Social Exclusion of Women in Science and Engineering. As seen in Cyr et al. (2021), I conducted a field study of 1,247 scientists and engineers across nine organizations. I found connections between men’s implicit gender biases and their social exclusion of female teammates (per network modelling). In turn, women’s workplace outcomes were meaningfully connected to their level of social exclusion by male teammates. Importantly, this work was mobilized into partnership reports, ensuring real-world impact.

Dissertation on Gendered Labour in Romantic Relationships. For my dissertation (Cyr, 2023), I surveyed and interviewed 870 romantic couples.  Critically, both women and men tended to overestimate the gender-stereotypicality of their partner’s goals, with implications regarding the erosion of egalitarianism in their relationship. These relational patterns were highly resistant to intervention, pointing to societal forces shaping even intimate partnerships. Considering the interactive nature of this work, romantic partners immediately learned a great deal about their shared (vs. conflicting) relationship goals.

Gendered Dynamics in Children’s Science Camps. As discussed in several other sections, I led a large-scale field project by recruiting over 1400 child participants (aged 8-15) via approximately 130 STEM-focused summer camp classes. So far, I have produced three high-impact and open-access publications: an intervention that debiased boys’ gendered stereotypes (Cyr et al., 2024), an intervention that strengthened girls’ self-beliefs (Cyr et al., 2025), and a naturalistic examination of how inter-group friendships impact career decision-making (Cyr et al., 2026). Further, I had immediate impact via data-driven practical recommendations for each of our partner camps. 

Black Students’ Outcomes Due to Anti-Black Racism Course. This longitudinal project is evaluating a new Grade 12 course in the Toronto District School Board: Deconstructing Anti-Black Racism. In this course, Black instructors conveyed the impacts of anti-Black racism, Black-centric histories, and current instantiations of Black agency and activism. As will be presented at the Canadian Psychological Association in June 2026, Black students (n = 56; as compared to 69 non-Black students) reported social benefits—yet experiences of non-Black students were more heterogeneous. I am second author on this manuscript (submitting April 2026), and on the report to be mobilized into the TDSB.

Children’s Moral Appraisals of Ingroup Favouritism. Finally, three studies examine children’s perceptions of the perpetrators, recipients, and victims of ingroup favouritism (e.g., nepotism) through minimal-group designs. Younger children (around age 5) did not consider ingroup favouritism to be immoral; appraisals of immorality emerged around age 7. Study 3 (currently in collection) turns toward children’s appraisals of ingroup favouritism that aligns with (versus counters) existing societal power structures. Findings from the first two completed studies (ns = 142 and 142) will be presented at the Cognitive Development Society in April 2026. I am second author on this manuscript, which is planned for submission late 2026.

The Morality of Artificial Intelligence in Education. My newest line of research investigates how best to attune academic integrity policies to the current landscape of artificial intelligence in higher education. Initial evidence demonstrates that even among pre-service teachers, rates of academic dishonesty (via illicit use of artificial intelligence) are strikingly high--and that blanket bans on the use of artificial intelligence are ineffective. In examining students' behaviour in response to shifting policies, I hope to craft practical (and realistic) new policies that better reflect current workplace expectations.

Cyr, E.N., Steele, J.R., Schmader, T., Robinson, K., Wright, S.C., Spencer, S.J., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2026). Friendship networks predict girls’ STEM fit and interest through subjective belonging. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 29(2), 323-339. doi.org/10.1177/13684302251385462

Cyr, E.N., Spencer, S.J., Wright, S.C., Steele, J.R., Kroeper, K.M., Colaco, P., Dennehy, T.C., Shum, P. L.-C., Ballinger, J.T., Nam, H., Reeves, S.L., Wells, M., Schmader, T., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2025). Seeing women who fit: Girls’ forecasted fit in STEM fosters career interest. Social Psychology of Education, 28(1), Article 112. doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10056-2

Forrin, N.D., Kudsi, N., Cyr, E.N., Sana, F., Davidesco, I., & Kim, J.A. (2024). Investigating attention contagion between students in a lecture hall. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 12(1), 64-85. doi.org/10.1037/stl0000419

