Dr. Nicholas Kuiper
Professor Emeritus - Clinical Science and Psychopathology
Email: kuiper@uwo.ca
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Biographical Information
I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in 1975, with a research focus on memory and cognitive processing. My graduate level training in experimental psychopathology was completed at the University of Calgary, during the period from 1975 to 1978. My Master’s research was one of the first studies to document attributional aspects of depression; whereas my Doctoral work pioneered contemporary self-schema approaches to personal information processing and memory.
I have been a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario since 1978. During this time, I have published numerous articles and chapters on depression, self-schemata, psychological well-being, sense of humor, and several other topics of interest. Most of my current research pertains to various facets and implications of sense of humor. In addition, however, I also retain an interest in work that focuses on the lay theories that individuals have about depression, including their perceptions of causes, consequences, and treatment effectiveness.
Over the years I have also held several academic administrative positions at the University of Western Ontario, including being the Director of the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, the Graduate Chair in the Department of Psychology, and Associate Dean in Graduate Studies.
