Dr. Charles Carver\, Uni
versity of Miami
Dual-Process Mo dels and Serotonergic Function: What Depression and Impulsive Aggression Ha ve in Common
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=rj-6-Ja_6Lw[/youtube]
Annually the Department of Psycholog y hosts a Colloquia Ser ies throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-charles- carver/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200405T0123Z-1586049823.2712-EO-25137-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200402T183713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T184132Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20131031T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20131031T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Markus Heinrichs DESCRIPTION: Social Hormones in the Human Brain: Psychobiological Mechanism s and Clinical Implication X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Markus Heinrichs\, U
niversity of Freiburg
Social Hor
mones in the Human Brain: Psychobiological Mechanisms and Clinical Implicat
ion
Annually the Department of Psycholog y hosts a Colloquia Ser ies throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-markus-h einrichs/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200405T0122Z-1586049739.0193-EO-25138-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200402T183941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T183941Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20131205T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20131205T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Regina Sullivan DESCRIPTION: Neurobiology of Attachment: Lessons from an animal model X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Regina Sullivan\, NY
U School of Medicine
Neurobiolog y of Attachment: Lessons from an animal model
Annually the Depa rtment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-regina-s ullivan/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200405T0136Z-1586050567.9317-EO-25140-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200402T184435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T184435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140227T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140227T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Nathan Kuncel DESCRIPTION: Fact and Fiction in Intelligence Testing X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Nathan Kuncel\, Univ
ersity of Minnesota
Fact and Fic tion in Intelligence Testing
[youtube]https://www .youtube.com/watch?v=wNbYxzRCzgY[/youtube]
Annually the Departm ent of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-nathan-k uncel/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200405T0140Z-1586050836.3391-EO-25141-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200402T184846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T201744Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140313T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140313T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Art Kramer DESCRIPTION: A Tale of Two Training Strategies: Enhancing Cognition and Bra in Function X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Art Kramer\, Univers
ity of Illinois
A Tale of Two Tr aining Strategies: Enhancing Cognition and Brain Function
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqacawMQh_c
Annually t he Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-art-kram er/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140402T1736Z-1396460163.4452-EO-3550-1904@142.103.0.67 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140320T222053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140320T222053Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140327T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140327T140000 SUMMARY: Department Colloquium – Diane Halpern DESCRIPTION: Diane Halpern | Dean of Social Sciences at Minerva Schools at KGI and McElwee Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College Title | Teaching for Critical Thinking: The Why of Higher Education Abstract The data are clear: we can teach critical thinking skills so that they generali ze across domains and last long into the future. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Diane Halpern | Dean of S
ocial Sciences at Minerva Schools at KGI and McElwee Professor of Psycholog
y at Claremont McKenna College
Title | Teaching for C
ritical Thinking: The Why of Higher Education
Abstract
The data are clear: we can teach critical thinking skills so that th
ey generalize across domains and last long into the future. Our primary goa
l as instructors is not anything that happens in our classes or on our camp
us. The sole reason we have universities and other formal settings for lear
ning is the belief that whatever is learned in these buildings will be appl
ied in some other setting where we are not present\, such as the workplace
or at the home or in the community. How can we teach critical thinking for
transfer? In this presentation we will identify those critical thinking ski
lls that we want to develop in our students and discuss ways to enhance the
ir learning and probability of transfer as well as how to assess critical t
hinking to know if we have been successful in achieving these goals.
Dr. Diane Halpern\, Clar emont McKenna College
Teaching for Critical Thinking: T he Why of Higher Education
[youtube]https://www.y outube.com/watch?v=ZgbukMMU3H0[/youtube]
Annually the Departmen t of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-diane-ha lpern/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3626-EO-3552-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140320T222937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T224520Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140410T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140410T140000 SUMMARY: Department Colloquium with Carol Dweck DESCRIPTION: Carol Dweck | Stanford University Title: Mindsets and Human Na ture: Implications for Achievement\, Aggression\, Altruism\, and Willpower X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Carol Dweck | Stanford Un iversity
Title: Mindsets and Human Nature: Implicati ons for Achievement\, Aggression\, Altruism\, and Willpower
LOCATION:Room 120\, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory GEO:49.268744;-123.255896 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-with- carol-dweck/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200407T1119Z-1586258355.3239-EO-25144-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200402T185517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T185517Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140410T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140410T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Carol Dweck (Michael Chandler Lecture) DESCRIPTION: Mindsets and Human Nature: Implications for Achievement\, Aggr ession\, Altruism\, and Willpower X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Carol Dweck\, Stanfo rd University
Mindsets and Human Nature: Implications f or Achievement\, Aggression\, Altruism\, and Willpower
Michael Chandler is Professor Emeritus\, working at UBC’s Department of Psychology. Dr. <
span class="">Chandler received his Bachelor of Arts in 1960 from Gr
innell College\, Iowa and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of Californ
ia\, Berkeley where he worked with Drs. Sheldon Korchin and Theodore Sarbin
. He then went on to complete two postdoctoral fellowships\; one at the Men
ninger Foundation in Kansas and the other at the Institut des Sciences de L
'Education\, Universite de Geneve\, in Switzerland with Dr. Jean Piaget. Dr
. Chandler is a world-renowned scholar whose accolade
s and contributions to the field are too numerous to mention in full. He is
often recognized for revolutionizing the way scholars conceptualize and st
udy the development of social cognition or ‘theory of mind’ as well as his
pioneering research on identity development. His ongoing program of researc
h features an exploration of the role culture plays in constructing the cou
rse of identity development\, shaping young people's emerging sense of owne
rship of their personal and cultural past\, and their commitment to their o
wn and their community's future well being. These efforts\, along with more
than 150 published books\, articles and book chapters\, have earned Dr. Chandler the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Senior Resear
ch Prize\, led to his being awarded the Killam Teaching Prize\, and resulte
d in his twice being named a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Dist
inguished Scholar in Residence. His research and scholarly efforts have als
o resulted in his being appointed as Canada's only Distinguished Investigat
or of both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). Dr. <
span class="">Chandler’s research with children at risk began more t
han 35 years ago with an article (co-authored with A. Sameroff) that was se
lected by the Society for Research in Child Development for inclusion in a
book entitled Twenty Studies That Revolutionized Child Psychology. Profess
or Chandler's program of research dealing with identi
ty development and suicide in Aboriginal youth was singled out for publicat
ion as a book and as an invited Monograph of the Society for Research in Ch
ild Development (recently translated into French)\, and is the only program
of Canadian research featured in WHO’s recently released report on the soc
ial determinants of health.
Annually the Department of Psycholo gy hosts a Colloquia Se ries throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-carol-dw eck-michael-chandler-lecture/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140423T1559Z-1398268788.7414-EO-4714-1904@137.82.234.3 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140423T001153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140423T001153Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140501T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140501T120000 SUMMARY: Departmental MA Defense: Silvain Dang\, Clinical Program DESCRIPTION: Silvain Dang | Clinical Program The Effect of Chronic Adolesce nt Cannabinoid Exposure on Adult Sexual Behaviour Committee: C. Brenner D. Klonsky B. Gorzalka (supervisor) A copy of the thesis is available upon req uest from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Silvain Dang | Clinical Program
The Effect of Chronic Adolesc
ent Cannabinoid Exposure on Adult Sexual Behaviour
Committee:
C.
Brenner
D. Klonsky
B. Gorzalka (supervisor)
A copy of the th
esis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
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LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/departmental-ma-defense/
END:VEVENT
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z
CREATED:20140402T230819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T224219Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140501T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140501T184500
SUMMARY: 9th Annual Quinn Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION: Each year the Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC P
sychology community and friends for an evening of dialogue. On behalf of UB
C’s Department of Psychology\, I invite you and a guest to join us for the
9th Annual Quinn Memorial Lecture. This annual event showcases leading psyc
hology research and this year we are thrilled […]
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Each year the Quinn Memorial Lecture bring s together the UBC Psychology community and friends for an evening of dialo gue. On behalf of UBC's Department of Psychology\, I invite you and a guest to join us for the 9th Annual Quinn Memorial Lecture.
This annual ev ent showcases leading psychology research and this year we are thrilled to present Dr. Ralph Adolphs\, Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuro science at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Adolphs will share h is groundbreaking research in his intriguing talk �The Social Brain�. A full abstract and biography is available at quin n.psych.ubc.ca.
LOCATION:Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) GEO:49.261915;-123.253072 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/9th-annual-quinn-memorial-l ecture/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140402T2325Z-1396481102.6034-EO-4243-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140402T231257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222618Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140502T170000 SUMMARY: Psychfest DESCRIPTION: Psychfest is an all-day event during which second-year UBC P sychology MA students\, as well as new PhD students\, present their researc h to the entire department. It’s the only opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology department and it’s an exciting occasion for each student. This year’s theme is game […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Psychfest is
an all-day event during which second-year UBC Psychology MA students\, as w
ell as new PhD students\, present their research to the entire department.
It's the only opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in
the Psychology department and it's an exciting occasion for each student.
This year's theme is game shows!
9:1
5-9:45 BREAKFAST
9:45 Opening Remarks
10:00 Ashley Whill
ans\, Social
10:15 Lisa Zhang\, Clinical
10:30 Silvain Dang\, Cli
nical
10:45 Mary Jia\, Clinical
11:00-11:15 FIRST BREAK
11:15 Mason Silveira\, BNS
11:30 Aarthi Gobinath\, BNS
12:00 Michael Barrus\, BNS
12:15 Josh Larkin\, BNS
12:
30-1:15 LUNCH
1:15 Klint Fung\, Clinical
1:30 Sara Colal
illo\, Clinical
1:45 Thomas Wiens\, Clinical
2:00 Kyle Danielson\
, Developmental
2:15 Jennifer Campbell\, Developmental
2:
30-2:45 SECOND BREAK
2:45 Anna Maslany\, Cognitive
3:00
Eleni Nasiopoulos\, Cognitive
3:15 Ellen Stephenson\, Health
3:30
Jennifer Lay\, Health
3:45-4:00 THIRD BREAK
4:0
0 Keynote with Dr. Steve Hinshaw\, University of California
5:00 Awar
ds
Dr. Steven Hinshaw\, UC
Berkeley
Annually the Departm ent of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-steven-h inshaw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140422T2101Z-1398200463.9093-EO-4644-1904@137.82.234.3 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140422T204944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181122T234454Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140509T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140509T163000 SUMMARY: Psychological Treatment of Addiction & Concurrent Disorders DESCRIPTION: This workshop featuring Heather Fulton\, Ph.D.\, R.Psych is pr imarily intended for mental health practitioners and trainees.This includes practitioners and students in psychology\, psychiatry\, counselling\, and social work. Practitioners and trainees in other areas of health care\, inc luding physicians and nurses in general practice will also benefit from thi s workshop Register here: ow.ly/vMJdq X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join us to celebrate the launch of
our brand new website! We have a new face for psych.ubc.ca and we want to mark this moment and thank the Psychology
community for their feedback\, contributions and support.
Drop by for
cake and refreshments!
Congratulations to all graduating students
! Join us in celebrating our spring graduates of the class
of 2014 as they cross the stage! Join the conversation by tweeting\
, posting and sharing your #UBCgr
ad stories and tagging @UBCPsych
8:30 am GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES\; ARTS
{Psychology}
Ph.D.\, M.A.\, B.A.
Killam Teaching Prize Recipient
– UBC Psychology's Sunaina Assanand
11:00 am GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL
STUDIES\; ARTS {Cognitive Systems\, Computer Science\, Psychology\,}
Ph.D.\, M.A.\, B.A.
View the complete Spring 2014 Schedule
Congratulations to all graduating BSc stud
ents! Join us in celebrating our spring graduates of the c
lass of 2014 as they cross the stage! Join the conversation by tweet
ing\, posting and sharing your #U
BCgrad stories and tagging @UBCPsych
View the complete Spring 2014 Schedule
Title: The “Good Dyad”: e
xamining the impact of personality and behavior on dyadic accuracy in first
impressions
Committee:
J. Biesanz (supervisor)<
br />A. Delongis
T. Schmader
Title: Cognitive and soci oemotional development after postnatal anesthetic exposure
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Lower Level Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brai n Health GEO:49.264963;-123.244227 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/neuroscience-research-collo quium-dr-mark-baxter/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140523T2317Z-1400887054.5131-EO-4989-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140523T225517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140523T225517Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140604T140000 SUMMARY: PhD Proposal: Aiyana Willard | Social/Personality Program DESCRIPTION: Title: The Basis of Belief: the cognitive and cultural foundat ions of supernatural beliefs Committee: A. Norenzayan J. Henrich S. Birch S . Heine X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Basis of Belie
f: the cognitive and cultural foundations of supernatural beliefs
A. Norenzayan
J. Henrich
S. Birch
S. Heine
The Canadian Psychological Association's 7
5th annual CPA Convention is in Vancouver on June 5-7. UBC Psychology Profe
ssor and CPA President Wolfgang Linden welcomes you!
Learn more: http://www.cpa.ca/convent
ion
Title:
Thinking abou
t time as money decreases environmental behavior
Committee:
E. Dunn (supervisor)
J. Zhao
M. Schaller
Title: The effect of eye
contact on memory task performance
Committee:
Al
an Kingstone (supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Frances Chen
Title: Words as invitati
ons to name contrasts
Committee:
D. G. Hall (sup
ervisor)
J. Werker (chair)
F. Chen
Title: Effects of motivat
ional intensity on maternal cognitions
Committee:
Mikami (chair)
C. Johnston (supervisor)
E. Eich
This free evening session focuses on how n
euroscience research is informing addiction practice and policy and what su
pports are available for individuals and families.
Bring your question
s. A large portion of the evening is devoted to an interactive Q & A sessio
n.
Speakers include:
Luke Clark\, Director\, Cen
tre for Gambling Research at UBC (Department of Psychology)
Perry Kend
all\, British Columbia Provincial Health Officer
Michael Koo\, Provinc
ial Clinical Coordinator\, BC Responsible Gambling Program
Andre Serzi
sko\, Provincial Prevention Coordinator\, BC Responsible Gambling ProgramView the Poster
More details
Title: Minds and brains i n the classroom: Lab and school research in school mathematics
Title: The chronic diseas
e concept of addiction: helpful or harmful?
Committee:
L. Walker (supervisor)
D. Klonsky
S. Heine
Title: Personal interne
t technology and well-being
Committee:
T. Schmad
er (Chair)
E. Dunn (supervisor)
J. Zhao
Title: Children’s and adu
lts’ understanding of the identity and persistence of artifacts
D. G. Hall (supervisor)
J. Werker
A. B
aron
T. Handy
Title: The factor structu
re of schizotypy and its relationship to social functioning
Co
mmittee:
C. Brenner (supervisor)
D. Klonsky (chair)
P. Graf
Title: Win-paired cues mo
tivate risky decision-making on a rodent gambling task
Committ
ee:
C. Winstanley (supervisor)
L. Galea
J. Snyder (
chair)
Title: Large-scale brain
network dynamics and functions
Committee:
K. Ch
ristoff (supervisor)
J. Werker
R. Todd
Title: Muscarinic recepto
r contributions to cost/benefit decision-making on the rat gambling task
Committee:
C. Rankin (chair)
C. Brenner
C. Winstanley (supervisor)
Join us for UBC Psychology's Teaching Assi
stant Development Day!
Title: Investigations of
covert and overt visual attention to social stimuli
Committee:
A. Kingstone
R. Todd
F. Chen
Join us for a series of UBC Psychology inf ormation sessions and get connected to the psychology community. Meet some great people\, some of your future professors\, and other psychology studen ts.
Imagine Day Orientation for the De
partment of Psychology
12:30 - 1:30pm in CIRS 1250
Drs. S
unaina Assanand & Michael Souza
Orientation for students
new to the BSc program in Psychology
1:30 - 2:30pm in CIRS 1250
Dr. Michael Souza
Orientation for Honours
1:30 - 2:30pm in Kenny 2510 (Suedfeld
Lounge)
Dr. Kiley Hamlin\, Director of the Psychology Honours prog
ram
Department/Student Social
2:30 - 4:00pm
in Kenny Atrium
Everyone is welcom
e!
Full UBC Faculty of Arts\, Ima
gine UBC\, and UBC psychology events schedule for returning students: http://o
rientations.students.ubc.ca/returning/arts/psychology.
Learn about
other Imagine UBC events and activities taking pla
ce across campus.
Title: Cortical fast netw
ork dynamics of auditory mismatch negativity and working memory in cannabis
users
Committee:
Lawrence Ward (supervisor)
Wolfgang Linden
Rebecca Todd
The UBC Psychology Graduate Student Counci
l invites you to the 2014 Welcome Back BBQ and BOH.
T
his is a chance to meet and greet other members of the psychology community
and have some fun!
The spe
aker is Bryan
Gick\, Professor\, UBC Department of Ling
uistics\, and he will be speaking on "Biomechanics and neuromuscular
modularization: Constraining the space for speech learning". Dr. Gick's research and teaching interests have focused mai
nly on understanding the physical mechanisms of speech production and their
interactions with perception\, phonology and phonetics in normal\, disorde
red\, and children’s speech\, and across languages. 
Janet Wer ker\, University of British Columbia
Becoming a native listener: Biological constraints and experiential influences
Dr. Janet Werker\, Professor\, UBC Psychology and Canada R esearch Chair\, Psychology is internationally known for her research invest igating the perceptual foundations of language acquisition. Her over 100 pa pers and chapters have appeared in such prestigious journals as Science\, N ature\, Trends in Cognitive Sciences\, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\, Psychological Sciences\, and Cognition. Awards include the Ki llam Research Prize\, UBC Alumni Prize in the Social Sciences\, the Jacob B ieley Prize (UBC’s premier research prize)\, and Fellowships in the Royal S ociety of Canada\, the Canadian Psychological Association\, The American Ac ademy of Arts and Sciences\, The American Psychological Society\, and the A merican Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Annually the Department of Psychology ho sts a Colloquia Serie s throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us togethe r outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve in vited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear fr om international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:BIOL Room 2000 GEO:49.264418;-123.251291 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ja net-werker/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140904T2300Z-1409871627.6287-EO-5584-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140904T225901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T223226Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140916T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140916T173000 SUMMARY: Info Session: UBC Learning Opportunities for Psychology Majors DESCRIPTION: BA Psychology + Experiences = Possibilities! Come to a specia l information session for Psychology majors and learn about how these progr ams will help you build your skills\, cultivate networks and discover your interests: Arts Co-op Program: deadline – Sept. 24 Arts Internship Program: deadline – Oct. 15 Arts Tri-Mentoring Program: deadline – Sept. 23 Go […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:BA Psychology + Experiences = Poss
ibilities!
Come to a special information session for Psychol
ogy majors and learn about how these programs will help you build your skil
ls\, cultivate networks and discover your interests:
UBC Psychology and UBC’s SEEDS
Program want to know what‘s your happy place on campus and how your local
campus environment affects your happiness.
Monday Sept. 22 – Friday Se
pt. 26 | 12:00 pm - 1:30pm | Koerner Plaza on Main Mall
About UBC’s Project Happiness
It’s
a research project by UBC Psychology’s Zhao Lab to discover where\, when an
d why people are happiest on UBC’s Vancouver campus. This data will allow u
s to build a well-being map of UBC and to understand which environmental fe
atures make the UBC Community happy. ubc-happiness.com
About UBC’s SEEDS Program<
br />It’s a program that integrates students’ energy and enthusias
m for sustainability with faculty members’ research experience\, and staff
members’ commitment to advance sustainability on campus. Building on the th
eme of campus as a living laboratory\, SEEDS helps unite campus operations
and academics to find collaborative solutions to real-life sustainability i
ssues on campus. sus
tain.ubc.ca/seeds
SEEDS Social Mapping Project
It's a collaborative project with the School of Community and Regional P
lanning and Campus + Community Planning with the objective to develop a soc
ial map of animation opportunities on campus. Students in the PLAN 515 course will be mapping character o
f place and opportunities for social interaction and animation on campus. T
he results of the central question asked in the “Map Your Happiness Ripple
Lab” will inform the UBC Social Mapping Project and campus planning.
<
strong>About UBC Ripple Labs
Ripple Labs take place during UBC's Ripple Effect Campaign
from September 22 - 26\, 2014. These living labs highlight sustainability
initiatives in interesting and unexpected ways. Join the conversation: #Rip
pleEffectUBC
Dr. Michael Sullivan\, McGill Univ
ersity
Dr. Sullivan is a professor of psychology\, medicine
and neurology at McGill University. He is well-known for his prolific resea
rch on pain experience and catastrophic thinking\, and his important work o
n management of pain-related disabilities. His research spans across severa
l areas of psychology and may be of interest to many members of our departm
ent.
Title: How Children and A
dults Re-identify Artifacts
Kris
tan Marchak\, PhD Student
Join Christine Chambers\, Canada Resea
rch Chair in Pain and Child Health\, Dalhousie University for a talk a
bout psychosocial and developmental factors affecting pain in children and
adolescents.
Christine Chambers’ work focuses upon infants and children and in
cludes study of the impact of parental and other family influences on pain
in healthy children and children in clinical need\, children’s empathy and
memory for pain\, and protocols for controlling clinical procedural pain.All are welcome to attend.
New TA/TF in the Department? Need to refre sh your TA/TF skills? Join Professor Catherine Rawn and an experienced TA T eam for “Tech Day”. Enjoy snacks with experienced TAs\, while learning abou t Scantrons\, UBC Connect\, and Turn It In. We hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Ponderosa 4038b GEO:49.266805;-123.243263 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/teaching-assistant-tech-day / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140910T1734Z-1410370442.6972-EO-5668-1904@142.103.0.67 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140910T173132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140910T173132Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140923T183000 SUMMARY: Thinking Differently About Pain: Profs Christine Chambers & Michae l Sullivan DESCRIPTION: Green Visiting Professors rethink a chronic problem Join Chris tine Chambers\, Canada Research Chair in Pain and Child Health\, Dalhousie University and Michael Sullivan\, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Heal th\, McGill University for their fascinating talk on new ways of addressing pain. These jointly appointed Green Visiting Professors address their them e by foregrounding psychological and social […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Green Visiting Professors rethink
a chronic problem
Join Christine Chambers\, Canada Resear
ch Chair in Pain and Child Health\, Dalhousie University and Micha
el Sullivan\, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health\, McGill Universi
ty for their fascinating talk on new ways of addressing pain.
The
se jointly appointed Green Visit
ing Professors address their theme by foregrounding psychological and s
ocial factors that determine pain experience and expression\, a perspective
that dramatically increases the potential for effective interventions with
poorly controlled acute and chronic pain beyond what can be achieved by at
tending to sensory experience\, biological processes and pharmacological in
terventions.
Christine Chambers’ work focuses upon in
fants and children and includes study of the impact of parental and other f
amily influences on pain in healthy children and children in clinical need\
, children’s empathy and memory for pain\, and protocols for controlling cl
inical procedural pain. Michael Sullivan’s orientation is
toward adult pain\, particularly the cognitive and emotional idiosyncratic
reactions that predispose to maladaptive and excessive distress and failure
to respond to treatment\, the origins of these dispositions in life histor
y and current social factors\, the factors that influence how we react to p
ain in others\, and emerging treatment interventions designed to target pai
n-related psychosocial risk factors. The key question raised in this lectur
e is: given high levels of poorly controlled acute and chronic pain\, how m
ight we transform health care delivery by incorporating novel ways of think
ing of and addressing pain?
Learn more about these Visiting Professor
in the Gree
n College Spotlight.
Come and learn about how to format and dev
elop an academic resume! This workshop is appropriate for students planning
to continue their education after their undergraduate degree. While this w
orkshop will focus on information pertinent to graduate studies in Psycholo
gy\, we will do our best to provide guidance for other relevant programs (e
.g.\, medicine). This workshop will be led by Drs. Michael Souza and Sunain
a Assanand and is sponsored by the Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) a
nd the 2014-15 Learning Smackdown series from the Department of Psychology.
It is not necessary to RSVP for this event but do note that room capa
city is limited to 40 students and will be allotted on a first come\, first
served basis.
Note: This event is open to all students – you need not
be a PSA member to attend.
Other Psychology Students' Association Events.
Title: An exploration of
asexuality: sexual orientation or dysfunction
Committee:
B. Gorzalka
S. Woody
L. Brotto
Adam Ande rson\, Cornell University
Emotion Form and Function
Facial expressions are instrumental in regulating socia l interactions\, but their specific forms may have originated in a less app reciated function in modifying perception. I will present evidence that 1) rather than distinct basic types\, emotional expression appearance reflects oppositions in global form 2) the origin of these oppositions lies in a pr imitive sensory regulatory function for interactions with the physical envi ronment and 3) that these sensory regulatory functions have been behavioral ly and neurally co-opted for the purposes of social regulation\, such as th e role of disgust in moral judgment. This program of research suggests that complex socio-emotional processes may arise in part from primitive sensory regulatory functions.
Adam Anderson is interested in the role of th e emotions in all human faculties\, from shaping the very first stages of p erception to rendering judgments on what is moral. Considering both psychol ogical and neural levels of analysis\, a guiding principle in his work is u nderstanding the function of emotions as distinct tools intended to help ra ther than hurt us. In recognition of this work\, he have received the APA E arly Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in cognitive a nd behavioral neuroscience and the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Inv estigator Award.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/GpPm00 TiuZU[/youtube]
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/news-events/colloquia/">Colloquia Series t hroughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outsi de of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited t o our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from inte rnational speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:220\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ad am-anderson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20140929T2318Z-1412032700.5501-EO-5753-1904@137.82.234.3 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20140929T231349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140929T231349Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141006T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141006T144500 SUMMARY: Developmental Area Meeting with Darko Odic DESCRIPTION: The Developmental Area is hosting Darko Odic and the title of his talk is “Interfacing Language and Core Cognition”. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Developmental Area is hosting Darko Odic and the title of hi
s talk is "Interfacing Language and Core Cognition".
Spend an evening with faculty members\, gr
aduate students and other staff in Psychology. Get to know your department
and your fellow students better! Light snacks will be provided.
Please
note: this event is open to all interested students – you need not be a PS
A member.
Julia Van de Vondervoort joins the Develop ment Area to speak on "Young children’s judgments of permission and permiss ibility".
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/developmental-area-meeting- with-julia-van-de-vondervoort/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141014T2305Z-1413327931.6189-EO-5800-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141014T224646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141014T224646Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141021T153000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Guest Lecture: Dr. Bernard Crespi DESCRIPTION: Inclusive fitness theory for the origin and evolution of relig ion We describe and evaluate an integrative hypothesis for the origin and e volution of human religious cognition and behaviour\, based on maximization of inclusive fitness. Dr. Bernard Crespi is Professor of Evolutionary Biol ogy in the department of Biological Sciences at SFU. Dr. Crespi’s research program uses […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
We describe and evalu
ate an integrative hypothesis for the origin and evolution of human religio
us cognition and behaviour\, based on maximization of inclusive fitness.
Dr. Bernard Crespi is Professor of Evolutionary Bi
ology in the department of Biological Sciences at SFU. Dr. Crespi's research program uses integrated genetic\, ecological and ph
ylogenetic approaches to study social evolution across all levels in the hi
erarchy of life\, from genes\, to cells\, to organisms\, to social systems\
, and to the brain.
Coffee\, tea and snacks provided!
FEATURING
Bert Uchi no\, University of Utah
Social Ties and Health: Insight s from a Broad Perspective on Relationship Positivity and Negativity
Bert Uchino's program of research has been aimed at examining how soci al relationships influence health at multiple levels of analysis. They have been examining the social (e.g.\, types of social interactions)\, cognitiv e (e.g.\, how these interactions are interpreted or construed)\, and physio logical (e.g.\, cardiovascular\, endocrine\, and immune) processes associat ed with our all important social relationships.
[ youtube]https://youtu.be/MKzERNuwla8[/youtube]
Annually the Dep artment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting p rogram brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations wi th the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll ha ve the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provoc ative topics.
LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-bu rt-uchino/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141027T1818Z-1414433927.3453-EO-5852-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141027T171703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T171703Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141103T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141103T144500 SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION: The Developmental Area is hosting Irene de la Cruz Pavia and t he title of her talk is Chunking the input: the role of frequency-based\, p rosodic and visual cues in speech segmentation and the acquisition of word order. As a Marie Curie post-doctoral fellow\, Irene de la Cruz-Pavía will conduct a two-year stay at the Infant Studies Centre […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/5852/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141030T1658Z-1414688332.2449-EO-5872-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141030T162218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141104T170000 SUMMARY: PSA Event: Meet Your Professor with Dr. Todd Handy DESCRIPTION: Join us for the evening and meet Dr. Todd Handy. This is the p erfect opportunity to get to know one of your professors outside of the cla ssroom setting. Dr. Handy is a cognitive neuroscientist born and raised in the states\, as well as the chair of grad admissions for the department . H e is looking […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for the
evening and meet Dr. Todd Handy. This is the perfect opportunity to get to
know one of your professors outside of the classroom setting. Dr. Handy is
a cognitive neuroscientist born and raised in the states\, as well as the c
hair of grad admissions for the department . He is looking forward to answe
ring any and all questions related to the mind\, brain\, grad school and so
cio-cultural issues in the U.S.
Note: This event is open to all studen
ts – you do not need to be a PSA member to attend.
Questions? Please e
mail Rachel (psa.dept
rels[at]psych.ubc.ca)
The UBC Psychology community is invited to
attend the next faculty/student social\, hosted by the Psychology Students
' Association (PSA) and the Department of Psychology.
The primary goal
of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students
and members of our department (e.g.\, faculty\, graduate students\, post-do
cs\, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with other students a
nd professors!
Please note: this event is open to all interested stude
nts - you need not be a PSA member.
If you have any questions\, please
email Gurveer at psa
.vpsocial[at]psych.ubc.ca
UBC Psychology's Behavioral Sustainability Lab is hosting a Project Happiness bo
oth as part of Thrive at UB
C.
Help them build a map of happiness across UBC to find out how t
he physical environment can influence our well-being.
The goal is to g
et as many members of the UBC community to help create a map of happiness a
t UBC. Participants will be asked to complete a 5 minute survey at ubc-happiness.com
T
he survey assesses the well-being and physical location of participants in
order to help understand how the physical environment can impact wellbeing.
This data can be used to inform campus planning and architecture\; su
ch that new spaces are designed to foster higher levels of wellbeing in the
students\, faculty\, and staff that use them. At the end of the academic s
chool year\, the lab will put up a heat map of happiness across UBC on our
website.
Title: Affect\, Cognition
\, and Experiences: understanding non-suicidal self-injury through the moda
l model of emotion
Committee:
D. Klonsky (superv
isor)
C. Johnson
J. Tracy
Wendy Berry Mendes\, University of California Sa n Francisco
Affect contagion: How stress and emotions a re caught by strangers and close others
Wendy Berry Mendes is the Sarlo/Ekman A ssociate Professor of Emotion at UC San Francisco. She obtained a Ph.D. in social psychology from UC Santa Barbara in 2003 and then completed a post-d octoral training program in psychology and medicine at UCSF. In 2004\, she became an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard University and was p romoted to associate professor in 2008. She accepted her current position a t UCSF in 2010. Her research questions sit at the intersection of social\, personality and biological psychology\, and primarily concern questions reg arding embodiment - how emotions\, thoughts\, and intentions are experience d in the body and how bodily responses shape and influence thoughts\, behav ior and emotions.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/7DISd XGML60[/youtube]
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outs ide of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from int ernational speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-we ndy-berry-mendes/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141103T2336Z-1415057818.1561-EO-5887-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141103T231451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T231451Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141114T160000 SUMMARY: Department PhD Proposal: Rita McNamara | Social/Personality Progra m DESCRIPTION: Title: Morality when the mind is opaque: Intent vs. outcome ac ross the lifespan in Yasawa\, Fiji Committee: J. Henrich (Chair) A. Norenza yan X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Morality when the
mind is opaque: Intent vs. outcome across the lifespan in Yasawa\, Fiji
Committee:
J. Henrich (Chair)
A. Norenzayan
Title: The impact of dail
y occupational stress on sleep among shift workers: social support as a buf
fer.
Committee:
F. Chen (Chair)
A.
DeLongis
C. Hoppmann
Title: Associations betwe
en perceived support in older adult marriages and dyadic covariations in mo
mentary affect and aches.
Committee:
C. Hoppmann
(supervisor)
A. DeLongis (chair)
F. Chen
Title: Visual influences
on auditory speech perception in infancy
Committee:
J. Werker
J. Enns
E. Vatikiotis-Bateson
What d
o you get when you put our 500+ second year majors together?
New ideas! Research! Science! Energy!
Come feel the energy from
over 550 second year psychology majors as they present their research proj
ects and share their new enthusiasm for research.
A
s part of our department’s commitment to offering our majors enriched educa
tional experiences\, our second year psychology majors have been working in
teams all term long to design\, conduct\, and analyze the results of a qua
ntitative research project. In addition to writing scientific reports indiv
idually\, teams also present their work in poster session form. This projec
t\, including these reporting activities\, provides students with first-han
d experience with the entire academic research process in psychology.
All members of the UBC community are welcome to join us for an eveni
ng showcasing undergraduate science research.
Title: The transmission a
nd evolution of culture
Committee:
M. SchallerJ. Henrich
S. Heine
S. Birch
Dr. Sue Birch will give a talk concerning how perspectives made in social context influence learning\, decision makin g\, and social well-being.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-lunch-series-feat uring-dr-sue-birch/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141117T2345Z-1416267947.9833-EO-5941-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141117T234435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200401T220511Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150115T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150115T135000 SUMMARY: Department Colloquium with Dr. Mitch Prinstein DESCRIPTION: FEATURING Mitch Prinstein\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill TITLE Predicting Adolescent Suicidal Behavior ABSTRACT Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults\, y et remains a remarkably understudied area. Our recent work has examined aty pical acute interpersonal stress responses that may be associated prospecti vely with self-injury trajectories among […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Mitch Prins tein\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pred icting Adolescent Suicidal Behavior
Suicide is the s econd leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults\, yet remai ns a remarkably understudied area. Our recent work has examined atypical ac ute interpersonal stress responses that may be associated prospectively wit h self-injury trajectories among adolescent girls. Recent research integrat es developmental psychopathology\, neuroscience\, and genomics research tha t may help explain the dramatic increase in suicidal behavior at the adoles cent transition.
Mitc h Prinstein is the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psycholog y in the Clinical Program. Dr. Prinstein is active in two programs of developmental psychopathology re search examining:
1. Interpersonal-Cognitive Models of Adolescent Dep
ression and Self-Injury
2. Peer Influence and Adolescent Health Risk B
ehaviors
Dr. Prinstein also maintains a long-standing commitment to professional dev
elopment in psychology.
[youtube]https://yout u.be/MfB5OnBOh7U[/youtube]
Annually the Department of Psycholog y hosts a Colloquia S eries throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us tog ether outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’v e invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hea r from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:121 West Mall Swing Space GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-mi tch-prinstein/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20141118T0020Z-1416270008.7818-EO-5944-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20141117T235951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200401T220943Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150129T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150129T135000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Emilio Ferrer DESCRIPTION: FEATURING Emilio Ferrer\, University of California\, Davis TIT LE Statistical and exploratory models for studying dynamics in social inter actions ABSTRACT Two important goals in the study of social interactions ar e: (a) the identification of patterns representative of the dynamics among the units in the system (e.g.\, parent-child\, teacher-student\, husband-wi fe)\, and (b) the use of such patterns to make predictions about the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Emilio Fe rrer\, University of California\, Davis
Statistical and exploratory models for studying dynamics in social interactions
Two important goals in the study of social interactions are: (a) the identification of patterns r epresentative of the dynamics among the units in the system (e.g.\, parent- child\, teacher-student\, husband-wife)\, and (b) the use of such patterns to make predictions about the (future) state of the system. In this talk\, I present longitudinal models to extract dynamics from intensive data refle cting dyadic interactions. I describe theoretical models that can capture s uch interactions and offer approaches to apply those models to empirical da ta. The approaches include statistical and mathematical models as well as e xploratory techniques. In addition to extracting information about the dyna mics of the system\, I describe methods to evaluate the validity of the dyn amics to make predictions of future states of the system.
Emilio Ferrer is a Professor in the Department o f Psychology at the University of California\, Davis. He received his B.S. in Physical Education from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid\, his B.A. in Sociology from Universidad de Alicante\, Spain\, and his Ph.D. in Quantitat ive Psychology from the University of Virginia\, working with Jack McArdle and John Nesselrdade. His research focuses on methods to analyze change and intra-individual variability\, in particular latent growth analysis and li near and nonlinear dynamical systems. His current research in this area inv olves techniques to model dyadic interactions and the development of fluid reasoning. He is co-editor of the recent volume Statistical Methods for Mod eling Human Dynamics and author of the upcoming Dynamics of Dyadic Interact ions.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/09zdtv3ZLq4[/yout ube]
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout t he academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the c lassroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campu s to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international s peakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:121 West Mall Swing Space GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-em ilio-ferrer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150128T1758Z-1422467897.1637-EO-6583-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150128T170704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150128T170704Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150202T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150202T144500 SUMMARY: Developmental Area Meeting with Dr. Valerie Kuhlmeier DESCRIPTION: Dr. Valerie Kuhlmeier from the Department of Psychology at Que en’s University is joining the Developmental Area to give a talk titled: “ The developmental origins of human prosocial behavior”. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Valerie Kuhlmeier from the Department
of Psychology at Queen's University is joining the Developmental Area to g
ive a talk titled: "The developmental origins of human prosocial behavior".
Title: People watching: f
irst- and third-person perception of social interactions
Commi
ttee:
Each year the Department of Psychology invites prospective graduate s
tudents to visit UBC's Vancouver campus. During our recruitment weekends\,
students are given an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate program and o
ur research areas. Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for stu
dents to meet with faculty members and prospective supervisors who share th
eir research interests. Students also have a chance to socialize and to exp
lore UBC and Vancouver.
Admitted applicants invited to this weeken
d will receive further information and a full schedule for the 2015 recruit
ment weekend.
Dr. Susan Gelman\, University of Michigan
Origins of Essentialist Reasoning
Essent ialism is the idea that items have an underlying reality that explains thei r manifest appearance and determines their identity. I argue that essential ism is an early cognitive bias. Young children's concepts reflect a deep co mmitment to essentialism\, and this commitment leads children to look beyon d the obvious in many converging ways: when learning words\, generalizing k nowledge to new category members\, contemplating the role of nature versus nurture\, and constructing causal explanations. I consider two puzzles that this phenomenon raises: How are essentialist beliefs transmitted? And: Wha t is the scope of essentialist reasoning?
Susan Gelman is a Heinz Werner Colle giate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research f ocuses on the topics of cognitive development\, language acquisition\, cate gorization\, inductive reasoning\, causal reasoning\, and relationships bet ween language and thought.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program b rings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the s peakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the c hance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative to pics.
LOCATION:121 West Mall Swing Space GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/5948/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150131T0047Z-1422665250.3854-EO-6613-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150131T002011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150131T002011Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150211T140000 SUMMARY: Departmental PhD Proposal: Heather Morton | Clinical Program DESCRIPTION: Title: Novelty and sexual functioning in long-term relationshi ps Committee: Gorzalka Linden Ward X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Novelty and sexual
functioning in long-term relationships
Committee:
The Developmental area invites you to join
them for a guest lecture with Daniel Bernstein from
Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Title: Lifespan social cognition
Abstract: Social cogn
ition permits us to communicate and empathize through our assessment of wha
t others know and feel. Yet\, our own knowledge and feelings often limit ou
r ability to take another’s perspective\, or know how another feels. Our ow
n knowledge can also limit our ability to recognize our own prior ignorance
. These errors occur frequently in children\, but also in adults. A challen
ge for social scientists is to develop tools and methods to study social co
gnition in children and adults. I will present work exploring social cognit
ion from preschool to old age. Fusing developmental\, cognitive\, and learn
ing sciences\, this research can benefit researchers\, teachers\, students\
, policy makers and parents.
His talk will be followed by a joint Birc
h/Bernstein lab meeting (from 3-5pm) to further discuss his work as well as
some related work going on in the Birch Lab. Anyone is welcome to join in
for this follow-up meeting as well.
Dr. Tamar Kushnir from Cornell University will be giving a talk titled: "Meeting in the Middle: Acting and Learning i n Social Environments."
Joseph He nrich\, University of British Columbia
On the Origins o f WEIRD People (Or\, why psychology should become a historical science)
Dr. Joseph Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Cul
ture\, Cognition and Coevolution at UBC where he is a professor in the
Departments of Psychology and Economics.
