Kathleen Corrigall

Dr. Corrigall is fascinated by two phenomena: the development of children from conception to adulthood and the universal human capacity for music and other arts. Together, these themes form the basis for both her research program and her teaching expertise. She also has a passion for “teaching about teaching” where she trains new teaching assistants on evidence-based pedagogy. Courses taught: PSYC 105 Introductory Psychology II PSYC 223 Developmental Psychology PSYC 324 Infant Development PSYC 369/MUSC 368 The Psychology of Music/Psychomusicology PSYC 405/423 Special Topics in Psychology/Development: The Development of Music Perception and Cognition PSYC 440 The Practice of Teaching in Psychology Resent research focus: The effect of background music on creativity The use of singing and music listening to relieve stress The effect of group music-making on prosociality and group bonding Associations between dance training and visual memory skills | Music perception and cognition, child development, pedagogy

Kathleen Corrigall is Associate Professor, Psychology at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr. Corrigall is fascinated by two phenomena: the development of children from conception to adulthood and the universal human capacity for music and other arts. Together, these themes form the basis for both her research program and her teaching expertise. She also has a passion for “teaching about teaching” where she trains new teaching assistants on evidence-based pedagogy. Courses taught: PSYC 105 Introductory Psychology II PSYC 223 Developmental Psychology PSYC 324 Infant Development PSYC 369/MUSC 368 The Psychology of Music/Psychomusicology PSYC 405/423 Special Topics in Psychology/Development: The Development of Music Perception and Cognition PSYC 440 The Practice of Teaching in Psych. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.