Cyr, E.N., Kroeper, K., Bergsieker, H.B., Dennehy, T.C., Logel, C., Steele, J.R., Knasel, R.A., Hartwig, W.T., Shum, P., Reeves, S.L., Dys‐Steenbergen, O., Litt, A., Lok, C.B., Ballinger, T., Nam, H., Tse, C., Forest, A.L., Zanna, M., Staub‐French, S., Wright, S.C., & Spencer, S.J. (2024). Girls are good at STEM: Opening minds and providing evidence reduces boys’ stereotyping of girls’ STEM ability. Child Development, 95(2), 636-647. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14007

Hall, W.M., Schmader, T., Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2023). Collectively constructing inclusive work cultures in STEM. European Review of Social Psychology, 34 (2), 298-345. doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2022.2109294

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H.B., Dennehy, T.C., & Schmader, T. (2021). Mapping social exclusion in STEM to men's implicit bias and women's career costs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (40), Article e2026308118. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2026308118

Bergsieker, H.B., Wilmot, M.O., Cyr, E.N., & Grey, C.B. (2021). A threat in the network: STEM women in less powerful network positions avoid integrating stereotypically feminine peers. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(3), 321-349. doi.org/10.1177/1368430219888274

Forrin, N.D., Huynh, A.C., Smith, A.C., Cyr, E.N., McLean, D.B., Siklos-Whillans, J., Risko, E.F., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C.M. (2021). Attention spreads between students in a learning environment. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(2), 276-291. doi.org/10.1037/xap0000341

Bergsieker, H.B., & Cyr, E.N. (2024, July). Four field studies on fostering inclusion of girls and women in STEM environments. Symposium at the Network Gender & STEM Conference in Heidelberg, DE.

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H.B., & Barnett, N. (2024, June). The “objectivity” of networks? Contrasting social network structure and subjective assessment. Symposium at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Edinburgh, UK.

Cyr, E.N. & Turetsky, K. (2022, July). The psychology of social networks: The role of individual processes in real-world social networks. Symposium at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Cairns, AU.

Cyr, E.N. (2021, January) Women at work: Gendered social network structures and career success. Symposium at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. (Virtual). 

Cyr, E.N. (2020, August). “But what about the men?”: Psychological processes underpinning men’s direct and indirect support of feminism. Symposium at the Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Bellotti, E. & Cyr, E.N. (2020, July). Gender and social networks. Symposium at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N. & Croft, A. (2019, February). Correlates, causes, and consequences of gendered division of household labor. Symposium at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Portland, US. 

Cyr, E.N. & Lok, C. (2018, May). Current developments in social psychology. Symposium at Waterloo-Western-Wilfrid Laurier Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N., Steele, J., Wright, S.C., Spencer, S.J., & Bergsieker, H. B. (2026, February). Girls in STEM: The value of peer friendships and belonging. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Chicago, US.

Knox, C., Bergsieker, H.B., Cyr, E.N., & Mu, F.  (2026, February). Rewards of risky interdependence: Inducing dyadic trust via high-stakes cooperation. Data blitz at the Trust and Cooperation preconference at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N., Spencer, S.J., Wright, S.C., Steele, J.R., Kroeper, K. M., & Bergsieker, H. B. (2024, July). Two field interventions in STEM: Debiasing boys and directly supporting girls. Talk at the Network Gender & STEM Conference in Heidelberg, DE.

Koyama, K., Cyr, E.N., Elmadbak, R., Bergsieker, H. B., & Page-Gould, E. (2024, June). Precarious work: Conflicting social and respect densities link to physiological stress and worse grades for women. Talk at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Edinburgh, UK.

Cyr, E.N., Steele, J., Robinson, K., Myint, S., Spencer, S.J., & Bergsieker, H. B. (2024, June). Objective versus subjective belonging: Antecedents to girls’ STEM decisions. Talk at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Edinburgh, UK.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H. B. (2024, February). Race matters in romantic relationships: Prioritizing relational versus financial well-being. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Diego, US.