His research interests includ
e evolutionary approaches to psychology\, decision-making\, and culture wit
h an emphasis on the cognition foundations of cultural learning\; culture-g
ene coevolution\, human sociality\, prestige\, leadership\, and large-scale
cooperation\; economic behavior and the emergence of complex human institu
tions and societies\; cultural and evolutionary origins of faith and religi
on\, and its relationship to cooperation and societal complexity.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/YV1LRsI0ybA[/youtube]
Speakers:Dr. Alan Bates\, MD\, PhD ~ Psychiatrist
Dr. Mark Ansermino\, MBBCH\, MMed\, MSc (Informatics)\, FFA (SA)\, F
RCPC ~ Anesthesiologist
Free wine and cheese reception
to follow
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As a long-standing tradition of the UBC Psyc
hology undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UB
C and the Department of Psychology are proud to host the 17th Annua
l UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) on Frida
y\, March 27 and Saturday\, March 28.
This is an opportunity
Below is a summa
ry of the events and view the complete conference program
.
FRIDAY\,
MARCH 27
4-5PM in Earth Science Building (ESB)
1012
Keynote Faculty Address: Dr. Darko Odic\, UBC Psychology
5-6
PM in ESB 1012
Four (4) student oral presentations
6-745PM in ESB
Atrium
Poster presentations and faculty/student social (light food an
d drink available)
SATURDAY\, MARCH 28
9AM-12PM in ESB 1012
Student oral presentations
12-2PM in ESB Atrium
"Working lunch
" with poster presentations
2-445PM in ESB 1012
Student oral pres
entations
The event is open for any UBC student who is interested in t
he fields of Psychology/Neuroscience.
Check out the Facebook event page for PURC
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As a long-standing tradition of the UBC Psych
ology undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC
and the Department of Psychology are proud to announce the 17th An
nual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) will
be held on Friday\, March 27 and Saturday\, March 28.
This is a
n opportunity for undergraduate researchers
to showcase their work\, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, an
d contribute to the scientific community. We encourage all undergraduate re
searchers who have spearheaded any form of psychology & neuroscience resear
ch during the 2014-2015 academic year to apply to present at this conferenc
e\, as it not only is an invaluable opportunity for the presenter\, but the
contribution of presenters is also crucial in making this event a truly en
riching experience.
Apply by: February 13\, 2015 at http://psa.ps
ych.ubc.ca/purc/
The event will include a special keynote speaker\, learning a
nd sharing with other psychology students\, professors\, and the UBC commun
ity\, and refreshments to keep the energy going!
The eve
nt is open for any UBC student who is interested in the fields of Psycholog
y/Neuroscience.
Chec
k out the Facebook event page for PURC
Title: Re-engaging with r
eading material after a mind wandering episode
Committee:
Title: Hurting changes ho
w we feel about others’ hurt: Social exclusion\, empathy\, and social anxie
ty
Committee:
L. Alden
S. Birch
F. Che
n
Dana Dunn\, Moravian College
Emerging Issu es in the Teaching of Psychology
Undergraduate
education in psychology is evolving. The lecture is by no means dead\, but
a variety of other approaches\, including high impact practices (e.g.\, ser
vice learning\, writing intensive courses\, capstone experiences)\, are bec
oming more common in the classroom. The assessment of teaching and learning
—particularly those skills acquired within the psychology major—is becoming
more important\, as is the accompanying recognition that most psychology m
ajors will not be employed in fields aligned directly with the discipline.
I will discuss these and related issues\, suggesting how current and future
psychology educators can consider selectively incorporating some new pedag
ogies into their classrooms.
Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology a
nd Director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian. Dunn writes a
bout the teaching of psychology\, rehabilitation psychology\, social psycho
logy\, and liberal education. Read his Head of the Class <
/a>blog at Psychology Today magazine.
Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychol ogy and Director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian. Dunn wri tes about the teaching of psychology\, rehabilitation psychology\, social p sychology\, and liberal education. Read his Head of the Cl ass blog at Psychology Today magazine. Her areas of research and/or exp ertise include: social psychology\, especially social cognition\, attribut ion\, and finding meaning\; rehabilitation psychology\, especially the soci al psychology and positive psychology of disability\; the teaching of psych ology\, particularly writing\, research methods\, and the psychology of adj ustment\; assessment issues\, learning outcomes\, and quality benchmarks fo r undergraduate education.
Annually the Department of Psycholog y hosts a Colloquia S eries throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us tog ether outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’v e invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hea r from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:Chemistry D Block - D200 GEO:49.268744;-123.255896 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-da na-dunn/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150401T2309Z-1427929767.5318-EO-6890-1904@137.82.234.3 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150401T173255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150401T173255Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150416T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150416T130000 SUMMARY: Clinical Area Brownbag: Dr. Tom Power\, University of Pennsylvania DESCRIPTION: The Clinical Area Brownbag for April 16th presents Dr. Tom Pow er\, University of Pennsylvania. The title of his talk is “Strengthening Sy stems of Support for Children with ADHD: A Developmental\, Lifespan Approac h”. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Clinical Area Brownbag for April 16th presents Dr. Tom Power\, University of Pennsylvania. The title of his talk is "Strengthening Systems of Support for Children with ADHD: A Developmenta l\, Lifespan Approach".
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/clinical-area-brownbag-dr-t om-power-university-of-pennsylvania/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150422T2235Z-1429742157.8734-EO-6938-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150420T233223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T233223Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150423T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150423T160000 SUMMARY: Departmental MA Defense: Joanne Park | Clinical Area DESCRIPTION: Title: Does interparent similarity matter? An investigation in to the associations of mothers’ and fathers’ attributions and parenting pra ctices with child behaviour problems Committee: Charlotte Johnston\, Amori Mikami\, and Anita Delongis X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Does interparent s imilarity matter? An investigation into the associations of mothers' and fa thers' attributions and parenting practices with child behaviour problemsCommittee: Charlotte Johnston\, Amori Mikami\, and Ani ta Delongis
LOCATION:Kenny Room 1621 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/departmental-ma-defense-joa nne-park-clinical-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150427T1930Z-1430163014.3069-EO-6956-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150427T170545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222618Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150501T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150501T183000 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2015 DESCRIPTION: Following tradition\, Psychfest is an all-day event during whi ch second-year UBC Psychology Master’s students\, as well as new PhD studen ts\, present their research to the entire department. It’s the only opportu nity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology depar tment\, so it’s a rare and exciting occasion for each student. This year’s […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Following tradition\, Psychfest is an all-
day event during which second-year UBC Psychology Master's students\, as we
ll as new PhD students\, present their research to the entire department. I
t's the only opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in
the Psychology department\, so it's a rare and exciting occasion for each s
tudent. This year's theme is Villains!
Visit
UBC Psychology's Graduate Student Council's website for the full sch
edule.
Title: The Effect of Impl
ied Social Presence on Non-Social Attention Tasks
Committee:Alan Kingstone (Supervisor)
Jiaying Zhao (Chair)
Reb
ecca Todd
Title: Digitally connecte
d\, socially disconnected: Can smartphones compromise the benefits of inter
acting with others?
Committee:
El
izabeth Dunn (advisor)
Toni Schmader (chair)
Jiaying Zhao
Title: Search through tim
e is like search through space: Behavioural and electrophysiological eviden
ce
Committee:
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
Lawrence
Ward (Supervisor)
Jiaying Zhao
Title: The Good Dyad: Exa
mining the Impact of Personality and Behavior on Dyadic Accuracy in First I
mpressions
Committee: Biesanz (advisor)\, Schmader (c
hair)\, DeLongis
Title
The Basis
of Belief: The cognitive and cultural foundations of supernatural beliefs?<
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Committee
Henrich (chair)
NorenzayanBirch
Heine
Title: Children’s Pre-exi
sting Perceptions of ADHD Behaviors Predict Their Sociometrics Given to Pee
rs with ADHD
Committee:
Amori Mikami (Supervisor
)
Charlotte Johnston (Chair)
Andrew Baron
Title: Impulsivity: A Lin
k Between Bipolar and Alcohol Use Disorders
Examining Committe
e:
Chair:
Anita Hubley (Measurement\, Evaluatio
n\, and Research Methodology)
Supervisory Committee:
Col
leen Brenner\, Research Supervisor (Psychology)
Wolfgang Linden (Psych
ology)
University Examiners:
Dr. Catharine Winstanley (P
sychology)
Dr. Erin Michalak (Psychiatry)
Title: The Relationship o
f Self-reported Executive Functioning to Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Atte
mpts
Committee:
David Klonsky (Supervisor)
Luke Clark (Chair)
Catharine Winstanley
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Join Janet Werker\, UBC Psychology Professor and Canada Research
Chair\, at the Canadian Association for Neuroscience's annual meeting. Dr
. Werker will present her research on 'Understanding the foundations of lan
guage development by studying the infant brain.'
Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show is one of
the largest exhibitions in the Museum of Vancouver's 120-year history. It t
ranscends the boundary between art and design. It takes over museum galleri
es and in-between spaces – stairwells\, hallways\, and restrooms – in order
to ask: what makes us happy?
Join Aaron Weidman from UBC Psychology's
Social Cognition & Emotion Lab to unlock the facts and science behind
The Happy Show’s assertions about well-being. A walk through this inte
ractive exhibition tour will include ample opportunity for Q&A with Aaron a
nd a member of the museum’s curatorial team.
Admission: Adult
$14 | Seniors & Students $11 | Youth $8* | MOV Members Free
Get Tickets: https://socialpsychologyofhappiness.eventbrite.ca<
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Title: Malleability of im
plicit intergroup bias across development
Committee:
Andrew Baron
Toni Schmader (Chair)
Sue Birch
Title: Foundations of inf
ants' social group evaluations
Committee:
Frances Chen (Chair)
Janet Werker
Andrew Baron (Superv
isor)
Title: Culture influences
rates of mind wandering
Committee:
Steven Heine
(Chair)
Frances Chen
Mark Schaller
A talk on "Query Theor
y: A Process Account of Preference Construction" will be presented by E
ric Johnson and Elke Weber of Columbia University on Tuesday\, June 23rd fr
om 10:00-11:30 AM in HA 966.
Abstract: Many ps
ychologists and behavioral economists agree that many of our preferences ar
e constructed\, rather than innate or pre-computed and stored. Little resea
rch\, however\, has explored the implications that established facts about
human attention and memory have when people marshal evidence for their deci
sions. This talk reviews query theory\, a psychological process model of p
reference construction\, and uses it to explain a range of phenomena in int
ertemporal choice\, including our impatience when we are asked to delay con
sumption. Behavioral data provide support for query theory’s assumptions a
bout the processes underlying intertemporal preference construction and att
ribute labeling.
Title: Map Reading Under
Load: Sex Differences in Learning Digital Maps
Committee:
Todd Handy (Supervisor)
James Enns (Chair)
Lawrence War
d
Title: Men don't care for
caring: fundamental goals and men's interest in heed roles
Co
mmittee:
Toni Schmader
Mark Schaller
Andrew Baron (
chair)
Title: Performance of imp
ressionist visualizations on measures of memorability and trend identificat
ion
Committee:
Jim Enns
Christiane Hoppman<
br />Lawrence Ward (chair)
The relationship between time\, money\, an
d happiness is a complex one. People often fail to use their money in happi
er ways. How should you spend your money to maximize the happiness you gain
from your time? Learn more from award-winning researcher Ashley Whillans o
f the Social Cognition & Emotion Lab at the University of British Columbia.
Part of a series of fun and brainy talks exploring happiness\, paired
with a visit to Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show\, plus mingling and drink
specials.
Date: Thursday\, June 18\, 2015
Admissio
n: Adult $14 | Seniors & Students $11 | MOV Members Free | Includes admi
ssion to Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show
G
et Tickets: https://moneyandhappiness.eventbrite.ca
Title: Disordered eating
and sexuality in women
Committee:
Boris Gorzalka
(chair)
David Klonsky
Lori Brotto
Title: “The “Good Dyad”:
Examining the impact of personality and behaviour on dyadic accuracy in fir
st impressions of personality”
Committee:
Ch
air:
Dr. Matthew Bedke (Philosophy)
Supervisory Committe
e:
Dr. Jeremy C. Biesanz\, Research Supervisor (Psychology)
Dr. Anita DeLongis (Psychology)
Dr. Toni Schmader (Psychology)
Dr. Delroy Paulhus (Psychology)
Dr.
Gerry Veenstra (Sociology)
External Examiner:
Dr. Marc F
ournier
Department of Psychology
University of Toronto
Toron
to\, Ontario
Queens University faculty member Jordan Poppenk will be giving a talk in the Suedfeld Lounge on June 26th at 1:00pm. Details below:
Title: Distinguishing between anterior and posterior hip
pocampal contributions to
our traits and abilities
Abstract: Considerable investigation and theor
etical development has sought to
distinguish the mnemonic role played
by the hippocampus from that played
by other neuroanatomical structure
s in the medial temporal lobes. Now\,
mounting evidence suggests that
medial temporal lobe contributions to
human memory may be further dist
inguished based on distinctions within the
hippocampus itself. In part
icular\, recent evidence suggests that anterior
and posterior extents
of the structure subserve human memory in different
ways. In this talk
\, I will address the questions: a) in what ways is the
hippocampus fu
nctionally heterogeneous along its long (anterior to
posterior) axis\;
and b) how is such functional heterogeneity possible when
the interna
l circuitry of the hippocampus is nearly identical within its
anterior
and posterior extents? To address these questions\, I will
synthesize
volumetric\, connectivity\, lesion\, and functional results\, and
pre
sent evidence of distinctive anterior and posterior hippocampal
contri
butions to a wide range of traits and abilities\, from memory
retentio
n to emotional processing and personality.
Title: Improving the fact
or structure of psychological scales: the expanded format as the alternativ
e to the likert format scale
Committee:
Jeremy B
iesanz (Chair)
Victoria Savalei
Jeremy Biesanz
Paul Hewitt
Title: Parenting & Precau
tion: How the Parental Care Motivation Impacts Moral Judgments of Social No
rm Violations
Committee:
Frances Chen (chair)
Mark Schaller
Jess Tracy
Title: Binge Eating and D
rinking in Young Women: Personality Correlates and Psychophysiological Indi
ces of Emotion Processing
Committee:
Colleen Bre
nner (Supervisor)
Sheila Woody
Title: Digitally Connecte
d\, Socially Disconnected: Can Smartphones Compromise the Benefits of Inter
acting with Others?
Committee:
Elizabeth Dunn (S
upervisor)
Toni Schmader
Jiaying Zhao
Title: The Basis of Belie
f: The Cognitive and Cultural Foundations of Supernatural Beliefs
Ara Norenzayan (Supervisor)
Joseph Henric
h
Title: The Cultural Brain
Hypothesis and the Transmission and Evolution of Culture
Comm
ittee:
Joseph Henrich (Supervisor)
Mark Schaller
Su
san Birch
Title: Infants’ Performan
ce on Sociomoral Evaluation Tasks Predicts Parent Report of Preschool Socia
l Functioning
Committee:
Susan Birch (Chair)
Kiley Hamlin
Amori Mikami
Title: Take a Hike! The C
ognitive Effects of Exposure to Natural and Urban Environments
Committee:
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
James Enns
Lawrenc
e Ward
Stanford professor and 'big data' expert D
r. Michal Kosinski will be giving a talk at 3pm on August 6th\, 201
5 in the Suedfeld Lounge.
Title: "Predicting
Personality from Digital Footprints"
Abstract: Perso
nality traits form a key driver behind people’s behaviour\, cognitions\, mo
tivations\, and emotions\; therefore\, assessing others’ personality is a b
asic social skill and a crucial element of successful social interactions.
However\, based on a sample of over a million participants\, I show that pe
rsonality judgments made by computers―and based on generic and pervasive di
gital footprints (Facebook Likes)―are more accurate than those made by part
icipants’ friends\, family members\, and even romantic partners. Furthermor
e\, compared with humans\, computers achieve higher inter-judge agreement a
nd superior external validity (i.e. are better at predicting life outcomes)
. In some cases\, computer-based personality judgments are even more valid
than self-reported personality scores. I conclude by discussing the consequ
ences of computers outpacing humans in this basic social-cognitive skill
Starting at 11:00 am
on August 7th\, 2015 in the Suedfeld Lounge\, Dr. Marek Malus of the University of Ostrav
a\, Czech Republic\, will be giving a talk about his research on "dark ther
apy" (also known as Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy\, or REST
).
Dr. Malek is a researcher at the University of Ostrava\, in the Cze
ch Republic. He received his Ph.D. at Palacký University Olomouc\, where he
initiated REST research within his studies.
In 2010 he started a rese
arch study on a new service that was arising in the Czech Republic called t
he “Dark Therapy\,” which at the time was completely unknown in the academi
c community. Until then\, the only studies on sensory deprivation that rese
archers were familiar with had mostly negative connotation. Through his res
earch he was able to bring to light more modern studies of REST techniques\
, primarily Chamber REST\, which includes the Dark Therapy.
Marek is s
tudying the development of this service in Czech Republic and Slovakia with
an interest in furthering the research and publications in this field. In
the future\, he would like to focus mostly on the possibilities of the deve
lopment of mindfulness and therapeutic applications in the environment of C
hamber REST.
Title: Type I Error Rates
and Power of Robust Chi-Square Difference Tests in Investigations of Measu
rement Invariance
Committee:
Jeremy Biesanz (Cha
ir)
Victoria Savalei
Rachel Fouladi (SFU)
Title: Social Support in
Hoarding
Committee:
Amori Mikami (Chair)
Sh
eila Woody
Anita DeLongis
Title: The Role of Cortic
otropin-releasing Factor in Mediating the Effect of Acute Stress on Effort-
based Decision-making
Committee:
Kiran Soma (Chair)
S
tan Floresco
Luke Clark
Title: Development of
an English Vocabulary Overclaiming Scale with Psycholinguistic Models of I
tem Behavior.
Committee:
Del Paulhus (Chair
)
Anita DeLongis
Jeremy Biesanz
Title: Understanding
East-West Disparities and Similarities in Sexuality
Commi
ttee:
Eric Eich
Boris Gorzalka
Todd Handy
Title: Examining the Exis
tence and Moderators of the Positive Illusory Bias in Boys with Attention-D
eficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Committee:
Charlot
te Johnston (Research Supervisor)
Amori Mikami
Imagine UBC is a un
iversity-wide orientation event that will be held on Tuesday\, September 8th\, 2015. Each
year\, the Psychology Department also offers several special psychology-sp
ecific events meant to introduce students to the many interesting people an
d exciting opportunities that UBC Psychology has to offer:
Gen
eral Orientation: 12:30-1:05 PM\, CIRS 1250 (MAP)
New PSYC student
s will be provided with a range of resources designed to help them make the
most of their time in UBC Psychology.
New BSc Psychology Stud
ent Orientation: 1:15-2:00 PM\, CIRS 1250 (MAP)
Dr. Michael Souza
(BSc Advisor) will connect with the 50 newly-admitted students in the BSc P
SYC program\, and will provide advising guidance.
Student Enga
gement Breakout Groups: 1:15-2:00 PM\, various locations
This
session is exclusively for students associated with the Student Engagement
Program.
Faculty/Student Social: 2:00-3:30 PM\, Suedfeld Loun
ge & atrium\, Douglas T. Kenny Building (MAP)
Students are invited
to share a drink and snack while they connect with their colleagues and me
mbers of the Department of Psychology.
Title: The Alienated Perf
ectionist: How the Quest for Perfection Impairs Interpersonal Satisfaction<
br />Committee:
Paul Hewitt (Supervisor)
Susan B
irch
Frances Chen
This year we are thrilled to present Dr. Susan Ca rey\, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.
Thursday\, September 17\, 2015<
/strong>
Registration: 4:15 – 5:00 pm
Lecture: 5:00 – 6:15 pm
The lecture starts promptly at 5:00 pm.
Modern Green Develo
pment Auditorium
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CI
RS)
2260 West Mall MAP
Visit quinn.psych.ubc.ca for a full abstract an
d to learn more about the Department of Psychology's annual signature event
.
Location: Executive Plaza
Hotel & Conference Centre\, Coquitlam\, BC
Target audience: Ps
ychiatrists\, pharmacists\, primary care physicians\, psychologists\, nurse
s\, social workers
Up to 5.75 Mainpro-M1/MOC Section
1 credits
(This conference will also be accredited for CCCEP.)
Cl
ick here to reg
ister
Title: The Bright and
Dark Sides of Personality and Job Performance in Managers
Larry Walker (Research Supervisor)
Jessica
Tracy
Wolfgang Linden
To register contact clinic[at]psyc
h.ubc.ca. Download IPT Workshop One Page flyer (PDF).
The seminars are typica
lly a series of talks given by students and PDFs in a given lab following a
brief introduction by the supervisor. Pizza and refreshments are provided
at the end of the seminar.
This month\, UBC Psychology Professor Rebecca Todd and her la
b will be presenting on Neural and Genetic Influences on Individual Dif
ferences in Affective Biases.
Join the Department of Psychology for a sp ecial guest talk with Dr. Nathan Hall\, the man behind the hilarious Twitte r account @Acade micsSay.
The Developmental Area is hosting 
The @AcademicsSay Ex
periment | @chroniclehttp://t.co/I3zDlA4vBGpic.twitter.com/UXQ95IMNW2
— Shit Academics Say (@Academic
sSay)
July 1\, 2015
Professor Nathan Hall\, associate professor in the Facult
y of Education’s Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at Mc
Gill University\, started the @AcademicsSay Twitter account in 2013\, and i
t has since grown into one of the most influential Twitter accounts related
to academia. Today the account has over 139\,000 followers generating 200\
,000 to 300\,000 profile visits a month.
Alongside insights from his r
esearch into social behaviour and motivation in social media\, Professor Ha
ll will share a behind-the-scenes look at why he started the anonymous @Aca
demicsSay account\, what he has learned over the last few years\, and how h
is social media involvement has led to further opportunities for research a
nd learning.
FE
ATURINGDr. Kate Keenan\, University of Chicago
Testing the hypothesis that prenatal stress confers risk for psychopatholog y in the offspring via the randomized controlled trial
Dr. Kate Ke
enan is currently Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience a
t the University of Chicago. Dr. Keenan's program of research in developmen
tal psychopathology spans several developmental periods and phenotypes. The
integrative thread running through each study is the aim of identifying th
e earliest appearing individual differences that connote risk for psychopat
hology\, and the factors that are associated with the transition from risk
to the expression of a disorder. The work is designed to be relevant to the
understanding of causal mechanisms and to the development of prevention in
terventions.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ka te-keenan/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151027T0838Z-1445935117.1916-EO-8516-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151026T204244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151026T204244Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151102T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151102T133000 SUMMARY: Brown Bag Lunch Series: Featuring Dr. Kristen Hudec DESCRIPTION: In this brown bag talk\, Dr. Kristen Hudec will be discussing ADHD symptoms from a developmental perspective. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this brown bag talk\, Dr. Kristen Hudec will be discussing ADHD symptoms from a developmental perspective.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/examining-adhd-symptoms-a-d evelopmental-perspective-with-dr-kristen-hudec/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151103T1620Z-1446567651.8291-EO-8595-1904@142.103.0.67 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151102T210833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151102T210833Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151102T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151102T143000 SUMMARY: Public talk: Men\, Movember and Mental Health DESCRIPTION: Learn how mental health research is benefiting men\, and how M ovember funds are being put to work to find innovative solutions to manage and treat mood disorders. In this interactive Cafe Scientifique-style sessi on\, you’ll learn what’s new in everything from clinical trials to e-health \, and have an opportunity to speak with leading UBC scientists\, clinician s […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Learn how mental health research is benefi
ting men\, and how Movember funds are being put to work to find innovative
solutions to manage and treat mood disorders. In this interactive Cafe Scie
ntifique-style session\, you'll learn what's new in everything from clinica
l trials to e-health\, and have an opportunity to speak with leading UBC sc
ientists\, clinicians and mental health advocates about how research is sha
ping the future of men's mental health.
For more info\, go to http://o
w.ly/U9EYg
Dr. Kenneth Craig\, UBC and
recent appointee to the Order of Canada
Putting the social in the biopsychosocial model of pain
UBC Psychology Eme
ritus Professor Kenneth Craig is a world-renowned pain expert whose pio
neering work has revolutionized pain research among highly vulnerable popul
ations who cannot verbally communicate for themselves.
On July 1\, 201
5\, Dr. Craig was appointed as an Officer into the Order of Canada. This ho
nour recognizes a distinguished career filled with outstanding achievement\
, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
Annual ly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throug hout the academic year.
LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ke n-craig/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151023T1431Z-1445610666.2356-EO-8444-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151021T211850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222158Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151106T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151106T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Kaitlin Laidlaw | Cognitive DESCRIPTION: Examining the Deployment of Overt and Covert Attention to Soci al Stimuli in Naturalistic and Laboratory Environments Committee: Alan Kingstone (Supervisor) Frances Chen Rebecca Todd X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Examining the Deployment of Overt and
Covert Attention to Social Stimuli in Naturalistic and Laboratory Environme
nts
Committee:
Alan Kingstone (Supervis
or)
Frances Chen
Rebecca Todd
Social media use
in academia has grown increasingly over the last 10 years and it now plays
a large role in student engagement and science communication.
Join Dr.
Liisa Galea and other colleagues in the Department of Psychology for a dis
cussion on why social media is a crucial link to other academics and in com
municating your research. Dr. Julie Robillard (@ScientificChick)\, an early adopter and influential
Twitter user\, is joining us to share her experience using social media for
communicating her research.
Bonnie Vockeroth\, communi
ty manager for UBC Psychology's social media channels\, will also provide a
n overview on how using Twitter can increase community engagement and conve
rsation.
This workshop is open to graduate students\, staff\, P
DFs\, and faculty within UBC Psychology.
Title: The Mating/Par
enting Trade-off: Evidence and Implications
Committee:
Jessica Tracy (Chair)
Mark Schaller
Steve Heine
In this talk\, Dr. David Kealy will explor e pathological narcissism in psychotherapy.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-lunch-series-feat uring-dr-david-kealy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151110T0147Z-1447120061.7957-EO-8621-1904@137.82.234.3 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151109T194536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222158Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151130T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151130T180000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Lillian May | Developmental DESCRIPTION: Title: Language as a Special Signal: Infants’ Neurological and Social Perception of Native Language\, Non-Native Language\, and Language- Like Stimuli Committee: Janet Werker Geoff Hall X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Language as a Special Signal: I
nfants’ Neurological and Social Perception of Native Language\, Non-Native
Language\, and Language-Like Stimuli
Committee:
Janet Werker
Geoff Hall
Dr. Naomi Eisenberger\, UCLA
Social pain and pleasure: The social neuroscience of reje ction and connection
Some of the best and worst expe riences of life involve the making and breaking of social bonds. In order t o better understand the profound experiences associated with social connect ion and rejection\, we have looked to the brain to investigate the basic ne ural systems that might underlie these complex socioemotional experiences. In this talk\, I will explore whether ‘social pain\,’ the feelings resultin g from social rejection or loss\, rely on neural regions that support physi cal pain processing. I will also examine whether ‘social pleasure\,’ specif ically the positive feelings associated with social connection\, rely on ne ural regions and neurochemical substrates (opioids) that support reward-rel ated processing. Together\, the studies presented begin to shed light on th e neural systems that work to promote social connection and ultimately surv ival.
Dr. Naomi Ei
senberger is a Professor
in the Social Psychology program at the University of California\, Los Ang
eles. She is director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience laboratory
as well as co-director of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-na omi-eisenberger/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151116T2153Z-1447710805.1343-EO-8666-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151116T204954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222158Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151204T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151204T173000 SUMMARY: Ph.D. Dissertation Oral Examination: Wanying Zhao | Social/Persona lity DESCRIPTION: Title: Foundations of Cultural Learning Committee: Kiley Hamli n Andrew Baron X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Foundations of
Cultural Learning
Committee:
Kiley Hamlin<
br />Andrew Baron
What do you get when you put our 500+ second year majors togethe
r?
New ideas! Research! Science! Energy!
Come feel the e
nergy from over 550 second year psychology majors as they present their res
earch projects and share their new enthusiasm for research.
As part of
our department’s commitment to offering our majors enriched educational ex
periences\, over 550 Research Methods students have been working in teams a
ll term long to design\, conduct\, and analyze the results of a quantitativ
e research project. In addition to writing scientific reports individually\
, teams also present their work in poster session form. This project\, incl
uding these reporting activities\, provides students with first-hand experi
ence with much of the academic research process in psychology.
All mem
bers of the UBC community are welcome to join us for an evening showcasing
undergraduate science research.
At this event\, Dr. Paul Hewitt will give a talk concerning the matter of suicide across the adult age span and its r elationship with perfectionistic behavior and other interpersonal factors.< /p> LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-lunch-series-feat uring-dr-paul-hewitt/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151208T2145Z-1449611103.6364-EO-8788-1904@142.103.0.67 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151208T182336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221608Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20151216T150000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Patrick Piantadosi | Behavioura l Neuroscience DESCRIPTION: Title: The Role of Nucleus accumbens Sub-regions and Related C ircuits in Aversively-motivated Behavior Committee: Cathy Rankin (Chair ) Stan Floresco Catharine Winstanley Todd Handy X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: The Role of Nu
cleus accumbens Sub-regions and Related Circuits in Aversively-motivated Be
havior
Committee:
Cathy Rankin (Chair)
Stan Floresco
Catharine Winstanley
Todd Handy
Accident/inc
ident rates are often highest for individuals during their first six months
on the job. As a result\, safety orientations have become a mandatory part
of the on-boarding process for all new employees (including students!).
Department orientation sessions are held through out the t
erm and all are welcome to attend. These sessions are meant to supplement e
ach lab's existing on-boarding protocols and do not replace the need for ea
ch lab to conduct new worker orientations for all new employees. Contact Lawron Leung at lawron[at]psych.ubc.ca for more details.
Dr. Mark Mattson\, National Institute on Aging and Joh
ns Hopkins University
Maintainin g optimal brain function throughout life requires effort
Humans evolved in environments where food was not a
vailable ad libitum\, and so possess robust adaptive physiological and beha
vioral responses to periods of food scarcity. Emerging research in this La
boratory and elsewhere has shown that intermittent fasting (IF\; for exampl
e\, fasting for a period of 24 hours twice weekly) and vigorous exercise ca
n increase numbers and strength of synapses and can enhance brain function
(cognitive and sensory – motor performance) and mood. Our studies in anim
al models of chronic neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson
’s diseases) and acute brain injury (stroke and severe epileptic seizures)
demonstrate robust neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects of IF diets
. The general mechanism by which IF and exercise benefit neurons is by inc
reasing their activation state and energy demand\, which results in a coord
inated series of responses that promote neuroplasticity and cellular stress
resistance. The pathways activated by exercise and IF include those involv
ing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)\, mitochondrial biogenesis\, D
NA repair and removal of oxidatively damaged proteins and organelles (autop
hagy). Peripheral changes in energy metabolism that occur during fasting a
nd exercise may also contribute to their beneficial effects on the brain.
In this regard\, the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver triggers the
mobilization of fatty acids from fat cells and the production of ketone bo
dies. Ketone bodies such as beta-hydroxybutyrate provide an alternative en
ergy source for neurons and may also activate signaling pathways that enhan
ce the ability of the brain to cope with stress. Finally\, emerging finding
s suggest that some of the chemicals in fruits and vegetables that may impr
ove brain health do so by activating adaptive cellular stress responses\; f
rom an evolutionary perspective the phytochemicals function as toxic agents
/antifeedants. The implications of these findings for strategies for optim
izing brain function and reducing the risk of neurodegenerative disorders w
ill be described.
Dr. Mark Mattson is currently Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Agin g\, and Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. He is Editor -in-Chief of Ageing Research Reviews and NeuroMolecular Medicine\, a Sectio n Editor for Neurobiology of Aging\, and an Associate Editor for Trends in Neurosciences. In addition\, he has edited 10 volumes in the areas of mecha nisms of brain function\, stress responses\, aging and age-related neurodeg enerative disorders. Dr. Mattson is a Fellow of the American Association fo r the Advancement of Science\, and has received numerous awards including t he Metropolitan Life Foundation Medical Research Award and the Alzheimer's Association Zenith Award. He is considered a leader in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal plasticity and neurodegenerat ive disorders\, and has made major contributions to understanding of the pa thogenesis of Alzheimer's disease\, and to its prevention and treatment. Dr . Mattson has published more than 400 original research articles and more t han 200 review articles and commentaries.
[youtub e]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fyAHbavX5A[/youtube]
Annuall y the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series through out the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 1 GEO:49.264801;-123.246839 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ma rk-mattson-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20160106T1509Z-1452092967.9584-EO-8899-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160105T224208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222646Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160206T203000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Recruitment Weekend 2016 DESCRIPTION: Each year the Department of Psychology invites prospective gra duate students to visit UBC’s Vancouver campus. During our recruitment week ends\, students are given an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate progra m and our research areas. Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for students to meet with faculty members and prospective supervisors who s hare their research interests. Students […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each year the Department of Psychology invites prospective graduate
students to visit UBC's Vancouver campus. During our recruitment weekends\
, students are given an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate program and
our research areas. Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for s
tudents to meet with faculty members and prospective supervisors who share
their research interests. Students also have a chance to socialize and to e
xplore UBC and Vancouver.
View the full 2016 Recruitment Weekend schedule.
Dr.
Stephen Lindsay\, University of VictoriaTitle: Replicat
ion in Psychological Science
Psychology journals have too oft
en published Type I errors as real effects and too often greatly overestima
ted the sizes of real effects. As Interim Editor of Psychological Science\
, I am attempting to forge ahead on a path blazed by my predecessor Eric Ei
ch: A multi-pronged effort to reduce the rate of such errors without sacri
ficing other scientific values (e.g.\, relevance\, interestingness\, import
ance). I highlight four issues that I believe particularly important: (a)
the troubling trio of low statistical power\, a surprising result\, and a
p value only slightly less than .05\; (b) p hacking\; (c) the noisiness of
correlations\; and (d) misinterpretation of non-significant effects. I enco
urage pre-registration\, fine-grained graphing\, power analysis\, confidenc
e intervals\, effect sizes\, replication\, sharing of materials and data\,
and meta-analysis. My talk will allow for lots of back-and-forth and discu
ssion about publishing in psychological science (including in Psychologi
cal Science).
Dr. Joachim Sehrbrock will be giving a tal k titled\, "Loss and mourning in the 'coming out' of gay men: Dynamics of s exual identity formation?"
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-lunch-series-feat uring-dr-joachim-sehrbrock/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150818T1609Z-1439914165.8825-EO-7714-1904@137.82.234.16 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20150817T221937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150817T221937Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160225T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160225T135000 SUMMARY: CANCELLED! Department Colloquium: Dr. Mike Miller DESCRIPTION: Due to unforeseen circumstances\, this colloquium is cancelled . Stay tuned for when it will be rescheduled. Dr. Mike Miller\, UC Santa Ba rbara “False” Memories Dr. Mike Miller is interested in the psychological a nd neural processes underlying human memory and decision-making. His resear ch employs a variety of techniques\, including functional magnetic resonanc e imaging (fMRI)\, event-related potentials (ERP)\, transcranial […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Mike Miller\, UC Santa Barbara
"False" Memories
Dr.
Mike Miller is interested in the psychological and neural processes
underlying human memory and decision-making. His research employs a variet
y of techniques\, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)\,
event-related potentials (ERP)\, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)\,
split-brain studies\, and signal detection analysis. These studies range fr
om investigations into prefrontal and parietal cortex activity associated w
ith shifts in decision criteria to attempts to uncover the functions of the
parietal lobe during successful retrieval. A major component of his resear
ch examines the sources variability of individual patterns of brain activit
y during an episodic memory task. Ultimately\, his goal is to use these neu
roscientific studies to understand the processes of the mind when rememberi
ng a past event\, and to appreciate the uniqueness of these processes at th
e individual level
Annually the Department of Psychology ho
sts a C
olloquia Series throughout the academic year.
Dr. Beate Ditzen\, Heidelberg University Hospital
Neuroendocrine Modulato rs of Social Behavior and Stress Responses in Couples
Co
uple relationships have a substantial impact on individual health and longe
vity and the stress-buffering mechanisms of social support between partners
are hypothesized to mediate this effect. Indeed\, relationship enhancement
training reduced stress hormones during a conflict session in the laborato
ry\, suggesting that couple interventions can improve health via reduced ps
ychobiological stress. On a neurobiological level\, thes
e effects might be mediated through activity of the neuropeptide oxytocin.
Oxytocin has been related to attachment behavior and stress reduction in an
imals and in humans. In line with this\, previous data from our laboratory
indicate that intranasal oxytocin modulates communication behavior and cort
isol levels during couple conflict. However more recently\, differential ef
fects of oxytocin with regard to sex\, social context\, and individual rela
tionship experiences have been proposed and mandate a more refined interpre
tation of the overall effects of this neuropeptide.
Annu ally the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series thro ughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 5 GEO:49.264801;-123.246839 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-beate -ditzen/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151029T0528Z-1446096490.2129-EO-8543-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151028T194548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151028T194548Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160310T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160310T133000 SUMMARY: Brown Bag Lunch Series: Featuring Dr. John Ogrodniczuk DESCRIPTION: Stay tuned for the topic of the talk! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Stay tuned for the topic of the talk!
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-lunch-series-feat uring-dr-john-ogrodniczuk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20160312T0315Z-1457752542.629-EO-9322-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160311T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222700Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160314T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160314T130000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20160318T190000Z SUMMARY: Join our Behavioural Sustainability Lab and take the UBC Sustainab ility Pledge DESCRIPTION: During UBC’s annual Ripple Effect campaign\, students from t he Behavioural Sustainability Lab will be hosting a Sustainability Pledge R ipple Lab everyday on March 14-18 from 12-1pm at Koerner Plaza\, 1958 Main Mall. The UBC Sustainability Pledge is an initiative to increase awareness of sustainability at UBC and to inspire action towards more sustainable liv ing. By […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
During UBC's annual Rip
ple Effect campaign\, students from the Behavioural Sustainability Lab will be hosting a
Sustainability Pledge Ripple Lab everyday on March 14-18 from 12-1pm at Ko
erner Plaza\, 1958 Main Mall.
The UBC Sustainability Pledge is an init
iative to increase awareness of sustainability at UBC and to inspire action
towards more sustainable living. By signing the Pledge\, you’ve made a com
mitment to take action towards living a more sustainable lifestyle.
The seminars are typica
lly a series of talks given by students and PDFs in a given lab following a
brief introduction by the supervisor. Pizza and refreshments are provided
at the end of the seminar.
Stay tuned for further details of the talk.
Dr. Dan Willingham\, University of Virginia
The treacherous path from basic to applied science: The case of e ducation
Dr. Dan Willingham is currently Professor of Psychology at th
e University of Virginia\, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000
\, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. T
oday\, all of his research concerns the application of cognitive psychology
to K-16 education. He writes the “
Ask the Cognitive Scientist” column for American Educator magazine
\, and is the author of Why Don't Students Like School?\, When
Can You Trust the Experts?\, and Raising Kids Who Read. His
writing on education has appeared in thirteen languages.
Annual ly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throug hout the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 1 GEO:49.264801;-123.246839 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dan-w illingham/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20160315T1617Z-1458058673.4703-EO-9326-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160314T205116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222158Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160329T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160329T110000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Jonathan Shael Blasberg|Clinica l DESCRIPTION: Perfectionism and the Cognitive and Affective Experience of So cial Exclusion Committee: Paul Hewitt David Klonsky Mark Schaller X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Perfectionism and the Cognitive and Af
fective Experience of Social Exclusion
Committee:
Paul Hewitt
David Klonsky
Mark Schaller
Out of my Control: The Effects of Perc
eived Genetic Etiology
Committee:
Steven He
ine
Kiley Hamlin
Luke Clark
Want to learn more about the human mind
? Looking to ways to get involved in psychology and neuroscience research?
Curious about how academic conferences are run? Then the Psychology Undergr
aduate Research Conference (PURC) is the perfect opportunity for you!
More details: psa.p
sych.ubc.ca/purc
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and the Depart
ment of Psychology have partnered to host the next NeuroTalks series:
The topic is dopamine\, the brain
's sexiest neurotransmitter. Chat with our researchers who look at the role
dopamine plays in addiction\, mental health and behaviour\, and learn how
dopamine shapes your desire - whatever you desire.
Dr. Karen Adolph\, New York University
Learning to Move and Moving to Learn
Infants learn to mov
e in the context of continual development. Moreover\, developmental changes
in motor skills generate new opportunities for learning. A fruitful way to
study these processes is to consider learning as embodied in the reality o
f infants’ growing and changing bodies\, embedded in the practical exigenci
es of an ever-expanding physical environment\, and enculturated by social i
nteractions and culturally determined childrearing practices. In adopting t
his perspective\, surprising findings have emerged that provide new insight
s into the relations between perception and action\, and between learning a
nd development.
