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Kathleen Hughes

PhD

Affiliations

Associate Professor (Teaching)

Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology

Undergraduate Program Director

Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology

Contact information

Background

Educational Background

BA Honours) Psychology, St. Thomas University, 2006

MA Psychology, Carleton University, 2008

PhD Psychology, Carleton University, 2013

Research

Areas of Research

Social Emotional Assets

I am a developmental psychologist who studies social and emotional well-being from childhood to young adulthood. I take a positive psychology approach to my work and an assets-approach to understanding human development. 

Current work focuses on examining how children understand their social and emotional strengths, and how those strengths work in individualistic versus collectivist settings.

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
PSYC 352 Lifespan Development
Psyc 449 Social-Personality Development
Psyc 598 Honours Seminar

Awards

  • Student Union Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Calgary. 2025
  • Student Union Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Calgary. 2020

More Information

I typically supervise two Honours students per year and am open to considering MSc/MA students.