Psychology Month: The Muzzling of Canadian Scientists with Dr. Alana Westwood
Our Psychology Month series continues, looking at climate change and the role of psychology. Today, we're talking about science writ large in Canada. Dr. Alana Westwood and her lab at Dalhousie Unive...
8 Feb 202437min
Psychology Month: Trust with Dr. Katherine Arbuthnott
February is Psychology Month, a month that highlights the contributions of Canadian psychologists and shows Canadians how psychology works to help people live healthy and happy lives, their communitie...
1 Feb 202439min
Time To Ban Ads For Sports Gambling: A conversation with Bruce Kidd and Dr. Steve Joordens
It's almost impossible to watch any sporting event without being bombarded by ads for online gambling sites. This can be a dangerous thing, especially for kids who can't escape the ads and who are inc...
28 Dec 202338min
Psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans: the Senate report
Senator Hassan Yussuff and Dr. Andrea Lee join Mind Full to discuss the newly-released report about psychedelic-assisted therapy from the Senate subcommittee on veterans' affairs. Senator Yussuff sits...
14 Dec 202333min
A health issue, not a criminal one: Decriminalizing illegal substances with Dr. Andrew Hyoun Soo Kim
Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Andrew Kim, Dr. Keira Stockdale and the late Dr. Peter Hoaken, the CPA recently published the position paper 'The Decriminalization of Illegal Substances in Canada' developed by t...
30 Nov 202338min
Break the Cycle: Dr. Alex DiGiacomo Completes her Cross-Canada Ride
A month ago, we spoke to Dr. Alex DiGiacomo while she was at the halfway point of her cross-Canada cycling trip. She was raising money and awareness for kids' mental health in this country, and the ma...
12 Okt 202336min
Cash Transfers Reduce Homelessness with Dr. Jiaying Zhao and Amber Dyce
Researchers from UBC teamed up with Foundations for Social Change to conduct a study where they gave a one-time cash transfer of $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness. The results of the study we...
28 Sep 202337min
An Advocacy Success: Dr. Reagan Gale and Charlene Bradford on Regulating Psychologists in the Yukon
In early 2022, Mind Full host Eric Bollman spoke with Dr. Reagan Gale and Charlene Bradford in the Yukon about working as psychologists in remote and northern areas. One of the subjects we covered was...
14 Sep 202330min