Dr . Karen Adolph's research focuses on behavioral flexibility--how people learn to adapt to changes in their bodies and skills and to variations in the environment.
Michael Chandler is Professor Emerit us\, working at UBC’s Department of Psychology. Dr. Chandler received his Bachelor of Arts in 1960 from Grinnell College\, Iowa and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of California\, Berkeley where he worked with Drs. Sheldon Korchin and Theodore Sarbin. He then went on to c omplete two postdoctoral fellowships\; one at the Menninger Foundation in K ansas and the other at the Institut des Sciences de L'Education\, Universit e de Geneve\, in Switzerland with Dr. Jean Piaget. Dr. Chand ler is a world-renowned scholar whose accolades and contributions to the field are too numerous to mention in full. He is often recognized for revolutionizing the way scholars conceptualize and study the development of social cognition or ‘theory of mind’ as well as his pioneering research on identity development. His ongoing program of research features an explorat ion of the role culture plays in constructing the course of identity develo pment\, shaping young people's emerging sense of ownership of their persona l and cultural past\, and their commitment to their own and their community 's future well being. These efforts\, along with more than 150 published bo oks\, articles and book chapters\, have earned Dr. Chandler< /span> the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Senior Research Prize\, led to his being awarded the Killam Teaching Prize\, and resulted in his twice being n amed a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Distinguished Scholar in R esidence. His research and scholarly efforts have also resulted in his bein g appointed as Canada's only Distinguished Investigator of both the Canadia n Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). Dr. Chandler ’s research with children at risk began more than 35 years ago with an article (co-authored with A. Sameroff) that was selected by the Society for Research in Child Development for inclusion in a book entitled Twenty S tudies That Revolutionized Child Psychology. Professor Chan dler's program of research dealing with identity development and sui cide in Aboriginal youth was singled out for publication as a book and as a n invited Monograph of the Society for Research in Child Development (recen tly translated into French)\, and is the only program of Canadian research featured in WHO’s recently released report on the social determinants of he alth.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 1 GEO:49.264801;-123.246839 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-karen -adolph-michael-chandler-lecture-series/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151029T0528Z-1446096490.3193-EO-8545-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151028T195254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151028T195254Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160407T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160407T133000 SUMMARY: Brown Bag Talks: Featuring Dr. Ingrid Sochting DESCRIPTION: This month’s brown bag event will have guest speaker\, Dr. Ing rid Sochting\, discuss her findings on group psychotherapy for depression i n the elderly. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This month's brown bag event will have gue st speaker\, Dr. Ingrid Sochting\, discuss her findings on group psychother apy for depression in the elderly.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/brown-bag-talks-featuring-d r-ingrid-sochting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20151020T1620Z-1445358027.043-EO-8380-1904@142.103.0.67 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20151019T193444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T193444Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160413T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160413T180000 SUMMARY: Neuroscience + Pizza Seminar Series with UBC Psychology'\;s To dd Handy DESCRIPTION: Neuroscience + Pizza A monthly seminar series bringing togethe r labs from all disciplines of neuroscience. The seminars are typically a s eries of talks given by students and PDFs in a given lab following a brief introduction by the supervisor. Pizza and refreshments are provided at the end of the seminar. Dr. Todd Handy’s Lab will be speaking on “Walking\, sho pping\, and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Neuroscience + PizzaSexual Inhibition in Chinese Universit
y Students in Canada
Committee:
Boris
Gorzalka (Chair)
Paul Hewitt
Lori Brotto
Gender Differences in Pain-Physical Ac
tivity Linkages among Older Adults: Lessons Learned from Daily Life Approac
hes
Committee:
Anita DeLongis (Chair)<
br />Christiane Hoppmann
Frances Chen
Psychfest is an all-day event during which second-year UBC Psychology MA students\, as well as new PhD students\, pre sent their research in 3-minute thesis style. It’s the only opportunity for our graduate students to share their work with the entire psychology depar tment and it’s an exciting occasion for each student.
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right" width="640"]
The Health and Adult Development Lab's rese
arch involves older adults from many cultures.[/caption]
Join the Health and Adult Develo
pment Lab for a unique conference showcasing psychology students’ resea
rch in the Downtown Eastside.
Jennifer Lay\, Dr. Christiane Hoppmann\,
and the Health and Adult Development Lab invite you to learn about their l
atest findings on social engagement/disengagement and technology use among
culturally diverse seniors.
Through a partnership with the UBC Learnin
g Exchange\, this two-day conference brings together UBC students\, faculty
members\, and community members to share research and strategies for learn
ing and social change.
Co nference fee
Student talks
Student talks are held on May 3 in the afternoon.
The Health and Adult Development Lab's researc h involves older adults from many cultures and walks of life (including rec ent Chinese immigrants and DTES residents). They are committed to making th eir findings meaningful and useful to their participants. They will also be holding a workshop at the conference to discuss their findings with study participants\, as part of an ongoing knowledge exchange with these communit ies.
LOCATION:Vancouver Japanese Language School GEO:49.283989;-123.093329 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/community-university-confer ence-new-perspectives-on-learning-in-the-downtown-eastside/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20160406T1630Z-1459960243.4564-EO-9486-1904@137.82.234.17 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160405T224825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222409Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160511T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160511T150000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Safety Orientation DESCRIPTION: Accident/incident rates are often highest for individuals duri ng their first six months on the job. As a result\, safety orientations hav e become a mandatory part of the on-boarding process for all new employees (including students!). Department orientation sessions are held through out the term and all are welcome to attend. These sessions are meant to […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Accident/inc
ident rates are often highest for individuals during their first six months
on the job. As a result\, safety orientations have become a mandatory part
of the on-boarding process for all new employees (including students!).
Department orientation sessions are held through out the t
erm and all are welcome to attend. These sessions are meant to supplement e
ach lab's existing on-boarding protocols and do not replace the need for ea
ch lab to conduct new worker orientations for all new employees.
Contact Lawron Leung at lawron[at]psych.ubc.ca for more details.
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Discov
er how the minds of babies work as they learn more than one language.
Babies’ first words are often seen as a milestone of early develop
ment. But enormous development has taken place before the first words are e
ven formed.
Join Dr. Janet Werker\, one of the world’s leading develop
mental psychologists and director of UBC’s Infant Studies Centre\, as she e
xplores foundations of language learning\, including multi-language acquisi
tion in infancy.
Following the lecture\, guests are invited to a l
ight reception and to see Dr. Werker's research first-hand in UBC’s Living
Lab at Science World.
Title
Alone need not
be lonely: Correlates and consequences of solitude among Chinese and Canad
ian adults
Committee
Anita DeLongis (Chair)
Christiane Hoppmann
Peter Graf
Dr. Kenneth Craig is hosting Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell\, C.Psych (Ph
D UBC)\, who will present her talk 'Integrating Attachment Theory into Pedi
atric Primary Care'. The full abstract is below.
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Rebecca Riddell (Photo: YorkU)[/caption]
Bio
D
r. Rebecca Pillai Riddell\, York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health\,
is Director of the O.U.C.H. [Opportunities to Underst
and Childhood Hurt] Lab\, Associate Professor at York University\, Scientif
ic Staff with the Hospital for Sick Children\, and Adjunct Associate Profes
sor with University of Toronto. Her research involves linking early
immunization behaviour to both health and mental health outcomes. Dr. Pilla
i Riddell's interest in the caregiver-child relationship began as an underg
raduate student at York and has continued through her graduate research tra
ining career at UBC and Hospital for Sick Children. She currently directs t
wo primary lines of research and participates in the leadership of other pr
ograms with colleagues from across the country.
Abstract
Attachment theory is arguably one of the most influential theories
in child development. Building a secure attachment is one of the most imp
ortant milestones of early childhood. Child development scientists know tha
t observing infants and caregivers during distressing events are highly pre
dictive of future infant and caregiver behaviour. Child development clinici
ans know that caregiver soothing and scaffolding of distress-regulation is
critical to long term mental health outcomes. Yet\, despite the importance
of learning emotional regulation and its dependence on early caregiving\, l
ittle work has been done to help integrate this into pediatric primary care
settings.
John Bowlby’s seminal work suggests that attachment behavio
ur is activated when an infant experiences pain. Based on this premise\, we
suggest that screening of caregiver support for infant distress regulation
can be feasibly conducted during routine vaccination. Through detailed ana
lysis of the largest longitudinal study of its kind (n=760)\, the OUCH Coho
rt has provided a number of insights on the application of attachment theor
y to the context of acute pediatric pain. Whether working in the field or i
n the lab\, these findings help broaden our understanding of attachment out
side of traditional settings.
Title: The Inventory
of Motivations for Suicide Attempts (IMSA): Developing and Validating a New
Measure in Five Samples
Committee:
David K
lonsky (Research Supervisor)
Amori Mikami
Steve Heine
Title: <
em>Maternal ADHD Symptoms and Parenting Stress: The Roles of Personality an
d Parenting Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Committee:
Charlotte Johnston (Research Supervisor)
Lynn Alden
Mark Schall
er
This one-day workshop will provide an overview of perfecti
onism\, a maladaptive personality construct that increases an individual’s
vulnerability to various forms of maladjustment including depression\, anxi
ety\, eating disorders\, marital distress\, and suicidal behaviour. A model
of the treatment approach will be presented. The speakers will also elabor
ate on how to conduct this treatment in both individual and group settings.
The UBC Psychology Clinic is a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) ap
proved sponsor of Continuing Education activities. Attendees will receive <
em>6.5 CPA Approved CE credits. A certificate will be available to con
firm attendance for continuing education purposes.
Much of the worksho
p will draw from their recently published work:
Hewitt\, Flett\, & Mik
ail. (2016). Perfectionism: A Dynamic - Relational Approach to its Conc
eptualization\, Assessment\, and Treatment. New York: Guilford Press.<
br />Drs. Hewitt\, Flett\, and Mikail’s new book discusses perfectionism as
involving traits\, including self-oriented\, other-oriented\, and socially
prescribed perfectionism that drive and energize behaviour and both interp
ersonal and intrapersonal expressions of perfectionism that affect relation
s with others and with the self. The associations between these components
of the perfectionism construct and numerous deleterious outcomes are explai
ned and the development of perfectionism\, which is pivotal in the treatmen
t\, is discussed by looking at the nature of early relationships\, family c
onstellations\, and current relationships. Finally\, the treatment model an
d use of the treatment in both individual and group psychotherapy is explic
ated.
Download Flyer and Registration Form.
Title: The Influence
of Mood on Self-Reported Personality
Committee:
Jeremy Biesanz (Chair)
David Klonsky
Jessica Tracy
UBC's Faculty of Medicine Continuing Prof
essional Development invites health care providers\, planners\, patients\,
and families to join them for the 17th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health
Care Conference. This year they celebrate “Growing Ideas” as an overarching theme to showcase innovative ideas and approaches to col
laborative mental health care.
Themes/Streams in 2016
Target audiences: Interprofessional/intersect
oral teams\, family physicians and other primary care providers\, mental he
alth care providers\, psychiatrists and psychologists\, administrators and
policy makers\, other health disciplines working with primary care and/or c
ommunity care\, people with lived experience and family members\, educators
and their students\, and researchers.
Date: June 16t
h-18th\, 2016 (Thurs-Sat)
Location: The Coast Capri H
otel\, Kelowna\, BC
For more information visit: http://ubccpd.ca/course/ccmhcc2016
Title: Pay as you Flow?
Measuring the slot machine zone with attentional dual tasks
Co
mmittee:
Jiaying Zhao (Chair)
Luke Clark
Catharine
Winstanley
Title: Novelty and S
exual Functioning in Long-Term Relationships
Committee:Wolfgang Linden (Research Supervisor)
Boris Gorzalka
Lawrence Ward
Title: Morality when
the Mind is Opaque: Intent vs. Outcome across the Lifespan in Yasawa\, Fiji
Committee:
Ara Norenzayan (Research Superv
isor)
Joseph Henrich (Research Supervisor)
Kiley Hamlin
Title: Fluency Misattribu
tion and the Curse of Knowledge Bias in Children
Committee:
Kiley Hamlin (Chair)
Susan
Birch
Peter Graf
Title: Men’s Roles and Wo
men’s Goals: Causes\, Consequences\, and Complementarity
Commi
ttee:
Toni Schmader (Research Supervisor)
Andrew BaronSteven Heine
Title: Interpersonal Trig
gers and Cultural Moderators of Social Identity Threat
Committ
ee:
Toni Schmader (Research Supervisor)
Steve Heine
Anita DeLongis
Title: Toward Understand
ing the Nature of the Relationship between Personality and Well-being Trait
s and States
Committee:
Jeremy Biesanz (Chair)Anita DeLongis
Del Paulhus
Title: Psychological Theo
ries as Marionettes: How Measurement Shapes Theory in Psychological Science
Committee:
Elizabeth Dunn (Chair)
Jessica
Tracy
David Klonsky
Title: Asexuality:
Investigations into a Lack of Sexual Attraction
Committee:
Boris Gorzalka (Research Supervisor)
Lori Brotto (Research
Supervisor)
Wolfgang Linden
Title: A Reverse Curse of
Knowledge in Childhood
Committee:
Charlotte Joh
nston (Chair)
Susan Birch (Research Supervisor)
Darko Odic
Title: Experie
nces\, Cognitions\, and Affects: Investigating non-Suicidal Self-injury thr
ough the Modal Model of Emotion
Committee:
David
Klonsky (Research Supervisor)
Jessica Tracy
Wolfgang Linden
Title: Exchanging Cents f
or Seconds: The Happiness Benefits of Choosing Time over Money
Committee:
Anita DeLongis (Chair)
Elizabeth Dunn (Resea
rch Supervisor)
Mark Schaller
Title: The Spatia
l and Temporal Dynamics of Self-Relevance on Attention for Objects
Sheila Woody (Chair)
Todd Handy (Researc
h Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Title: Looking for Troubl
e: Relations between the Hostile Attentional Bias and Aggression in Boys
Committee:
Charlotte Johnston (Research Supervisor
)
Amori Mikami
Rebecca Todd
Title: Are those who
[mind]wander lost? Examining the mechanism of mind wandering through its re
lationship with sleep and cognitive performance.
Committe
e:
Kalina Christoff (Chair)
Todd Handy
Lawrence War
d
Title: Phenomenological M
arkers of Future Psychosis: The Role of Cannabis
Committee:
Todd Handy (Chair)
Colleen Brenner
Paul Hewitt
Kieran Fox: Interpersonal
Triggers and Cultural Moderators of Social Identity Threat
Co
mmittee:
Kalina Christoff (Research Supervisor)
Kiran So
ma
Title: Theory of Mind\, S
ocial Cognition\, and Neural Functioning in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
s
Committee:
Colleen Brenner (Research Superviso
r)
Lynn Alden (Co-supervisor)
Luke Clark
Title: The Causality of M
oral Judgments: New Insights into the Reasoning versus Intuition Debate
Committee:
Alan Kingstone (Chair)
Jessica Trac
y
Kiley Hamlin
Title: The Social is Pred
ictive: Human Sensitivity to Attention Control in Action PredictionCommittee:
James Enns (Research Supervisor)
Mark S
challer
Peter Graf
Title: Visual Influences
on Speech Perception in Infancy
Committee:
Janet
Werker (Research Supervisor)
Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson
Anthony Her
dman
Title: Interference in t
he Perception of Correlation for Two Population Scatterplots
C
ommittee:
Jiaying Zhao (Chair)
Ron Rensink
Darko Od
ic
Imagine UBC
is a university-wide orientation event that will be held on Tuesday\, September 6th\, 2016. The Department of
Psychology also offers several special psychology-specific events to introd
uce students to the many interesting people and exciting opportunities that
UBC Psychology has to offer.
On September 6\, we will be hosting thre
e Imagine day events for new and returning Psychology students:
New PSYC s
tudents will be provided with a range of resources designed to help them ma
ke the most of their time in UBC Psychology.
New BSc Psycholog
y Student Orientation: 12:25-1:00 PM\, CIRS 1250 (MAP)
Dr. Steven
Barnes (BSc Advisor) will connect with the newly-admitted students in the B
Sc PSYC program and provide advising guidance.
Faculty/Student
Social: 1:00-2:30 PM\, Suedfeld Lounge & Atrium\, Douglas T. Kenny Buildin
g (MAP)
Students are invited to share a drink and snack while they
connect with their colleagues and members of the Department of Psychology.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-imagine-ubc- orientation/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.3691-EO-10394-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160819T214934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T180932Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160915T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160915T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Nancy Eisenberg (Michael Chandler Lecture Seri es) DESCRIPTION: MICHAEL CHANDLER LECTURE FEATURING Dr. Nancy Eisenberg\, Arizo na State University TITLE Children’s Effortful Self-Regulation: Conceptuali zation and Relations to Adjustment and Maladjustment ABSTRACT Recently ther e has been an increasing appreciation of the role of emotion and its regula tion in children’s socioemotional functioning in both typical and atypical samples. I will discuss different conceptualizations of emotion-related se lf-regulation\, and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
MICHAEL CHANDLER LECTUREDr. Nancy
Eisenberg\, Arizona State University
Children’s Effortful Self-Regulation: Conceptualization and Relations to Adjustment and Maladjustment
Recently there has b een an increasing appreciation of the role of emotion and its regulation in children’s socioemotional functioning in both typical and atypical samples . I will discuss different conceptualizations of emotion-related self-regu lation\, and differentiate between effortful control and aspects of control that are less voluntary (reactive control). After a brief discussion of e xpected relations of different aspects of effortful and reactive control to (mal)adjustment\, I will present findings on associations of effortful con trol and reactive control with children’s maladjustment and social competen ce\, with an emphasis on temperamentally based effortful control\, and the mediating role of personality resiliency.
N
ancy Eisenberg is Regents’ Professor of Psychology at Arizona State
University. Her research interests include social\, emotional\, and moral
development\, as well as socialization influences\, especially in the areas
of self-regulation and adjustment. She has published numerous empirical st
udies\, as well as books and chapters on these topics. She has also been ed
itor of Psychological Bulletin and the Handbook of Child Psychology and was
the founding editor of the Society for Research in Child Development journ
al Child Development Perspectives. Dr. Eisenberg has been a recipient of Re
search Scientist Development Awards and a Research Scientist Award from the
National Institutes of Health (NICHD and NIMH).
Michael Chandler is
Professor Emeritus\, working at UBC’s Department of Psychology. Dr. Chandler received his Bachelor of Arts in 1960 from Grinnell
College\, Iowa and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of California\, B
erkeley where he worked with Drs. Sheldon Korchin and Theodore Sarbin. He t
hen went on to complete two postdoctoral fellowships\; one at the Menninger
Foundation in Kansas and the other at the Institut des Sciences de L’Educa
tion\, Universite de Geneve\, in Switzerland with Dr. Jean Piaget. Dr.
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Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Col loquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 6 GEO:49.264569;-123.247607 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-na ncy-eisenberg-michael-chandler-lecture-series/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.3874-EO-10434-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160826T161915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222424Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160916T140000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Lisa Zhang | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Perfectionism\, Process\, and Outcome in Cognitive Beha vioral Group Therapy for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Committee: Amori Mikami (Chair) Paul Hewitt Frances Chen X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Perfectionism\, Pr
ocess\, and Outcome in Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Mood and Anxi
ety Disorders
Committee:
Amori Mikami (Chair)
Paul Hewitt
Frances Chen
Studies have shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular visitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports--and now universities. Ma ny universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the stresses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to intera ct with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when st udents might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psychology and the UBC Alm a Mater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to br ing the therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
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ion id="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="270"]
Stanley Coren with h
is therapy dog\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a rigorous therapy-dog training program\, which requires several m onths of training and testing. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to e nsure they keep displaying temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociability with other dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health re quirements\, are well-groomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a therapeutic and calming influence on people in the community who ha ve the pleasure of meeting them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, Dr. Stanley Coren\, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assistant Professor of Psychology\, will be explor ing how therapy dog sessions influence students' stress and well-being.
The first session on September 20 is open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis) and further sessions will be open to students in specific classes on a rotating basis. View or download the POSTER.
Studies have shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular visitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Man y universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the s tresses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interac t with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when stu dents might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC P sychology and the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring the therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
[caption
id="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"]
Stanl
ey Coren with his therapy dog\, Ripley[/caption]
Vanco uver ecoVillage has a rigorous therapy-dog training program\, which req uires several months of training and testing. The therapy dogs are re-teste d annually to ensure they keep displaying temperament that shows confidence \, good manners and sociability with other dogs and people. The dogs meet s trict health requirements\, are well-groomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a therapeutic and calming influence on people in the c ommunity who have the pleasure of meeting them.
At the se dog therapy sessions\, Dr. Stanley Coren\, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and canine be haviour expert\, and D r. Frances Chen\, Assistant Professor of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions influence students’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a d onation basis). View or download the POSTER.
Discover new neuroscience resear
ch at the first UBC Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference.
The UBC Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference\, hosted by the UBC N
euroscience Club (UNC)\, brings together the neuroscience community at UBC
to celebrate undergraduate research.
This event consists of an undergr
aduate poster and oral competition\, faculty guest speakers\, and light ref
reshments. Undergraduate students\, graduate students\, faculty and all mem
bers of the neuroscience community at UBC are welcome to participate.
The two faculty guest speakers are Dr. Neil Cashman Professor\, UBC Depa
rtment of Neurology\, and Dr. Lawrence Ward\, Professor\, UBC Department of
Psychology.
ABOUT
<
/strong>The UBC Neuroscience Club is a collective of un
dergraduate students striving to inspire creative thinking to better unders
tand the mysteries of the brain. From basic
laboratory techniques to critical analyses of data\, we offer our members
the chance to learn and be a part of the process behind scientific research
being done at the University of British Columbia. Through these opportunit
ies\, we will foster a neuroscientific community at UBC. Email: ubcneuroscienceclub@gma
il.com
Studies hav e shown that therapy-dog visits a lleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular vis itors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Many u niversities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the stre sses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interact w ith dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when studen ts might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psyc hology and the UBC Alma Ma ter Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring th e therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
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="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"]
Stanley Coren with his therapy do
g\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a rigorous thera py-dog training program\, which requires several months of training and tes ting. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to ensure they keep displayin g temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociability with oth er dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health requirements\, are well-gro omed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. M ost of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a therapeutic and c alming influence on people in the community who have the pleasure of meetin g them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, Dr. Stanley Coren\, Professor E meritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assistant Professo r of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions influence stud ents’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis).
Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class
life to follow the path of a starving artist? What inspired Bill Gates to g
ive away so much of his hard-won fortune? How has Donald Trump succeeded so
excessively\, when his winning style could easily be his greatest liabilit
y?
As the renowned emotion researcher Jessica Tracy reveals in Take Pride\, each of these superachievers has been motivated
by an often maligned emotion: pride.
Join Jessica Tracy at a special book talk and signing event. Interested in your own copy of Take Pride? The UBC Bookstore will be onsite at this event.
Dr. Jessica Tracy is a
Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and Director
of the Emotion & Self Lab. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Ca
lifornia\, Davis\, in 2005. Her research focuses on emotions and emotion ex
pressions\, and\, in particular\, those emotions that are most intricately
intertwined with our sense of self: pride\, shame\, and guilt. She has coed
ited two academic volumes\, The Self-Conscious Emotions and The Psychology
of Social Status\, and has published over eighty journal articles\, book ch
apters\, and theoretical reviews in psychology and interdisciplinary scienc
e journals. Winner of the James McKeen Cattell Dissertation Award from the
New York Academy of Sciences and of the International Society for Self and
Identity Early Career Award\, she has had her research findings covered by
hundreds of media outlets\, including ABC's Good Morning America\, NPR's Al
l Things Considered\, the New York Times\, The Economist\, and Scientific A
merican.
Studies ha ve shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular vi sitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Many universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the str esses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interact with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when stude nts might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psy chology and the UBC Alma M ater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring t he therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
[caption i
d="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"]
Stanley Coren with his therapy d
og\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a r igorous therapy-dog training program\, which requires several months of tra ining and testing. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to ensure they k eep displaying temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociabi lity with other dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health requirements\, are well-groomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a ther apeutic and calming influence on people in the community who have the pleas ure of meeting them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/persons/stanley-coren/">Dr. Stanley Coren\ , Professor Emeritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assis tant Professor of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions i nfluence students’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis).
Michael Miller\, University of Calif ornia\, Santa Barbara
Barack Obama\, John Dean & Other Criterion Shifters
We make many decisions throughout a day that require setting a criterion (i.e.\, deciding how strong the evi dence must be)\, from the mundane (“Have I read that article before?”) to t he more critical (“Can I cross the street in time?”). Setting a criterion a lso has important theoretical implications\, such as understanding the natu re of some false memories. Many decision models can accurately predict how the placement of a criterion to fit a given situation can affect performanc e\, especially when the evidence is uncertain. Yet\, no existing model expl ains how an individual sets a decision criterion\, and why people are gener ally suboptimal in shifting a criterion in order to achieve the most benefi cial outcome. We have discovered that while some people are actually quite good at adapting their criterion\, others are not at all. Our research seek s to explain this phenomenon using a combination of behavioral and neurosci entific methods.
Mike Miller is interested in the psychological and neur
al processes underlying human memory and decision-making. His research empl
oys a variety of techniques\, including functional magnetic resonance imagi
ng (fMRI)\, event-related potentials (ERP)\, transcranial magnetic stimulat
ion (TMS)\, split-brain studies\, and signal detection analysis. These stud
ies range from investigations into prefrontal and parietal cortex activity
associated with shifts in decision criteria to attempts to uncover the func
tions of the parietal lobe during successful retrieval. A major component o
f his research examines the sources variability of individual patterns of b
rain activity during an episodic memory task. Ultimately\, his goal is to u
se these neuroscientific studies to understand the processes of the mind wh
en remembering a past event\, and to appreciate the uniqueness of these pro
cesses at the individual level.
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Annually the Depa rtment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Woodward 6 GEO:49.264569;-123.247607 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-mi ke-miller-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.4838-EO-10825-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160927T183837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T223228Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161024T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161024T163000 SUMMARY: Doggy De-stress at UBC DESCRIPTION: Join us for Doggy De-stress at UBC! On October 24\, take a mom ent to de-stress by hanging out with some therapy dogs. Studies have shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being . Dogs are popular visitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and no w universities. Many universities bring in therapy dogs to help their stude nts cope with the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Studies ha ve shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular vi sitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Many universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the str esses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interact with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when stude nts might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psy chology and the UBC Alma M ater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring t he therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
[caption i
d="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"] Stanley Coren with his therapy d
og\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a rigorous ther apy-dog training program\, which requires several months of training and te sting. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to ensure they keep displayi ng temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociability with ot her dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health requirements\, are well-gr oomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a therapeutic and calming influence on people in the community who have the pleasure of meeti ng them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, Dr. Stanley Coren\, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assistant Profess or of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions influence stu dents’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis).
Studies ha ve shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular vi sitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Many universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the str esses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interact with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when stude nts might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psy chology and the UBC Alma M ater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring t he therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
[caption i
d="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"] Stanley Coren with his therapy d
og\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a r igorous therapy-dog training program\, which requires several months of tra ining and testing. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to ensure they k eep displaying temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociabi lity with other dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health requirements\, are well-groomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse. Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a ther apeutic and calming influence on people in the community who have the pleas ure of meeting them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/persons/stanley-coren/">Dr. Stanley Coren\ , Professor Emeritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assis tant Professor of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions i nfluence students’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis).
Dr. Jane Risen\, University of Chica go
Believing What We Know Isn't So: Acquiescence to Sup erstitious Beliefs and Other Powerful Intuitions
Even smart\, educated\, emotionally stable adults believe superstitions that they recognize are not rational. Dual process m odels\, such as the corrective model advocated by Kahneman & Frederick (200 2\; 2005)\, are useful for illustrating why superstitious thinking is wides pread\, why particular superstitious beliefs arise\, and why superstitious beliefs are maintained even though they are not true. In the first part of my talk\, I will highlight some of my research on magical thinking that sup ports a basic dual process model. To understand why superstitious beliefs a re maintained even when people know they are not true\, however\, requires that the model be refined. It must allow for the possibility that people ca n recognize in the moment that their belief is not rational\, but act o n it nevertheless. People can detect an error\, but choose not to correct i t\, a phenomenon I refer to as acquiescence. This notion is not only useful for understanding how people can believe superstitions that they know are false\, but also for understanding when and why people will follow other po werful intuitions that run contrary to reason. In the second part of my tal k\, I will describe research that tests for acquiescence. I find that peopl e can 1) have a faulty intuitive belief about the world\, 2) acknowledge th e belief is irrational\, but 3) follow their intuition nonetheless.
Jane Risen conducts research in the areas of judgment and decision making\, intuitive belief formation\, magical thinking\, stereotyping and prejudice\, and man aging emotion. She is interested in how people form judgments to help them negotiate our complicated\, uncertain world. When does reason or intuition have the upper hand in influencing judgment and behavior\, and when do the two work in tandem? How do motivational goals and cognitive processes indep endently and interdependently influence judgment? These are the questions D r. Risen tries to answer through her research.
Annually the Dep artment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
Studies ha ve shown that therapy-dog visits alleviate stress and improve health and well-being. Dogs are popular vi sitors in hospitals\, senior centres\, airports–and now universities. Many universities bring in therapy dogs to help their students cope with the str esses of student life. This event is a chance for UBC students to interact with dogs\, volunteers\, and other students before final exams\; when stude nts might be feeling stressed or over-whelmed.
UBC Psy chology and the UBC Alma M ater Society (AMS) is partnering with Vancouver ecoVillage to bring the therapy dogs to campus from September to November 2016.
[caption
id="attachment_10439" align="alignright" width="300"] Stanley Coren with his therapy
dog\, Ripley[/caption]
Vancouver ecoVillage has a rigorous th erapy-dog training program\, which requires several months of training and testing. The therapy dogs are re-tested annually to ensure they keep displa ying temperament that shows confidence\, good manners and sociability with other dogs and people. The dogs meet strict health requirements\, are well- groomed and gentle at all times. They even do tricks to entertain and amuse . Most of all\, these special dogs and their handlers have a therapeutic an d calming influence on people in the community who have the pleasure of mee ting them.
At these dog therapy sessions\, Dr. Stanley Coren\, Professo r Emeritus of Psychology and canine behaviour expert\, and Dr. Frances Chen\, Assistant Profe ssor of Psychology\, will be exploring how therapy dog sessions influence s tudents’ stress and well-being.
The sessions are open to UBC students and the public (on a donation basis).
Each year\, the Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UB
C Psychology community and friends for an evening of dialogue and inspirati
on.Dr. Ellen Bialystok\, Distinguished Research Profe ssor of Psychology at York University.
Lifelong B ilingualism: Reshaping Mind and Brain
All our experi ences contribute to the way our minds and brains develop\, but intense expe riences have a special role in shaping our cognitive systems. As humans\, n o experience is more intense or pervasive than our use of language\, so a l ifetime of learning and using (at least) two languages has the potential to leave a profound mark on human cognition. A large body of research conduct ed with people at all stages in the lifespan\, from infancy to old age\, sh ows that the experience of being actively bilingual reshapes the mind and b rain. Beginning with infants exposed to two languages at home and ending wi th older adults coping with dementia and neurodegenerative disease\, cognit ive and brain outcomes are different for monolinguals and bilinguals. These differences are generally in the direction of more precocious development for bilingual children and more protection against cognitive decline for bi lingual older adults. This talk will review the evidence from these studies and propose an explanation for how exposure to and use of two languages le ads to these cognitive and brain consequences.
Ellen Bial ystok is a Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Walter Gordon York Research Chair of Lifespan Cognitive Development at York University. She is also an Associate Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Her research uses both behavioral and n euroimaging methods to examine the effect of experience on cognitive proces ses across the lifespan\, with most attention on the effect of bilingualism . Participants in these studies include children\, younger and older adults \, and patients\, in an attempt to identify the mechanism by which experien ce modifies cognitive systems. She has published extensively in the form of books\, scientific articles\, and book chapters. She is a fellow of the Ro yal Society of Canada\, Society for Experimental Psychology\, American Psyc hological Society\, and other professional organizations. Among her awards are the Canadian Society for Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Science Hebb Awa rd (2011)\, Killam Prize for the Social Sciences (2010)\, York University P resident’s Research Award of Merit (2009)\, Donald T. Stuss Award for Resea rch Excellence at the Baycrest Geriatric Centre (2005)\, Dean’s Award for O utstanding Research (2002)\, Killam Research Fellowship (2001)\, and the Wa lter Gordon Research Fellowship (1999). In 2016\, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to our understanding bilingual ism and for opening up new avenues of research in her field.
Th e annual Quinn Memorial Lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from prominent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). The e vent showcases leading-edge research that has theoretical\, as well as prac tical significance\, in the areas of consciousness\, cognition\, and memory . It brings together UBC Psychology faculty\, students\, staff\, alumni and friends for an evening of dialogue.
Title: Theory-Driven Appr oaches to Understanding and Changing Health Behaviours
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-rachel-burns-healt h-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.5493-EO-11305-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20161110T184223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161110T184223Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161117T153000 SUMMARY: Job Talk: Justin Parent | Clinical Area DESCRIPTION: Title: Family Stress & Child Development: A Focus on Mechanism s Abstract: Grounded in an ecological family systems approach to the study of developmental psychopathology\, my program of research explores the mech anisms through which families transmit adaptive and maladaptive child behav iors with the goal of optimizing intervention outcomes. I have developed tw o interconnected lines of research focused on […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Family Stress & Ch
ild Development: A Focus on Mechanisms
Abstract:
Grounded in an ecological family systems approach to the study of developm
ental psychopathology\, my program of research explores the mechanisms thro
ugh which families transmit adaptive and maladaptive child behaviors with t
he goal of optimizing intervention outcomes. I have developed two interconn
ected lines of research focused on family system influences on child psycho
social development using multiple levels of analysis and measurement. First
\, I will present my research that utilizes a randomized controlled design
to examine family stress mechanisms by which depressed parents transmit ris
k for the development of psychopathology to their children. Second\, I will
present my research on the longitudinal influence of parental mindfulness
on family health and child psychosocial well-being. Both of these areas use
family systems as a model to guide testing mechanisms with the overarching
goal of informing the development of preventative intervention programs fo
r at-risk families and children across diverse contexts. Lastly\, I will pr
esent exciting new research that includes epigenetic processes that modulat
e gene expression as a new level of analysis to the study of family stress
and developmental psychopathology.
Title: The Role of Cultur al Fit in Addressing Health Disparities
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-cynthia-levine-hea lth-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.567-EO-10553-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20160901T230511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160901T230511Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161123T190000 SUMMARY: Neuroscience + Pizza with Kiran Soma DESCRIPTION: Neuroscience + Pizza is a monthly seminar series bringing toge ther labs from all disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars typically begin wi th a short intro from the PI\, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Also\, pizza. Schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 season: Nov 2 3 – Kiran Soma\, UBC Psychology: Local steroid synthesis in the brain […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Neuroscience + Pizza is a mo
nthly seminar series bringing together labs from all disciplines of neurosc
ience. Seminars typically begin with a short intro from the PI\, followed b
y several brief presentations from lab members. Also\, pizza.
Schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 season:
TIME: 5:00pm
LOCATION
: DCMBH Koerner Labs Conference Room (Level 1)
PIZZA?
yes!
Title: Why do we remember
?
Abstract:
Memory is typically associated with
remembering our past experiences. Yet humans spend only a minority of time
reminiscing\; the majority of our thoughts involve imagining and fantasizin
g about experiences we have never had. These thoughts tend to be episodic i
n nature—those that concern imagining a specific event unfolding in time an
d space. It has been argued that a central purpose of episodic memory is to
form the building blocks that allow us to forecast future contingencies. T
his idea has two implications: First\, experiences that are directly releva
nt to our survival and fitness are more likely to be remembered. Second\, p
rior experiences should directly influence future-oriented adaptive behavio
rs\, such as planning or decision making. With these ideas in mind\, my tal
k focuses on the manner in which we use episodic memory adaptively. I will
additionally consider circumstances in which episodic memory can paradoxica
lly be maladaptive for humans. Behavioral and neuroimaging data will be dis
cussed.
Title:
Understanding
Mechanisms Underlying Motion Perception in Typical Development and Amblyop
ia
Committee:
Todd Handy (chair)
Deborah Gi
aschi
Darko Odic
A copy of the dissertation is available upon req
uest from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Daily positive exp eriences and health: Biobehavioral pathways and resilience to stress
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-nancy-sin-health-a rea/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.6111-EO-11309-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20161110T190328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161110T190328Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161130T143000 SUMMARY: Job Talk: Gordon Pennycook | Cognitive Science Area DESCRIPTION: Title: The causes and consequences of analytic thinking Abstra ct: The ability to reason is the cornerstone of what makes us human\, and i s essential for scientific\, technological\, and cultural progress. Despite our species’ remarkable reasoning abilities\, however\, we also have a pro pensity to act without thinking carefully – often leading to bias and poor decision-making. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The causes and con
sequences of analytic thinking
Abstract:
The abi
lity to reason is the cornerstone of what makes us human\, and is essential
for scientific\, technological\, and cultural progress. Despite our specie
s' remarkable reasoning abilities\, however\, we also have a propensity to
act without thinking carefully - often leading to bias and poor decision-ma
king. Dual process theories have been proposed to describe the tension betw
een intuitive and analytic processes\, but have largely focused on delineat
ing the characteristics of these two different forms of cognitive processin
g (e.g. by exploring what judgments and decisions are favored by intuition
vs analytic thinking). In this talk\, I present work investigating two core
questions that\, despite their critical importance for dual-process theori
sing\, have received relatively little attention: 1) What factors determine
when we rely on intuition or\, rather\, engage in analytic reasoning? and
2) What are the consequences of individual differences in this propensity t
o override intuitions? I will begin with a metacognitive model of analytic
engagement in which I argue that competition between different intuitive re
sponses triggers analytic thinking\, and then provide experimental evidence
in support of this account. I will then illustrate how dual-process models
can be applied to an array of research topics\, such as religious belief\,
moral values\, creativity\, science attitudes\, health beliefs\, and pseud
o-profound bullshit. This research indicates that even though people are ge
nerally quite biased\, there is good evidence that at least some people are
able to override salient intuitions at least some of the time. I finish by
arguing that investigating the limits of human reason may be a fruitful av
enue for interventions that might improve the human condition for future ge
nerations.
Title:
The Mating/Pa
renting Trade-off: Evidence and Implications
Committee:
Mark Schaller (Research Supervisor)
Jessica Tracy (Research Su
pervisor)
Anita DeLongis
Title: How low can you go
? A transdiagnostic perspective on early neurodevelopmental risk
Title: Contributions to l anguage from implicit and explicit memory
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-laura-batterink-co gnitive-science-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.6799-EO-11429-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20161209T002042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221609Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161209T120000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Melanie Tremblay | Behavioural Neuroscience DESCRIPTION: Title: Effects of chronic dopamine D2/3 agonist ropinirole on gambling behaviour in rats and potential intracellular mechanism involved. Committee: Catherine Rankin (Chair) Catharine Winstanley Liisa Galea Lawren ce Ward X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Effects of chr
onic dopamine D2/3 agonist ropinirole on gambling behaviour in rats and pot
ential intracellular mechanism involved.
Committee:
Catherine Rankin (Chair)
Catharine Winstanley
Liisa Gale
a
Lawrence Ward
Title: Children’s and Adu
lts’ Understanding of the Persistence of Individual Artifacts
Committee:
Geoffrey Hall (Research Supervisor)
Andrew Ba
ron
Todd Handy
Susan Birch
A copy of the dissertation is ava
ilable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Dr. Regan Gurung\, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Cultiv ating Learning: Capitalizing on Psychological Science
What are the best ways to increase student learning?
While there are numerous opinions to answer this question\, there is also
a rich body of evidence-based techniques that educators can rely on. We now
know the most important predictors of learning. We now have a sense of pra
ctices that have high impact. Numerous disciplines now conduct educational
research and higher education has begun to incorporate these findings back
into the classroom. Both cognitive factors such as mindset\, and non cogn
itive factors such as class design may influence learning. In this presenta
tion\, I provide a metaphor for optimizing learning that capitalizes on res
earch on teaching and learning. I will provide pragmatic tips to change stu
dent learning and improve teaching while highlighting important factors inf
luencing learning.VIDEORegan Gurung's research focuses on social and personality psycho logy. His current work investigates ways to diffuse objectification and sex ism\, increase health\, and fitness\, and increase learning.
