Maya Sakellaropoulo

Graduate Student
Department of Psychology, McGill University
1205 Avenue Docteur Penfield
Montreal, QC Canada H3A 1B1


EDUCATION

September 2002 to present: McGill University, Department of Psychology, PhD in progress.
September 1999 to May 2002: McGill University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed. Major: Psychology.
September 1997 to May 1999: Queen’s University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) pursued – transferred to McGill.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2002 to present: Teaching Assistant (TA) for various psychology courses at McGill University including Introduction to Psychological Statistics, Interpersonal Relationships, Social Psychology, and Human Motivation.
2002 to present: Grader for various psychology courses at McGill University including Social Cognition and the Self.
2000 to 2002: Part-Time Research Assistant positions held at McGill University: Dr. Mark Baldwin, Dr. Donald Taylor, and Dr. John Abela.
September 1997 to May 1999: Queen’s University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) pursued – transferred to McGill.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2000 to 2003: Biweekly volunteer with Le Bon Dieu Dans la Rue (organization serving street youth); provided assistance to street youth. Montreal, QC.
2000 to 2001: Volunteer with the Youth Outreach Program (YOP); visited adolescent girls at a group home under the Batshaw Program. Montreal, QC.
Summer 1998 and 1999: Summer Internship at Janssen Pharmaceutica in the Quality Assurance Laboratory. Titusville, NJ.
1998 to 1999: Volunteer with the John Howard Society; visited maximum security prisoners. Kingston, ON.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

January, 2004: McGill Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Alma Mater Travel Grant: $250.00.
August, 2003: McGill Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Alma Mater Travel Grant: $250.00.
May, 2003: Masters Fellowship from the Fonds Québécois de la Reserche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC): $15,000/year.
January, 2003: McGill Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Alma Mater Travel Grant: $250.00.
September, 2002: McGill Tuition Fellowship: $5000.00.
August, 1999: Lightening Strikes Award from Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ: $250.00 (US).
June, 1997: Kathleen Ryan First Year Program Award from Queen’s University: $5000.00.

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Matheson, J., Sakellaropoulo, M., & Baldwin, M.W. (2004, April). Exposing implicit self-esteem: Its components and its effects on aggression. Poster presentation at the McGill Undergraduate Annual Poster Session. Montreal, Quebec.

Sakellaropoulo, M. & Baldwin, M.W. (2004, January). The two sides of self-esteem: Implicit vs. explicit. Poster presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference. Austin, Texas.

Sakellaropoulo, M. & Baldwin, M.W. (2003, August). The hidden side of self-esteem: Investigating implicit self-esteem. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Sakellaropoulo, M. & Baldwin, M.W. (2003, February). Two sides of implicit self-esteem: Self-respect vs. self-liking. Poster presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference. Universal City, California.

Sakellaropoulo, M., Abela, J.R.Z., & Gregoire, P. (2002, June). Narrative themes of agency, communion, redemption, and contamination: Do individuals vulnerable to depression tell different life stories? Poster presentation at the 10th Ontario Symposium on Culture and Social Behaviour. London, Ontario.


MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Society for Personality and Social Psychology