faculty positions in Black and inclusion-centered venues, including the Canadian Black Scientists Network and SPARK Society.

A3

2024 Update

  • Successful completion of search for a new faculty position focused on candidates from equity-deserving groups.

Other Efforts:

Summer Research Opportunity Program

U of T's Sprint Program

  • Continuing to contribute to U of T’s SPRINT program to connect Black and racialized high school students with research experiences in psychology.

Centering and Amplifying

  • Centering anti-colonial and non-Western perspectives, and amplifying research by Black psychologists, in undergraduate classroom lectures.