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Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the acad emic year.
LOCATION:Room 100 - Wesbrook Building GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-re gan-gurung/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.7264-EO-11614-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170110T185047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T185047Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170119T140000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Safety Orientation DESCRIPTION: Accident/incident rates are often highest for individuals duri ng their first six months on the job. As a result\, safety orientations hav e become a mandatory part of the on-boarding process for all new employees (including students!). The department is offering a safety orientation on T hursday\, January 19 at 1:00pm in Kenny Room 2512. Department safety orien tation sessions are […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Accident/inc
ident rates are often highest for individuals during their first six months
on the job. As a result\, safety orientations have become a mandatory part
of the on-boarding process for all new employees (including students!).
The department is offering a safety orientation on Thursday\, January 19 at
1:00pm in Kenny Room 2512.
Department safety orientatio
n sessions are held through out the term and all are welcome to attend. The
se sessions are meant to supplement each lab's existing on-boarding protoco
ls and do not replace the need for each lab to conduct new worker orientati
ons for all new employees.
Contact Lawron Leung at lawron[at]psych.ubc.ca for
more details and to RSVP.
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-safety-orien tation-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.7371-EO-11516-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170104T172550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T172550Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170123T203000 SUMMARY: Baby Talk: How language learning begins before birth DESCRIPTION: Explore the secrets of early childhood development with UBC Ps ychology professor Dr. Janet Werker as part of the University Killam Profes sor Lecture series. Dr. Werker will host a special screening and discussio n of the acclaimed documentary Babies\, directed by award-winning filmmaker Thomas Balmès. Babies joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Explore the secrets of early childhood development with UBC Psychology pro fessor Dr. Janet Werker as part of the University Killam Professor Lecture series.
Dr. Werker will host a specia
l screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary Babies\, d
irected by award-winning filmmaker Thomas Balmès.
Babies joyf
ully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that a
re at once unique and universal to us. It explores the differences and simi
larities in early childhood development through following the first year of
four babies from around the world\, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Franci
sco to Tokyo.
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These earliest moments of ch
ildhood have also been the focus of Dr. Werker’s award-winning research tha
t has transformed our understanding of language acquisition and has had an
enormous influence on child development\, parenting\, education and clinica
l practice\, both in Canada and around the world.
In conversation with
Dr. Krista Byers-Heinlen\, Associate Professor of Psychology at Concordia
(and a former graduate student of Janet’s)\, Janet will shed light on how t
he foundations of language begin in early infancy\, and that the acquisitio
n of two or more languages from birth comes as naturally as learning a sing
le mother tongue.
A reception will follow the discussion.
Tickets (free of
charge) are required. Get tickets.
More information on this event and the full University Killam Professor Lecture Series is available here.
LOCATION:Vancity Theatre GEO:49.276997;-123.124965 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/baby-talk-how-language-lear ning-begins-before-birth/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.756-EO-11548-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170104T232132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T232132Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170124T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170124T170000 SUMMARY: Language Science Talks: Dr. Krista Byers-Heinlein DESCRIPTION: One baby\, two languages: Infants and bilingual environments I nfants growing up in bilingual environments must build a language system th at accommodates two languages. An important task for these infants is to di scriminate and differentiate their languages. Krista Byers-Heinlein will pr esent evidence that bilingual infants typically hear their two languages in bilingual contexts: spoken by the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Infants growing up in bili
ngual environments must build a language system that accommodates two langu
ages. An important task for these infants is to discriminate and differenti
ate their languages. Krista Byers-Heinlein will present evidence that bilin
gual infants typically hear their two languages in bilingual contexts: spok
en by the same person\, in the same situation\, and/or within the same sent
ence.
This talk is part of a series organized by UBC Language Sciences w
hich showcases outstanding researchers in the language sciences from around
the world.
Admission is free. Pre-registration is recommended as seat
ing is limited. Register now
More information on the Language
Science Talks can be found here.
Each year the Department of Psychology invi
tes prospective graduate students to visit UBC's Vancouver campus. During r
ecruitment weekend\, students are given an overview of the UBC Psychology g
raduate program and our research areas. Additionally\, individual meetings
are scheduled for students to meet with faculty members and prospective sup
ervisors who share their research interests. Students also have a chance to
socialize and to explore UBC and Vancouver.
View the recruitment weekend schedule.
How do children a
cquire a language? Michael C. Frank discusses the initial steps toward answ
ering this question\, which requires data collecting that addresses the sys
tematicity and ubiquity of language learning\, and variability of learning
trajectories across children.
This talk is part of a seri
es organized by UBC Language Sciences which showcases outstanding researchers in the
language sciences from around the world.
Admission is free. Pre-regis
tration is recommended as seating is limited. Register now
Mor
e information on the Language Science Talks can be found here.
Dr. William Cunningham\, University of Toronto
The inevitab ility of prejudice?
Early research from social cognitive neuros
cience bolstered an already pessimistic view of intergroup cognition and em
otion. Brain responses to outgroup members occurred quickly (within 100s of
milliseconds) and to stimuli that people reported not being able to see. A
lthough control was possible\, the brain signals associated with control ha
d later ironic negative side effects for cognitive control. In this talk\,
I will review the theory and evidence that appears to support an ‘inevitabi
lity of prejudice’ view\, but also present new(er) data that may allow for
a more optimistic view on prejudice and the reduction of group bias. Specif
ically\, I will suggest that group categorization is flexible and dynamic\,
and that the reconstrual of social group membership may allow for changes
in automatic processing in social perception and evaluation without the cog
nitive costs of suppression.
William Cunningham's research takes a social cogniti ve neuroscience approach and explores the cognitive and motivational proces ses underlying emotional responses. His main area of focus is the affective evaluations of people and objects that guide thought and behaviour.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic y ear.
LOCATION:Room 100 - Wesbrook Building GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-wi lliam-cunningham/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.8167-EO-11554-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170105T004201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T004201Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170228T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170228T170000 SUMMARY: Language Science Talks: Jenny Saffran\, University of Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Statistical learning and early language development Long befor e infants produce their first words\, they have learned a tremendous amount about their native language(s). What do infants know\, and how did they le arn it? Jenny Saffran will discuss the importance of tracking statistical p roperties of an infant’s native language(s). This talk is part of a series […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Long before infants produce their f
irst words\, they have learned a tremendous amount about their native langu
age(s). What do infants know\, and how did they learn it? Jenny Saffran wil
l discuss the importance of tracking statistical properties of an infant's
native language(s).
This talk is part of a series organized by
UBC Language
Sciences which showcases outstanding researchers in the language scienc
es from around the world.
Admission is free. Pre-registration is recom
mended as seating is limited. Register now
More information on
the Language Science Talks can be found here.
Dr. Rena Repetti\, UCLA
Put ting Family Relationships under the Microscope
Families are
not frozen dioramas\; they are alive\, active and changing. An intensive r
epeated measures approach reaches beyond static representations of the fami
ly toward more dynamic models that depict “life as it is lived.” Research u
sing diaries and biological sampling in everyday life has burgeoned in the
family research literature. These methods are part of a larger class of nat
uralistic methods that assess families in action\, and that includes direct
video and audio recordings taken in everyday environments. My talk will il
lustrate how observations\, diaries and biological data collected in natura
l settings can lead to new insights into the emotional\, physiological and
behavioral aspects of family interaction\, and their implications for healt
h.
Rena Repetti conducts research in stress\, coping\, and social inte ractions\, particularly focusing on children and family relationships.
< hr />Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 100 - Wesbrook Building GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-re na-repetti/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.8447-EO-11555-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170105T004849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T004849Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170314T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170314T170000 SUMMARY: Language Science Talks: Sandra Waxman\, Northwestern University DESCRIPTION: What’s it all about: How (and how early) do infants link langu age and cognition? To acquire a language\, infants must identify which sign als are part of their language and discover how these are linked to the obj ects and events they encounter. Sandra Waxman will focus on the powerful co ntributions of both ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’ as […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To acq
uire a language\, infants must identify which signals are part of their lan
guage and discover how these are linked to the objects and events they enco
unter. Sandra Waxman will focus on the powerful contributions of both ‘natu
re’ and ‘nurture’ as infants discover increasingly precise links between la
nguage and cognition\, and use them to learn about their world.
This talk is part of a series organized by UBC Language Sciences which showcases ou
tstanding researchers in the language sciences from around the world.
Admission is free. Pre-registration is recommended as seating is limited. <
a href="https://tickets.ubc.ca/alumni/online/seatSelect.asp?BOset::WSmap::s
eatmap::performance_ids=FB7633D6-D530-465A-A874-0022221A785D" target="_blan
k">Register now
More information on the Language Science Talks can
be found here.
Neuroscience + Pizza is a mo
nthly seminar series bringing together labs from all disciplines of neurosc
ience. Seminars typically begin with a short intro from the PI\, followed b
y several brief presentations from lab members. Also\, pizza.
Schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 season:
TIME: 5:00pm
LOCATION:
Brain Research Centre conference room
PIZZA? yes!
Title: Define\, Measure\,
Repeat: An Application of the Iterative Measurement - Theory Link to Disti
nct Positive Emotions
Committee:
Jessica TracyElizabeth Dunn
Jeremy Biesanz
A copy of the dissertation is a
vailable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Dr. John Cacioppo\, Universit y of Chicago
Social Neuroscience Through the Lens of So cial Isolation
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John Cacioppo (Photo: Robert Kozloff)[/caption]
Social neuroscience is an interdisciplinary perspective that seeks to specify the behavioral\, neural\, hormonal\, cellular\, and genetic mechanisms underlyi ng social structures and processes and to identify the effects of social st ructures and processes on neural\, hormonal\, cellular and genetic mechanis ms. Such an endeavor necessitates mapping across multiple systems and leve ls (from molecules to cultures) in coordinated efforts by interdisciplinary scientific teams\, comparative studies that bridge the abyss between anima l models and human research\, innovative methods and quantitative approache s that unveil cause and effects across multiple levels (and disciplinary do mains)\, and integrative conceptual analyses. Social isolation as a lens t hrough which to study the social brain is used to illustrate this perspecti ve.
John Cacioppo's research focuses on perceived social isol ation (e.g.\, what is termed loneliness in humans) and the social brain.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academ ic year.
LOCATION:Room 100 - Wesbrook Building GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-jo hn-cacioppo/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170210T1803Z-1486749781.8857-EO-11556-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170105T005207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T005207Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170328T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170328T170000 SUMMARY: Language Science Talks: Simon E. Fisher\, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics DESCRIPTION: A molecular genetic perspective on speech and language The ris e of molecular technologies has yielded exciting new routes for studying th e biological foundations of language. In particular\, researchers have begu n to identify genes implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders that disrupt speech and language skills. Simon E. Fisher will illustrate how such work can provide powerful entry […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The rise of molecular technologi
es has yielded exciting new routes for studying the biological foundations
of language. In particular\, researchers have begun to identify genes impli
cated in neurodevelopmental disorders that disrupt speech and language skil
ls. Simon E. Fisher will illustrate how such work can provide powerful entr
y points into critical neural pathways.
This talk is part of a
series organized by UBC Language Sciences which showcases outstanding researchers in
the language sciences from around the world.
Admission is free. Pre-r
egistration is recommended as seating is limited. Register now
More information on the Language Science Talks can be found here.
LOCATION:Beaty Biodiversity Museum
GEO:49.268744;-123.255896
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/language-science-talks-simo
n-e-fisher/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170330T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170330T135000
SUMMARY: Colloquium with Jeremy Biesanz
DESCRIPTION: FEATURING Dr. Jeremy Biesanz\, University of British Columbia
TITLE What have we Learned from New Analytical Models of Interpersonal Perc
eption? ABSTRACT How accurate are our initial impressions of others? Do som
e individuals form more accurate impressions of others? Are some individual
s more accurately perceived? If so\, how do we assess and identify these in
dividuals? Answering […]
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Dr. Jeremy Biesanz\, Univer sity of British Columbia
What have we Learned from New Analytical Models of Interpersonal Perception?
How a ccurate are our initial impressions of others? Do some individuals form mor e accurate impressions of others? Are some individuals more accurately perc eived? If so\, how do we assess and identify these individuals? Answering t hese and related questions requires the development and use of different an alytical (componential) models. However there is a paradox inherent in mode ling accuracy — different componential models of accuracy are necessary\, b roadly equivalent\, and yet often incompatible. This paradox is illustrated with different levels of analysis and components of interpersonal percepti on and the implications for personality\, individual differences\, and inte rpersonal perception are discussed. At the same time\, examining and integr ating\, when feasible\, different models provides novel insight into the le vels of accuracy\, important and critical individual differences with respe ct to accuracy\, and the process through which accurate impressions are for med.
Jeremy Biesanz conducts research in personality\, interpersonal perc eption\, accuracy\, personality coherence\, and quantitative methods.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
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Do you want to learn more about the human mind? Are you curious about how a
cademic conferences are run? Looking for ways to get involved in psychology
and neuroscience research and to add to your CV? If so\, then the Psycholo
gy Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) is the perfect opportunity for
you!
As a long-standing tradition of The University of British Columbi
a’s Psychology undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Associati
on of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to present the 19th an
nual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference.
Interested in prese
nting? Please find the complete conference
package here.
The presenter application deadli
ne is 11:59pm on Feb 24\, 2017.
The application fee d
eadline is 5:00pm on Feb 28\, 2017.
Event details
Title: Associations betwe
en Maternal Executive Functions and Parenting Behavior: Are they Moderated
by Parental Socialization Goals?
Committee:
Joel
le LeMoult (Chair)
Charlotte Johnston (Research Supervisor)
Mark
Schaller
A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the
Graduate Program Assistant.
Dr. Kent Berridge\, Universit y of Michigan
Brain Generators of Liking and Wantin g
Pleasure ‘liking’ is an essential psychologic al function for wellbeing\, and incentive ‘wanting’ can normally give zest to life. Yet clinical disorders of addiction\, binge eating\, depression an d schizophrenia can involve dysfunction of ‘liking’ and/or ‘wanting’. Recen t findings indicate that ‘liking’ is generated by a surprisingly frail and tiny network of hedonic hotspots distributed across brain limbic structures . By contrast\, ‘wanting' for pleasures has a much more robust and larger brain generating mesocorticolimbic network\, which interacts with amygdala- related mechanisms to focus ‘wanting’ on particular incentive targets. Fin ally\, ‘wanting’ networks can also switch mode to generate some active-copi ng forms of fear. Such conclusions have implications for understanding norm al psychological function\, and may give insights into several disorders.
Kent Berridge is the James Olds collegiate
professor of psychology and neuroscience in the department of psychology at
the University of Michigan. Dr. Berridge’s current research focuses on ans
wering questions such as: How is pleasure generated in the brain? Is happin
ess in the brain? How do wanting and liking interact? What causes addiction
? Does fear share anything with desire? Can an emotion ever be unconscious?
Among other honors\, Berridge has been a Guggenheim fellow and a Fulbright
senior scholar.
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Annually the Department of Psyc hology hosts a Colloqui a Series throughout the academic year.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/department-colloquium-dr-ke nt-berridge/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2332Z-1544311926.1651-EO-12241-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170328T233023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222425Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170418T130000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Brandon Tomm | Cognitive Science DESCRIPTION: Title: Attentional Trade-Offs under Resource Scarcity Committe e: Peter Graf (Chair) Jiaying Zhao (Research Supervisor) Luke Clark A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant . X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Attentional Trade-
Offs under Resource Scarcity
Committee:
Peter Gr
af (Chair)
Jiaying Zhao (Research Supervisor)
Luke Clark
A c
opy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assis
tant.
Title: Belief in Karma: T
he Content and Correlates of Supernatural Justice Beliefs across CulturesCommitee:
Kristin Laurin (Chair)
Mark Schall
er (Research Supervisor)
Ara Norenzayan (Research Supervisor)
A c
opy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assis
tant.
The March for Science champions robustly f
unded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and pr
osperity. The Ma
rch for Science is a celebration of science. It's not only about scient
ists and politicians\; it is about the very real role that science plays in
each of our lives and the need to respect and encourage research that give
s us insight into the world.
Join the satellite March for Science in V
ancouver on April 22.
Speakers:
March Location and Routes:<
/em>
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza --> Creekside Park (near Science Wo
rld)
Visit the March for Science Vancouver Facebook page for more
details
This job talk for the Instructor I positio n will consist of a teaching philosophy talk followed by a Q&A round.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-simon-lolliot-inst ructor-i/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T1801Z-1544292102.0812-EO-12447-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170413T203852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T200112Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170424T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170424T133000 SUMMARY: DNA Is Not Destiny: Book talk event with Dr. Steven J. Heine DESCRIPTION: Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA? Well\, now you can find out\, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one billion peop le to have their genomes sequenced by 2025\, and as the price drops it may even become a standard medical procedure. Yet cultural psychologist Steven Heine argues that the first […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA?
Well\ , now you can find out\, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one bi llion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025\, and as the price dro ps it may even become a standard medical procedure. Yet cultural psychologi st Steven Heine argues that the first thing we’ll do upon receiving our DNA test results is to misinterpret them completely. We’ve become accustomed t o breathless media coverage about newly discovered “cancer” or “IQ” or “inf idelity” genes\, each one promising a deeper understanding of what makes us tick.
But as UBC Psychology Professor Dr. Steven Heine shows\, most of these claims are oversimplified and overhyped misinterpretations of how our DNA really works. With few exceptio ns\, it is a complex combination of experience\, environment\, and genetics that determines who we are\, how we behave\, and what diseases will afflic t us in the future.
Join Steven Heine at this special book talk event
where he shares his research — and own genome sequencing results — to reve
al the cognitive traps which make people overly fatalistic when they think
about genes.
This free event is open to everyone.
Title: The Bright and Dar
k Sides of Personality\, Job Performance\, and Imbalanced Leadership in Man
agers
Committee:
Lawrence Walker
Wolfgang L
inden
Susan Birch
A copy of the dissertation is available upon re
quest from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Rescheduled! This guest l ecture has been rescheduled to Monday\, May 1\, 2017.
Join Dr. Greg Hickok from UC Irvine who will be giving a talk titled "The c
omputational neuroanatomy of speech production in the context of a dual str
eam framework for language." Dr. Hickok is a Professor of Cognitive Science
s at UC Irvine\, Editor-in-Chief of Psychonomic Bulletin & Review\
, and author of The Myth of Mirror Neurons.
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irector of UCI's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience\, studies the neural ori
gins of speech disorders. (Photo: UC Irvine)[/caption]
Title: Trading Cents for
Seconds: The Happiness Benefits of Choosing Time over Money
Co
mmittee:
Elizabeth Dunn
Mark Schaller
A copy of the
dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant
.
Accident/incident rates are often hi
ghest for individuals during their first six months on the job. As a result
\, safety orientations have become a mandatory part of the on-boarding proc
ess for all new employees (including students!).
Departm
ent safety orientation sessions are held through out the term and all are w
elcome to attend. These sessions are meant to supplement each lab’s existin
g on-boarding protocols and do not replace the need for each lab to conduct
new worker orientations for all new employees.
Some of the to
pics covered:
To RSVP\, please email Lawron Leung: lawron@psych.ubc.ca.
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/departmental-safety-orienta tion/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20170217T1539Z-1487345993.5378-EO-12074-1904@10.93.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170216T212334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170216T212334Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170504T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170504T140000 SUMMARY: Guest Speaker: Dr. Jim Coan\, University of Virginia DESCRIPTION: Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jim Coan from the University o f Virginia for an intriguing guest talk. Title: The Social Regulation of Em otion: Neural Effects and Potential Mechanisms Abstract: High quality socia l relationships help us live longer\, happier\, and healthier lives–facts t hat hold true\, as far as anyone knows\, regardless of geography or culture . Although links […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jim Coan from th
e University of Virginia for an intriguing guest talk.
Title:<
/strong> The Social Regulation of Emotion: Neural Effects and Potential Mec
hanisms
Abstract: High quality social relationships h
elp us live longer\, happier\, and healthier lives--facts that hold true\,
as far as anyone knows\, regardless of geography or culture. Although links
between relationships and health have been observed for decades (if not mi
llennia)\, the mechanisms responsible for them remain speculative. For this
talk\, I'll first describe our work on one of these potential mechanisms:
social regulation of the brain's response to perceived threat. Next\, I'll
offer a perspective--derived initially from our social regulation results--
that integrates the study of social relationships with principles of behavi
oral ecology and cognitive psychology to propose that social relationships
are construed by the brain as bioenergetic resources available to the self.
Because of this\, proximity to social resources economizes both current an
d predicted cognitive and bodily effort\, a process that can diminish subje
ctive stress\, improve health\, and prolong life.
Dr. Coan will also b
e speaking the following day at Psy
chfest.
An annual tradition\, Psychfest is an all
-day event during which second-year UBC Psychology MA students and new PhD
students present their research in a 7-minute talk. It’s an opportunity for
our graduate students to share their work with the entire psychology depar
tment.
This year's theme is RealTalk! View the 2017 Psychfest RealTalk Brochure for the abs
tacts and titles of each talk.
More information on
Pyschfest 2017.
Title: Meal Choice Modeli
ng in a Cafe: The Roles of Relationship\, Awareness\, and Familiarity
Committee:
Anita DeLongis (Chair)
Francis Chen (
Research Supervisor)
Christiane Hoppmann
Title: Deciding to Die: D
ecision Making Styles and Suicide
Committee:
Pau
l Hewitt (Chair)
David Klonsky (Research Supervisor)
Luke Clark
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ma-thesis-defense-tianyou-q
iu-clinical/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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CREATED:20170519T223738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222425Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170529T120000
SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Natasha Pestonji | Cognitive Sc
ience
DESCRIPTION: Title: The Cognitive Mechanism Engaged for Making Holistic P
reference Decisions Committee: Luke Clark (Chair) Peter Graf (Research Supe
rvisor) Andrew Baron
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Title: The Cogniti
ve Mechanism Engaged for Making Holistic Preference Decisions
Committee:
Luke Clark (Chair)
Peter Graf (Research Super
visor)
Andrew Baron
Title: Let Me Count the
Ways I Support You: Understanding Support Types in Intimate RelationshipsCommittee:
Victoria Savalei (Chair)
Anita De
Longis (Research Supervisor)
Christiane Hoppmann
Title: Mechanisms of
Randomness Cognition
Committee:
Jason Snyde
r (Chair)
Jiaying Zhao (Research Supervisor)
Lawrence Ward
Title
The Cognitive Processes Involved in Prospective
Memory Task Execution: Switching from an Ongoing Activity to a Planned Tas
k
Committee
Alan Kingstone (Chair)
Peter Gr
af (Research Supervisor)
Christiane Hoppmann
Title: Affect and the
Scope of Attention
Committee:
Jim Enns (Ch
air)
Peter Graf (Research Supervisor)
Jessica Tracy
Title: Smartphone Use Und
ermines Enjoyment of Face-to-Face Social Interactions
Committe
e:
Kristin Laurin (Chair)
Elizabeth Dunn (Research Super
visor)
Alan Kingstone
Title: Superstitious Perc
eption in Humans and Convolutional Neural Networks
Committee:<
br />Lawrence Ward (Chair)
Jim Enns (Research Supervisor)
Ronald Rensink
Title: Uncertainty\, Regr
et\, and Psychological Pain: When It Hurts To Be Unsure
Commit
tee:
Ara Norenzayan (Chair)
Steven Heine (Research Super
visor)
Todd Handy
Title: How to survive and thrive as
an open scientist
Abstract: In principle\, science is a cumula
tive\, community-driven enterprise. To make new discoveries\, researchers b
uild directly on the products of other researchers' efforts\, and in turn\,
reciprocally share their own findings with the world. In practice\, of cou
rse\, things rarely proceed quite so idealistically. Researchers regularly
hide their latest findings from one another as they compete for publication
in rarified journals\; data and protocols are hoarded to maintain competit
ive advantage\; and "Questionable Research Practices" such as optional stop
ping and selective reporting are engaged in with alarming frequency\, often
under the justification that there is no other way for a modern scientist
to succeed. In this talk I take issue with this philosophy\, and argue that
it is indeed possible for an open scientist to both survive and thrive in
the modern environment. I review a series of open practices that can help a
dvance one's career while simultaneously maximizing the reproducibility\, r
eliability\, and accessibility of one's scientific work. These include prep
rint deposition\, open-access publication\, preregistration\, version contr
ol\, and social media use\, among others. I dispel a number of myths about
these practices\, and review empirical evidence suggesting that they are\,
if anything\, beneficial to one's reputation. I conclude by suggesting that
early-career scientists are no longer faced with a hard choice between goo
d science and good politics\, and encouraging researchers to actively contr
ibute to the rapid ongoing shift in structural incentives and cultural expe
ctations.
Title: Assessment of Awar
eness of Unresponsive Palliative Patients
Committee:
Rebecca Todd
Todd Handy
Lawrence Ward (Research Supervisor)<
br />A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Grad
uate Program Assistant.
Title: The influence of a
ppetitive and aversive stimuli on subjective temporal acuity
C
ommittee:
Jim Enns (Chair)
Rebecca Todd (Research Superv
isor)
Alan Kingstone (Research Supervisor)
A copy of the thesis i
s available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Classification of Task-Demand Funct
ional Brain Networks in Health and Psychosis
Committee:
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
Peter Graf (Research Supervisor)
Todd Woodward (Research Supervisor)
Wolfgang Linden
A copy of t
he dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assista
nt.
Title: Investigating the
Cortico-Striatal-Limbic Circuits Regulating the Allocation of Cognitive Eff
ort
Committee:
Catharine Rankin (Chair)
Cat
harine Winstanley (Research Supervisor)
Stan Floresco
Rebecca Tod
d
A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Gr
aduate Program Assistant.
Title: Modulation of Prob
abilistic Discounting and Probabilistic Reversal Learning by Dopamine withi
n the Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex
Committee:
Kir
an Soma (Chair)
Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd<
br />A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate P
rogram Assistant.
Title: The Spatial and Te
mporal Dynamics of Self-Relevance on Attention for Objects
Com
mittee:
Todd Handy (Research Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Sheila Woody
Stan Floresco
A copy of the dissertation is a
vailable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Two-Stage Maximum
Likelihood Approach for Item-Level Missing Data in Regression
Committee:
Jeremy Biesanz (Chair)
Victoria Savalei (Rese
arch Supervisor)
Rachele Fouladi
A copy of the thesis is avai
lable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Tracking Ethnicity
-language Co-occurrence as One Way to Separate Languages: 10-month-old Bili
ngual and Monolingual Infants
Committee:
Geoff H
all (Chair)
Janet Werker (Research Supervisor)
Frances Chen
Accident/incident rates are often hi
ghest for individuals during their first six months on the job. As a result
\, safety orientations have become a mandatory part of the on-boarding proc
ess for all new employees (including students!).
Departm
ent safety orientation sessions are held through out the term and all are w
elcome to attend. These sessions are meant to supplement each lab’s existin
g on-boarding protocols and do not replace the need for each lab to conduct
new worker orientations for all new employees.
Some of the to
pics covered:
To RSVP\, please email Lawron Leung: lawron[at]psych.ubc.ca.
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/departmental-safety-orienta tion-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181205T0722Z-1543994549.8714-EO-13229-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170629T192816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170717T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170717T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Karen Wei Auyeung | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Social Anxiety and Empathy for Social Pain Committee: Lynn Alden (Research Supervisor) Frances Chen Toni Schmader A copy of the d issertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Social Anxiety and
Empathy for Social Pain
Committee:
Lynn Alden
(Research Supervisor)
Frances Chen
Toni Schmader
A copy
of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Ass
istant.
Title:
Two Signals o
f Social Rank: Prestige and Dominance are Associated with Distinct Nonverba
l Displays
Committee:
Steven Heine (Chair)
Jessica Tracy (Research Supervisor)
Kristin Laurin
Title: Contextual and Tem
poral Variability in Large-Scale Functional Network Interactions Underlying
Attention
Committee:
Kalina Christoff (Research
Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Todd Handy
A copy of the disse
rtation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Associations betwe
en Online and Offline Social Functioning in Emerging Adults
Co
mmittee:
Frances Chen (Chair)
Amori Mikami (Research Sup
ervisor)
Lynn Alden
A copy of the thesis is available upon re
quest from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Timing Everyday Ta
sks and Events
Committee:
Peter Graf (Research S
upervisor)
Jim Enns
Erich Eich
Lawrence Ward
A copy
of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program As
sistant.
Title: Effects of Gonadec
tomy and Inhibition of Androgen Synthesis on Behavioural Flexibility in Mal
e Rats
Committee:
Stan Floresco (Chair)
Kir
an Soma (Research Supervisor)
Luke Clark
A copy of the thesis
is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Slot Machine Gambl
ing and Testosterone: Evidence for a ‘Winner-Loser’ Effect?
Co
mmittee:
Kiran Soma (Chair)
Luke Clark (Research Supervi
sor)
Joelle LeMoult
A copy of the thesis is available upon re
quest from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Optogenetic Dissection of Temporal
Dynamics of Amygdala-Striatal Interplay during Risk/Reward Decision-Making<
br />Committee:
Catharine Winstanley (Chair)
Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor)
Luke Clark
A copy of th
e thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Interested in learning to teach Mindfulnes
s-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)? A 5-day professional training retreat is
being offered at Hollyhock Educational Retreat Centre on Cortes Island\, pr
oviding didactic and experiential training for mental health professionals
looking to teach MBCT.
MBCT is an empirically validated group treatmen
t program that is specifically designed to address the problem of the re-oc
curring nature of depression. In this training\, you will receive a thorou
gh grounding in the 8-session group MBCT program designed to prevent depres
sive relapse. This 5-day workshop fulfills one of the requirements for the
UCSD Mindfulness-based Professional Training Institute MBCT Qualification a
nd Certification pathways. Event details
We can help! The Associate Head for
Graduate Affairs and the Graduate Fellowships Committee invite current U
BC Psychology graduate students and faculty to attend a workshop to hea
r about the process of adjudicating fellowships in our department.
If
you have questions\, bring ‘em on! If you don’t yet know enough about gradu
ate fellowships to have questions\, this workshop is perfect for you.
Title: Neurobiological an
d Behavioural Effects of Chronic Administration of the D2/3 Agonist Ropinir
ole in Relation to Latrogenic Gambling Disorder
Committee:
Catharine Winstanley (Research Supervisor)
Lawrence Ward
A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Gradua
te Program Assistant.
Title: Everyday Sadism
Committee:
Mark Schaller (Chair)
Del Paulhus
(Research Supervisor)
Jeremy Biesanz
A copy of the dissertati
on is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
The department's Safety Orientation is gea
red towards new hires (e.g. new graduate students\, postdocs\, research ass
istants\, etc.)\, but any interested department member is welcome to attend
. Please encourage anyone new in your unit to RSVP. As you know\, each lab
is required to provide safety orientations to new staff\, students and volu
nteers. While much of the safety information will be specific to your lab p
rotocols\, there are some items that are common across research labs\, and
this is an opportunity to ensure that these basics have been covered.
Some of the topics covered:
In addition to safety\
, we will cover topics such as general security in the workplace.
Thes
e informative sessions are meant to supplement (not replace) your lab's exi
sting safety orientation. Lab managers who provide the safety orientation i
n labs may also be interested in attending to ensure that they have current
UBC materials.
To RSVP\, please email: lawron@psych.ubc.ca.
Dr. Joseph Simmons\, Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Life After P-Hacking
P-hacking is the practice of conducti ng many analyses on the same dataset until one achieves a reportable\, stat istically significant result (p < .05). P-h acking can lead researchers to believe in\, and publish\, findings that are false (i.e.\, not replicable)\, and it is likely the major reason why\, in many fields (e.g.\, psychology\, medicine)\, too many published findings d o not replicate. Not surprisingly\, the recognition that too many published findings do not replicate has led many different researchers to advocate f or making many different changes to the way we report and conduct our resea rch. In this talk\, I discuss which of these proposed changes will effectiv ely improve the way we do science and which will be ineffective or harmful. For example\, I will conclude that pre-registration will do a lot of good\ , and that meta-analytic thinking will do a lot of harm.
Joseph Simmons is an Associate Professor at the Wharton Sch ool of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on two core are as. The first is the psychology of judgment and decision-making\, focusing on the biases and errors that influence people's decisions. His other area of research focuses on promoting research practices that improve the integr ity of published findings.
Annually the Depa rtment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-joseph-simmons-universit y-of-pennsylvania/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181204T1556Z-1543938973.6584-EO-14240-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170920T180854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222429Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171004T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171004T180000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Joanne Park | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: The Effect of Stress and Maternal Executive Functions o n Parental Cognitions Committee: Amori Mikami (Chair) Charlotte Johnston (R esearch Supervisor) Frances Chen A copy of the dissertation is available up on request from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Effect of Stre
ss and Maternal Executive Functions on Parental Cognitions
Com
mittee:
Amori Mikami (Chair)
Charlotte Johnston (Researc
h Supervisor)
Frances Chen
A copy of the dissertation is avai
lable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Scent Communicatio
n: Benefits of a Romantic Partner’s Scent
Committee:
Elizabeth Dunn (Chair)
Mark Schaller (Research Supervisor)
F
rances Chen (Research Supervisor)
A copy of the dissertation is av
ailable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Dr. Robert T. Knight\, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UC B erkeley
Insights into Human Cognition from Direct Brain Recording
The last decade has witnessed an explosio n of research employing recording of electrical activity directly from the human brain. This method provides a powerful window into the neural basis o f behavior and has been applied to a host of human behaviors. The first key finding was that the human brain generates robust neural activity up to 25 0 Hz (high frequency band\; HFB) with exquisite spatial and temporal resolu tion. The second important observation was that this HFB activity is modula ted by slower cortical oscillations with different tasks eliciting unique s patial-temporal activity patterns. This interaction between high and low fr equency oscillations provides an infrastructure for sub-second establishmen t of neural networks in the service of behavior. I will first discuss how i ntracranial recording has provided novel insights into the neural basis of attention\, language\, memory and decision making with these results often challenging prior dogma in the field. I will then review our efforts using HFB activity to decode imagined speech in an effort to develop a brain comp uter interface for treatment of disabling language deficits.
D r. Robert T. Knight studies the contribution of prefrontal cortex to hu man behavior. His research interests include attention and memory\; neurops ychology and physiology\; and cognitive neuroscience. His laboratory uses e lectrophysiological\, fMRI and behavioral techniques to study controls and neurological patients with frontal lobe damage in an effort to understand t he neural mechanisms subserving cognitive processing in humans. The laborat ory also records the electrocorticogram directly from the cortical surface in neurosurgical patients with implanted electrodes to study the electrophy siology of network activity supporting goal-directed behavior in humans. Th e laboratory uses this information to develop brain machine interfaces for motor and language prosthetic devices. More.
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The annual Quinn Me morial Lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from p rominent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). The event showcases le ading-edge research that has theoretical\, as well as practical significanc e\, in the areas of consciousness\, cognition\, and memory. It brings toget her UBC Psychology faculty\, students\, staff\, alumni and friends for an e vening of dialogue.
This year we are thrilled to present Dr. Robert T. Knight\, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UC Berkeley.
This free event is open to the public but registration is required.
2k Dance Party is a new\, annual Psychology Students' Association's
tradition where psychology students get together and d a n c e. Relieve you
r post-midterm and pre-paper stress by coming to Koerner's Pub on Saturday
November 4th! It will be a night filled of baggy pants and mom-jeans as we
dance to '90s and early 2000s music all night long.
For more informati
on and tickets visit the PSA website: http://psa.psych.u
bc.ca/events/event/2k-dance-party/
Prof. Sue Frantz\, Highline College
Technolog y for Academics: Essential Tools for Teaching
Step u p to the technology buffet. This spread of easy-to-use and (mostly) free to ols has something for everybody. Looking to spice up your classroom? Want t o make the hard-to-swallow tasks of an academic go down more smoothly? Ther e are tools in here that you didn’t even know you needed. The handout offer s over 40 different tools\; this session will demonstrate about a quarter o f them. For example\, Plickers is a different kind of audience response sys tem\, Trello will track your projects\, Nudgemail will empty your email inb ox\, Fences will corral all of those icons on your Windows desktop\, and La stPass will keep track of all of your (encrypted!) passwords. Bring your ph one\, tablet\, or laptop and try them out for yourself.
< a href="http://suefrantz.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prof. Sue Fran tz's passions lie in learning enhancement - particularly the role that educational technologies play in the classroom. Asides from developing her own class websites and department website\, Frantz also runs a blog for educators o n technologies that "either make my job easier or make it easier for my stu dents to learn."
To view post-colloquium video\, click here.
Annually the Departmen t of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-sue-franz-highline-colle ge/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181205T0857Z-1544000259.6473-EO-14464-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20171027T195711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T223229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171109T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171109T190000 SUMMARY: UBC PSA Student Faculty Social DESCRIPTION: Mingle with psychology students and faculty at the November S FS hosted by the UBC Psychology Students Association. Whether you’re there for the free food or activities or to mingle with other students and facult y members\, the November Student Faculty Social is a great place to be! Hos ted by the UBC Psychology Students Association\, these events […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Whether you're
there for the free food or activities or to mingle with other students and
faculty members\, the November Student Faculty Social is a great place to b
e! Hosted by the UBC Psychology Students Association\, these events are des
igned to bridge the gap between students and faculty.
C'mon ou
t for the:
free food!
social interaction!
fun activ
ites!
Remember to bring your PSA membership card and collect a sticker
(given upon request) for a chance to win a prize at the end of the year!
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psa-student-faculty-soc
ial/
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z
CREATED:20171106T215135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221609Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171110T120000
SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Klint Fung | Clinical
DESCRIPTION: Title: Social Anxiety and Generalization Committee: Lynn Alden
(Research Supervisor) Jeremy Biesanz Luke Clark A copy of the dissertation
is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
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Title: Social Anxiety and
Generalization
Committee:
Lynn Alden (Research
Supervisor)
Jeremy Biesanz
Luke Clark
A copy of the diss
ertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: A Translational Ep
idemiologic Approach to Substance Use and Related Problems
Abs
tract: The use of licit and illicit substances is pervasive and ca
n impact health across the lifespan. Understanding that impact requires con
sidering which individuals use—or otherwise come to be exposed to—substance
s. This presentation will illustrate how epidemiologic methods can help ans
wer a wide range of questions of psychopharmacology and substance use probl
ems. First\, I will describe a test of a causal role of maternal smoking du
ring pregnancy in risk of severe mental illness in offspring. Then\, I will
describe research on substance use problems and two classes of medications
: pharmacotherapies for ADHD and prescription opioid analgesics. I will con
clude with a discussion of future directions in understanding harms associa
ted with prescription opioids.
Title: When Saving Seems
Like the Right Choice: The Role of Utility and Space in Hoarding DisorderCommittee:
Sheila Woody (Research Supervisor)
David Klonsky
Lynn Alden
A copy of the dissertation is avai
lable upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Minding mistakes: Using mindsets and errors to understand anxiety and responses to adversity< /p> LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge Douglas Kenny Building (Room 2510) GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-hans-schroder-clin ical-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181209T0302Z-1544324571.7142-EO-14581-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20171106T231118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T231118Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171117T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171117T084500 SUMMARY: 2017 MP Breakfast Connections with Dr. Janet Werker DESCRIPTION: Please join MP Joyce Murray at her November 17\, 2017 MP Break fast Connections with guest speaker Dr. Janet Werker. Title: The Science of Success: Innovation in Early Child Development. Decades worth of research have shown that children entering school with poor language skills have gre ater challenges with reading and writing skills later in life – […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join MP Joyce Murray at her Novembe
r 17\, 2017 MP Breakfast Connections with guest speaker Dr. Janet Werker.Title: The Science of Success: Innovation in Early Chi
ld Development.
Decades worth of research have shown that children ent
ering school with poor language skills have greater challenges with reading
and writing skills later in life – skills that are increasingly important
to succeed in Canada’s knowledge economy. We know that certain kinds of par
enting practices in infancy contribute to language skills development – but
how and why? Cutting edge new research techniques are helping us answer th
ese questions. Governments need early child development policy and funding
to be as effective as possible\; and parents\, caregivers and educators nee
d to understand how best to help children succeed.
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Janet Werker is internationally
known for her research investigating the perceptual foundations of languag
e acquisition and is a University Killam Professor in the Department of Psy
chology\, Director of the Infant Studies Centre\, and one of the founders a
nd co-directors of the UBC wide Language Sciences. She is an award-winning
Canada Research Chair whose innovative research discoveries were recently h
ighlighted in the book Ingenious: How Canadian Innovators Made the Worl
d Smarter\, Smaller\, Kinder\, Safer\, Healthier\, Wealthier\, and Happier<
/em> by former Governor-General David Johnston and Tom Jenkins.