Bergsieker, H. B., Cyr, E.N., Steele, J., Wright, S.C., & Spencer, S. (2024, February). Helping girls forecast fit in STEM leads to STEM career interest. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Diego, US.

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., Dennehy, T.C., & Schmader, T. (2022, July). Linking gendered social exclusion in STEM work teams to men’s implicit bias and women’s career costs. Talk at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N., Kroeper, K., Bergsieker, H.B., Dennehy, T.C., Wright, S.C., & Spencer, S.J. (2022, February). PRISM: A field intervention addressing boys’ stereotyping of girls’ STEM ability. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Francisco, US.

Bergsieker, H.B., Cyr, E.N., Koyama, J., Borders, M.R., & Forrin, N (2021, May). From naming to blaming: Using ethnic/geographic (vs. medical) virus labels increases hostility, xenophobia, and stigma. Talk at the Association for Psychological Science Con. (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N., & Koyama, J. (2021, May) The stress test: Early identification of student COVID-19 stress to prevent grade inequities. Talk at the Canadian Research Stress Summit (Virtual). 

Cyr, E.N., Kroeper, K., Dennehy, T.C., Bergsieker, H.B., Wright, S.C., & Spencer, S.J. (2021, April). PRISM interventions reduce boys’ gender bias and improve girls’ anticipated fit in STEM. Talk at the American Educational Research Association Meeting (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., Dennehy, T.C., Schmader, T. (2021, January). Gender bias at work: Social exclusion of women reflects implicit bias and predicts career constraints. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. (Virtual).

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., Dennehy, T.C., Aday, A., & Schmader, T. (2020, August). The ties that bind: Male-female friendships as a conduit to gender equity in STEM. Talk accepted to the Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Studies Conference in Waterloo, CA (Cancelled).

Bergsieker, H. B., Cyr, E.N., Shum, P., Dennehy, T., Wright, S.C., & Spencer, S.J. (2020, August). Advancing gender equity in STEM: PRISM interventions reduce boys’ gender bias and improve girls’ anticipated fit. Talk accepted to the Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Studies Conference in Waterloo, CA (Cancelled).

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., & Donald, J. (2020, July). Team spirit: Connecting social and respect team networks to academic trajectories. Talk accepted to the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Paris, FR (Cancelled).

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., Dennehy, T.C., Schmader, T. (2019, October). Old boys’ network: Social exclusion of women reflects implicit bias and predicts career constraints. Talk at the Engendering Success in STEM Research Consortium in Vancouver, CA.

Cyr, E.N., Spencer, S., Wright, S., Bergsieker, H.B. (2019, October). Open to everyone: PRISM interventions reduce boys’ gender bias and improve girls’ anticipated fit in STEM. Talk at the Engendering Success in STEM Research Consortium in Vancouver, CA.

Aday, A.E., Cyr, E.N., Dennehy, T.C. (2019, October). The social “threatwork”: A social network analysis of social identity threat among women in STEM. Talk at the Engendering Success in STEM Research Consortium in Vancouver, CA.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2019, June). Adolescents' cross-gender friendships and identity fit in STEM. Talk at the Sunbelt Con. of the Int. Network for Social Network Analysis in Montreal, CA. 

Bergsieker, H.B., Mu, F., & Cyr, E.N. (2019, June). Trust in intergroup relationships: Rewards of risky interdependence. Talk at the Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity in Columbus, US.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2019, February). “Miss”understood: Inaccurate detection of partner goals stems from stereotyping their personality. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Portland, US. 

Bergsieker, H.B., Wilmot, M.O., Cyr, E.N., & Grey, C. (2019, February). The social “threatwork”: STEM women lacking brokerage exclude stereotypically feminine peers. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Portland, US. 

