Patric Plesa
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts
Department of Psychology
Toronto, Ontario
pplesa@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 556518
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Dr. Plesa is an Assistant Professor of Psychology (limited term). They are a critical psychologist with a PhD in Historical, Theoretical, and Critical Studies in Psychology from York University. Their research tackles critical issues in psychology from theoretical perspectives toward improving un...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Plesa is an Assistant Professor of Psychology (limited term). They are a critical psychologist with a PhD in Historical, Theoretical, and Critical Studies in Psychology from York University. Their research tackles critical issues in psychology from theoretical perspectives toward improving understanding, innovating interventions, and reassessing practices that affect mental health, wellbeing, and the environment. They are working on psychedelics research, existentialism, ecopsychology, and critical psychology. Specifically, they are interested in questions around systemic issues, meaninglessness, and subjectivity. Dr. Plesa’s pedagogy has an interdisciplinary approach with a focus on critical theory as a lens to understand course material from social and cultural perspectives.
Dr. Plesa has previously taught a variety of courses at Toronto Metropolitan University, York University, and Slippery Rock University. During 2024-2025, they are teaching PSY 105 (Perspectives in Psychology) and PSY 505 (Theories of Personality).
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Dr. Plesa has previously taught a variety of courses at Toronto Metropolitan University, York University, and Slippery Rock University. During 2024-2025, they are teaching PSY 105 (Perspectives in Psychology) and PSY 505 (Theories of Personality).
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