Dr. Julie Schermer

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Biography

Julie Aitken Schermer is a Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Management and Organizational Studies at Western University in London, Canada. She has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, obtained in 1999. Schermer has authored and co-authored 160 peer-reviewed articles, 10 book chapters, and multiple editions of the Canadian Business Statistics textbook. Her publications have appeared in prominent journals such as the Journal of Career Assessment, Journal of Intelligence, and Personality and Individual Differences. In addition to her extensive research output, she has held various editorial positions including section editor-in-chief for Personality and Individual Differences. Her research interests encompass topics such as personality, vocational interests, loneliness, and humor styles. Notably, she has investigated the genetic components of loneliness and how personality variability correlates with measured intelligence. Schermer has also contributed to the field through extensive teaching in personality psychology and the construction of psychological tests.

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Experience

Professor

2006-01-01 — Present

Western University • London, Canada

Jointly appointed in the Department of Psychology and Department of Management and Organizational Studies.

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.