Dr. We
rker is also part of the Early Development Research Group edrg.psych.ubc.ca a co
nsortium of six research centers interested in development of language\, le
arning\, and social understanding in infants and children.
Join the co
nversation with Janet about the new tools\, policies and practices for help
ing children optimize their chance to thrive and succeed.
7:30 am - Registration + Buffet Breakfast
7:
50 to 8:45 am - Speaker Q and A
The cost of the breakfast is $20 / $10
for students. (Cash only at the door)
Please RSVP by emailing joyce.
murray.c1c@parl.gc.ca or by calling 604-664-9220.
Title: Treating Executive
Functioning and Motivation Deficits in Adolescents With ADHD
Abstract: Adolescence is a particularly challenging period for ind
ividuals with ADHD due to factors related to their learning histories\, aca
demic and social environments\, and teen brain development. In this present
ation\, we will explore how to maximize therapy impact for teens with ADHD
by targeting the right mechanism\, in the right context\, using personalize
d approaches. Supporting Teens’ Autonomy Daily (STAND\; Sibley et al.\, 201
6) is a therapeutic intervention for ADHD in adolescence that seeks to answ
er this call. STAND is a clinical skills-based intervention delivered in th
e style of Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick\, 2013) to parent-t
een dyads. Its content and process will be described in depth with video ex
amples and summary of empirical support. Attention will be given to how ind
ividual differences in parental involvement influence treatment outcome. We
will discuss how the change process varies across families\, identify stra
tegies for enhancing teen motivation\, and present next steps for providers
and researchers who serve this population.
Title: Biopsychosocial Pr
ocesses Underlying Eating Disorders
Abstract: Eating
disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that contribute to functional i
mpairment\, medical complications\, and elevated mortality. An incomplete u
nderstanding of the pathophysiology of these disorders has limited progress
in the development of effective treatments. Thus\, the overarching goal of
my research is to understand core processes underlying eating disorder psy
chopathology that ultimately can inform interventions and improve treatment
outcomes. My presentation will focus on some of my research related to ide
ntifying psychological and biological factors associated with Bulimia Nervo
sa (BN)\, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating (i.e.\, consumpt
ion of a large amount of food and feeling out of control while eating) and
compensatory behaviors (e.g.\, self-induced vomiting\, laxative misuse\, fa
sting\, excessive exercise). In particular\, weight suppression\, defined a
s the difference between one’s highest previous and current weight\, has em
erged as a robust risk factor for the onset and maintenance of BN\; however
\, no studies had examined the links underlying this association. I will pr
ovide evidence for several psychobiological models of BN and discuss their
clinical utility. Finally\, I will discuss directions for future research.<
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LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/job-talk-lindsay-bodell-cli
nical-area/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z
CREATED:20171106T231425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T231425Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171127T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171127T140000
SUMMARY: Job Talk: Leslie Roos | Clinical Area
DESCRIPTION: Title: Leveraging acute stress research to inform self-regulat
ory function in children exposed early life stress Abstract to follow.
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Title: Leveraging acute s
tress research to inform self-regulatory function in children exposed early
life stress
Abstract to follow.
Title: Contributions of N
ucleus Accumbens Circuitry to Aspects of Aversively-Motivated Behaviors
Committee:
Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor)
Catharine Winstanley
Todd Handy
Rebecca Todd
A copy of
the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assist
ant.
Title: Anxiety and stress
-related disorders in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Abstrac
t to follow.
Title: (Unintended) Conse
quences of Biomedical Explanations for Mental Disorders
Abstra
ct: Mental disorders are increasingly thought of as biomedical ill
nesses caused by genetic abnormalities and neurochemical imbalances\, and t
his trend favoring biomedical conceptualizations has conventionally been as
sumed to have many benefits. This talk\, however\, will present evidence t
hat explaining mental disorders in biomedical terms can lead people to feel
hopeless about the prospect of recovery\, reduce therapists’ compassion an
d warmth toward patients\, and even affect people's recall of their own psy
chiatric symptoms. The talk will also discuss possible strategies for inte
rvening to combat the negative effects of biomedical perspectives and consi
der the broader implications of the findings.
Title: Intermediate Pheno
types Linking Biopsychosocial Risk and Child Psychopathology: The Role of T
heory of Mind and Executive Functioning
Abstract: The
ory of Mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) are two neurocognitive abi
lities that develop rapidly over the preschool period. ToM and EF are highl
y interrelated\, both behaviourally and neurologically\, and are predictive
of a host of psychosocial outcomes across the lifespan. In this talk\, I d
escribe a developmental cascade model of ToM and EF in which key social-cog
nitive skills in the second year of life are examined as precursors to ToM
and EF through their impact on children's nascent language abilities. Furth
er\, both cumulative social disadvantage and biomedical risk are investigat
ed as risk factors that increase vulnerability to cognitive morbidity over
the early years. ToM and EF are then discussed as plausible 'endophenotypes
' connecting genetic variability to externalizing psychopathology in childh
ood. Finally\, it is suggested that these social and biomedical risks are n
on-deterministic\, and that positive postnatal socialization experiences wi
th caregivers may protect children against their deleterious influence. The
implications for prevention and intervention are discussed\, with the over
arching suggestion that early programming may help to mitigate the negative
cascading effects of poor early adaptation on later psychosocial health an
d development.
Join UBC's Graduate Program in Neu
roscience for Neuroscience Talkstravsganza!
Neuroscience
post-doctoral fellows and MSc PhD students will be presenting their data in
one-minute talks. Prizes will be awarded to the top talks at MSc\, PhD and
PDF levels across three different categories (Cellular and Molecular\, Cli
nical\, and Systems and Behaviour) and in a special category of ‘most enter
taining’.
Join the Department of Psychology for a sp
ecial guest talk with Dr. Azim Shariff\, associate professor of Psychology and Soci
al Behavior at the University of California\, Irvine.
Title: When Robots Take the Wheel: Allowing Self-Driving Cars to Navigate
Life or Death Decisions
Abstract: Self-driving cars o
ffer a bright future—provided the public is willing to engage in widespread
adoption. Thus far consumers aren’t as excited as is the auto industry. I’
ll discuss the psychological roadblocks that stand in the way of broad acce
ptance\, focusing specifically on the ethical challenges that emerge when w
e yield our autonomy to the algorithms behind self-driving cars.
About: Azim Shariff is an associate professor of
Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California\, Irvine. Hi
s research broadly focuses on moral psychology\, with a focus on religion’s
psychological and social consequences. This work has appeared in top acade
mic journals such as Science and Trends in Cognitive Sciences\, and has bee
n covered in popular media outlets such as The Economist\, New Scientist an
d The New York Times. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Universi
ty of Toronto in 2004\, and his doctoral degree at the University of Britis
h Columbia in 2010.Mark Sch aller\, a member of the Department of Psychology's Equity Committee\, w ill be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café.
Each week\, a different member of the depa rtment’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wa iting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate studen ts to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or divers ity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a sugges tion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-m ark-schaller/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181210T1140Z-1544442049.8774-EO-14996-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180103T173745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180103T173745Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180110T170000 SUMMARY: Weekly Equity Coffee Hour: Kristin Laurin DESCRIPTION: Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café. Weekl y Equity Coffee Hour Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equ ity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UB C Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology's Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café.
Each week\, a different member of the d epartment’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate stu dents to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or div ersity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a sug gestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat ab out equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-k ristin-laurin/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2135Z-1544304929.477-EO-14134-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170907T203838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170907T203838Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180111T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180111T140000 SUMMARY: CANCELLED: Psychology Colloquium: Dr. Delroy Paulhus\, UBC DESCRIPTION: Please note this talk has been cancelled. Dr. Delroy Paulhus\, University of British Columbia Professor Delroy Paulhus\, Professor of Psy chology at UBC\, has research interests in agency-communion\, overclaiming\ , socially desirable responding\, self-deception\, impression management\, cheating\, and dark personalities. He is a fellow of the Association for Ps ychological Science\, the Western Psychological Association\, and the Canad ian Psychological Association. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Delroy Paulhus\, Univ
ersity of British Columbia
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Professor Delroy Paulhus\, Professor of Psychology at UBC\, has research interests in agency-commu
nion\, overclaiming\, socially desirable responding\, self-deception\, impr
ession management\, cheating\, and dark personalities. He is a fellow of th
e Association for Psychological Science\, the Western Psychological Associa
tion\, and the Canadian Psychological Association. Currently\, his most act
ive interests are in dark personalities\, especially\, the Dark Tetrad (psy
chopathy\, Machiavellianism\, narcissism\, sadism).
Title and abst
ract to follow
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-de lroy-paulhus-ubc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2333Z-1544312011.7648-EO-15099-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180111T161823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222631Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180115T190000 SUMMARY: January Student Faculty Social DESCRIPTION: The Psychology Students’ Association of UBC‘s Student Faculty Socials are designed to bridge the gap between students and faculty – so he lp us achieve this goal by attending this monthly event! Plus\, there will be FREE FOOD for all. Admission is FREE for everyone! Members and non-membe rs are all welcome! Remember to bring your PSA membership […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Psychology Students' Association of UBC'
s Student Faculty Socials are designed to bridge the gap between students a
nd faculty - so help us achieve this goal by attending this monthly event!
Plus\, there will be FREE FOOD for all.
Admission is FREE for everyone
! Members and non-members are all welcome!
Remember to bring your PSA
membership card and collect a sticker (given upon request) for a chance to
win a prize at the end of the year!
Each week\, a different member of the department ’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion f or the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equit y and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-p eter-graf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181207T2354Z-1544226853.4662-EO-15042-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180108T224035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180108T224035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180117T140000 SUMMARY: Safety Orientation DESCRIPTION: The department’s Safety Orientation is geared towards new hire s (e.g. new graduate students\, postdocs\, research assistants\, etc.)\, bu t any interested department member is welcome to attend. Please encourage a nyone new in your unit to RSVP. As you know\, each lab is required to provi de safety orientations to new staff\, students and volunteers. While much o f […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The department’s Safety Orientation is gea
red towards new hires (e.g. new graduate students\, postdocs\, research ass
istants\, etc.)\, but any interested department member is welcome to attend
. Please encourage anyone new in your unit to RSVP. As you know\, each lab
is required to provide safety orientations to new staff\, students and volu
nteers. While much of the safety information will be specific to your lab p
rotocols\, there are some items that are common across research labs\, and
this is an opportunity to ensure that these basics have been covered.
Some of the topics covered:
In addition to safety\
, we will cover topics such as general security in the workplace.
Thes
e informative sessions are meant to supplement (not replace) your lab’s exi
sting safety orientation. Lab managers who provide the safety orientation i
n labs may also be interested in attending to ensure that they have current
UBC materials.
To RSVP\, please email: lawron@psych.ubc.ca.
Due to unforeseen circumstances\, this talk has
been postponed. Stay tuned for more details.
Tit le: Constraints and flexibility in early quantification: Insights from infancy
Lisa Feigenson is co-director
of the Johns Hopkins University Laboratory for Child Development. Her rese
arch seeks to understand the cognitive primitives that are available throug
hout the lifespan\, as well as changes in children’s thinking with maturati
on and experience. She uses primarily behavioral methods to study cognitive
abilities in infants\, children\, and adults.
Annually the Dep artment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-lisa- feigenson-johns-hopkins-university/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181228T0239Z-1545964797.9255-EO-15115-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180115T225142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222429Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180123T140000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Ellen Stephenson | Health DESCRIPTION: Title: Coping with Chronic Stress: An Investigation of the Soc ial Context Committee: Christiane Hoppmann (Chair) Anita DeLongis (Research Supervisor) Jeremy Biesanz A copy of the dissertation is available upon re quest from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Coping with Chroni
c Stress: An Investigation of the Social Context
Committee:
Christiane Hoppmann (Chair)
Anita DeLongis (Research Super
visor)
Jeremy Biesanz
A copy of the dissertation is available
upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour a t Mercante Café.
E ach week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you h ave a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can sha re it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depar tment\, you’re welcome!
LOCATION:Mercante GEO:49.263709;-123.221255 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-e llen-jopling/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T1348Z-1544276880.7882-EO-14140-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20170907T213030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T213851Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180125T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180125T140000 SUMMARY: Psychology Colloquium: Dr. Jennifer Tackett\, Northwestern Univers ity DESCRIPTION: FEATURING Dr. Jennifer Tackett\, Northwestern University TITLE Who knows what about a kid? Adventures in measuring child personality. ABS TRACT Measuring personality in children is challenging\, with self-report q uestionnaire data either impossible to collect or psychometrically problema tic. Consequently\, multi-informant\, multi-method data is the norm\, but t his raises questions around how to combine the various sources of […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Jen nifer Tackett\, Northwestern University
Who knows what about a kid? Adventures in measuring child personality.
Measuring personality in children is challenging\, with self-report que
stionnaire data either impossible to collect or psychometrically problemati
c. Consequently\, multi-informant\, multi-method data is the norm\, but thi
s raises questions around how to combine the various sources of information
. In this talk\, I review a line of research from our lab that has examined
the types of information gathered from various informants\, particularly m
others and fathers\, and various sources\, particularly “thin slice” video
data of the children themselves rated by unacquainted observers. I present
some of our experiences with integrating these data and examining their pre
dictive associations with various behavioral outcomes.
Throughout the
talk\, I will also contextualize this research program in the broader conve
rsation around replicability in psychological science. In particular\, I hi
ghlight this as a type of research that does not readily conform to many cu
rrent recommendations and practices in the replication “movement”. I also d
iscuss other work in our lab criticizing current definitions of “replicatio
n”\, an overemphasis of the null hypothesis significance testing paradigm a
mongst replication advocates\, and provide concrete examples that move rese
arch programs such as this toward open science goals of transparency and re
plication.
Dr. Jennifer L. Tackett is a Professor and Director of Clinic al Psychology at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on understan ding externalizing psychopathology in childhood and adolescence\, including physical and relational aggression\, delinquency\, personality disorder\, and addiction. She is an associate editor at the Journal of Personality and Perspectives in Psychological Science\, and a former associate editor at t he Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment\, the Journal of Pe rsonality Disorders\, and the Journal of Research in Personality.
To view post-colloquium video\, c lick here.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series thro ughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-je nnifer-tackett-northwestern-university/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181224T0028Z-1545611302.7933-EO-14999-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180103T174331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180103T174331Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180129T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180129T113000 SUMMARY: Weekly Equity Coffee Hour: Frances Chen DESCRIPTION: Frances Chen\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equi ty Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the Wor ld Café. WEEKLY EQUITY COFFEE HOUR Each week\, a different member of the de partment’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Frances C hen\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, wil l be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the World Café.
Each week\, a different member of the depart ment’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, g raduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a conc ern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing r esources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, yo u’re welcome!
Through our Respectful Envi ronment statement\, the University envisions a climate with the best possib le conditions for learning\, research and work that is supported by an envi ronment that is dedicated to excellence\, equity\, diversity and inclusion. Diversity\, equity\, and excellence are not only institutional values\; th ey are also about the people who make up our UBC community. Learn more about Equity at U BC.
LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-f rances-chen/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T0042Z-1544229773.4647-EO-15111-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180115T224454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222646Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180202T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180202T210000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20180203T170000Z SUMMARY: UBC Psychology 2018 Recruitment Weekend DESCRIPTION: Each year the Department of Psychology invites prospective gra duate students to visit UBC’s Vancouver campus. During recruitment weekend\ , students are given an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate program and our research areas. Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for s tudents to meet with faculty members and prospective supervisors who share their research interests. Students also […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each year the Department of Psychol
ogy invites prospective graduate students to visit UBC’s Vancouver campus.
During recruitment weekend\, students are given an overview of the UBC Psyc
hology graduate program and our research areas. Additionally\, individual m
eetings are scheduled for students to meet with faculty members and prospec
tive supervisors who share their research interests. Students also have a c
hance to socialize and to explore UBC and Vancouver.
Friday (Feb 2)
Saturday (Feb 3)
Student
Faculty Socials are designed to bridge the gap between students and faculty
. For this February Student Faculty Social\, the Psychology Students' Association of UBC are bringing psycholog
y students karaoke and complimentary Indian food! Show off your singing voi
ce on February 5th!
Admission is FREE for everyone. Members\, non-memb
ers\, psychology students\, professors\, and even graduate students are wel
come.
Remember to bring your PSA membership card and collect a sticker
(given upon request) for a chance to win a prize at the end of the year!
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/february-student-faculty-so
cial/
END:VEVENT
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T223939Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180206T150000
SUMMARY: Weekly Equity Coffee Hour: Alex Terpstra
DESCRIPTION: Alex Terpstra\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ
ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at JJ Bean (2nd floor
). WEEKLY EQUITY COFFEE HOUR Each week\, a different member of the departme
nt’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waitin
g for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate […]
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Alex Terpstra\,
a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosti
ng an Equity Coffee Hour at JJ Bean (2nd floor).
Each week\, a different member of the depart ment’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, g raduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a conc ern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing r esources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, yo u’re welcome!
Through our Respectful Envi ronment statement\, the University envisions a climate with the best possib le conditions for learning\, research and work that is supported by an envi ronment that is dedicated to excellence\, equity\, diversity and inclusion. Diversity\, equity\, and excellence are not only institutional values\; th ey are also about the people who make up our UBC community. Learn more about Equity at U BC.
LOCATION:JJ Bean Coffee Roasters (2nd Floor) GEO:49.266805;-123.243263 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-equity-coffee-hour-a lex-terpstra/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181213T0337Z-1544672238.9222-EO-15201-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180124T172208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T172208Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180207T113000 SUMMARY: UBC Workplace Experiences Survey results DESCRIPTION: The results from the Workplace Experiences Survey are in! UBC Human Resources will present the survey results at open sessions in Vancouv er. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend and learn what colleagues s aid about their experience in areas such as: Professional growth Faculty su pport and academic excellence Collaboration and communications Health & wel lbeing […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The results from the Workplace Experiences
Survey are in! UBC Human Resources will present the survey results at open
sessions in Vancouver.
All faculty and staff are welcome to attend an
d learn what colleagues said about their experience in areas such as:
To attend the event\
, please register: http://ubc.ca/wes
To watch the session live\, please v
isit: http://ubc
.ca/wes
After the open sessions\, overall reports for both Vancouv
er and the Okanagan will be available online for all UBC faculty and staff.
Before the end of February\, all units with ten or more survey respondents
will also receive unit-level reports.
For more information\, visit http://ubc.ca/wes<
/a> or contact workplace.surveys@ubc.ca.
Join the < a href="http://psichi.psych.ubc.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UBC Chap ter of Psi Chi\, the International Honour Society in Psychology.
Benefits of joining:
Application deadline: Friday \, February 16 at 5 pm.
Konrad Bresin
Th
e University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: The Roles of Negative and Positive Affect in Dysregulated Behavior
Dr. Michelle Rozenman
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
Each week\, a different m
ember of the department’s Equity Committee
will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology
faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat.
If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to lea
rn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee yo
u can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in
the department\, you’re welcome!
When? Friday\,
February 16th from 10:00-11:00am
Who? Mark
Schaller\, Faculty Member
Where? Loop Café
Each w
eek\, a different member of the department’s E
quity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting
for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to
drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\,
you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion f
or the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equit
y and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When
? Thursday\, February 22nd from 2:00-3:00pm
Where?
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee
shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or u
ndergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related
to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, i
f you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just
want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome
!
When? Wednesday\, February 28th from 1
0:00-11:30am
Who? Peter Graf\, Faculty MemberWhere? Loop Café
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When? Thursday\, Ma
rch 8th from 9:30-10:30am
Who? Ellen Jopli
ng\, Graduate Student
Where? Mercante
Dr. Kat e McLaughlin\, University of Washington
Neurodevelopmen tal Mechanisms linking Environmental Experience with the Onset of Psychopat hology
Children who have experienced environmental a dversity—such as abuse\, neglect\, or poverty—are at markedly elevated risk for developing psychopathology. What is less clear is how and why adverse early experiences exert such a profound influence on children’s mental hea lth. Identifying developmental processes that are disrupted by adverse ear ly environments is the key to developing better intervention strategies for children who have experienced adversity. Yet\, much existing research rel ies on a cumulative risk approach that is unlikely to reveal these mechanis ms. This approach tallies the number of distinct adversities experienced to create a risk score. This risk score fails to distinguish between distinct types of environmental experience\, implicitly assuming that very differen t experiences influence development through the same underlying mechanisms. In this talk\, I will advance an alternative model. This novel approach conceptualizes adversity along distinct dimensions\, emphasizes the central role of learning mechanisms and the neural circuitry that supports these m echanisms\, and distinguishes between different forms of adversity that mig ht influence learning and neural development in distinct ways. A key advan tage of this approach is that learning mechanisms provide clear targets for interventions aimed at preventing psychopathology in children who have exp erienced adversity.
Dr. Kate McLaughlin is a clinical psychologist with interests in how the childhood social environme nt influences brain and behavioral development in children and adolescents. She has a joint Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and in Chronic Disease Epidem iology from Yale University and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. Her research examines how environmental expe rience shapes emotional\, cognitive\, and neurobiological development throu ghout childhood and adolescence.
To view post-col loquium video\, click here.
Annual ly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-ka te-mclaughlin-university-of-washington/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181205T0723Z-1543994587.551-EO-15560-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180228T193721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222631Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180309T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180309T190000 SUMMARY: PSA Careers Night DESCRIPTION: Unsure of what to do with your BA/BSC in Psychology? This is t he event for you! At Careers Night\, you are given the opportunity to learn from Career Services and UBC Psychology alumni! Career services will deliv er a presentation about the tips and tricks for pursuing the career ahead o f you. The second half of […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Unsure of what to do with your BA/BSC in P
sychology? This is the event for you!
At Careers Night\, you are given
the opportunity to learn from Career Services and UBC Psychology alumni! C
areer services will deliver a presentation about the tips and tricks for pu
rsuing the career ahead of you. The second half of the event will comprise
of a panel of alumni in diverse fields of work. They will be answering ques
tions relating to their experience after graduation and providing advice to
current undergraduate psychology students.
This event is completely F
REE to attend! Take advantage of the free admission\, and learn more about
pursuing your future career.
Please RSVP here!
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When? M
onday\, March 12th from 10:30-11:30am
Who? Frances Chen\, Faculty Member
Where? Bean Around The
World
Student Faculty Socials (SFS) are designed to br
idge the gap between students and faculty. Join the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC for the very last S
FS of the academic year. PSA will be saying their goodbyes and farewells al
ongside food and discussion.
Admission is FREE for everyone. Members\,
non-members\, psychology students\, professors\, and even graduate student
s are welcome.
Remember to bring your PSA membership card and collect
a sticker (given upon request) for a chance to win a prize at the end of th
e year!
Join UBC's Department of Educational and C
ounselling Psychology\, and Special Education (ECPS) for a visiting scholar
presentation with Dr. Giuliana Pinto from the University of Florence (Ital
y).
Title:
Emergent Literacy and Learning to Rea
d and to Write: A Predictive Model
About:
Giulia
na Pinto is full professor in Developmental and Educational Psychology at t
he University of Florence (Italy)\, where she is director of the research U
nit on School Psychology\, and Coordinator of the PhD course in psychology.
Co-editor of the Rivista di Psicologia dell’Educazione (Psychology of Educ
ation Journal (Spaggiari-Parma)\, she is a reviewer for several journals. S
he has authored about 200 scientific papers and books in national and inter
national journals. Her main research interests are in the fields of cogniti
ve and linguistic development in children: emergent literacy and learning t
o read and to write in typical and atypical populations\; children's pictor
ial development under different conditions and in cultural perspective\; th
eory of mind and linguistic development. In collaboration with colleagues f
rom different countries\, under the direction of Ann Cameron\, she is studying thriving and c
ognitive and social aspects of development in early childhood and in the ea
rly school years in different locations around the globe: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/day-in-the-life/<
br />Details can be found at:
http:
//ecps.educ.ubc.ca
http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/dr-giuliana-pintos-presentation
/
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When?
Wednesday\, March 21st from 4:00-5:00pm
Who? Alex Terpstra\, Graduate Student
Where? JJ Bean
Dr. J ames MacKillop\, McMaster University - Director\, Peter Boris Centre for Ad dictions Research\, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences.
Applying behavioural economics and neuroeconomics to u nderstand addiction: a translational approach
Behavi oural economics refers to diverse lines of inquiry that integrate principle s and methods from psychology and economics to understand decision making. More recently\, behavioural economics has been further hybridized with cogn itive neuroscience to identify the underlying neural substrates of choice p references. As maladaptive decision making for alcohol\, other drugs\, or c ertain behaviours is a pathognomonic feature of addictive disorders\, these conditions are increasingly examined through the lens of behavioral econom ics. In this presentation\, I will focus on one specific form of behavioral economic decision making\, delay discounting\, or the degree to which a pe rson prefers smaller immediate rewards compared to larger delayed rewards. In doing so\, I will emphasize a translational approach\, integrating behav ioral\, neuroimaging\, genetics\, and clinical findings.
James MacKillop is Peter Boris Chair in Addi ctions Research and Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Resea rch\, and a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMast er University. To date\, Dr. MacKillop’s research has generated over 160 pe er-reviewed publications and other works\, and he has been Principal Invest igator or Co-Investigator on numerous grants from the National Institutes o f Health\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, the Alcoholic Beverage Medi cal Research Foundation\, and other extramural funders. His work has been r ecognized by a career award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse an d Alcoholism\, the G. Alan Marlatt Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the Society for Addiction Psychology\, and the Y oung Investigator Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism. In additio n to his own research\, he is active in peer review\, serving as Field Edit or for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research\ , Associate Editor for Nicotine and Tobacco Research\, Assistant E ditor for Addiction\, and as a standing member of the Clinical and Health Services Review Subcommittee of the National Institute on Alcohol A buse and Alcoholism.
To view post-colloquium vide o\, click here.
Annually the Depar tment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-ja mes-mackillop-mcmaster-university/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181209T0556Z-1544334970.3109-EO-15641-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180319T213811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180319T213811Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180326T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180326T120000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Boaz Y. Saffer | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Comparing Two Ideation-to-Action Perspectives on Suicid e Ideation and Suicide Attempts Committee: Sheila Woody David Klonsky (Rese arch Supervisor) Luke Clark A copy of the dissertation is available upon re quest from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Comparing Two Idea
tion-to-Action Perspectives on Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts
<
strong>Committee:
Sheila Woody
David Klonsky (Research S
upervisor)
Luke Clark
A copy of the dissertation is available
upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Each w
eek\, a different member of the department’s E
quity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting
for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to
drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\,
you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion f
or the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equit
y and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Who? Ellen Jopling\, Graduate Student
Where? Mercan
te
Dr. Jen s C. Pruessner\, University of Constance\, Constance\, Germany
Bidirectional effects of early life adversity on stress system regu lation - in search for a comprehensive theory
Early life adversity (ELA)\, in the form of low parental care or overprotection\, or physical\, sexual\, or emotional abuse\, is consistently linked to poor mental health outcomes in adulthood\, including psychosis\, depression\, a nd burnout. A generally agreed-upon mediator of these effects is a changed regulation of the stress /energy systems in the organism\, namely the auton omic nervous system (ANS)\, and the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (hpa) ax is. Investigated in both human and animal studies\, these systems are consi stently found dysregulated in organisms exposed to ELA\, however the direct ionality is unclear\, with some studies demonstrating heightened activity\, while others show blunting of the biomarkers of the system\, after exposur e to adversity early in life.
Several theories exist that try and exp lain these mixed effects\, considering factors like age of exposure\, traum a severity\, duration\, or type. Importantly\, none of the theories can be used to explain all of the available data\, suggesting that additional fact ors / mediators might be at play.
The current talk will summarize the major theories in the field and point out some of the commonalities and di fferences among them. In addition\, it will introduce potential mediators t hat are currently not incorporated in the theories but that might be import ant to consider to better understand the ELA / stress response system relat ionship.
Dr. Jens Pruessner studies stress and aging\, us ing various techniques ranging from the self-developed Montreal Imaging Str ess Task (MIST)\, over the cortisol response to awakening\, to protocols al lowing the assessment of specific structures in the medial temporal lobes w ith help of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He has been a member of the Interna tional Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology since 2004\, the International S ociety of Behavioral Neuroscience since 2002\, and the Society for Neurosci ence since 2001. In 1998\, Dr. Pruessner received the Postdoctoral Fellow A ward and Stipend\, and the University of Trier Alumni Group PhD Award. The Centre for Psychobiological and Psychosomatic Research in Trier\, Germany a warded him the Innovation Award in 1997.
Annually the Departmen t of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-je ns-c-pruessner/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T0600Z-1544248848.538-EO-15312-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180207T225744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T225744Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180405T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180405T150000 SUMMARY: Weekly Equity Coffee Hour: Kristin Laurin DESCRIPTION: Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you have a […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When? <
/strong>Thursday\, April 5th from 2:00-3:00pm
Who?
Kristin Laurin\, Faculty Member
Where? Loafe
Want to learn more about the human mind? Looking f
or ways to get involved in psychology and neuroscience research? Curious ab
out how academic conferences are run? Then apply for PURC\, the perfect opp
ortunity for you!
As a long-standing tradition of The University of Br
itish Columbia’s Psychology undergraduate community\, the Psychology Studen
ts’ Association of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to announ
ce the 20th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Re
search Conference to be held on April 6th and 7th\, 2018 at UBC’s Earth Sciences Building (ESB).
Dr. Steven Heine\, Professor of Psychology\, UBC\; Disti
nguished University Scholar\; and Sauder Distinguished Scholar
Title
DNA is not Destiny: How essences distort how people th
ink about genes
Abstract
“People the world over
are essentialist thinkers – they are attracted to the idea that hidden esse
nces make things as they are. And because genetic concepts remind people of
essences\, they tend to think of genes in ways similar to essences. That i
s\, people tend to think about genetic causes as immutable\, deterministic\
, homogenous and discrete\, and natural. I will discuss how our essentialis
t biases lead people to think differently about sex\, race\, and crime when
ever these are described in genetic terms. Moreover\, I’ll talk about how w
e might be able to reduce the harmful consequences of essentialism.”
F
or more information\, visit the PURC website.
Want to learn more about the human mind? Looking f
or ways to get involved in psychology and neuroscience research? Curious ab
out how academic conferences are run? Then apply for PURC\, the perfect opp
ortunity for you!
As a long-standing tradition of The University of Br
itish Columbia’s Psychology undergraduate community\, the Psychology Studen
ts’ Association of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to announ
ce the 20th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Re
search Conference to be held on April 6th and 7th\, 2018 at UBC’s Earth Sciences Building (ESB).
Our mission is to provide a professional environment for underg
raduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in presenting
at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. We strongly en
courage all undergraduate researchers who have spearheaded any form of psyc
hology research during the 2017-2018 academic year to apply to present at t
his conference\, as it not only is an invaluable opportunity for the presen
ter\, but the contribution of presenters is also crucial in making this eve
nt a truly enriching experience.
The event will include a special keyn
ote speaker\, showcase of undergraduate students’ research\, professors\, U
BC community\, and refreshments to keep the energy going.
For more inf
ormation\, check out the PURC website.
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
When? Wed
nesday\, April 11th from 10:00-11:30am
Who? Peter Graf\, Faculty Member
Where? Loop Café
Dr. Jef frey Mogil - E.P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies\, CRC Chair in the Genet ics of Pain (Tier I)\, Director\, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain\ , McGill University\, Montreal\, QC
Pain in Mice and Me n: Ironic Adventures in Translation
Recent decades h ave seen an explosion in our understanding of the molecular and cellular un derpinnings of pain\, but virtually none of this knowledge has resulted in new clinical therapies. The first part of the talk will explore the reasons for this lack of translation\, including a mismatch between clinical chara cteristics and preclinical experimental design choices\, species-specific g ene expression\, and emerging challenges in clinical trials. The second par t of the talk will focus on recent studies in our laboratory concerning the modulation of pain by social factors. One would imagine these would be eve n harder to translate into humans\, but in this domain translation between mice and undergraduates has been surprisingly successful. These observation s collectively challenge assumptions commonly made about the biopsychosocia l model\, and have important philosophical implications for animal research .
This event is jointly sponsored by the British Columbia Pain Re search Network and UBC's Department of Psychology.
< a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/psychology/jeffrey-mogil" target="_blank" rel ="noopener">Dr. Jeffrey Mogil is interested in nervous system mechanism s mediating the perception and inhibition of pain. Pain is a complex\, subj ective experience that displays considerable variability compared to other sensory modalities. In some instances and in some people\, intensely noxiou s stimuli are not reported as causing pain\, whereas others can experience excruciating pain from light touching of the skin. Some people are highly s ensitive to pain relief from placebo administration\, while others are inse nsitive to even high doses of morphine. Research is focused on uncovering a nd explaining sources of variability in these phenomena. Dr. Mogil uses a m ultidisciplinary approach ranging from molecular gene mapping to the develo pment of new behavioural models. Recent experiments have uncovered surprisi ng and intriguing social effects on pain behaviours in mice\, and much curr ent work in the laboratory is aimed at understanding these.
Ann ually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
LOCATION:Earth Sciences Building\, Room 1012 GEO:49.262848;-123.251892 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-colloquium-dr-je ffrey-mogil-mcgill-university/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181209T0139Z-1544319567.6027-EO-15315-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180207T225950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T225950Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180420T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180420T110000 SUMMARY: Weekly Equity Coffee Hour: Mark Schaller DESCRIPTION: Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you have a […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each w
eek\, a different member of the department’s E
quity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting
for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to
drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\,
you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion f
or the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equit
y and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
W
ho? Mark Schaller\, Faculty Member
Where? Lo
op Café
Title: Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Symptomology in Emergency Medical
Personnel: The Role of Perceived Stress and Rumination
Committee:
Christiane Hoppmann (Ch
air)
Anita DeLongis (Research Superv
isor)
Nancy Sin
A co
py of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program
Assistant.
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!When? M
onday\, April 23rd from 10:30-11:30am
Who? Frances Chen\, Faculty Member
Wher
e? Bean Around The World
UBC Psychology's Safety Orientation i
s geared towards new hires (e.g. new faculty\, staff\, graduate students\,
postdocs\, research assistants\, etc.)\, but any interested department memb
er is welcome to attend. Please encourage anyone new in your unit to RSVP.
As you know\, each lab is required to provide safety orientations to new st
aff\, students and volunteers. While much of the safety information will be
specific to your lab protocols\, there are some items that are common acro
ss research labs\, and this is an opportunity to ensure that these basics h
ave been covered.
Some of the topics covered:
In addition to safety\, we will cover topics such as general security in t
he workplace.
These informative sessions are meant to supplement (not
replace) your lab’s existing safety orientation. Lab managers who provide t
he safety orientation in labs may also be interested in attending to ensure
that they have current UBC materials.
To RSVP\, please email: lawron[
at]psych.ubc.ca.
Title: Thinking and Reaso
ning about Supernatural Minds: A Cross-Cultural Examination of How Intuitio
ns Shape Belief
Committee:
Steven Heine
Ara
Norenzayan (Research Supervisor)
Susan Birch
A copy of the d
issertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.<
/em>
Each week\, a di
fferent member of the department’s Equity Comm
ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps
ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo
r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co
me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com
mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive
rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!When?
Tuesday\, May 1st from 2:00-3:00pm
Who? Al
ex Terpstra\, Graduate Student
Where? JJ Bean
Title: Everyday Affect Va
riability in Older Adult Couples: Associations with Concurrent and Long Ter
m Changes in Health
Committee:
Anita DeLongis (C
hair)
Christiane Hoppmann (Research Supervisor)
Peter Graf
<
em>A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate P
rogram Assistant.
Following tradition\, Psychfest is an all
-day event during which second-year Master’s students\, as well as new PhD
students\, present their research to the entire department. It’s the only o
pportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology
department\, so it’s a rare and exciting occasion for each student.
I
n honour of Star Wars\, this year's theme is May the 4th Be With You! Presenters are encouraged to dress up as their favourite Star Wars charac
ter\, and hide Star Wars references on their slides.
The keynote speak
er is Dr. Emily Balcetis from New York University. Dr. Balcetis explor
es how small differences in perception\, whether conscious or nonconscious\
, can have potentially major consequences. Her current work focuses on how
video evidence can bias jury members differently and how our vision can wor
k against us when it comes to effective exercise. Balcetis' goal is to show
that through our awareness of these biases\, we can also overcome them\, f
or an ever so slightly less daunting world.
View the 2018 Psychfest Schedule. Abstracts and titles to
come.
More information on Pyschfest 2018.
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98" align="aligncenter" width="551"] Luke Clark and Catharine Winstanley[/caption]
[
accordions active="false" collapsible="true"][accordion title="Against the
odds: insights into the nature of addiction from studying decision making i
n rats"]
If we knew why some individuals are catastrophically affected
by addictions\, whereas others are simply able to enjoy addictive drugs re
creationally\, we would be able to design effective treatments to help vuln
erable individuals. Whether someone is dependent on a chemical substance li
ke cocaine\, or has developed a behavioural addiction such as gambling diso
rder\, the maladaptive choice to pursue the addiction at the expense of oth
er goals lies at the heart of the problem. Indeed\, individuals with an add
iction disorder\, or who later develop problems with addiction\, score poor
ly on laboratory-based decision-making tests that involve the weighing of c
osts and benefits. One hypothesis is that decision-making impairments may b
e compounded as the addiction develops because of the way in which addictiv
e drugs\, and also engagement in addictive behaviours\, affect brain functi
on\, biasing the decision-making process in favour of the addiction. Choosi
ng to abstain from the addictive substance or behaviour then becomes increa
singly difficult. We have successfully developed an animal model of this ki
nd of cost/benefit decision making: the rat Gambling Task (rGT). On both hu
man and animal tests\, subjects choose between four different options\, eac
h of which is associated with different amounts of potential reward and los
s. By avoiding high-risk\, high-reward options\, subjects can maximise gain
s. Most rats develop this optimal strategy\, although some animals instead
favour the risky options. These risk-preferring rats are uniquely and adver
sely affected by taking cocaine: their decision making gets worse and they
show increased drug-seeking in withdrawal indicative of greater relapse ris
k. Making risky choices therefore appears to be associated with greater se
nsitivity to the negative effects of an addictive drug. Furthermore\, addin
g the kind of sensory feedback common to modern slot machines increases ris
ky choice.
Dr. Catharine Winstanley investigates the
brain mechanisms involved in impulse control. Defects in higher-order cogn
itive functions such as impulse control are involved in gambling and substa
nce abuse problems. Dr. Winstanley’s research has also shown that traumati
c brain injury and Parkinson’s disease can also result in cognitive dysfunc
tion.
By using a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biolog
y techniques with pharmacological approaches and behavioral testing\, the W
instanley laboratory has uncovered some of the factors and mechanisms under
lying impulse control.
Learn more about her research on Dr. Winstanle
y’s Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience website
[
/accordion]
[accordions active="false" collapsi
ble="true"][accordion title="Deconstructing the modern slot machine: gambli
ng\, game features and addiction"]
Gambling is a widespread form of en
tertainment in Canada and across much of the world\, with 73% of the BC pop
ulation reporting gambling in the past year. For some people\, gambling beh
aviour becomes excessive\, and Gambling Disorder is a recognized mental ill
ness that is now classified alongside the substance addictions in psychiatr
y\, as the prototype ‘behavioural addiction’. Surprisingly\, there is not y
et a strong scientific foundation for how gambling (and other behaviours su
ch as video gaming) can become ‘addictive’ in ways that are comparable to
drugs of abuse. This talk will focus on research from psychology and neuros
cience\, considering how problem gambling develops. Part of the answer lies
in personal vulnerability factors that cut across addictive disorders\, in
cluding impulsivity as a personality trait and changes in the brain dopamin
e system. But personal vulnerabilities are not the full story: gambling pro
ducts also play a role in the development of gambling problems\, such that
some forms of gambling are more harmful than others. Much of our research f
ocuses on modern slot machines as a more harmful form of gambling. These ga
mes contain an array of psychological ingredients including near-misses and
sensory feedback\, which appear to amplify reward-related brain activity\,
especially in vulnerable individuals. Together\, these features create a s
tate of immersion that is also predictive of gambling problems.
