Congratulations to the 2024 PURC award winners!



On April 5th and 6th, the UBC Psychology Students’ Association (UBC PSA) hosted the 26th annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC).

PURC provides undergraduate students with a professional environment to showcase their work, gain experience in presenting at conferences, and contribute to the scientific community. For their hard work, students receive recognition in the categories of best oral and poster presentations.

Join us in congratulating the winners of these awards!

PURC Oral Presentation Award

  • Stephanie Chen (Supervisor: Dr. Katrina Bouchard)
  • Matthew Tsui (Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Baron, Cameron Hall)

PURC Poster Presentation Award

  • Orli Hellerstein (Supervisors: Dr. Lori Brotto, Faith Jabs)
  • Fides Arguelles (Supervisor: Dr. Joelle LeMoult)
  • Erhan Qian (Supervisor: Dr. Paul Hewitt)