Dr. Kalina Christoff, principal investigator of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Thought Laboratory, explores the science behind–and the cognitive benefits of–mind wandering. In a Q&A, Dr. Christoff shares how she first became intrigued by mind wandering, the different types of human thought, and new research she’s excited about.
A life of research leads to a University Killam Professorship for Dr. Janet Werker, UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Psychology. Dr. Werker is one of the world’s leading developmental psychologists. Through her research she explores the foundations of language learning, including multi-language acquisition in infancy.
UBC Psychology professor Dr. Steven Heine is named a 2016 Royal Society of Canada Fellow. His pioneering research has challenged key psychological assumptions in self-esteem, meaning, and the ways that people understand genetic constructs.
This fall, UBC Psychology Instructor Steven Barnes will be delivering his award-winning instruction to students from over 150 countries. Barnes developed six free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that are designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement (AP)® Psychology exam.
Dr. Peter Suedfeld’s latest research gets a boost from the Canadian Space Agency to support a multi-centre, multi-investigator research project that investigates the psychological aspects of isolation inherent to spaceflight.
On September 30, 2015, UBC launched a year of Centennial celebrations. The year 2015 also marks a historical time for psychology at the university; it’s the 100th anniversary of when the first psychology class was offered. Explore our timeline for a glimpse of the past.
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