[/accordion]
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ncenter" width="620"]
Photo credit: Wendy McCormick [/caption]
Dr. Jason M
cDougall
Professor Department of Pharmacology\; Departmen
t of Anesthesia\, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine\; Dalhousie Univ
ersity
Title
Cannabis and Joints: The Promise o
f Cannabinoids to Treat Arthritis
Abstract
The
majority of patients who are prescribed medical cannabis use the drug for t
he treatment of a musculoskeletal condition such as arthritis or low back p
ain. Despite a significant body of anecdotal evidence purporting the benefi
ts of medical cannabis in the treatment of these chronic diseases\, the sci
entific evidence is relatively limited. We have recently identified an endo
cannabinoid system in joints including the articular expression of cannabin
oid receptors and cannabinoid biosynthesis. This observation opens up an op
portunity for us to modulate arthritis pain locally in the joint and avoid
centrally-mediated side-effects. The main non-euphoric chemical found in ca
nnabis is cannabidiol. By administering cannabidiol locally into the joint\
, we have found that this agent can reduce joint pain and attenuate inflamm
ation in a preclinical model of osteoarthritis. Prophylactic treatment of t
hese arthritic animals with cannabidiol reduced the later development of pa
in as well as protected the joint from neuronal damage. Thus\, cannabidiol
shows great promise in the management of joint pain and inflammation as wel
l as preventing the development of peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pa
in in osteoarthritic patients.
About
Prof. McDougall’s research
focuses on the neurobiology of pain and inflammation in the development of
arthritis. His research is currently examining the role of cannabinoids and
proteinases in the control of arthritis pain and inflammation. His researc
h goal is to identify novel drug targets and develop new treatments which w
ill help alleviate chronic pain and resolve joint inflammation. He currentl
y receives project funding from CIHR and The Arthritis Society of Canada. P
rof. McDougall is an editor for Inflammation Research\, Journal of Inflamma
tion\, and BMC Anaesthesiology as well as the Chair of the Scientific Advis
ory Committee at the Arthritis Society. He has also won numerous awards for
his home brewed beers which have been commercially produced.
The Col loquium will be followed by a reception from 2:30 – 4:30 pm in the VIP Room at the University Centre\, 6331 Crescent Road. Please RSVP for the recepti on by May 7 to Stacey Herzer at Stace y.herzer@ubc.ca.
This event is jointly sponsored by the Briti sh Columbia Pain Research Network and the Department of Anesthesiology\, Ph armacology & Therapeutics\, UBC
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Lower Level Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brai n Health GEO:49.264963;-123.244227 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-cannabis-and-joi nts-the-promise-of-cannabinoids-to-treat-arthritis/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181209T0456Z-1544331393.3956-EO-16092-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180529T201101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222201Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180605T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180605T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Jennifer Lay | Health Psycholog y DESCRIPTION: Title: Alone but Not Lonely? Distinct Types\, Antecedents\, an d Correlates of Older and Younger Adults’ Daily Life Solitude Experiences i n Two Cultural Contexts Committee: Christiane Hoppmann (Supervisor) Ani ta DeLongis Peter Graf A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title:
Alone but
Not Lonely? Distinct Types\, Antecedents\, and Correlates of Older and You
nger Adults’ Daily Life Solitude Experiences in Two Cultural Contexts<
br />Committee:
Christiane Hoppmann (Supervisor)
Anita DeLongis
Peter Graf
A copy of the dissertation is
available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
Title: Parenting Children
with ADHD: Associations with Parental ADHD and Depression
Com
mittee:
Charlotte Johnston (Chair)
Amori Mikami
Kiley Hamlin
Title: The Influence of A
cetaminophen on Task Related Attention
Committee:
Lawrence Ward (Chair)
Todd Handy
Kalina Christoff
Title: The Subjective Ine
quality Scale: A New Way to Measure Economic Inequality
Commit
tee:
Kristin Laurin (Chair)
Steven Heine
Jessica Tr
acy
Title: Missing Data a
nd Fit Indices in Structural Equation Modeling
Committee:
Vika Savalei (Research Supervisor)
Jeremy Biesanz
Harry Joe
Title: Understanding Mech
anisms Underlying Motion Perception in Typical Development and Amblyopia
Committee:
Deborah Giaschi (Supervisor)
Tod
d Handy
James Enns
Title: The Psychology
of Everyday Sadism
Committee:
Del Paulhus
(Supervisor)
Mark Schaller
Anita DeLongis
Title: Fitting in and Fee
ling Real: State Authenticity as Fit between Identity and Environment
Committee:
Jessica Tracy (Chair)
Toni SchmaderSteven Heine
Join the UBC Psychology Students
team in breaking the cycle of mental illness stigma at the Canadian Mental
Health Associations Ride Don’t Hide event.
Register here: http://ridedonthide.c
om/
Contact: Katherine Moore\, Katherine.moore@ubc.ca
The Canadian Mental Health Association
’s Ride Don’t Hide is an annual fundraising bike ride held in seven provinc
es in in more than 30 communities. Supported by the fundraising efforts of
more than 7\,500 riders\, Ride Don’t Hide will raise funds for essential pr
ograms and services in communities\, workplaces and schools – programs that
change lives. Programs that save lives.
When we hide\, mental health
stays hidden. When we ride\, we create change. This year\, on June 24\, rid
e in plain sight. Ride Don’t Hide. It’s more than the name of the event. It
’s also the reason we’re riding.
Title: Cognition and Moti
on: The Bidirectional Relationship between Cognitive Function and Physical
Mobility in Young Adults
Committee:
Todd Handy
(Supervisor)
Lawrence Ward
Frances Chen
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join t
he Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) for the 41st annual m
eeting in Vancouver this month. The annual meeting is the premier Canadian
conference for biological psychiatry and psychopharmacology\; for the past
34 years\, the CCNP has brought together some of Canada’s leading researche
rs and clinicians representing all major Canadian universities as well as t
op research organizations and pharmaceutical industry partners.
This y
ear’s event will highlight UBC research\, and will include talks from Drs <
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a vila rodriguez fidel">Fidel Vila-Rodriguez\, Robert Stowe\, Anthony Phillips\, William Honer
\, Victor Viau\, and Yu Tian Wang.
For more information on CCNP and the annual meeting\, please visit ccnp.ca .
If you have questions\, please email Dr. Alasdair Barr at al.barr@ubc.ca or Dr. Catharine Winstanley at cwinstanley@psych.ubc.ca.
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square GEO:49.282483;-123.121401 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/canadian-college-of-neurops ychopharmacology-annual-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181207T2245Z-1544222745.0345-EO-15987-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180514T180402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221532Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180709T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180709T120000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Alison Tracy | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Promoting Resilience to Stress in Depression Committee: Frances Chen (Chair) Joelle LeMoult David Klonsky X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Promoting Resilien
ce to Stress in Depression
Committee:
Franc
es Chen (Chair)
Joelle LeMoult
David Klonsky
Title: No Country for
Communal Men – Examining Internal and External Barriers to Men’s Communal
Orientation
Committee:
Andy Baron
Toni Schmader (Research Supervisor)
Kristin Laurin
Title: Memory for Positiv
e Social Events and Social Anxiety
Committee:
Pe
ter Graf
Lynn Alden (Research Supervisor)
Jessica Tracy
Title: What Psychology is
Missing: Hoarding Case Complexity from a Community Perspective
Amori Mikami (Chair)
Sheila Woody
Vika Savalei
Title: Associations o
f Bipolar Spectrum Traits with Sensitivity and Classical Conditioning to In
centive Reward and Potential Harm
Committee:
Luke Clark (Chair)
Joelle LeMoult
Rebecca Todd
Title: The Developmen
t of Intergroup Bias
Committee:
Andy B
aron (Research Supervisor)
Toni Schmader
Darko Odic
Title: Exploring the
Similarities and Differences of Freely-moving and Task-unrelated Thought: M
echanisms of Motivational Effects
Committee:
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
Kalina Christoff
Jiaying Zhao
Title: Foundations of
Social Dominance Reasoning
Committee:
Susan Birch
Andy Baron (Research Supervisor)
Jessica Tracy
Title: Exploring the Role
of Cartoony Faces in Cognition
Committee:
Alan Kingstone (Research Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Jessica Tracy
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-dissertation-proposal-m
eeting-lia-kendall-cognitive-science/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:20181209T0646Z-1544337963.7007-EO-16406-2@137.82.45.12
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z
CREATED:20180712T211739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221611Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180726T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180726T160000
SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Jennifer Na | Clinical
DESCRIPTION: Title: Reducing Mental Illness Stigma: Interventions and Mecha
nisms Committee: Amori Mikami (Research Supervisor) Toni Schmader Steve
n Barnes
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Reducing Mental Illness
Stigma: Interventions and Mechanisms
Committee:
Amori Mikami (Research Supervisor)
Toni Schmader
Steven
Barnes
Title: Examining Phys
ical Activity Mode and Intensity on Cognitive Functioning in Young Adults
Committee:
Jiaying Zhao (Chair)
To
dd Handy (Research Supervisor)
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Title: Knowledge Exag
geration: Meaning and Mechanics
Committee:
Steven Heine (Chair)
Jeremy Biesanz (Research Supervisor)
P
eter Graf
Title: Developing a S
ense of Certainty
Committee:
Susan Bir
ch
Darko Odic (Research Supervisor)
Toni Schmader
Title: New Statistica
l Methods for Testing Measurement Invariance
Committee:
Jeremy Biesanz
Vika Savalei (Research Supervisor)
Rachel Fouladi
Title: Self-Presentat
ion in Group therapy: Interpersonal Behaviours and Therapeutic Process Fact
ors
Committee:
Paul Hewitt (Supervisor)
Lynn Alden
Jeremy Biesanz
Title: Exploring the
Interface between Number Words and Perceptual Magnitudes
Committee:
Geoff Hall (Chair)
Darko Odic
Jane
t Werker
Title: The Nature of
Infants’ Early Object Word Comprehension
Committee: <
/strong>
Geoff Hall (Supervisor)
Janet Werker
Frances ChenKiley Hamlin
Title: Measuring Mind
Wandering in Naturalistic and Un-naturalistic Settings and Tasks
Committee:
Alan Kingstone (Supervisor)
Beck To
dd
Steven Heine
Are you in serious need of some so
cial media triage?
Social media is a crucial link to other a
cademics and to communicate your research—and we want to help you. Join us
for an informal social media clinic!
What is a social media cl
inic?
It’s a relaxed drop-in gathering of people who want to
learn more about the world of social media.
Speak to specialis
ts and get tips!
The department’s communications team will b
e on hand to provide advice and answer questions about establishing yoursel
f—or your lab—on social media.
Topics covered can include:
Branding and managing your social media channel(s)
Getting
started on Twitter and Twitter strategies
Setting-up a Facebook ad
Engaging with the scientific community
Hashtags and more!
Brin
g your laptop\, questions\, and lunch!
This clinic is open
to faculty\, students\, staff\, PDFs\, and faculty within UBC Psychology.
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Title: Brain Connecti
vity Dynamics of Reading and Dyslexia: Typical and Perturbed Reading Networ
ks in Adults and Children
Committee:
L
awrence Ward (Supervisor)
Janet Werker
Todd Handy
Title: The Severity o
f Gambling Problems and Loss Aversion in Healthy Gamblers: The Implications
of Prospect Theory in Gambling Research
Committee:
Jiaying Zhao
Luke Clark (Supervisor)
Dale Griffin<
/p>
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ma-thesis-defense-ke-zhang-
cognitive-science/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:20181208T0521Z-1544246462.9046-EO-16479-2@137.82.45.12
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z
CREATED:20180724T205847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T221533Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180828T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180828T150000
SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Miranda Sitch | Developmental
DESCRIPTION: Title: Do infants prefer prosocial others? A direct replicatio
n of Hamlin & Wynn (2011) Committee: Andy Baron (Chair) Kiley Hamlin D
arko Odic
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Do infants pre
fer prosocial others? A direct replication of Hamlin & Wynn (2011)
Committee:
Andy Baron (Chair)
Kiley Haml
in
Darko Odic
Attend a workshop to discover how
to get involved and make your experience with UBC Psychology a successful
one. More information\, workshop times\, and the room locations are below.<
/p>
Get Involved: In Research
4:00-4:50 | SWNG 405 | MAP
Think you might be interested in research? Come to this works
hop to learn more about psychology labs\, how to get a paid or unpaid posit
ion\, and what to expect when working as a Research Assistant. View presentation.
Speaker:
Dr. Frances Chen\, Assistant Professor\, Health Psychology
4:00-4:50 | SWNG 407 | MAP
The Department of Psychology
is massive and it can be tough to find your place among the masses. Come t
o this workshop to find out where psych and BNS students hang out\, how to
stay informed about psych related events and learn tips for building your s
ocial network as a psych major. View presentation.
Speaker:
Dr. Benjamin Cheung\, Lecturer UBC Psychology
Get Involved: Unique Learning Opportunities
4:00-4:50 | SWNG
409 | MAP
Cu
rious about how to get academic credits while traveling abroad? Want to stu
dy something that isn't offered in a current course? Have no idea how to ga
in work experience that uses your psych skills? This workshop highlights un
ique opportunities offered at UBC as well as the psych department that enri
ch the learning experience of psych majors. View presentation.
Speakers: Dr. Sunaina Assanand\, Senior Instructor and Associate Dean\
, Student Success
Jasmine Abhroudi
Abby D
almacio
Allison McVicar
Ho
w to Succeed: Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience Specific Learning Str
ategies
5:00-5:50 | SWNG 405 | MAP
Master tests in psychology with domain
specific studying techniques\, an understanding about how tests are graded
and other strategies to help you succeed academically. View presentation and handout.
Speaker:
Patrick Dubois\, BSc PhD Candidate
5:00-5:50 | SWNG 407 | MAP
This workshop is
full of helpful information you can use when writing research papers\, cho
osing courses\, and navigating your degree. View presentation.
Speaker:
How to Succeed: Careers After Psychology and Be
havioural Neuroscience
5:00-5:50 | SWNG 409 | MAP
What can I do with a psy
chology or BNS degree? Learn how to answer this question and gain insight i
nto how to prepare for the workforce in this workshop. View the presentation.
Speaker:
Katherine Moore\, Grant Facilitator and Studen
t Engagement Officer
We can help! The Associate Head for
Graduate Affairs and the Graduate Fellowships Committee invite current U
BC Psychology graduate students and faculty to attend a workshop to hea
r about the process of adjudicating fellowships in our department.
If
you have questions\, bring ‘em on! If you don’t yet know enough about gradu
ate fellowships to have questions\, this workshop is perfect for you.
Title: Understanding
the Generalizability and Specificity of Sensorimotor Influences on Speech P
erception in Infancy
Committee:
Janet
Werker (Research Supervisor)
Jim Enns
Geoff Hall
Title: Social Resilie
nce in Children with ADHD: Buffers of Externalizing Behaviour\, Internalizi
ng Behaviour\, and Negative Parenting Title: Investigating the
Neurobiology Regulating Cognitive Effort Allocation Using a Rodent Model of
Cost/Benefit Decision Making How does your partner impact your
health choices? And to what degree? The Department of Psychology’s Dr. Chri
stiane Hoppmann and her team at the Health and Adult Development Lab are in
vestigating the influence of social relationships on our health and wellbei
ng. Dr. Lisa Feigenson\, Johns Hopkins University Constraints and flexibility in early quantification: Insights from infancy
Quantification (e.g.\, knowing how many object
s are in a scene) requires selecting a relevant entity and storing it in wo
rking memory for further processing. Critically\, multiple kinds of entiti
es can be selected and stored. In this talk I offer evidence that even the
youngest humans can represent at least three different levels of entities
in working memory. They can represent an individual object (e.g.\, “that b
ird”). They can represent a collection of items (e.g.\, “that flock of bird
s”). And they can represent a set of discrete items (e.g.\, “the set conta
ining Bird A\, Bird B\, and Bird C”). Each of these types of representatio
ns permits a different type of quantificational processing\, empowering som
e computations and blocking others. Hence\, which quantity-relevant comput
ations may be performed in any given situation depends on which level of re
presentation is stored. This framework for thinking about interactions bet
ween attention\, working memory\, and quantification applies throughout dev
elopment\, starting in infancy. Lisa Fei
genson is co-director of the Johns Hopkins University Laboratory for Ch
ild Development. Her research seeks to understand the cognitive primitives
that are available throughout the lifespan\, as well as changes in children
’s thinking with maturation and experience. She uses primarily behavioral m
ethods to study cognitive abilities in infants\, children\, and adults. Michael Chandler is Professor Emeritus\, working at UBC’s Department of
Psychology. Dr. Chandler received his Bachelor of Art
s in 1960 from Grinnell College\, Iowa and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the Unive
rsity of California\, Berkeley where he worked with Drs. Sheldon Korchin an
d Theodore Sarbin. He then went on to complete two postdoctoral fellowships
\; one at the Menninger Foundation in Kansas and the other at the Institut
des Sciences de L’Education\, Universite de Geneve\, in Switzerland with Dr
. Jean Piaget. Dr. Chandler is a world-renowned schol
ar whose accolades and contributions to the field are too numerous to menti
on in full. He is often recognized for revolutionizing the way scholars con
ceptualize and study the development of social cognition or ‘theory of mind
’ as well as his pioneering research on identity development. His ongoing p
rogram of research features an exploration of the role culture plays in con
structing the course of identity development\, shaping young people’s emerg
ing sense of ownership of their personal and cultural past\, and their comm
itment to their own and their community’s future well being. These efforts\
, along with more than 150 published books\, articles and book chapters\, h
ave earned Dr. Chandler the Izaak Walton Killam Memor
ial Senior Research Prize\, led to his being awarded the Killam Teaching Pr
ize\, and resulted in his twice being named a Peter Wall Institute for Adva
nced Studies Distinguished Scholar in Residence. His research and scholarly
efforts have also resulted in his being appointed as Canada’s only Disting
uished Investigator of both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIH
R) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Resear
ch (MSFHR). Dr. Chandler’s research with children at
risk began more than 35 years ago with an article (co-authored with A. Same
roff) that was selected by the Society for Research in Child Development fo
r inclusion in a book entitled Twenty Studies That Revolutionized Child Psy
chology. Professor Chandler‘s program of research de
aling with identity development and suicide in Aboriginal youth was singled
out for publication as a book and as an invited Monograph of the Society f
or Research in Child Development (recently translated into French)\, and is
the only program of Canadian research featured in WHO’s recently released
report on the social determinants of health. Annually the Depar
tment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. Join the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs for
this talk and Q&A with special guest\, Professor Paul Slovic\, on how publics respond or not to humanitarian crises. T
his talk is part of The Decision Making for Humanitarian Crises (DMH
C)\, an initiative of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Intro
ductory remarks will be provided by Professors Brian Job and Robin Gregory.
Failure to understand how our min
ds become insensitive to catastrophic losses of human life and environmenta
l degradation and failure to act on this knowledge condemns us to passively
accept genocide and mass abuses of innocent people as well as great risk f
rom nuclear weapons. It may also increase the likelihood that we will fail
to take appropriate actions to reduce the damages from other catastrophic e
vents associated with poverty\, disease\, natural disasters\, and climate c
hange. Engage with us in this discussion with guest\, Professor Paul Slovic
.
Committee:
Amori Mikami (Supervisor)
Frances Chen
Laurie Ford
LOCATION:Kenny Room 1621
GEO:49.263719;-123.254803
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nation-rui-mary-jia-clinical/
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SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Mason Silveira | Behavioural Ne
uroscience
DESCRIPTION: Title: Investigating the Neurobiology Regulating Cognitive Eff
ort Allocation Using a Rodent Model of Cost/Benefit Decision Making Committ
ee: Catharine Winstanley (Supervisor) Stan Floresco Catharine Rankin
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Committee:
Cathari
ne Winstanley (Supervisor)
Stan Floresco
Catharine Rankin
As par
t of Alumni Day at Homecoming\, the Faculties of Applied Science\, Arts\, D
entistry\, Land & Food Systems\, Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences will
be showcasing some of the exciting work currently happening in and around U
BC\, and hosting a complimentary reception. Everyone is welcome\, with a sp
ecial invite to alumni and their families!
Dr. Christiane Hoppmann\, C
anada Research Chair in Health and Adult Development\, and the Health and Adult
Development Lab are taking part in the exhibit and bringing their mobi
le lab to you! Visit their table to learn first hand how partners shape eac
h other’s health—particularly after a stroke. Experience the technology use
d\, including an app designed by the lab\, perform the cognitive tasks\, tr
y the health monitoring devices\, and learn about health indicators\, such
as portion control and lifestyle changes.
For more information\, visit
the UBC Homecoming website. See the full list of
Alumni Day events taking place at UBC Homecoming on September 22.
In It Together
Modern medicine\, coupled with healthier living habits\, has almos
t doubled our life expectancy over the past century. Most people don’t want
to just grow old\; they want to age well. And research tells us that healt
hy behaviours are linked in couples.
UBC’s Health and Adult Developmen
t Lab is exploring how partners shape each other’s health —particularly aft
er a stroke. With older couples as key partners\, the researchers are captu
ring the everyday experiences that draw partners towards healthy activities
and choices. This knowledge will inform evidence-based strategies to impro
ve the health of Canadians\, both young and old.
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ABOUT MICHAEL CHANDLER
Note: This event was str
eamed live on the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Facebook page\
, which can be viewed here.
Dr. Slovic is a past President of the S ociety for Risk Analysis and in 1991 received its Distinguished Contributio n Award. In 1993 he received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awar d from the American Psychological Association. In 1995 he received the Outs tanding Contribution to Science Award from the Oregon Academy of Science. H e has received honorary doctorates from the Stockholm School of Economics ( 1996) and the University of East Anglia (2005). Dr. Slovic was elected to t he American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015 and the National Academy o f Sciences in 2016.
Refreshments provided. RSVP
Co-Hoste d by: The Decision Making for Humanitarian Crises (DMHC)\, an init iative of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs\, UBC Psychology\, and the Institute for Resources\, Environment and Sustainability.
LOCATION:Room 120\, C.K. Choi Building GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/the-more-who-die-the-less-w e-care-confronting-the-deadly-arithmetic-of-compassion-with-paul-slovic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2031Z-1544301060.1973-EO-16874-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180926T181554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T181554Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181001T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181001T170000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Sophie Lanthier | Cognitive Sci ence DESCRIPTION: Title: The Effect of Socially Communicative Eye Contact on Mem ory Committee: Alan Kingstone (Supervisor) Rebecca Todd Frances Chen Susan Birch X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Effect of Soci
ally Communicative Eye Contact on Memory
Committee:Alan Kingstone (Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Frances Chen
Su
san Birch
< span class="s1">Join the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies for thei r French Scholars Lecture Series.
The use of electrical stimulation during the removal of brain tumors on con scious patients allows medical professionals to monitor essential functions such as language and vision remain intact.
François Bonnetblanc will discuss the work he’s done mapping the brain by studying the effects of electrical stimulation on its different ar eas\, how it works and how this research can be used to create new therapy strategies. Event details
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Lower Level Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brai n Health GEO:49.264963;-123.244227 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/awake-neurosurgery-the-nake d-brain/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181204T2255Z-1543964137.3486-EO-16896-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181003T202002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181003T202002Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181005T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181005T110000 SUMMARY: Discovery Talks: Development of the Emotional Brain with Nim Totte nham DESCRIPTION: The BC Children’s Hospital Brain\, Behaviour & Development The me presents Nim Tottenham\, PhD\, associate professor of Psychology at Colu mbia University and director of the Developmental Affective Neuroscience La boratory. Her research examines brain development underlying emotional beha vior in humans. Her research has highlighted fundamental changes in brain c ircuitry across development and the powerful role that early […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The BC Children's Hospital Brain\, Beh
aviour & Development Theme presents Nim Tottenham\, PhD\, associate pr
ofessor of Psychology at Columbia University and director of the Developmen
tal Affective Neuroscience Laboratory.
Her research examines brain dev
elopment underlying emotional behavior in humans. Her research has highligh
ted fundamental changes in brain circuitry across development and the power
ful role that early experiences\, such as caregiving and stress\, have on t
he construction of these circuits. She has authored over 80 journal article
s and book chapters. She is a frequent lecturer both nationally and interna
tionally on human brain and emotional development and is a recipient of the
National Institute of Mental Health Biobehavioral Research Awards for Inno
vative New Scientists (BRAINS) Award\, the American Psychological Associati
on’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psycho
logy\, and the Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize.
Le
arning Objectives:
1. Consider how early social environments shape bra
in development.
2. Understand the neurobiology of emotional process ac
ross development.
3. Consider how developmental timing of events matte
r for outcomes.
Refreshments will follow in the Chieng Family Atrium.
Mo
re
To RSVP\, please email BB&D@bcchr.ca.
At the Story Collider's show in Vancouver\, five inspiring stories abo
ut life-changing catalysts will be shared. Sometimes the catalysts in our l
ives are chance encounters\, sometimes they're our loved ones\, but they're
almost always unexpected.
Hosted by Kayla Glynn and Armin Mortazavi.<
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More information and tickets: https://www.storycollider.org/shows/2018/10/16/vancouver-october
The Story Collider is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to true\, personal stories about science. Since 2010 \, we have been working with storytellers from both inside and outside scie nce to develop these stories\, and we share them through our weekly podcast and our live shows around the world. More
LOCATION:Fox Cabaret GEO:0;0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/the-story-collider-featurin g-ryan-tomm-as-speaker/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2332Z-1544311947.5369-EO-16972-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181017T205200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181017T205200Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181019T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181019T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Sara Colalillo | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Associations between Maternal Executive Functions and Parenting Behavior: Are They Moderated by Parental Childrearing Attitudes? Committee: Charlotte Johnston (Supervisor) Mark Schaller Susan Birch X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Associations
between Maternal Executive Functions and Parenting Behavior: Are They Moder
ated by Parental Childrearing Attitudes?
Committee:
Charlotte Johnston (Supervisor)
Mark Schaller
Susan Birc
h
The UBC Physical Activity and Precision He alth Research Cluster invites you to join them for an evening of presentati on on the latest knowledge in how scientists are determining how different biological factors affect your physical activity to increase the use of “ex ercise as medicine” for your health.
Three experts will be featu
red.
Dr. Caterina Rosano\, MD\, MPH\, is a physician-
scientist at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and a Professor i
n the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh\, speciali
zing in Population Neuroscience of Aging. She has made significant discover
ies into the neurobiological drivers of successful aging\, helping us under
stand why some people age better than others. Dr. Rosano will present her t
alk entitled: Something in the Way We Move.
D
r. Brian Christie\, PhD\, is Professor in the Div
ision of Medical Sciences at the University of Victoria and an Affiliate Pr
ofessor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at the Uni
versity of British Columbia. His research focuses on better understanding s
entinel indicators of cognitive capacity and cognitive reserve in both acqu
ired and congenital disorders\, and he is best known for his work showing h
ow diet and physical exercise can enhance synaptic structure and function i
n the adult brain. Dr. Christie will present his talk entitled: Exe
rcising your Mind: How Exercise Impacts the Brain.
Dr
. Bill Sheel\, PhD\, is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology a
nd head of the Health and Integrative Physiology Lab at the University of B
ritish Columbia. His research focuses on understanding how biological sex (
i.e.\, whether you are a female or male) influences the relationship betwee
n the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system during exercise. His
studies are conducted with different patient populations to determine the
potential therapeutic effects of exercise and physical activity. Dr. Sheel
will present his talk entitled: Sex Differences and Similarities in
the Physiology of Exercise.
This event is hosted by the UBC Physi
cal Activity and Precision Health Research Cluster.
The UBC Physical Activity and Precision He alth Cluster invites you for a morning of presentations and discussion on t he latest research in the area of physical exercise\, mobility\, and brain health.
Dr. Caterina Rosano
Talk Ti
tle: Neurobiological Drivers of Brain Resilience to Aging
Caterina Rosano\, MD\, MPH\, is a physician-scientist at the Center f
or the Neural Basis of Cognition and a Professor in the Department of Epide
miology at the University of Pittsburgh\, specializing in Population Neuros
cience of Aging. She has made significant discoveries into the neurobiologi
cal drivers of successful aging\, helping us understand why some people age
better than others.
Dr. Cindy Barha
Cindy Barha\, PhD\, is an Alzheimer’s Association (USA) an
d Brain Canada funded Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physical The
rapy. She is a behavioural neuroscientist who is interested in understandin
g how sex differences in the cognitive-enhancing ability of exercise traini
ng are related to hormones and genotype.
Dr. Brian Chri
stie
Talk Title: Exercising your Mind: H
ow Exercise Impacts the Brain
Brian Christie\, PhD\, is Professor
in the Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Victoria and an A
ffiliate Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences
at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on better unde
rstanding sentinel indicators of cognitive capacity and cognitive reserve i
n both acquired and congenital disorders\, and he is best known for showing
how diet and physical exercise can enhance synaptic structure and function
in the adult brain.
This event is hosted by the UBC Physical Activity and
Precision Health Research Cluster.
Pumpkin carving teams are encouraged to
promote cooperation\, however individual contestants are welcome. To ensure
we have enough supplies and pumpkins available\, please sign up/register u
sing the link below.
Since this is a fundraiser\, we kindly ask you to
show proof of payroll deduction or give a minimum $5 donation towards the
UBC United Way Campaign.
H
ow to set up United Way payroll deductions:
How to sign up for the event :
Please come dressed to impress! There will be recognition f
or best individual costume\, best group costume\, and best pumpkin carving.
Each wee
k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai
ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student
s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi
ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest
ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about
equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Steve
n Barnes\, Faculty
Steven Barnes is Associate Head\, Undergraduate Affairs. In the c
ontext of that role\, he has keen interest in chatting with students\, staf
f and faculty about any issues related to equity. In terms of his personal
interests\, Steven is always excited to chat about any equity issues relate
d to disabilities in general\, and invisible disabilities in particular.
Each wee
k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai
ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student
s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi
ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest
ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about
equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Hi\, I’m Lucy De
Souza and I’m a second year graduate student in social psychology.
In my work\, I use intersectional and Black feminist theory to study how m
ultiple social identities may distinctively shape women’s experiences in ma
le-dominated fields. Outside of the lab\, I dance\, spend too much time on
the internet\, and (like any Vancouver graduate student) enjoy chatting ove
r coffee. Feel free to come talk with me about your experiences in psych\,
student life at UBC\, or anything else.
Dr. Timothy Williamson\,
UCLA
Title: Stigma and
Health-Related Adjustment to Lung Cancer
Title: Advances in R-squa
red measures for quantifying explained variance in multilevel models
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strong>Abstract:
Multilevel models (MLMs) are commonly used b
y psychologists to accommodate nested data (e.g.\, students nested within s
chools or patients nested within clinicians). Psychologists interested in r
eporting effect size measures for MLMs often mention the need for R-squared
measures of explained variance for MLMs. In this talk\, I first provide an
integrative framework of MLM R-squared measures that subsumes existing mea
sures\, clarifies equivalencies among existing measures\, and fills gaps fo
r new measures that answer key substantive questions. To resolve prior diff
iculties researchers have faced when reconciling alternative MLM R-squared
definitions\, I provide a unifying approach to interpreting\, visualizing\,
and choosing among measures. I then extend my MLM R-squared framework to t
he contexts of (a) model comparison among multiple MLMs\, (b) MLMs with thr
ee or more levels (e.g.\, patients nested within clinician nested within ho
spital)\, and (c) multilevel mixture models (that involve\, e.g.\, latent c
lasses of patients and/or latent classes of clinicians). I implement these
methodological developments in freely available statistical software\, prov
ide illustrative empirical examples\, make recommendations for practice\, a
nd discuss my future research directions. The ultimate goal is for these de
velopments to aid researchers in considering effect size and conveying prac
tical significance for multilevel models.
Since the opening of the War Memorial Gym in 195
1\, The University of British Columbia has held a ceremony commemorating No
vember 11.
This year\, 2018 will mark sixty-seven years that The Unive
rsity of British Columbia has hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony.
The c
eremonies on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses are an opportunity fo
r faculty\, staff\, students and members of the community to honour and rem
ember all those who served in times of war\, military conflict and peace. A
ll are welcome.
Each wee
k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai
ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student
s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi
ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest
ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about
equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Jean
Dong\, Undergraduate Student
Title: Model-based Measur
es for Detecting and Quantifying Response Bias
Abstract:
An important research area in psychometrics is the identification
and quantification of measurement bias. Measurement bias occurs when one or
more items on a psychological test\, survey\, rating scale\, and so on\, d
emonstrate favoritism towards at least one group of individuals\, resulting
in composite test scores that will ultimately favour one group over anothe
r. However\, while the identification of measurement bias has been studied
using many statistical approaches\, particularly under the topic of differe
ntial item functioning (DIF)\, obtaining optimal quantifications of measure
ment bias in the form of effect sizes has yet to be resolved in the literat
ure. In this talk\, I will discuss a set of model-based effect size measure
s for response bias that (a) boast optimal large-sample statistical propert
ies in terms of efficiency and bias\, (b) do not require ad-hoc assumptions
after models have been fitted\, (c) are applicable to any select item resp
onse model in current use\, and (d) are capable of quantifying response bia
s in item bundles of any size.
Title: Brain Network
Dynamics of Auditory Change Detection and Working Memory in Recreational Ca
nnabis Users
Committee:
Lawrence Ward (Supe
rvisor)
Rebecca Todd
Wolfgang Linden
Each wee
k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai
ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student
s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi
ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest
ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about
equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Mark
Schaller\, Faculty Member
I've lived in a lot of places in my life (inc
luding Canada\, the U.S.\, Tanzania\, India\, Pakistan\, Sri Lanka\, and Fr
ance) and have been at UBC for more than twenty years--which is long enough
to have seen a lot of changes\, and to have talked with lots of other UBC
folks about lots of different kinds of things pertaining to diversity\, equ
ity and inclusion.
Title: Trauma-related dis
tress and suicide risk: From the lab to the clinic
Abstract:
Trauma survivors who develop post traumatic stress disorder (P
TSD) are at significantly greater risk for suicide compared to the general
population. However\, the mechanisms underlying the association between PTS
D and suicide risk remain unclear. By presenting analyses from large\, rand
omized controlled trials\, I will first provide evidence for bidirectional
change in PTSD and depression in trauma-focused treatments\, and discuss th
e importance of this bidirectionality as it relates to the resolution of su
icide risk. Next\, I will compare the relative contribution of PTSD\, depre
ssion\, and social disconnection to suicide risk throughout treatment. Then
\, I will present preliminary findings on digital phenotyping\, wherein a p
atient’s digital fingerprint is modeled using smartphones and wearable devi
ces. This data will demonstrate how worsened sleep on a given night predict
s worsened next-day depression and social connection in patients with anxie
ty disorders and suicidal ideation. Collectively\, these findings may optim
ize the detection of suicide risk while offering real-time intervention opp
ortunities. I will conclude by discussing future research goals\, which inc
lude the translation of these findings into suicide prevention methods for
patients with PTSD.
Title: How experience shapes the neural systems supporting language and reading de velopment
Abstract: What are the neurobiological/genetic systems that support the development of language and literacy? How\, when\, and why can the env ironment change these systems? Using the latest tools of cognitive science\ , including fNIRS and s/fMRI neuroimaging\, genetics\, and behavioural stud ies\, we can track the development of neural systems that make possible our species' capacity for language\, and in turn\, reading. However\, differen ces in the child’s early environment can change these neural systems. This talk highlights the intricate connections between biology and environment d uring development\, including (1) the impact of specific genes on the struc tural and functional development of the brain\, and (2) the impact of child hood experiences (e.g.\, bilingualism\, exposure to poverty and adversity\, variable educational quality) on how the developing brain discovers langua ge and learns to read. Together\, these complementary research areas provid e new insights into the organization and development of the linguistic brai n.
See more on Dr. Jasińska's work.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-kaja-jasinska- developmental/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181121T2224Z-1542839066.6408-EO-17094-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181115T001448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181121T000512Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181122T130000 SUMMARY: Free Meditation Session DESCRIPTION: Stressed about final projects? Having a hard time sleeping? Is your mind spinning out of control? Take 1 hour out of your day to relax at our FREE meditation session on Thursday November 22nd from 12-1 in Kenny R m 2101. Some rest and relaxation might be exactly what you need right now. The session will […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Stressed about final projects? Having a hard time sleeping? Is your
mind spinning out of control? Take 1 hour out of your day to relax at our F
REE meditation session on Thursday November 22nd from 12-1 in Kenny Rm 2101
. Some rest and relaxation might be exactly what you need right now.
T
he session will be led by an instructor from the UBC Meditation Community a
nd if you bring $5\, we will pay the other $5 for you to get you an annual
membership!
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Stress\, Emotion Regulation\, and Immunity: A Systems Perspective on Healthy Aging
Abstract:
S tressful experiences can ‘get under our skin’ to influence immune processes implicated in age-related health and disease outcomes. However\, our abili ties to effectively regulate and manage emotions in response to stress may mitigate negative health outcomes. I will present my research into a biopsychosocial model I've develo ped over the past few years. This model is guided by a dynamic systems pers pective and by research and theory in emotion regulation\, aging\, and heal th. The model proposes that stress is associated with the following factors : 1) emotion dynamics maladaptive for health\, 2) markers of immunol ogical aging\, including inflammation and immunosenescence\, that are centr al to morbidity and mortality\, and 3) individual and interpersonal emotion regulation (e.g.\, emotional acceptance and dyadic coping) that buffer neg ative associations between stress and immune health. I conclude with a disc ussion of future research directions to further test and extend my proposed model. This work may offer new insights into dynamic biopsychosocial pathw ays and protective factors that influence age-related immune dysregulation and ultimately promote healthy aging.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-rebecca-reed-h ealth-area/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T2102Z-1544302920.5014-EO-17093-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181114T233149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181114T233149Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181126T133000 SUMMARY: Invited Talk: Yi Ting Huang | Developmental DESCRIPTION: Title: Learning language\, fast and slow: How to overcome spar se data\, signal degradation\, and confusing speakers in the first 5 years Abstract: Traditional approaches to language development focus on relations hips between aggregate inputs (e.g.\, total words heard) and outcomes (e.g. \, vocabulary size) under the assumption that what parents say is what chil dren learn. However\, this […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Learning language\, fast and slow: How to overcome sparse data\, signal degradation\, and confusing speakers in the first 5 years
Abstract: Traditional appro aches to language development focus on relationships between aggregate inpu ts (e.g.\, total words heard) and outcomes (e.g.\, vocabulary size) under t he assumption that what parents say is what children learn. However\, this ignores an obvious fact about acquisition: Children initially have no idea what parents are talking about. Instead\, they must infer linguistic repres entations through iterative encounters with sentences. My research investig ates how children interpret sentences on a real-time basis when they know a little about their language and when they have more expertise. To understa nd experience effects\, it is helpful to examine comprehension across diver se populations and tasks. The work I’ll be talking about investigates what acoustic cues do listeners exploit when speech signals vary (study 1: cochl ear-implant users)\, how revising mispredictions varies with input quantity /quality (study 2: children from different SES backgrounds)\, and how lingu istic processing interacts with social reasoning about speakers (study 3: i nterpreting irony). From there\, I will sketch out a model of chronometric and ontogenetic processes\, and discuss its implications for how children r ecreate language from input and how early abilities affect later academic p erformance.
LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-yi-ting-huang- developmental/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181205T0551Z-1543989075.687-EO-16986-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181023T215529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T215529Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181127T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181127T113000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Frances Chen DESCRIPTION: Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each wee
k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai
ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student
s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi
ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest
ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about
equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Franc
es Chen\, Faculty
I grew up in the United States (Louisville\, Kentucky\
, and Warner Robins\, Georgia) and I moved around quite a bit before settli
ng in Vancouver five years ago. Topics that I spend a lot of time thinking
about include: how stress and social support affect our physical and mental
health\, and how our stereotypes about people’s ethnicity and gender affec
t how we interpret what they do and say. Please stop by to chat about any e
quity issues or questions that are on your mind!
Title:
On the Promise and Pitfalls of Biomedical Explanations for Mental Diso
rders
Abstract:
< p class="p1">In recent decades\, explanatory frameworks th at consider mental disorders to be biomedical diseases\, rooted in genetics and neurobiology\, have become ascendant. This biomedical revolution holds exceptional promise for bringing about improvements in our approaches to t he diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders\, but psychological theory a nd research suggest that widespread misconceptions about the workings of ge nes and the brain could affect how biomedical advances are received and int erpreted. This talk will argue that as clinical psychologists\, we must att empt to anticipate any potential pitfalls that are likely to accompany the increasing influence of biomedical explanations on clinical practice. In pa rticular\, the talk will focus on how biomedical explanations could affect prognostic beliefs (e.g.\, by leading people to assume that mental disorder s are relatively immutable)\, diagnostic judgments (e.g.\, by affecting pat ients’ recall and self-report of symptoms) and treatment (e.g.\, by affecti ng clinicians’ selection of intervention methods and the kinds of relations hips they are able to form with patients). As the talk will highlight\, the se findings can be used to guide the development of approaches for interven ing to counter negative attitudes and beliefs associated with biomedical ex planations\, to maximize the likelihood that biomedical advances will ultim ately benefit patients. LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge (Kenny Room 2510) GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-matthew-lebowi tz-clinical/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181130T2316Z-1543619774.8676-EO-20743-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181130T225612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181130T231538Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181203T133000 SUMMARY: Invited Talk: Rosanna Breaux\, Clinical Area DESCRIPTION: Title: Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: The Role of Parental Emotion Socialization X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: The Role of Parental Emotion Socialization.
