The CPA’s Lunchbox Lectures is an opportunity to hear from leading researchers and practitioners across the full spectrum of psychological science. Each monthly session highlights current issues, emerging research, and innovative approaches shaping the discipline today.
We designed this series to help inform, broaden perspectives, and spark new ideas, giving you a forum for learning and professional growth throughout the year. All lectures are free*.
All Lunchbox Lectures are eligible for 1.5 CE credits*.
Something to share? If you are interested in being a part of the Lunchbox Lectures seminar series, email education@cpa.ca with your submission idea. Submissions for the 2026-27 lecture series are now open.
Lunchbox Lecture Series Fall 2026 Sessions
| Date and Time | Title & Speaker | CE Credit* | |
| September | Date TBA | Title TBA Stephanie Craig, PhD, C. Psych. University of Guelph Associate Professor |
1.5 |
| October | October 30, 12pm EDT | Decolonizing Mental Health Practices: Supporting BIPOC Communities in Canada Pavna K. Sodhi, EdD, RP Shanti Psychotherapy Registered Psychotherapist |
1.5 |
| November | November 6, 12pm EST | The Process-Based Model of Living Well: Theory, Assessment, and Clinical Applications Rob Nolan, PhD, C. Psych. Director, Behavioural Cardiology Research Unit; Senior Scientist Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network |
1.5 |
| December | December 11, 12pm EST | Coping with Past Social Stress: The Benefits of Self-Compassion and Reappraisal Among those with High Social Anxiety Cortney Burnham, PhD Instructor Wilfrid Laurier University |
1.5 |
Lunchbox Lecture Series Winter 2026 Sessions
| Date and Time | Title & Speaker | CE Credit* | |
| January | January 27, 12pm EDT | More Than Medicine: The Critical Role of Psychology in Cancer Care Dr. Sheila Garland Memorial University of Newfoundland Professor of Psychology and Oncology |
1.5 |
| February | February 27, 12pm ET | Navigating New Roads of Intimacy: Implementing a Transdiagnostic Men’s Sexual Health Intervention Dr. Daniel Tassone VA Palo Alto Health Care System Clinical Psychologist |
1.5 |
| March | March 25, 12pm ET | Toward an RTI Model for Supporting Gifted Learners in Canadian Schools Dr. Diana Cassie Ontario School Psychologist |
1.5 |
Lunchbox Lecture Series Fall 2025 Sessions
| Date and Time | Title & Speaker | CE Credit* | |
| September | September 17, 12:30pm EDT |
Movement in the classroom: insights from children with ADHDDr. Barbara Fenesi |
1.5 |
| October | October 24, 3pm EDT | The Pull Toward Neutrality: Emotional and Cognitive Costs of Avoiding Extremes
Dr. Thomas Vaughan-Johnston |
1.5 |
| November | November 19, 12:30pm EST | How Do Social Identities Relate to Intergroup Relations?
Dr. Elizabeth Page-Gould |
1.5 |
| December | TBA | Dr. Jesse Bossé Tall Tree Psychology Author of Beyond the trans-cis binary: A healthcare provider’s guide to detransition and non-linear gender trajectories |
1.5 |