Laura Melnyk PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
King's University College
at the University of Western Ontario

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Courses  ::  2012-13
Fall 2012
Psychology and Law (Psych 2031a)
Forensic Psychology (Psych 3313a)

Winter 2013
Psychology and Law (Psych 2031b)
Developmental Psychology (Psych 2410b)

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Honors thesis student supervision

I supervise several honors thesis students from King's each year who complete their 4th-year honors thesis under my guidance.

The courses I teach provide a good foundation for the types of projects I usually supervise. All students interested in working with me should have done well in Research Methods in Psychology. Students with developmental research interests should also have done well in Developmental Psychology; it is very beneficial if the student has also taken Cognitive Psychology, and it is helpful if the student has taken and Psychology & Law or Forensic Psychology, prior to their thesis year. Students with forensic research interests should have done well in Cognitive Psychology and Psychology & Law or Forensic Psychology, prior to their thesis year.

Interested 3rd-year honors specialization students are welcome to email me to set up an appointment in the late fall or early winter before their 4th (final) year to talk about possible thesis projects.

I am delighted that many of the thesis students and undergraduate research assistants that I have worked with in recent years have successfully gone on to Master's and PhD programs in forensic psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and counselling psychology at universities across Canada, including Simon Fraser University, University of Calgary, McMaster University, Brock University, University of Ottawa, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Western Ontario; other alumni from my lab have gone on to earn graduate degrees in law, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, industrial relations, social work, and education (teachers' college) from the University of Toronto, Queen's University, the University of Western Ontario, Lakehead University, and the University of Ottawa.




Courses taught

Course
 Semester
Psychology and Law
Psychology 2031 a/b (formerly 131a/b)
 Winter 2012
Fall 2011
Winter 2011
Winter 2010
Fall 2009
Winter 2009
Fall 2008
Winter 2008
Fall 2007
Winter 2007
Fall 2006
Fall 2004
Fall 2003
Fundamentals of Forensic Psychology
Psychology 3313a/b

 Winter 2012
Winter 2010
Child Development
Psychology 2044 (formerly 140)
 Fall-Winter 2011-12
Fall-Winter 2009-10
Fall-Winter 2008-09
Fall-Winter 2006-07
Fall-Winter 2004-05
Fall-Winter 2003-04
Fall-Winter 2002-03
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology 2135 a/b (formerly 235a/b)
 Fall 2011
Winter 2011
Winter 2009
Fall 2008
Winter 2005
Winter 2004
Winter 2003
Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Psychology 2410a/b (formerly 240a/b)
Winter 2011
Fall 2009
Winter 2008
Fall 2007
Winter 2007
Fall 2006
Winter 2005
Fall 2004
Winter 2004
Fall 2003
Fall 2002
Winter 2002
Research Methods in Psychology
Psychology 284f/g		 Winter 2002
Fall 2001a
Fall 2001b 

The Psychology of Creativity
Psychology 307f/g 		Fall 2003
Winter 2003
Fall 2002


Courses taught at the University of Western Ontario

Course
 Semester
The Human Mind
Psychology 130a

 Fall 2001
Child Development
Psychology 140		 Summer 2002
Fall-Winter 2001-02
Summer 2001
Fall-Winter 2000-01

Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Psychology 240a/b 		Winter 2002
Fall 2001 




Contact

Dr. Laura Melnyk
 Department of Psychology
 King's University College at the University of Western Ontario
 266 Epworth Avenue
 London, Ontario, N6A 2M3, Canada
Email: laura [at] uwo.ca
Tel: 519.433.3491 x4545  
Toll-free: 1.800.265.4406  
Fax: 519.433.0353
 Web: http://publish.uwo.ca/~laura

 Directions to my office (Faculty Building 214) and King's



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