Abstract:
Emotion dysregulation\, a limited ability to regula
te one’s emotional reaction and response in a manner consistent with the si
tuation\, is a risk factor for\, and key underlying feature of multiple psy
chological conditions (e.g.\, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADH
D]\, oppositional defiant disorder\, depression\; Kring & Sloan\, 2009). De
spite overwhelming evidence for the transdiagnostic importance of emotion d
ysregulation in adolescents\, interventions specifically targeting emotion
dysregulation and parental support of emotion development are only availabl
e for use with preschool and early school-age children or for very specific
adolescent populations (e.g.\, dialectical behavioral therapy for self-inj
urious/suicidal adolescents). Adolescence is a critical developmental perio
d in which youth learn to regulate their emotions in adaptive ways. Interpe
rsonal relationships are highly important during this period\, and adolesce
nts must learn to regulate negative emotions associated with conflict with
peers and/or parents. This talk will review the literature on emotion regul
ation and parental emotion socialization in adolescents. Results from recen
t research highlighting the important role of parental emotion socializatio
n practices in adolescents’ social-emotional outcomes will be discussed\, a
long with evidence for why adolescents with ADHD may be particularly at ris
k for the deleterious effects of negative parental emotion socialization pr
actices. Next\, the RELAX (Regulating Emotions Like An eXpert) intervention
\, an 8 week intervention targeting emotion dysregulation and family confli
ct\, will be introduced. Finally\, I will outline my short- and long-term r
esearch plans\, which seek to further the field’s understanding of emotion
regulation development in children and adolescents\, with a particular focu
s on the role of parent\, teacher\, and peer emotion socialization practice
s.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-rosanna-breaux -clinical/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/social-emotional-development-problems-in-adolescence.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181204T1435Z-1543934127.8695-EO-20746-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181130T230450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181130T230450Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181205T133000 SUMMARY: Invited Talk: Eric Kim (Harvard)\, Health Area DESCRIPTION: Title: Psychological Well-being and Physical Health: Character izing Underlying Biopsychosocial Processes Abstract: The number of older ad ults is growing rapidly in many countries throughout the world. For example \, the number of Canadians aged 65+ is projected to increase by over 50% in the next 15 years. The burden of chronic disease rises swiftly with age\, and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Psychological Well-being and Physical Health: Characterizing Underlying Bio psychosocial Processes
Abstract : The number of older adults is growing rapidly in many countries throu ghout the world. For example\, the number of Canadians aged 65+ is projecte d to increase by over 50% in the next 15 years. The burden of chronic disea se rises swiftly with age\, and although average life expectancies have inc reased\, the number of healthy years lost to disability has increased as we ll. In combination\, these age-related forces are projected to result in wo rse population health and increasing healthcare costs. Thus\, identifying f actors that contribute to healthy aging is vital for population health and containing rising healthcare costs. Most psychological\, biomedical\, and p ublic health efforts have focused on reducing harmful risk factors (e.g.\, depression)\, and this approach has contributed greatly to prevention and t reatment programs. However\, expanding the focus to include upstream dimens ions of psychological well-being (e.g.\, sense of purpose in life\, optimis m) may help inform the comprehensive\, multidisciplinary\, and multi-level response efforts needed to maximize healthy aging. A mounting body of evide nce links higher psychological well-being with reduced risk of chronic dise ases\, yet the mechanisms underlying these association are unclear. Without this understanding\, a promising avenue of intervention cannot progress be cause we are unable to establish that psychological well-being plays a caus al role in reducing risk of chronic conditions\, or understand how interven ing on psychological well-being might alter physical health outcomes. In th is talk\, I will describe a theoretical model for how psychological well-be ing may influence our physical health. I will then discuss results from a s eries of studies evaluating associations between psychological well-being a nd chronic conditions\, and mechanistic biopsychosocial processes underlyin g these associations (e.g.\, use of preventive healthcare services and DNA methylation). I will end with a discussion of four lines of future research . Ultimately\, my work aims to move the field forward by providing new dire ctions for building a science of resilience and providing new targets for p reventive and therapeutic interventions.
LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/invited-talk-eric-kim-harva rd-health-area/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Mental_Physical_Health.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181219T0046Z-1545180406.1045-EO-21032-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181218T200839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190103T190214Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190107T133000 SUMMARY: Invited Talk: Lara Pierce\, Developmental Research DESCRIPTION: Early experience and the brain: how environmental and neural v ariation can inform our understanding of neurodevelopment in infancy and be yond X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Early experience and the bra in: how environmental and neural variation can inform our understanding of neurodevelopment in infancy and beyond
Experience-dependent learning shapes the neural foundations
that underpin increasingly complex cognitive abilities\, allowing children
to grow and adapt to their specific environmental demands. In my research I
study infants and children from a developmental cognitive neuroscience per
spective to uncover behavioural and physiological evidence of how and when
these neural foundations are established. I use language as a model system
to examine a) how variation and/or deviation in early input alters neural f
oundations that act as a scaffold for subsequent development\, and b) how t
he brain adapts to support learning following “atypical” early experiences.
In this talk I present neuroimaging research that compares internationally
-adopted children to bilingual and monolingual speakers\, demonstrating how
variation in early language exposure influences neural processing of both
a first and second language. I further present work demonstrating that earl
y exposure to caregiver stress influences both early neurodevelopment\, as
assessed using electroencephalography (EEG)\, as well as the early language
environment\, measured using full day natural language samples collected v
ia Language Environment Analysis (LENA) recorders. Understanding the neural
systems that underpin language development can provide insight into proces
ses evoked during learning at different developmental times and in response
to different early experiences. Through this lens\, the brain can be viewe
d as adapting to its changing environment within a context of prior experie
nce. I aim to uncover how variation in early experience acts as a window to
understanding the multiple paths to “typical” development\, as well as how
to identify if and when development has veered off course.
Lara Pierce\, Ph.D.
I received my Ph.D. in Psychology from McGill University in 2015. My disser
tation work used neuroimaging tools (e.g.\, fMRI) to explore the influence
of very early language experience on later language processing. I was delig
hted to join the LCN as a postdoctoral research fellow in August 2015. In t
he LCN I use a variety of tools (e.g.\, EEG\, eye-tracking\, behavioural me
asures) to understand how the nature and timing of early experiences influe
nce brain and behavioral development. I currently oversee a project that ai
ms to identify biological and bio-behavioral markers of early stress exposu
re in infants. I also work on projects examining the effects of early adver
se experience (e.g.\, institutional rearing) on neurodevelopmental trajecto
ries\, and whether deviations in neural responses to learning can act as ea
rly markers of neurodevelopmental disorder.
Do you feel like deadlines were catchin g up to you last term? Was the pull of Netflix too strong to handle? Feel l ike you could improve on your time usage?
Then come join our FREE time management workshop\, which will help
you build useful skills to manage your workload\, assess your energy level
s\, and produce simple and motivational goals. With the start of a new seme
ster\, get on top of your work and achieve those New Year resolutions!
The event will be held on Monday \, Jan 7th 2019 from 1-2pm in room 4038C\, Ponderosa Commons East (across f rom Mercante and above the Audain Art Centre).
LOCATION:4038C\, Audain Arts Centre GEO:49.266805;-123.243263 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/time-management-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/time-management.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181212T0058Z-1544576309.4842-EO-20943-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181211T210244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190103T193119Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190107T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190107T173000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Kristin Laurin DESCRIPTION: Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café. Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stat ioned at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, sta ff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology's Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stati oned at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staf f\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about exist ing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it \, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department \, you’re welcome!
Growing up in Montreal\, I spent most of my adoles cence trying to conceal the fact that I came from an Anglophone family—my f riends were all French-speaking Quebec separatists who I suspected would no t respond well to that. Since then\, relieved of that burden\, I spent some years in Ontario and also in California. Now I live in Vancouver with my w ife and our daughter.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-kristin- laurin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181212T0328Z-1544585309.4747-EO-20959-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181211T221427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181212T192315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190116T100000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Ellen Jopling DESCRIPTION: Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the Wo rld. Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee wi ll be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology fac ulty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the W orld.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee wi ll be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology fac ulty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you c an share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Originally from Vancouver\, I completed my u ndergrad in Ontario before the mountains drew me back to BC for my graduate studies. I can help you navigate equity and inclusion-related issues in th e department\, such as figuring out how to work with the Centre for Accessi bility or how to start conversations with your instructor(s) about inclusiv ity in the classroom.
LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-ellen-jo pling/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181212T0528Z-1544592509.4791-EO-20963-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20181211T224023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181211T225558Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190118T120000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Lucy DeSouza DESCRIPTION: Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café. Each w eek\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stati oned at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staf f\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café.
Each week\, a differ ent member of the department’s Equity C ommittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and d iversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Hi\, I’m Lucy De Souza and I’m a second year graduate
student in social psychology. In my work\, I use intersectional and Black
feminist theory to study how multiple social identities may distinctively s
hape women’s experiences in male-dominated fields. Outside of the lab\, I d
ance\, spend too much time on the internet\, and (like any Vancouver gradua
te student) enjoy chatting over coffee. Feel free to come talk with me abou
t your experiences in psych\, student life at UBC\, or anything else.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
Title: Investigating the Neurobiological Underpinnings and Structural Characteristics which Con tribute to Biased Decision Making
Committee:
Catharine Winstanley (Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Stanley Floresc
o
Luke Clark
The UBC Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Conference\, ho sted by the UBC Neuroscienc e Club\, brings together students from various disciplines that share a n interest in understanding the nervous system and behaviour. This event fe atures faculty keynote speakers and is an opportunity for students to explo re the various neuroscience projects and research opportunities at UBC. All students are welcome to attend and food will be served at the end of the c onference.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
Dr. Judy Ille s – keynote presentation at 4:10 pm
Dr. Judy Illes is Professor of Neurology and Canada Research Chair in
Neuroethics at UBC. She is Director of Neuroethics Canada\, and faculty in
the Centre for Brain Health and at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research In
stitute. She is passionate about her research\, teaching and service work t
hat focus on ethical\, legal\, social and policy challenges at the intersec
tion of the brain sciences and biomedical ethics.
Dr. Illes also holds associate faculty appointments in the Scho ol of Population and Public Health and the School of Journalism at UBC\, an d in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University o f Washington in Seattle\, WA. USA\, and is a Life Member of Clare Hall\, Ca mbridge University. She is Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics o f the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)\, and Vice Chair of the CIHR’s Internal Advisory Board of the Institute on Neuroscience\, Mental H ealth and Addiction. She was elected to the Royal Society (Life Sciences) i n 2012\, to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2011\, and to the Am erican Association for the Advancement of Science (Division of Neuroscience ) in 2013. She is immediate past President of the International Neuroethics Society\, founded in 2006. Her latest book\, a series on Developments in N euroethics and Bioethics\, features Pain Neuroethics (vol. 1\, 2018). Dr. I lles was appointed to the Order of Canada in December 2017.
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose – presentation at 6:30 pm
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose will be presenting a talk titled 'Exerci se and Brain Health'.
Talk Description: Cognitive decline is a common feature of aging. Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle factor that has been identified as positively impacting cognitive health of older adult s. In this presentation\, we will review the current evidence on the role o f physical activity and exercise in promoting cognitive health in older adu lts. We will highlight potential underlying mechanisms and moderators. We c onclude with limitations and future directions in this rapidly expanding fi eld of research.
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose\, PhD\, PT\, Associate Profes sor\, is a Canada Research Chair and a physical therapist at the University of British Columbia\, Department of Physical Therapy. She directs the Agin g\, Mobility and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (http://cogmob.rehab.med.ubc.ca) a s well as the Vancouver General Hospital’s Falls Prevention Clinic (http://fallclinic.com).
Her research program focuses on defining the role of exercise to promot e healthy aging\, with a particular focus on cognitive and neural plasticit y\, as well as mobility. Various method are utilized\, including randomized controlled trials\, functional neuroimaging\, and actigraphy.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
Jean Dong\, Undergraduate Student
Jean Dong is a fifth-year undergraduate psychology major commit
ted to making the department a more equitable\, inclusive\, and supportive
community. If you see her around campus\, feel free to say “hi” :)
Title: We Cope Together: Predictors and Consequences of Social Support Mobilization
Co
mmittee:
Anita DeLongis (Research Supervisor)
Christiane
Hoppmann
Victoria Savalei
Title: The Neurobiologial Bases of Infants’ Sensitivity to Sociomoral Scenarios
Commit
tee:
Kiley Hamlin (Research Supervisor)
Janet Werker
Alan Kingstone
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-dissertation-proposal-m eeting-enda-tan-developmental/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/PlaceholderDissertation1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190124T1801Z-1548352887.3597-EO-21314-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190123T194710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T172228Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190212T150000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Frances Chen DESCRIPTION: Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
Frances Chen\, Faculty
<
img class="alignleft wp-image-15458" src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/
02/Frances-Chen-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" />I grew up in
the United States (Louisville\, Kentucky\, and Warner Robins\, Georgia) an
d I moved around quite a bit before settling in Vancouver five years ago. T
opics that I spend a lot of time thinking about include: how stress and soc
ial support affect our physical and mental health\, and how our stereotypes
about people’s ethnicity and gender affect how we interpret what they do a
nd say. Please stop by to chat about any equity issues or questions that ar
e on your mind!
Each ye ar the Department of Psychology invites prospective graduate students to vi sit UBC’s Vancouver campus. During our recruitment event\, students are giv en an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate program and our research area s. Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for students to meet wi th faculty members and prospective supervisors who share their research int erests. Students also have a chance to socialize and to explore UBC and Van couver.
Thursday\, Fe bruary 14th
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Informal Breakfast (Pastries an d coffee in Kenny 2510 - Suedfeld Lounge) |
| 9:30-10:00am | Department Orientation Dr. Sheila Woody\, Associate Head of Graduate Affairs\, U BC Psychology will speak. (Suedfeld Lounge) |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | 1st Faculty/Recruit timeslot
This time is reserved for recruits to meet with their p rospective supervisor and other relevant faculty members\, held at the disc retion of the area. This time can also be used to hold an area meeting. |
| 12:00-1:15pm | Ar
ea lunch The recruitment committee will be providing foo d. Each area will be assigned a room for lunch. See below:
|
| Data Blitz Select faculty members – Frances Chen\, Kiley Hamlin\, Todd Handy\, Amori Mikami\, and a surprise guest or two – will give brief t alks about their research. (Suedfeld Lounge) | |
| 2:45-4:30pm | 2nd Faculty/Recrui
t timeslot This time is reserved for recruits to meet wi th their prospective supervisor and other faculty members if this wasn't co mpleted in the first timeslot. This time can also be used for students in t he labs to give lab tours and/or a campus tour. |
| 4:30-8:30pm | Recruit Recep tion & Student Social (BoH) Drinks and snacks will be served in the Suedfeld Lounge. All members of the Department are e ncouraged to attend. |
Friday\, February 15th
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Optional 3rd Faculty/Recruit timeslot / Free T
ime This time can be used for recruits to mee t again with their prospective supervisor and other relevant faculty member s. Alternatively\, the recruitment committee will provide prospective students with suggestions of places to explore on thei r own\, if they desire (i.e.\, Granville Island\, Kits Beach\, etc). |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Recruit & Host Lunch at Nuba (in Kitsilano - 3116 W Bro adway\, Vancouver\, BC V6K 2G9) Lunch for the recruits and graduate student hosts (who the recruits are staying with). |
| 3:00*-5:
00pm *2:45-2:55 boarding
|
(Please me et in the parking lot at the Safeway on the corner of Broadway & MacDonald – 2733 W Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC V6K 2G5 – by 2:45pm\; boarding will end at 2:55pm.) The tour will begin in Kits\, and win d around Downtown and Stanley Park\, before returning to Kits. |
| 6:00pm - | Lab dinners Dinner for the recruits\, graduate students\, and faculty in each respectiv e area. |
Ashley Battaglini
416 – 837 – 6753
ashley.battaglini@psych.ubc.ca
Denny Dramkin
778 – 231 – 9346
ddramkin@psych.
ubc.ca
Ariel Ko
604 – 839 – 2162
arielko@psych.ubc.ca
Gabriel Smith
902 – 476 – 7365
gksmith@psych.ubc.ca
Jin-H
ui Wen
778 – 636 – 5517
jin.wen@psych.ubc.ca
Should you need anything\, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
Denny – General Inquiries about Events & Schedul
e
Gabriel & Jin – Trolley Tour
Ariel – Luncheons
Ashley – Re
cruitment Packages
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committe e will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committ ee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversit y in the department\, you’re welcome!
Growing up in Montreal\, I spen t most of my adolescence trying to conceal the fact that I came from an Ang lophone family—my friends were all French-speaking Quebec separatists who I suspected would not respond well to that. Since then\, relieved of that bu rden\, I spent some years in Ontario and also in California. Now I live in Vancouver with my wife and our daughter.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-kri stin-laurin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190114T2018Z-1547497106.511-EO-21132-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190108T215534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190227T191416Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190228T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190228T190000 SUMMARY: Shifting incentives from getting it published to getting it right: Talk with Brian Nosek DESCRIPTION: Join us for an evening of stimulating discussion on the reward s of open science with Brian Nosek\, Executive Director and Co-Founder of t he Center for Open Science. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for an evening of stimulating discussion on the reward s of open science with Brian Nosek\, Executive Director and Co-Founder of t he Center for Open Science.
Can’t make it? This event will be streamed l ive via webcast at this link and available to watch later.
ABOUT THE TALK
The currency of academic science is publishing. Producing novel\, p ositive\, and clean results maximizes the likelihood of publishing success because those are the best kind of results. There are multiple ways to prod uce such results: (1) be a genius\, (2) be lucky\, (3) be patient\, or (4) employ flexible analytic and selective reporting practices to manufacture b eauty. In a competitive marketplace with minimal accountability\, it is har d to avoid (4). But\, there is a way. With results\, beauty is contingent o n what is known about their origin. With methodology\, if it looks beautifu l\, it is beautiful. The only way to be rewarded for something other than t he results is to make transparent how they were obtained. With openness\, I won’t stop aiming for beautiful papers\, but when I get them\, it will be clear that I earned them.
This event is co-hosted by UBC’s Depart ment of Psychology and Office of the Provost.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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Brian Nosek is Co-Founder and Executive Director of th e Center for Open Science (COS) that operates the Open Science Framework. COS is enabling op en and reproducible research practices worldwide.
Brian is also a Pro fessor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He re ceived his Ph.D. from Yale University in 2002. He co-founded Project Implicit\, a multi-university collabora tion for research and education investigating implicit cognition--thoughts and feelings that occur outside of awareness or control. Brian investigates the gap between values and practices\, such as when behavior is influenced by factors other than one's intentions and goals. Research applications of this interest include implicit bias\, decision-making\, attitudes\, ideolo gy\, morality\, innovation\, barriers to change\, open science\, and reprod ucibility. In 2015\, he was named one of Nature's 10 and to the Chronicle f or Higher Education Influence list.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events,Featured Research LOCATION:CHBE 101- Chemical and Biological Engineering Building GEO:49.262350;-123.246843 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/shifting-incentives-from-ge tting-it-published-to-getting-it-right-brian-nosek/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Nosek-Event-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190221T1131Z-1550748702.3596-EO-21536-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190221T003937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190221T004152Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190304T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190304T153000 SUMMARY: PhD Proposal: Siba Ghrear | Developmental DESCRIPTION: Title: The Nature\, Development and Implications of the “Curse of Knowledge” in Childhood Committee: Sue Birch (Research Supervisor) Kile y Hamlin Peter Graf X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Nature\, Devel opment and Implications of the “Curse of Knowledge” in Childhood
Sue Birch (Research Supervisor)
Kiley Ham
lin
Peter Graf
Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the W orld.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee wi ll be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology fac ulty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you c an share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Originally from Vancouver\, I completed my u ndergrad in Ontario before the mountains drew me back to BC for my graduate studies. I can help you navigate equity and inclusion-related issues in th e department\, such as figuring out how to work with the Centre for Accessi bility or how to start conversations with your instructor(s) about inclusiv ity in the classroom.
LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/march-weekly-coffee-hour-wi th-ellen-jopling/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190122T1656Z-1548176209.6755-EO-21306-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190122T012447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T181905Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Proposal: Julia Van de Vondervoort | Developmental DESCRIPTION: Title: Young Children’s Social and Moral Evaluations of Third- party Helpers and Hinderers Committee: Kiley Hamlin (Research Supervisor) A ndy Baron Ara Norenzayan X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Young Children's S ocial and Moral Evaluations of Third-party Helpers and Hinderers
Kiley Hamlin (Research Supervisor)
Andy B
aron
Ara Norenzayan
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-proposal-julia-van-de-v ondervoort-developmental/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/PlaceholderDissertation1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190301T1808Z-1551463729.1733-EO-21632-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190301T175205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T175205Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Ellen Stephenson | Health DESCRIPTION: Title: Coping with Chronic Stress: An Investigation of the Soc ial Context Committee: Anita DeLongis (Supervisor) Christiane Hoppmann Jere my Biesanz X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Coping with Ch ronic Stress: An Investigation of the Social Context
Com
mittee:
Anita DeLongis (Supervisor)
Christiane Hoppmann<
br />Jeremy Biesanz
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
ANNOUN CEMENT: Dr. Wendy Morris's talk has been C ANCELLED as the speaker is unable to make the trip for personal reasons. We hope to re-schedule for a future semester.
Dr. Wendy Morris\, a p rofessor at McDaniel College\, will be giving a talk entitled Everyt hing you wanted to know about teaching at a small college (but were afraid to ask).
The talk is spon sored by the Social/Personality area\, but all grad students are encouraged to attend. Plus\, free donuts!
ABSTRACT
What is it like to teach and do research at a small Liberal Arts College? What are t he expectations regarding teaching\, research\, and service? How is workin g at a college different from working at a Research 1 University? How do fa culty remain active researchers while carrying a plentiful teaching load an d without the help of graduate students? What are search committees lookin g for? What can I do to make myself a strong candidate for a position at a small Liberal Arts College? If you've had these questions and haven't kno wn whom to ask\, come hear the experiences and advice of Dr. Wendy Morris w ho earned her Ph.D. from UVA and is now an Associate Professor of Psycholog y\, the Acting Dean of the Faculty\, and has served on many search committe es at McDaniel College in Maryland. Bring all of your questions!
BIOGRAPHY
As a social psychologist\, I study many
factors which affect how we perceive and behave toward other people and how
our self-perceptions are shaped by our social environment. My two main res
earch interests include stereotyping and discrimination based on romantic r
elationship status as well as lie detection and lying within friendships. I
n research collaborations with medical doctors\, I have also studied patien
ts’ emotional reactions to stigmatizing health conditions.
In my rese arch lab\, I have advised student-driven projects on various social psychol ogical topics including stereotype threat and gender differences in negotia tion\, perceptions of gay men and lesbians\, coaches’ perceptions of eating disorders in college athletes\, the social contagion of laughter\, and the effects of punk music on nonconformist behavior.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-wendy-morris/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/GuestLecturePlaceHolder.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190311T2151Z-1552341105.1429-EO-21666-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190311T170209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200401T214121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190315T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190315T163000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Athena Aktipis DESCRIPTION: Dr. Athena Aktipis: How generosity\, cheating\, and exploitati on shape our world\, from human social groups to cellular societies. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Athena Aktipis\, assistant professor in the department of psychology a t Arizona State University and co-director of The Human Generosity Project.
How generosit y\, cheating\, and exploitation shape our world\, from human social groups to cellular societies.
Cooperation is essential to who we are as multicellular organisms\, as social animals and as humans. We are m ade of trillions of cooperating cells and so we are literally cooperation i ncarnate. As humans\, we cooperate with each other as well\, sometimes with out expecting anything in return. My work explores the question: Are there general principles that underlie cooperation across all systems\, from cell ular societies to human cooperation? In The Human Generosity Project\, we i ncorporate computational modeling\, experiments with human participants in the lab and work at nine fieldsites around the world to understand human sh aring. In my work on cooperation and cheating in the evolution multicellula rity\, I focus on the question of how large multicellular bodies can evolve cooperation among trillions of cells despite the constant threat of cellul ar cheating\, i.e.\, cancer. Cancer is essentially a breakdown of multicell ular cooperation\, and so cooperation theory is an essential tool for under standing why we get cancer and what we can do to better prevent and treat i t. Across systems - from multicellular bodies to human societies - cheater detection and behavior regulation play important roles in stabilizing coope ration. In this talk I will discuss the fundamental principles of cooperati on that span from cellular societies to human societies\, and how these pri nciples can be leveraged to improve our understanding of human nature and h uman health.
Annually the Department of Psychology hos ts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve inv ited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear fro m international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:122\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-how-generosity-c heating-and-exploitation-shape-our-world-from-human-social-groups-to-cellul ar-societies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/2019-Colloquium-Digital-Signage_815X402FeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190314T0947Z-1552556858.1541-EO-21690-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190312T185545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T212816Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190321T160000 SUMMARY: Psychology Careers Expo DESCRIPTION: UBC's Psi Chi chapter is collaborating with the Psychology Stu dents' Association and UBC Psychology to bring a Careers Expo to psychology students. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Nearing the end of your psychology degree and want to explo re your career options? Feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of job searchin g and not sure where to start? Not sure what networking is or looking to ex pand your network?
UBC's Psi C hi Chapter is collaborating with the Psychology Students' Association and UBC Psychology to bring a Career s Expo to psychology students.
UBC Psi Chi is excited to present this opportunity for students to:
Th is event is FREE for all students to attend.
Please RSVP here for Get Psyched! and Speed Networking from 12:00-2:00pm: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25fik44tnGOXz 3T
See the full event details on the UBC Psi Chi Facebook page.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:AMS Student Nest | Great Hall GEO:49.266553;-123.249839 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-careers-expo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/psichicareersexpo_cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190303T1827Z-1551637655.3818-EO-21643-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190301T193654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T195303Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190322T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190322T113000 SUMMARY: March Weekly Coffee Hour with Lucy DeSouza DESCRIPTION: Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café. Each w eek\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stati oned at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staf f\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café.
Each week\, a differ ent member of the department’s Equity C ommittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and d iversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Hi\, I’m Lucy De Souza and I’m a second year graduate student in socia
l psychology. In my work\, I use intersectional and Black feminist theory t
o study how multiple social identities may distinctively shape women’s expe
riences in male-dominated fields. Outside of the lab\, I dance\, spend too
much time on the internet\, and (like any Vancouver graduate student) enjoy
chatting over coffee. Feel free to come talk with me about your experience
s in psych\, student life at UBC\, or anything else.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
Jean Dong\, Undergraduate StudentJean Dong is a fifth-year undergraduate psychology major commit
ted to making the department a more equitable\, inclusive\, and supportive
community. If you see her around campus\, feel free to say “hi” :)
Title: The Development of Intergroup Bias
Committee:
Andy Baron (Supervi
sor)
Toni Schmader
Kristin Laurin
Join the UBC Psychology Clinic for a presentation by Sam Mik
ail\, Ph.D.\, R.Psych. Dr. Mikail is a Member of th
e College of Psychologists of Ontario and a board certified member with the
American Board of Professional. Psychology. Dr. Mikail has over 30 years o
f experience in the clinical practice.
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T his event includes a special presentation followed by a question and discus sion period. This workshop is free but advance registration is required. Th ere will also be an optional lunch from 11:30am-12:30pm.
T o register\, contact Bana Ashour by email at clinic@psych.ubc.ca or phone 604-822-30 05.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/medical-assistance-in-dying -perspectives-for-the-profession-of-psychology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190326T0012Z-1553559121.0026-EO-21763-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190325T183116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190325T184913Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190329T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190330T171500 SUMMARY: 2019 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC and the Department of Psychology are hosting the 21st annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Res earch Conference. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC and the Department of Psychology a re hosting the 21st Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference .
Our mission is to provide a professional environment for undergradu ate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in presenting at c onferences\, and contribute to the scientific community.
This event i s FREE for anyone to attend.
The event features Dr. Simon Lolliot as the keynote speak er and it showcases undergraduate student research.
DAY 1 | March 29th
DAY 2 | March 30th
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Disclaimer: Photos will be taken at the event . If you do not want your photo taken\, email PURC.psa@gmail.co m
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events,Featured Research LOCATION:UBC's Earth Sciences Building (ESB): atrium + rooms 1012/1013 GEO:49.262848;-123.251892 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2019-psychology-undergradua te-research-conference-purc/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/PURC-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190302T0303Z-1551495823.6906-EO-21645-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190301T194249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T194249Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190402T150000 SUMMARY: April Weekly Coffee Hour with Frances Chen DESCRIPTION: Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psycho logy faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come t o learn about existing resources\, if you […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be s tationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you ha ve a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about e xisting resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can shar e it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depart ment\, you’re welcome!
Frances Chen\, Faculty
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img class="alignleft wp-image-15458" src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/
02/Frances-Chen-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" />I grew up in
the United States (Louisville\, Kentucky\, and Warner Robins\, Georgia) an
d I moved around quite a bit before settling in Vancouver five years ago. T
opics that I spend a lot of time thinking about include: how stress and soc
ial support affect our physical and mental health\, and how our stereotypes
about people’s ethnicity and gender affect how we interpret what they do a
nd say. Please stop by to chat about any equity issues or questions that ar
e on your mind!
The Cognitive Area is excited to host a talk by developmental cog nitive neuroscientist Dr. Kalina Michalska\, from UC Riverside.
Maladaptive responding to the distress of others: Insights from development al neuroscience
A fundamental question in developmental affective science is how children come to understand the emotions of others when deciding how to beh ave towards them. One consequential domain of such an ability is responding to others’ distress with empathy and kindness. In this talk\, I will explo re the neurobiological and social factors that lead some children to respon d maladaptively to the distress of another- that is\, with either aggressio n or fear. Together\, these data point to important interactions between te mperamental predispositions and affective learning processes that underlie how individual differences in emotion reactivity are expressed and how they relate to disruptive behavior and anxiety across development.
< h3>About 
Dr. Kalina M
ichalska is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the U
niversity of California\, Riverside\, and Director of the Kids Interaction
and NeuroDevelopment Lab. Michalska is also member of the Program in Neuros
cience\, the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine\, and the P
resley Center for Crime and Justice Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Deve
lopmental Psychology from the University of Chicago and spent four years as
a fellow at the NIMH Intramural Research Program\, under the mentorship of
Dr. Daniel Pine.
Michalska combines neuroima ging (fMRI)\, autonomic measures\, and behavior observations to understand the neural systems underlying emotional processes engaged by the distress o f others. She is interested in how those processes mature across developmen t\, how individual differences are expressed\, and how these emotional proc esses relate to disruptive behavior problems and anxiety in childhood and b eyond.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cognitive-area-workshop-wit h-dr-kalina-michalska/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/GuestLecturePlaceHolder.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181208T1902Z-1544295771.7416-EO-16852-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20180920T220713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200401T214218Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190416T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190416T181500 SUMMARY: 2019 Quinn Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Richard Aslin DESCRIPTION: Join us for an inspired evening with Dr. Richard Aslin\, Disti nguished Research Scientist at the Haskins Laboratories. Dr. Aslin will sha re his research in a talk entitled 'Learning and attention in infants: The importance of prediction in development'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The annual Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC Psychology community and friends for an evening of dialogue and a chance to learn first-hand ab out some of the most innovative psychology research from renowned experts. The lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from prom inent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004).
On April 16\, 2019\, we are thrilled to prese nt Dr. Richard Aslin\, Distinguished Research Scientist at t he Haskins Laboratories\, as our guest speaker.
This event is free but registration is required.
I will review three lines of research from my lab that have implications for the normative course of development and for the diagnosis of deficits or delays in development among special population s. (1) Statistical learning is a rapid form of implicitly extracting inform ation from the environment. It has been shown to be robustly present in inf ants\, children\, and adults. Children with Specific Language Impairment an d adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder show different patterns of statistic al learning. It may\, therefore\, serve as both a diagnostic tool and as a potential mechanism that underlies some developmental disorders. (2) The al location of attention to gather information via statistical learning is con trolled by both low-level stimulus salience and by predictive mechanisms. I nfants allocate their attention to visual and auditory events so that they ignore both overly simple and overly complex information\, while focusing m ostly on information of medium complexity. Deviations from this normative p attern of allocating attention may contribute to some developmental disorde rs. (3) The infant brain must make predictions about upcoming stimuli. We h ave shown using a brain imaging technique called functional near-infrared s pectroscopy (fNIRS) that an auditory cue can predict a visual stimulus\, an d even in the absence of the visual stimulus this prediction will elicit a brain response in the visual cortex. A follow-up study of prematurely born infants revealed that this brain signature of prediction is absent\, despit e these at-risk infants (tested at their corrected age) showing predictions at the behavioral level.
Dr. Richard Aslin is a Distingu ished Research Scientist at the Haskins Laboratories in New Haven CT. Prior to joining Haskins in 2017 he was on the faculty at the University of Roch ester for 33 years\, where he established the Rochester BabyLab. Aslin has published widely in several sub-areas of infant development\, including per ceptual and motor systems\, language acquisition\, and statistical learning . His work on statistical learning with Jenny Saffran and Elissa Newport de monstrated the remarkable ability of infants to extract xstructure from rap id streams of speech by mere exposure. Subsequent work with Jozsef Fiser ex panded the scope of statistical learning to the visual domain. And his work with Celeste Kidd and Steven Piantadosi documented that infants deploy the ir attention to auditory and visual sequences that have an intermediate (Go ldilocks) level of complexity.
In the past decade\, Aslin has focused on extending the statistical learning approach to grammatical category lea rning with Patricia Reeder and Elissa Newport\, and on gathering neural mea sures of learning using fMRI\, EEG\, and fNIRS. With Lizz Karuza he has exp lored the neural correlates of statistical learning in both visual and audi tory domains using fMRI. His fNIRS work with Lauren Emberson and Ben Zinsze r has shown that the infant brain deploys predictive signals to encode expe cted events and that fNIRS has sufficient fidelity to “decode” stimulus con ditions (e.g.\, word meanings) on a trial-by-trial basis. With Elika Bergel son he has shown that infants’ earliest words are organized on the basis of semantic relatedness.
Aslin has been the recipient of several major awards\, including the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award (20 14) and the APS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement (2015)\, and several honors\, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2 006) and the National Academy of Sciences (2013).
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events,Featured Research LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2018-quinn-memorial-lecture / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/09/QML2018_Event-Feature-image-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190410T2219Z-1554934777.9155-EO-21880-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190410T215047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190430T210140Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T150000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Spencer Murch DESCRIPTION: Changing the Games: Profiling Immersive Slot Machine Features and Optimizing On-Screen Messages to Address Gambling Harm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Changin g the Games: Profiling Immersive Slot Machine Features and Optimizing On-Sc reen Messages to Address Gambling Harm
Committee:
<
/strong>Luke Clark (Research Supervisor)
Catharine Winstanley
Tod
d Handy
Following t radition\, Psychfest is an annual event where second-year UBC Psychology MA students and new PhD students present their research to the entire departm ent. This year’s theme is Psychapalooza: Peace\, Love\, and Psychology.
View the Psychapalooza 2019 Program
In SWING 121 | 12:30 - 1:50pm
Dr . Sonia Bishop from UC Berkeley will be headlining Psychapalooza with a talk titled “Anxiety and Decision Making Under Uncertainty."
In SWING 121 | 10:45am - 4:30pm
10:45 – Morning Snack s
11:00-12:30 – Talk Session I
12:30-1:15 – Lunch
1:15-2:45 – Talk Session II
2:45-3:00 – Coff ee Break
3:00-4:15 – Ta lk Session III
4:15 – Awards
4:30 – BOH in the Su edfeld Lounge
Title: Reasoning about th e Supernatural: A Cross-Cultural Examination of How and When Intuitions Sha pe Belief
Committee:
Ara Norenzayan (Supervisor
)
Susan Birch
Kristin Laurin
J oin UBC Language Sciences for a talk with Data Science Institute Director a nd UBC Computer Science Professor Raymond Ng.
In the first half of th is talk\, he will give a short overview of some of the research he has done on analyzing various types of text data. This would include sentiment anal ysis and abstractive summarization. In the second half of the talk\, he wil l discuss how to build predictive models based on text and data of various kinds. He will use examples on identifying patients with emotional needs\, and stratifying children who are at risk of committing suicide. Finally\, he will speculate on how language sciences can enhance predictive models th at are purely data-driven.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Orchard Commons (ORCH) - 3074 GEO:49.260447;-123.253179 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/language-science-talks-from -text-analytics-to-predictive-analytics-enhanced-by-language-sciences/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190514T1852Z-1557859977.3011-EO-21971-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190514T182907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T182907Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190530T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190530T143000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Jessica Pow DESCRIPTION: Title: We Cope Together: Predictors and Consequences of Social Support Mobilization Committee: Anita DeLongis (Supervisor) Christiane Hop pmann Victoria Savalei Frances Chen X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: We Cope Together: Predictors and Consequences of Social Support Mobilization
Co
mmittee:
Anita DeLongis (Supervisor)
Christiane Hoppmann
Victoria Savalei
Frances Chen
Title: Online Reassurance -Seeking in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Committee:
Lynn Alden (Research Supervisor)
Amori Mikami
Todd Handy
Robert Selles
Title: Examining
the Consistency of the Good Target across Contexts and Domains of Personal
ity
Committee:
Anita DeLon
gis (Chair)
Jeremy Biesanz
Christiane Hoppmann
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ma-thesis-defense-jessica-s tewart/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/PHDProposalFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190517T1642Z-1558111369.0456-EO-22078-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190516T180513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T193202Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190612T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190612T160000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Gordon Heltzel DESCRIPTION: Title: Seek and Ye Shall Be Fine: Attitudes towards Political Perspective-Seekers Committee: Steven Heine (Chair) Jessica Tracy Kristin Laurin X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Seek and Ye Shall Be Fine: Attitudes towards Political Perspective-Seekers
Steven Heine (Chair)
Jessica Tracy
K
ristin Laurin
Title: Lives in Sync: Pro ximal and Distal Correlates of Cortisol Synchrony in Older Couples
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Committee:
Christiane Hoppmann (Research
Supervisor)
Anita DeLongis
Peter Graf
Title: Loneliness and the Parasympathetic Nervous System: The Relationship between Trait Loneliness\ , State Loneliness\, and High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability.
Anita DeLongis (Chair)
Frances Chen
N
ancy Sin
Title: Low Statu s\, Low Expectations: How\, Why and So What that Socioeconomic Status Predi cts Meta-Perceptions
Committee:
Toni Schm
ader (Chair)
Kristin Laurin
Azim Shariff
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 2563 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ma-thesis-defense-holly-eng strom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/PHDProposalFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190528T1941Z-1559072482.4962-EO-22340-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190528T193028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T193513Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190621T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190621T170000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Iris Lok DESCRIPTION: Title: Bridging the Gap between Reason and Emotion: Harnessing the Psychology of Risk Perception to Prepare for Earthquakes Committee: Kristin Laurin (Chair) Elizabeth Dunn Jiaying Zhao X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Bridging the Gap b etween Reason and Emotion: Harnessing the Psychology of Risk Perception to Prepare for Earthquakes
Committee:
Kris
tin Laurin (Chair)
Elizabeth Dunn
Jiaying Zhao
Title: The Emotional Live s of Objects: The Role of Affective Anthropomorphism in Hoarding Disorder
Committee:
Ara Norenzayan (Chair)
S
heila Woody
Steve Heine
Title: The Relations amon g Stress\, Executive Functions\, and Harsh Parenting in Mothers
Committee:
Charlotte Johnston (Supervisor)Amori Mikami
Francis Chen
Rebecca Todd
Title: The Dimensions of Mind Wandering: Exploring Implications for Clinical Studies
C
ommittee:
Todd Handy (Research Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd<
br />Joelle LeMoult
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 1621 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-dissertation-proposal-m eeting-jennifer-yip/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/PlaceholderDissertation1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190607T2114Z-1559942046.6773-EO-22445-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190604T185327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190604T190339Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190628T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190628T130000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Kate Wen Guan DESCRIPTION: Title: How Do We Feel When Angels Turn Out To Be Demons? The Experience and Effects of Misperceiving Moral Character Committee: Azim S hariff (Chair) Steven Heine Kristin Laurin X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: How Do We Feel Whe n Angels Turn Out To Be Demons? The Experience and Effects of Misperceivin g Moral Character
Committee:
Azim Shari
ff (Chair)
Steven Heine
Kristin Laurin
Title: What Inhi bits Male Allyship? Examining the Influence of (Mis)perceptions of Men’s Be liefs
Committee:
Jessica Tracy (Chair)<
br />Toni Schmader
Kristin Laurin
Title: A Novel Treatment for Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Agonist Induced Impulse Control Disorders in Par kinson’s Disease
Committee:
David Klonsky
(Chair)
Catharine Winstanley
Liisa Galea
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 2512 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ma-thesis-defense-brittney- russell/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/PHDProposalFeatureImage2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190529T1923Z-1559157827.7695-EO-22348-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190529T173021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T173027Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190705T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190705T170000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defense: Eric Mercadante DESCRIPTION: Title: A Paradox of Pride: Hubristic Pride Predicts Strategic Dishonesty in Response to Status Threats Committee: Azim Shariff (Chair) Je ssica Tracy Kristin Laurin X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: A Paradox of Pride : Hubristic Pride Predicts Strategic Dishonesty in Response to Status Threa ts
Committee:
Azim Shariff (Chair)
Jessica
Tracy
Kristin Laurin
Title: The Relationship o f Suicide Attempts and Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Mediating Role for Suici de Capability?