Cyr, E.N., Spencer, S., Wright, S., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2018, September). Promoting rising inclusion & STEM motivation: Partnership progress. Talk at the Excellence and Gender Equity in Science and Technology (EGEST) Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2018, May). Self- and partner- stereotyping: Paradoxical predictions of career and family trade-offs within romantic relationships. Talk at the Waterloo-Western-Wilfrid Laurier Con. in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2018, April). Egalitarian, yet unequal? Paradoxical predictions of career and family trade-offs within romantic relationships. Talk at the Discovery Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Bergsieker, H.B., Mu, F., & Cyr, E.N. (2017, October). Trust in intergroup relationships: Rewards of risky interdependence. Talk at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology Conference in Boston, US.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2017, June). Egalitarianism for me, traditionalism for you: Predicting dyadic career- and family- trade-offs within romantic relationships. Data blitz talk at the Social Personality pre-conference of the Canadian Psychological Association Con. in Toronto, CA.

Bergsieker, H.B., Mu, F., & Cyr, E.N. (2017, January). Trust in intergroup relationships: Rewards of risky interdependence. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Antonio, US.

Wilmot, M.O., Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H.B., Grey, C., & Tse, C. (2017, January). Collective threat for STEM women constrains friendship integration. Talk at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Diego, US.

Colaco, P., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2026, June). Examining adults' attitudes Towards Children who Differ by Race and Wealth: Insight from Implicit Measures. Poster at the Canadian Psychological Association Con. in Montreal, CA.

Robinson, K.B., Cyr, E.N., Hines, S., & Steele, J.R. (2026, June). Signalling belonging in the classroom: Anti-racist education for high school students. Poster at the Canadian Psychological Association Con. in Montreal, CA.

Colaco, P., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2026, May). Examining children’s and adult’s attitudes and associations toward children who differ by race and wealth. Poster at the York-University of Toronto Social Personality Area Conference in Toronto, CA.

Poddar, A., Cyr, E.N., Steele, J.R., & Cimpian, A. (2026, April). Fairness or favoritism? How children interpret advantage in competitive contexts. Poster at the Cognitive Development Society in Montreal, CA.

Colaco, P., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2026, April). Examining children’s and adult’s attitudes and associations toward children who differ by race and wealth. Poster at the Cognitive Development Society in Montreal, CA.

Colaco, P., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2025, June). Examining adults’ attitudes and associations towards children who differ by race and wealth. Poster at the Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John's, CA.

Robinson, K.B., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2025, June). Addressing curricular inequities: The effect of anti-racist education on Black and non-Black high school students. Poster at the Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John’s, CA.

Robinson, K.B., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2025, May 12). Addressing curricular inequities: The effect of anti-racist education on Black and non-Black high school students. Poster at the York-University of Toronto Social Personality Area Conference in Toronto, CA.

Colaco, P., Cyr, E.N., & Steele, J.R. (2025, May). Examining adults’ attitudes and associations towards children who differ by race and wealth. Poster at York-University of Toronto Social Personality Area Conference in Toronto, CA.

Knox, C., Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2025, April). Rewards of risky interdependence: Inducing trust (vs. liking) at Zero Acquaintance. Poster at Psychology Discovery Conference in Waterloo, CA. 

Knox, C., Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2025, February). Rewards of risky interdependence: Inducing trust (vs. liking) at zero acquaintance. Poster at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Denver, US.

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H.B., Dennehy, T.C., & Schmader, T. (2024, July). Men’s implicit bias affects workplace friendships, constraining women’s careers. Poster at the Network Gender & STEM Conference in Heidelberg, DE.

Robinson, K.B., Cyr, E.N., Hines, S., & Steele, J.R. (2024, May). Life satisfaction, subjective family social status, and Black-related collective action intentions among adolescents. Poster at the York-University of Toronto Social Personality Area Conference, Toronto, CA.

Robinson, K.B., Cyr, E.N., Hines, S., & Steele, J.R. (2024, February). Life satisfaction, subjective family social status, and Black-related collective action intentions among adolescents. Poster at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Diego, US.

Abraham, E. H., McAuley, Cyr, E.N., T., Dixon, M., Kruger, T., & Dhaliwal, N. (2021, May). Emotional reactivity moderates the influence of negative affective stimuli on working memory performance. Poster at the Association of Psychological Sciences Virtual Convention.

Green, E., Cyr, E.N., Fox, N., Henderson, H. (2020, May). The dyadic role of friendship quality and temperament in close friends’ perceived social self-efficacy. Poster at the Occasional Temperament Conference in Roanoke, US.

