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- ↑ "Scholarships". Psychology, University of Western Ontario. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Conway, John (2012). A Chronicle of the Work of the CPA 1938-2010. Ottawa: Canadian Psychological Association.
- ↑ "Past Presidents". Canadian Psychological Association. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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