Delmar grew up in Cartwright, Manitoba. His
academic career was spent at the University of
Manitoba (B.A. [Hons], 1986; M.A., 1992; Ph.D.,
1999). He came to CMU in 2000. In 1999 he received
the Canadian Psychological Association Dissertation
award for psychology at the U of M.
Delmar and his wife Brenda enjoy life in New Bothwell, Manitoba with their two sons and daughter. They attend the Meeting Place church in Winnipeg.
In his spare time, Delmar enjoys sports (touring the golf courses of southern Manitoba in summer, and playing outdoor sponge hockey in winter with current and former CMU staff and students) and reading mystery novels.
Research
Papers in preparation for submission in the following areas:
- “Modesty as self-protection”, examining tendencies to rate oneself less favourably when others may become aware, or may be asked to evaluate, those self-ratings.
- “Reactions to positive or negative performance feedback: Self-enhancement and self-protection”, exploring motives and reactions to feedback regarding intellectual performance.
- “Visual grasp: Evidence for outside-in attentional processing from letter row displays”, tracing the order of processing of visual stimuli.
Community Service
Delmar and Brenda have presented several information sessions per year for potential adoptive parents of ‘older’ children (2003 - present). He is also an occasional volunteer at their sons’ school and in Sunday School classes.
Why should students study psychology at CMU?
“As Christians, and as psychologists, we strive to create positive change in society, and we cannot hope to make that change without knowing how humans think and function. If you’re inquisitive, can learn to think logically, creatively and critically, if you want to explore the fit between Christian perspectives and scientific ones, if you’re thinking about a career that enables you to do something positive for others, we welcome you to Psychology at CMU. Also, it’s the place to discover fascinating new insights about ourselves and the people we know.”
Favourite Quotes
“The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” Paul Valery