Cyr, E.N., Pavicic, J., Bergsieker, H.B., Dennehy, T.C., Mahon, S., Wright. S., & Spencer, S.J. (2020, February). Open to everyone: PRISM interventions reduce boys’ gender bias and improve girls’ anticipated fit in STEM. Poster at the Intervention Science pre-conference at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in New Orleans, US.

Cyr, E.N., Bergsieker, H. B., Dennehy, T.C., & Schmader, T. (2020, February). Old boys’ network: Social exclusion of women in STEM reflects implicit bias and predicts career constraints. Poster at the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations pre-conference at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in New Orleans, US.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2020, February). Same-gender friendship networks strengthen boys' (and stunt girls') STEM trajectories. Poster  at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in New Orleans, US.

Dennehy, T.C., Bergsieker, H.B., Cyr, E.N., Aday, A.E., De Souza, L., & Schmader, T. (2020, February). The power of majority-group allies: Supportive male peers and colleagues promote women’s STEM inclusion. Poster at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in New Orleans, US.

Mahon, S., Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2019, September). Students’ referent networks influence career choices. Poster  at the Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N., Aday, A.E., Hartwig, W.T., Bergsieker, H.B., Schmader, T., & Hall, W. (2018, September). The social “threatwork”: A social network analysis of social identity threat among women in STEM. Poster at the Excellence and Gender Equity in Science and Technology (EGEST) Conference in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N. (2018, September). A field intervention’s association with adolescents’ subjective and objective belonging in STEM. Poster at the Excellence and Gender Equity in Science and Technology Con. in Waterloo, CA.

Cyr, E.N., Aday, A.E., Bergsieker, H.B., Schmader, T., & Hall, W. (2018, May). The social “threatwork”: A social network analysis of social identity threat among women in STEM. Poster at the Association for Psychological Science Con. in San Francisco, US.

Bergsieker, H.B., Cyr, E.N., & Hartwig, W.T. (2018, May). Career trade-offs in couples: (Mis)perceived femininity impacts goal prediction accuracy and error. Poster at the Association for Psychological Science Con. in San Francisco, US.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2018, March). Egalitarianism for me, traditionalism for you: Dyadic accuracy (and error) in predicted career/family goals within romantic couples. Poster at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in Atlanta, US.

Cyr, E.N., & Bergsieker, H.B. (2017, May). Egalitarianism for me, traditionalism for you: Predicting dyadic career- and family- trade-offs in romantic relationships. Poster at the Waterloo-Western-Wilfrid Laurier Con. in London, CA.

Cyr, E.N. & Bergsieker, H.B. (2017, January). Egalitarian yet unequal? Gender-neutral aspirations collide with gender-stereotypic realities. Poster at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Antonio, US.

Sawczak, C., & Cyr, E.N. (2017, January). Increasing pro-sociality in the prisoner's dilemma through imagined helping. Poster  at the Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Con. in San Antonio, US.

Cyr, E.N., Kalles, E., Bergsieker, H.B., & Purdon, C. (2016, January). Expecting a second shift? College students' predictions of gender-stereotypic disparities in the workplace and home across academic majors. Poster at the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Pre-conference at the 17th Soc. for Personality and Social Psychology Conference in San Diego, US.

Tri-Council and Other External Research Funding ($274,000)

• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship ($123,000)

• McMaster Research Fund ($20,000)

• SSHRC J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral ($105,000)

• United Nations Women’s HeForShe Gender Equity Grant ($8,500)

• SSHRC J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters ($17,500)

Internal Research Funding from the University of Waterloo ($73,488)

• President’s Graduate Scholarships ($25,805)

• Graduate Scholarships ($15,121)

• Graduate Research Studentships ($30,312)

• Mark Zanna Graduate Scholarship in Psychology ($1,500)

• Psychology Memorial Fund Scholarship ($750)

Other Financial Awards ($3,850)

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology Graduate Travel Award ($650)

• Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology Student Award ($500)

• Society of Young Network Scientists Student Award ($2,000)

• International Network for Social Network Analysis Student Award ($700)