Psycle Lab

03/15/2026

The Psycle Lab was excited to attend the 3rd Annual International Women’s Day Conference!

A huge thank you to the wonderful organizers of this incredible conference, and to our students for putting in so much hard work to prepare their posters.

Stay tuned for our post highlighting the awards our lab members took home!

03/05/2026

Are you between the ages of 18 and 45 and living in Canada?

If so, you’re invited to participate in our study, Understanding the Usefulness of TikTok Videos About Birth Control. This research aims to better understand patients’ attitudes and health literacy related to birth control information shared on TikTok.

As part of the study, participants will watch several TikTok videos about birth control and complete a series of short questionnaires. The study takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of ten $20 gift cards.

The study can be completed using this link https://lnkd.in/ekHwY-7K

03/05/2026

Are you between the ages of 18 and 45 and living in Canada?

If so, you’re invited to participate in our study, Understanding the Usefulness of TikTok Videos About Birth Control. This research aims to better understand patients’ attitudes and health literacy related to birth control information shared on TikTok.

As part of the study, participants will watch several TikTok videos about birth control and complete a series of short questionnaires. The study takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of ten $20 gift cards.

The study can be completed using this link

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02/23/2026

Meet Ashlinn! 💫

She is the Psycle Lab Manager, and an MSc student 🧠

If you want to get involved in our Knowledge Translation Program, she is the one to reach out to!

Her favourite drink is a dirty chai latte, preferably with pumpkin cream cold foam ☕️

Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

02/23/2026

Meet Ashlinn! 💫

She is the Psycle Lab Manager, and an MSc student 🧠✨

If you want to get involved in our Knowledge Translation Program, she is the one to reach out to!

Her favourite drink is a dirty chai latte, preferably with pumpkin cream cold foam ☕️

Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

02/10/2026

You are invited to take part in a research project entitled Understanding the Usefulness of TikTok Videos About Birth Control ✨

The purpose of this study is to gauge understanding of birth control-related information. The results will help us to understand patients’ attitudes and health literacy regarding birth control.

As part of this project, we are asking you to watch several TikTok videos related to birth control, and complete several questionnaires, including whether you believe the advice provided is useful.

This study is expected to last about 30 minutes.
Participants can enter to one of 10 giftcards valued at $20 each!

02/10/2026

You are invited to take part in a research project entitled Understanding the Usefulness of TikTok Videos About Birth Control.

The purpose of this study is to gauge understanding of birth control-related information. The results will help us to understand patients’ attitudes and health literacy regarding birth control.

As part of this project, we are asking you to watch several TikTok videos related to birth control, and complete several questionnaires, including whether you believe the advice provided is useful. This study is expected to last about 30 minutes.

01/29/2026

Meet Krista and her sidekick, Piper 🐕💖

She is a PsyD student in the Psycle Lab, with a background in cancer research. 🧠✨

Her favourite drink is an iced caramel macchiato, even during these cold winter months! ☕️

Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

01/29/2026

Meet Krista! 💖

She is a PsyD student in the Psycle Lab, with a background in cancer research. 🧠✨
Her favourite drink is an iced caramel macchiato, even during these cold winter months! ☕️

Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

01/27/2026

Meet Bridget! 💫

She is a PsyD student in the Psycle Lab and one of the brilliant minds behind our research on and sexual and reproductive health. 🧠✨

Her favourite drink is a chai latte ☕️

Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

01/27/2026

Meet Bridget! 💫
She is a PsyD student in the Psycle Lab and one of the brilliant minds behind our research on and sexual and reproductive health. 🧠✨
Her favourite drink is a chai latte ☕️
Swipe to learn more about the research she does in the lab ➡️

12/20/2025

Myth: Females and people who menstruate are “too variable” for inclusion in research due to their hormonal cycles

🤔 Males also exhibit significant hormonal fluctuations, including diurnal variation in testosterone and other hormones

📈 The menstrual and estrous cycles can be reliably tracked and modelled statistically in both human and rodent models

⚖️ Excluding females has led to significant gaps in neuroscience and biomedicine, limiting accurate knowledge and application for ALL sexes

Sources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20620164/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37918446/