Carie M. Buchanan, Ph.D.

Dr. Carie M. Buchanan is an Assistant Professor in the  Department of Psychology at St. Thomas More College.

Research Interests

Dr. Buchanan’s research activities aim to explore the developmental significance of peers particularly during adolescence and emerging adulthood.  She is currently conducting research on friendships and romantic relationships in the context of university, and examining the possible associations among positive peer interactions (friendships and romantic relationships), negative peer interactions (peer victimization and bullying), and students’ psychosocial well-being and adjustment to university.  This research has recently led to involvement in a collaborative longitudinal study (College of Education and the University of Saskatchewan senior administration) examining how university students’ perceptions of their current well-being relate to possible developmental changes in the perceived needs and challenges across the university student life cycle (i.e., entering university to degree completion).

Dr. Buchanan is also lead investigator in evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the University of Saskatchewan’s efforts to raise sexual assault awareness and implement educational programming aimed to prevent sexual violence on campus.  The research also focusses on how current and past experiences may predict bystander attitudes and behaviours.  Based on the developmental intergroup theory, Dr. Buchanan is interested in exploring if perceived gender typicality predicts university students’ bystander attitudes and behaviours.