Committee:
Paul Hewitt (Chair)David Klonsky
Ingrid Sochting
Title: Roles of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Subregions in Modulation of Active and Inhibitory Action Selection during Aversively-Motivated Behaviours
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
Stan Floresco
Ca
tharine Rankin
Title: Cognitive Disengag ement and Biological Stress Responses in Youth
Committee:
Rebecca Todd (Chair)
Joelle LeMoult
Frances Chen
Title: The Processing of Cartoony and Photorealistic Faces
Committee:
Al
an Kingstone (Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Toni Schmader
Title: Parenting\, Attach ment\, and Perfectionism: Testing the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Mo del in Children and Adolescents
Committee:
David Kealy (Chair)
Paul Hewitt
Frances Chen
Title: The Role of Mental Imagery in Spontaneous Thoughts of the Past and Future
Commi
ttee:
Lawrence Ward (Chair)
Kalina Christoff
Rebecc
a Todd
Calling al l TAs in the department! Mark your calendars for UBC Psychology’s TA Develo pment Day.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/TADay2019
LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2019-teaching-assistant-day / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/08/TADAYeventImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190816T1912Z-1565982766.7599-EO-22901-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190815T232028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190815T232028Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190828T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190828T150000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Gabriel Brooks DESCRIPTION: Topic: Gambling related Cognitive Distortions: Their Origins\, Measurement\, and Utility to Assess Gambling-like Behaviours Committee: Luke Clark (Research Supervisor) Joelle LeMoult Todd Handy X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Topic: Gambling related C ognitive Distortions: Their Origins\, Measurement\, and Utility to Assess G ambling-like Behaviours
Committee:
Luke
Clark (Research Supervisor)
Joelle LeMoult
Todd Handy
Start the day off at our welcome orientation and learn about your academic environment and what you have to look forward to as you pursue your degree. Meet students and fa culty with similar interests at the student and faculty social and take eit her a self-guided or group tour of the Kenny building during our Lab Open H ouse. Self-guided tours allow you to explore fascinating research you can g et involved in and group tours help you learn how to navigate the Kenny bui lding. Want to do both? We’ve got you covered. There is enough time to wand er around before or after a group tour.
Finish up the day by attendin g our panel and workshops to discover how to get involved and make your exp erience with UBC Psychology a successful one.
Please RSVP to let us know what events you're attending so that we can be prepared!
Plus\, collect new UBC Psychology swag by att
ending our different events and enjoy free food and refreshments! :)
Follow UBC Psyc hology’s Facebook page\, click on interested/going and share with your friend for a chance to win gift cards!
General Psychology Orientation 11:30 - 12:20
Lea
rn about your new academic environment. Plus\, meet your Dean\, Dr. Gage Av
erill.
Location: CIRS 1250
BSc Behavioural Neuroscience Orientation 12:30 - 1:00
T
ake a deeper dive into our BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience program with Dr.
Steven Barnes.
Location: CIRS 1250
Student and Fac
ulty Social 12:30 - 2:30
Enjoy lunch while you mingle and mee
t your profs and other psychology students. Hosted by the UBC Psychology St
udents' Association (PSA).
Location: Douglas
T. Kenny Building
Psychology Booth 1:30 - 4:30
Visit our booth at the <
a href="https://students.ubc.ca/ubclife/main-event">Main Event to learn
more about our BA and BSc programs. Plus\, sweet give-aways and a chance t
o win prizes!
Location: Main Mall - Zone 3\, Academic Success
Psychology Research L
abs Open House 2:30 - 4:00
Take a self-guided tour of our labs to
discover the innovative research taking place. Learn more about getting an
RA position in our labs! Check out the partici
pating labs.
Location: Douglas T. Kenny
Building
Kenny Building Tours 2:30 - 3:00
& 3:15 - 3:45
Think you might get lost? Meet in the 1st floor atrium o
f the Kenny building for a guided tour.
Location: Douglas T. Kenny Building
Get Involved in Psychology Panel
4:00 - 4:50
Want to know more about research\, special learning opport
unities and how to build your social network? Meet with our profs\, researc
h assistants and honour students—and reps from UBC’s Exchange\, Trek and Co
-op programs! Ask them about anything while enjoying cookies and coffee!
The panel includes Dr. Darko Odic\, UBC Psychology Assistant Professor\
, Dr. Benjamin Cheung\, UBC Psychology Lecturer\, and PSA\, Psi Chi
\, and UJP executives.
Location: Irvin
g K Barber Learning Centre (IBLC) - 261
Success Concurrent Workshops 5:00 - 5:50
Please note this schedule is subject to change.
OTHER CAMPUS-W IDE IMAGINE UBC EVENTS
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-imagine-ubc-2019 / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/2019ImagineImageweb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190824T0117Z-1566609465.8108-EO-22936-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190823T174155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190827T202310Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190903T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190903T160000 SUMMARY: Psychology Research Labs Open House DESCRIPTION: Take a self-guided tour of our labs to discover the innovative research taking place. Learn about getting an RA position in one of our la bs and more! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Take a self-guided tour of our labs to discover the inno vative research taking place. Learn about getting an RA position in one of our labs and more!
Participating labs:
Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding
Using a community-based approach to research the cognitive\, social\, an
d emotional aspects of compulsive hoarding.
Room 1709 |
PI: Dr. Sheila Woody
Depression\, Anxiety\, and Stress Lab
Investigatin
g cognitive\, emotional\, and biological responses to stress\, depression\,
and anxiety disorders.
Room 1716 | PI: Dr. Joell
e LeMoult
Early Development
Research Group
A group of six research centres studyin
g the development of language\, cognition\, and social understanding in inf
ants and children.
Room 2009 | EDRG office
Infant Studies Centre
Using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques to study language acqu
isition in babies and infants.
Room 1401 | PI: Dr.
Janet Werker
Language Development Centre
Researching how childre
n learn new words and the meanings that they assign to these words.
Room 1301 | PI: Dr. Geoff Hall
Attentional Neuros
cience Lab
Researching how we shape visual information using
fMRI and ERP technology to study attention’s relationship to aging\, mobili
ty\, and more. Room 3407 | PI: Dr. Todd Handy
Motivated Cognition Lab
Using EEG\
, fMRI\, genotyping\, and eye tracking to understand what we attend to\, le
arn\, and remember.
Room 2405 | PI: Dr. Rebecca Todd
Visual
Cognition Lab
Investigating the way the human visual s
ystem uses the light entering the eyes to create a variety of perceptual ex
periences.
Room 3204 | PI: Dr. Ron Rensink
Exploring how the human mind selects information and how
the external world is represented inside and outside of conscious awarenes
s.
Room 3302 | PI: Dr. James Enns
Emotion and Self
Lab
Studying the evolutionary function\, nonverbal expression
\, and psychological structure of emotions and self.
Room 2020 | PI
: Dr. Jessica Tracy
Reactions to Environmental Stress and Trauma Lab
Exploring human resiliency to understand how people cope with isolatio
n and the world around us.
Room 4038B (Pond/Audain
) | PI: Dr. Peter Suedfeld
Want to know more about research\, special learning opportunities and how to build your social network? Meet with our profs\, research assistants and honour students—and reps from UBC’s Exchange\, Trek and Co-op programs! Ask them a bout anything while enjoying cookies and coffee!
The panel includes < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/darko-odic/">Dr. Darko Odic\, UBC Psychology Assistant Professor\, Dr. Benjamin Cheung\, UBC Psychology Lecturer\, and PSA\, Psi Chi\, and UJP execu tives.
Please RSVP to let us know what events you’re attendin g so that we can be prepared!
Dr. Darko Odic | Research Group
I'm a developme
ntal psychologist studying why children learn certain things quickly (e.g.\
, language) and other things very slowly (e.g.\, mathematics). I run the Ce
ntre for Cognitive Development\, which is part of the Early Development Res
earch Group\, a group of six developmental psychology labs within the Psych
ology Department. Ask me about getting involved with research more generall
y\, about graduate school\, and about why every psychology major should do
much more than just take psychology classes.
Calista Leung | Research Group
4th year Psychology undergrad. Currently the lab manager of the Emotion & Sel
f Lab. Has worked through most roles within a lab—from research assistant\,
research coordinator\, to lab manager. Held positions in Personality\, Emo
tion\, and Behaviour Lab & Memory and Cognition Lab previously. Has gone th
rough multiple directed studies. TA’d for PSYC217 (Research Methods) and 3
07 (Cultural Psychology). Started volunteering in labs in first year!
Dr. Ben Chueng | Social Network Group
Lecturer and Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator. M
ainly teaches research methods and cultural psychology. Likes hockey and ga
ming. Loves food and eating (way too much).
Lior Torgeman | Social Network Group
3
rd year BA in Psychology and International Relations. President of the PSA
and previous member of PSA's social committee. Ask me any PSA-club related
questions!
Aaron Zhuo | Social Networ
k Group
4th Year Psychology Honours. Heavy club involvement (
10~ clubs). Past (2018-19) Vice President at UBC Undergraduate Journal of P
sychology. Past (2018-19) Vice President External (and Incoming President)
of UBC Psi Chi: International Psychology Honors Society. Past President (20
18-19) at largest UBC Charity and AMS best community service club\, World V
ision UBC. Lab involvement: Senior RA at UBC Parenting Lab\, Dr. Charlotte
Johnston. Honours student and Senior RA at UBC Happy Lab (Social emotion an
d cognition lab)\, Dr. Elizabeth Dunn. Honours student at UBC Behavioural S
ustainability Lab\, Dr. Jiaying Zhao. Psychology 218 tutor\, PSYC course no
tetaker\, CPA Mentorship\, UBC CSIC\, Undergrad advising/course planning\,
clubs\, UBC Hub\, Psychology grants/awards etc. Aware of opportunities that
people might want to hear about!
Asli
Sozen | Unique Opportunities Group
3rd year Undergraduate st
udent. Double Major in Creative Writing and Psychology. Works in volunteer
opportunities across campus including the Reading Week Project. Designed an
d led a project at a non-profit organization off-campus.
Manmeet Sital | Unique Opportunities Group
BA Psychology Graduate. Participated in an International Service Learni
ng opportunity with UBC ORICE to Uganda in Summer 2018 where I interned wit
h Tekera Primary School at Tekera Resource Centre and Kitengesa Community L
ibrary. Went to an Exchange semester to the University of Glasgow in Fall 2
018.
Dino Yao | Unique Opportunities G
roup
4th Year PSYC major and COMM minor. Experienc
e working abroad. Co-op process. Challenges? Positive experiences.
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Fay Alikhani | Unique Opportunities Gro
up
UBC Alumna\, graduating in the class of 2006 with a major
in Psychology. She has worked at UBC for the past 5 years as an Academic Ad
visor in the Faculty of Arts\, an Associate Advisor with International Stud
ent Initiative and an Exchange Advisor with Go Global. At Go Global she man
ages partner universities in Australia\, New Zealand\, the United Kingdom\,
Ireland\, Canada\, the US and South Africa.
Discover how t o get involved and make your experience with UBC Psychology a successful on e.
Learn some of the science of optimal st udy strategies\, how to survive the mental marathon of university and resou rces for writing research papers.
Speakers: Patrick Dubois
\, UBC Psychology PhD Student\, and Sheryl Adam\, UBC Librarian\, Humanities & So
cial Sciences Division
Location: SWING Room 105
Sheryl Adam
Avid defender of on
line privacy. Lover of puzzles. Catsitter extraordinaire. Social sciences e
nthusiast. Best part of job: interacting with students!!!
Patrick DuboisHas helped a variety UBC instructors study teaching practices
and how students learn. Has researched how different ways of knowing (and n
ot knowing) relate to academic outcomes.
What can you do with a psychology degree? Learn how to answer this question and gain insights into how to prepare for the workforce.
Speakers: Dr. Eva Zysk\,
UBC Psychology Lecturer
Location: SWING Room 107
Eva ZyskPlease RSV P to let us know what events you’re attending so that we can be prepared!
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:107\, West Mall Swing Space Building GEO:49.262681;-123.254326 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/academic-and-career-success -concurrent-workshops/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/13-Honours-Psychology-UBC-weboptimized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190824T0635Z-1566628519.5158-EO-22928-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190822T180835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190822T181146Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T133000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Tianyou Qiu DESCRIPTION: Topic: Death Construal in Suicide Committee: David Klonsky (Re search Supervisor) Paul Hewitt Steven Heine X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Topic: Death Construal in Suicide
Committee:
David Klonsky (Resear
ch Supervisor)
Paul Hewitt
Steven Heine
LOCATION:Kenny Room 1621 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-dissertation-proposal-m eeting-tianyou-qiu/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/PHDProposalFeatureImage2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190816T1050Z-1565952657.7057-EO-22874-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190814T170525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T023016Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Carey Morewedge DESCRIPTION: Evidence that One-Shot Training Interventions Can Improve Deci sion Making. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Carey K. Morewedge\, Professor of Marketing and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar in the Questrom School of Business at Boston University.
Evidence that One-Shot Training Interventions Can Improve Decision Making
Biases in judgment and decision making affect experts and novices alike\, yet there is considerable variation in individual deci sion-making ability. To the extent that this variance reflects malleable di fferences\, training interventions could be an effective and scalable way t o debias and improve human reasoning. I report laboratory\, longitudinal\, and field experiments that find one-shot debiasing training interventions c an substantively improve decision making by reducing trainees’ commission o f cognitive biases. Participants in laboratory experiments (N = 1\,076) rec eived a single 30 to 90 minute training intervention that addressed three o f six biases critical to intelligence analysis (i.e.\, anchoring\, bias bli nd spot\, confirmation bias\, correspondence bias\, representativeness\, an d social projection). Interventions ranged from instructional videos to ser ious games. Longitudinal experiments found medium to large immediate debias ing effects (games d ≥ 1.68\; videos d ≥ .69) that persisted at least 2 mo nths later (games d ≥ 1.11\; videos d ≥ .66). In a field study where partic ipants didn’t know their biases were measured (N = 290)\, training reduced confirmatory hypothesis testing by 29% in a complex business decision. Debi asing effects of training transferred across problems in different contexts and formats. The results provide exciting new evidence that training can i mprove decision making.
Dr. Carey K. Morewedge researches how high-level cognitive processes such as memory\, attention\, and mental imagery influence consequential human judgments and decisions. His researc h is distinctive in elucidating how these basic processes influence judgmen ts of utility—the value or pleasure that experiences provide—often more tha n the physical properties or market value of experiences. Judgments of util ity are consequential as they determine which experiences people choose\, h ow much of experiences they choose to have\, and how much money\, time\, an d effort they will spend to acquire or avoid them.
Dr. Morewedge rece ived a PhD in Social Psychology in 2006 from Harvard University. He was a P ostdoctoral Researcher Associate in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Pol icy from 2006 until 2007. He served as an Assistant and Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Department of Social and Decision Sci ences and the Marketing group at the Tepper School of Business from 2007 un til 2013. In 2014\, he joined the Marketing faculty at Boston University.
https://youtu.be/hn17U7yopwQ
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-carey-morewed ge-boston-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/08/CareyMorewedge_815X402FeatureImage-copy-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190816T0547Z-1565934477.6538-EO-22872-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190814T160730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190814T163255Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190905T163000 SUMMARY: Departmental Funding Seminar DESCRIPTION: Psychology graduate students and faculty are invited to attend a workshop on adjudicating fellowships in our department. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The
Associate Head for Graduate Affairs and the Graduate Fellowships Committee
invite current UBC Psychology graduate students and faculty to atte
nd a workshop to hear about the process of adjudicating fellowships in our
department.
Bring your questions! If you don’t yet know e nough about graduate fellowships to have questions\, this workshop is perfe ct for you.
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/departmental-funding-worksh op/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/08/gradstudnetfunding.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190830T0537Z-1567143441.8454-EO-22964-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190827T180054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190827T180214Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190906T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190906T140000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Nicole Jenni DESCRIPTION: Title: The Role of the Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward S eeking Behaviour Committee: Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor) Catharine Winstanley Daniela Palombo X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Role of the Me dial Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward Seeking Behaviour
Committee:
Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor)
Catharin
e Winstanley
Daniela Palombo
Join our Cognitive area
for a special workshop featuring Professor Kim Shapiro\, Chair of Cognitive
Neuroscience at the University of Birmingham. Dr. Shapiro is a
Brain Oscillations in Attention and Memory
In recent years there has been an increasing drive to understand the role played by brain oscillations in hu man cognition. Neural oscillations are a plausible mechanism by which distr ibuted brain areas can communicate in real time to support the spectrum of cognitive activity from stimulus representation to decision making. My talk will focus on the role played by oscillations in different frequency bands to facilitate attention and long-term memory by examining the phenomena of the attentional blink and multi-modal associative memory\, respectively. U nderstanding the role of brain oscillations will be made increasingly possi ble by advances in high-density EEG\, MEG\, transcranial electrical stimula tion\, and electrocorticography.
Professor Kim Sha piro is the Chair of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Birmingham . Dr. Shapiro\, in collaboration with other colleagues\, published the firs t paper on the ‘attentional blink’ phenomenon\, which has attracted great i nterest on the part of many scientists. The original publication has been c ited over 2500 times and over 1000 reports on the same topic by scientists in many countries have followed from it. He employs a wide range of neurosc ience approaches and tools in his research\, including functional imaging ( fMRI)\, electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potentials (ERPs)\, and magnetoencephalography (MEG).
Title: Optogenetic\, Phar macological and Cellular Investigation of Prelimbic Cortex Involvement in D iscrete Phases of Flexible Choice
Committee:
Stan Floresco (Research Supervisor)
Jason Snyder
Todd Handy
Title: The Cognitive Proc esses Involved in Prospective Memory Task Execution: Response Switching fro m an Ongoing Activity to a Planned Task
Committee:
Peter Graf (Supervisor)
Alan Kingstone
Christiane Hoppman
n
Rebecca Todd
A copy of the dissertation is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant.
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate,Featured News and Events LOCATION:203\, Graduate Student Centre GEO:49.268489;-123.258088 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/phd-dissertation-oral-exami nation-michelle-crease-lark/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/PHDProposalFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190916T2005Z-1568664309.2483-EO-23065-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190916T195402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T200042Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T130000 SUMMARY: Lost in Translation? The case for Women’s Health Research with Dr. Liisa Galea DESCRIPTION: Join us as the Women’s Health Seminar Series kicks off with th eir first presentation in the series by Dr. Liisa Galea. Click here to RSVP . FEATURING Dr. Liisa Galea\, Professor in the Department of Psychology\, m ember of the Centre for Brain Health\, Director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience at UBC\, and Scientific Advisor at […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us as the Women's Health Seminar Series kicks off with their first presentation in the series by Dr. Liisa G alea. Click here to RSVP.
Dr. Liisa Galea\, Professor in the Department of Psychology\, member of the Centre for Brain Health\, Director of the Graduate Program in Neuro science at UBC\, and Scientific Advisor at Women’s Health Research Institut e
The Women’s Health Sem inar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Spea kers will present their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effe cts on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:LL101\, Rudy North Lecture Theatre GEO:49.264325;-123.244540 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/lost-in-translation-the-cas e-for-womens-health-research-with-dr-liisa-galea/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/Liisa-Galea_reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190916T1920Z-1568661604.001-EO-23061-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190916T191618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T200858Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T163000 SUMMARY: Banning Face Surveillance with Dr. Evan Selinger DESCRIPTION: CAIDA's AI and Society speaker series kicks off this year with a timely talk from Evan Selinger from the Rochester Institute of Technolog y on Banning Face Surveillance. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
CAIDA's AI and Society speaker series kicks off this year with a talk f rom Evan Selinger from the Rochester In stitute of Technology.
Dr. Evan Selinger\, Professo r of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology
Ba nning Face Surveillance
Facial recognition technology is the most dangerous surveillance apparatus ever invented\, posing substantial threats to civil liberties\, privacy\, a nd democratic accountability. In the United States\, it is so underregulate d as to be a textbook case of the speed of innovation outpacing the law. In this talk\, I’ll defend the argument that face surveillance should be bann ed and clarify why the position has broader implications for AI governance. Specifically\, I’ll make the case that the resisting the loud drumbeat of technological determinism requires rethinking traditional regulatory ideas and mechanisms\, including the dogma that digital technologies are dual-use tools that are best governed by policies that aim to appropriately balance costs and benefits
Ev an Selinger is a professor of philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technolo gy. His most recent book\, co-authored with Brett Frischmann\, is Re-Engine ering Humanity. His most recent anthology\, co-edited with Jules Polonetsky and Omer Tene\, is The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Privacy. Cambridge U niversity Press published both texts in 2018. Committed to public philosoph y\, Evan has written for many popular newspapers\, magazines and blogs\, in cluding The NY Times\, The Guardian\, The Atlantic\, Slate\, The Nation\, W ired and The Wall Street Journal.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:254 MacLeod Building GEO:49.268744;-123.255896 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/banning-face-surveillance-d r-evan-selinger/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Evan-Selinger-Photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190905T2302Z-1567724531.6099-EO-23021-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190905T215304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T023101Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190926T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190926T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Kathleen Gates DESCRIPTION: Applications of data-driven methods for studying dynamic proce sses. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Kathleen Gates\, Associate Professor of Quantitativ e Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill.
The use of time series data in psy chological research is on the rise. This increase largely can be attributed to greater ease in gathering numerous observations per person via the use of smart phones\, automated behavioral coding\, wearable technologies\, and psychophysiological data. Often the end goal is to arrive at a better unde rstanding of individuals’ processes. From these individual-level findings\, we can get closer to personalized interventions as well as obtain insights into meaningful similarities across individuals and aspects of human proce sses that may generalize to the population. Arriving at personalized dynami c models often requires the use and adaptation of exploratory methods such as unsupervised classification\, feature selection\, and model-building. Th is talk focuses on the application of such methods on a few data sets colle cted across various domains of psychological inquiry.
Dr. Gates is an associate professor of Quantitative Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Human Neuroimaging Group an d affiliated faculty of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BR IC). She obtained her Ph.D. in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (quant focus) at Penn State\, a Masters of Forensic Psycholo gy at the City University of New York (John Jay College)\, and a BS in Psyc hology from Michigan State University. Katie’s work is motivated by problem s in analyzing individual-level data. She develops algorithms and programs that may aid researchers in better quantifying behavioral\, psychophysiolog ical\, and emotional processes across time. The end goal is to help resear chers identify patterns within individuals so we can provide person-specifi c prevention\, treatment\, and intervention protocols as well as better und erstand the varied basic physiological underpinnings for emotions\, cogniti on\, and behaviors.
https://youtu.be/fY39QrFMoeQ< /p>
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the ac ademic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classr oom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speake rs on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-kathleen-gate s-university-of-north-carolina/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Gates_815X402FeatureImage72.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190926T1236Z-1569501416.2868-EO-23319-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190925T224026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T023122Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191024T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191024T135000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Zach Walsh DESCRIPTION: Cannabis Revised: Legalization\, Mental Health\, and Public He alth. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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/h3>Dr. Zach Walsh\, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia\, Okanagan campus.
Cannabis Revised: Legalization\, Mental Health\, and Public Health
The past decade has seen increasing recognition that the negative health impacts of cannabis prohibition may outweigh the direct ris ks of cannabis use. As such\, the legalization of adult cannabis use in Can ada provides an opportunity to re-evaluate the health consequences of canna bis use. In this talk I will present research on the impacts of cannabis us e on mental health and public health with a focus on the potential for cann abis legalization to positively impact health via the substitution of canna bis for other substances. I will also summarize recent work from our group on methodological issues in cannabis research\, and present preliminary fin dings regarding the impact of legalization on cannabis use practices\, moti ves\, and norms.
Zach Walsh\, PhD\, is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professo r of Psychology at the University of British Columbia\, where he directs th e Therapeutic Recreational and Problematic Substance Use lab. His research on cannabis use has been presented to diverse audiences including the Canad ian Senate\, Canadian House of Commons and the Government of Uruguay and ha s been included in testimony to the Supreme Courts of BC\, Ontario\, and No va Scotia. His research has been featured in the New York Times\, Time maga zine\, the Times of India and High Times. He is the lead investigator for s everal ongoing studies of the therapeutic use of cannabis including a clini cal trial of cannabis for PTSD\, and federally funded studies of the effect s of cannabis legalization on health and well-being.
https://youtu.be/O5R79gcOMmA
Annually the Department of Psy chology hosts a Collo quia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speaker s we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.< /p> CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 200\, Leonard S. Klinck Building GEO:49.260657;-123.253408 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-zach-walsh/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Walsh_715X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191023T1733Z-1571852002.1035-EO-23577-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191023T165435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T170004Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191030T120000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Ellen Jopling DESCRIPTION: Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Café.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stati oned at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staf f\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about exist ing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it \, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department \, you’re welcome!
Originally from Vancouver\, I completed my unde rgrad in Ontario before the mountains drew me back to BC for my graduate st udies. I can help you navigate equity and inclusion-related issues in the d epartment\, such as figuring out how to work with the Centre for Accessibil ity or how to start conversations with your instructor(s) about inclusivity in the classroom.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-ell en-jopling/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191031T0358Z-1572494320.8336-EO-23593-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191030T164712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T164821Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191031T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191031T180000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Madison Elliott DESCRIPTION: Title: Understanding Feature Selection and Attention in Multic lass Scatterplots Committee: Ron Rensink (Supervisor) Jiaying Zhao Jim Enns Darko Odic X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Understanding Feat ure Selection and Attention in Multiclass Scatterplots
Commit
tee:
Ron Rensink (Supervisor)
Jiaying Zhao
Jim Enns
Darko Odic
Title: Measurement of Min d Wandering in Natural and Unnatural Settings
Committee:
Alan Kingstone (Supervisor)
Rebecca Todd
Luke Clark
Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psycholo gy’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Mercante.< /p>
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you h ave a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can sha re it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the depar tment\, you’re welcome!
Growing up in Montreal\, I spe nt most of my adolescence trying to conceal the fact that I came from an An glophone family—my friends were all French-speaking Quebec separatists who I suspected would not respond well to that. Since then\, relieved of that b urden\, I spent some years in Ontario and also in California. Now I live in Vancouver with my wife and our daughter.
LOCATION:Mercante GEO:49.263709;-123.221255 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/23578/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191108T1754Z-1573235674.1403-EO-23636-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191105T235812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T235812Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191105T170000 SUMMARY: Clinical Guest Talk: Dr. Christine Cha DESCRIPTION: To be or not to be: Life-threatening thought patterns during a dolescence X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
To be or not to be: Life-threatening thought patterns during a dolescence
Adolescence is a time of dramatic physica l and psychological growth. It is therefore especially alarming when teenag ers engage in self-destructive thoughts and actions. Many adolescents consi der or take actions to hurt themselves with the intent to die (i.e.\, suici dal ideation\, suicide attempt)\, while others do so in the absence of suic idal intent. One approach to explaining these clinical outcomes is to ident ify maladaptive thought patterns. Cognition shapes much of our reality\, an d may help explain why adolescents hurt themselves. In this talk\, I discus s several maladaptive thought patterns among youth that may help us underst and and ultimately reduce suicide and self-injury. I will present a series of studies that feature thought patterns ranging from those that are themat ically distal (e.g.\, episodic future thinking)\, to those that are proxima l to suicide and self-injury (e.g.\, attitudes toward death and cutting).
ABOUT
Scholarly In
terests: I apply principles from cognitive and social psychology t
o answer questions about suicide and self-injury among youth. How can we mo
re objectively assess suicide risk? Do certain patterns of thought place in
dividuals at greater risk of self-harm? How do cognitive and other types of
risk factors vary between adolescents and adults? To answer these question
s\, I conduct research through laboratory experiments\, hospital-based data
collection\, and meta-analyses.
Educational Background:
The Neu ropizza Seminar series is a great way to learn about the diverse neuro-rela ted research going on at UBC. This seminar series brings labs together in a ll disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars start with a short intro by the PI \, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Obviously\, pi zza is involved.
Schedule for the upcoming 2019/2020 season:< /strong>
DATES: Always on Wednesdays
TIME: 5:30pm
LOCATION: DMCBH Koerner
Labs Conference Room (Level 1\, 1 floor above ground)
INCENTIVE: ?????(in addition to knowledge & camaraderie\, of course)
Youth with Chronic Medical Conditions: Family Processes\, Risk \, and Resilience
Due to significant medical advance s\, survival rates for youth with chronic medical conditions such as cancer \, inflammatory bowel disease\, and congenital heart defects have increased dramatically. However\, the sequelae of pediatric illness–including psycho logical distress and chronic pain–continue to impact youth and families thr ough adolescence and into adulthood. These sequelae are often undiagnosed a nd untreated\, placing a significant burden on youth\, parents\, and the he althcare system. This talk will present a program of research dedicated to preventing the development of distress and chronic pain in youth with chron ic medical conditions by bolstering resilience in families. This research m akes use of longitudinal designs\, multi-method assessments\, as well as la rge and nationally representative healthcare datasets. Three avenues of res earch will be discussed: (1) characterizing family processes after diagnosi s of a pediatric illness\, (2) identifying family processes that predict ri sk for child distress and pain\, and (3) developing and testing family-base d interventions that can be delivered remotely via eHealth platforms after the diagnosis of a pediatric illness.
Dr. Lexa Murphy is a postdoctoral research fello
w at Seattle Children’s Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Tonya Palermo.
She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University a
nd completed her predoctoral internship training in child psychology at Uni
versity of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her research interests i
nclude family adjustment after a pediatric medical diagnosis\, psychosocial
predictors of pain in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease\, and developme
nt and testing of interventions for youth with chronic pain.
Psychological functions of music in infancy and beyond
In 1871\, Darwin wrote\, "As neither the enjoyment nor the capacity of producing musical notes are faculties of the least use to man . .. they must be ranked among the most mysterious with which he is endowed." Infants and parents worldwide engage their mysterious musical faculties ea gerly and frequently\, unlike any other species\, and have done so througho ut recorded history. Why should this be? In this talk I propose that infant -directed song functions as an honest signal of parental investment (Mehr & Krasnow\, 2017). Three lines of work support this proposal. First\, I show that the genomic imprinting disorders Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes\ , which cause an altered psychology of parental investment\, are associated with an altered psychology of music (Mehr et al.\, 2017\; Kotler et al.\, 2019). Second\, I analyze ethnographic texts and audio recordings with tool s of data science\, finding that vocal music appears in 100% of a represent ative sample of human societies and is reliably associated with the care of infants and children therein. Moreover\, infant-directed songs are recogni zable by massive cohorts of naïve listeners\, a result driven by acoustic f eatures of the singing that consistently differentiate the infant-directed songs from other songs\, worldwide (Mehr et al.\, in press\; Mehr et al.\, 2018). Last\, I show that infants are sensitive to these reliably-occurring acoustic features: despite their unfamiliarity\, infants are calmed by for eign lullabies (Bainbridge & Youngers et al.\, in prep). These findings con verge on a psychological function of music in infancy that may underlie mor e general features of the human music faculty\, laying the foundation for a comprehensive psychology of music.
Dr. Sam
uel Mehr is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard
University\, where he directs the Music Lab. The lab's research asks how a
nd why the design of the human mind leads us to perceive\, create\, and eng
age with music across human societies and across the lifespan. Originally a
musician\, Sam earned a B.M. in Music Education from the Eastman School of
Music\, followed by a doctorate in Human Development at Harvard under the
mentorship of Elizabeth Spelke\, Steven Pinker\, and Howard Gardner. You ca
n learn more about Music Lab research and participate in experiments at http://themusiclab.org.
Jean Do ng\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Ike's Café.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Commi ttee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psy chology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can com e to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the comm ittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diver sity in the department\, you’re welcome!
I graduated with a B.A. in psychology earlier this year\, but I remain committed to making th e department a more equitable\, inclusive\, and supportive community. In ad dition to coffee hours\, you can often catch me hanging around the lobby in Kenny. If you see me around\, feel free to say “hi" and chat with me about equity issues\, classes\, student life\, or anything else on your mind. :)
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Ike's Cafe at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre GEO:49.267850;-123.253088 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-jea n-dong-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191105T0426Z-1572928009.0701-EO-23586-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191025T173642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T173812Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191119T120000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour With Benjamin Cheung DESCRIPTION: Benjamin Cheung\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s E quity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Benjami n Cheung\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, wi ll be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café.
Each week\, a diffe rent member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UB C Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop b y for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you ca n come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Benjam
in Cheung\, Faculty MemberI'm a lecture r in the Department of Psychology\, and I'm also the department's Indigenou s Initiatives Coordinator. 80% of the time\, I'm teaching research methods\ , social psychology\, and cultural psychology. 20% of the time\, I'm on Twi tter\, 90% of the time\, I'm learning how to decolonize my teaching and the field psychology. I also try to sneak in some gaming and hockey when possi ble (5%?). That makes me the most inefficient person ever. If you want to c hat - about school\, life\, teaching\, culture\, racialized experiences\, o r anything else\, come see me!
LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-ben jamin-cheung/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191115T1953Z-1573847611.5219-EO-23693-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191113T181456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T181456Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191121T150000 SUMMARY: Developmental Guest Talk: Dr. Lauren Emberson DESCRIPTION: The Role of Prediction in Early Perceptual and Language Develo pment. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Role of Prediction in Early Perceptual and Language Deve lopment
In the last decade\, research has establishe d that prediction is an important mechanism supporting perception\, cogniti on and learning across multiple domains in the mature brain/mind. Developme ntalists studying early development have been using methods such as the “Vi olation of Expectation” paradigm for many decades yet it is unclear whether the same kinds of predictive mechanisms support those infant behaviors. In this talk\, I will present evidence that the infant brain is highly predic tive\, and the sophisticated types of prediction\, previously associated on ly with adults\, are available early in life to support infant behavior and development. To this end\, I will present convergent evidence from neuroim aging (fNIRS) and behavioral methods (eye tracking) across the first years of postnatal life (from neonates to two year olds). I’ll show how predictio n is closely linked to language development including recent work investiga ting the emergence of lexical comprehension and lexical prediction from 12- 24 months. Overall\, this talk aims to establish that\, contrary to prior v iews\, the brain doesn’t become predictive during development. Instead\, it starts predictive and builds on those early-available predictive mechanism s.
Prof Lauren Emberson is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Departmen t and Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University. Prof Emberson is the winner of the APA Boyd McCandless Award\, the APS Rising Star award and a f inalist for the Biennial Society for fNIRS Early Investigator Award. At Pri nceton\, she is a founder and director of the Princeton Baby Lab which supp orts developmental research across several laboratories from birth to late childhood. She received her BSc from the University of British Columbia\, h er PhD from Cornell University and completed a postdoctoral position at the University of Rochester under Prof. Aslin in 2015.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/developmental-guest-talk-dr -lauren-emberson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/GuestTalkWebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191106T1910Z-1573067401.1423-EO-23580-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191023T200704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T182340Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T110000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Mark Schaller DESCRIPTION: Mark Schaller\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Mark Sch
aller\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will
be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café.
Each week\, a differen t member of the department’s Equity Com mittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC P sychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by f or a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can c ome to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the co mmittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and div ersity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Mark Schaller\, Faculty Member
I've lived in a lot of places in my life (including Canada\, the U.S.\, Tanzania\, India \, Pakistan\, Sri Lanka\, and France) and have been at UBC for more than tw enty years--which is long enough to have seen a lot of changes\, and to hav e talked with lots of other UBC folks about lots of different kinds of thin gs pertaining to diversity\, equity and inclusion.
LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-mar k-schaller-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191114T2250Z-1573771859.3259-EO-23705-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191114T223746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191125T170407Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T140000 SUMMARY: Clinical Guest Talk: Dr. Samantha Dawson DESCRIPTION: Understanding and Enhancing Sexual Function in Individuals and Couples X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Understanding and Enhancing Sexual Function in Individuals a nd Couples
Sexual function\, which includes sexual d esire\, arousal\, orgasm\, pain and sexual satisfaction\, is vital to healt h\, relationships\, and overall quality of life. Distressing problems with sexual function (i.e.\, sexual dysfunction) affects as many as 31% of men a nd 43% of women and is associated with poorer health and well-being. Unfort unately\, most affected individuals and couples never access treatment. Mec hanisms contributing to sexual dysfunction are poorly understood\, resultin g in few empirically-supported and theoretically-informed treatments. The o verarching goal of my research program is to identify modifiable risk and p rotective factors associated with sexual (dys)function that can inform asse ssment and be targeted in novel treatments. To meet this goal\, I use innov ative methods—including sexual psychophysiology\, eye tracking\, reaction-t ime tasks\, and dyadic daily diary and longitudinal survey methods. To capt ure the interdependence within individuals\, between partners\, as well as overtime\, I use multivariate analyses\, and multi-level and structural-equ ation modelling. In this talk\, I will describe a program of research relat ed to three basic and applied questions: (1) What are novel ways to ass ess sexual function (e.g.\, interest\, arousal\, desire)? (2) How do cognit ive processes (e.g.\, attention) contribute to sexual (dys)function? a nd (3) How do inter- and intra-personal factors shape couples’ sexual f unction during periods of known decline\, such as in the transition to pare nthood? The knowledge generated from these lines of research informs m y future research program dedicated to developing new psychological interve ntions to help the large proportions of individuals and couples affected by sexual dysfunction.
Dr.
Samantha Dawson is a SSHRC Banting and IWK Health Centre postdocto
ral fellow in the Couples and Sexual Health Research Lab\, in the Departmen
t of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. She completed her
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University and her predoctoral res
idency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Her clinical and research
interests are in the assessment and treatment of sexual health and sexual d
ysfunction in individuals and couples.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/clinical-guest-talk-dr-sama ntha-dawson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/GuestTalkWebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191120T2051Z-1574283061.6073-EO-23751-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191120T195334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191120T195334Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191128T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191128T120000 SUMMARY: Clinical Guest Talk: Dr. Noah Silverberg DESCRIPTION: Psychological Contributions to Neurological Symptoms: It's All in Your Head X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Psychological Contributions to Neurological Symptoms: It's A ll in Your Head
How people make sense of and cope wi th their symptoms following a concussion powerfully influences their recove ry trajectory. For example\, perceiving cognitive exertion as dangerous and avoiding cognitively challenging activities may prolong disability. Dr. Si lverberg’s research program aims to better understand the psychological mec hanisms that perpetuate symptoms after concussion and conditions with overl apping clinical features such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and functional neurological disorder. Dr. Silverberg uses these in sights to develop and evaluate novel treatments.
Dr. Noah Silverberg is a board-certified neuropsychologist at GF Strong Rehabilitation C
entre and a Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medical and Rehabilita
tion at the University of British Columbia. He holds a Clinician-Scientist
Career Development Award from the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institu
te and a Health Professional Investigator award from the Michael Smith Foun
dation for Health Research. The focus of his research program is on the pro
gnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury\, as well as knowledge
translation in primary care.
Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at JJ Bean.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Comm ittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Ps ychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by fo r a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can co me to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the com mittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and dive rsity in the department\, you’re welcome!
The Origins of Language: Evidence from Nicaraguan Sign Langu age and the lab
All societies have languages capable of expressing the richness of human thought. How much of this achievement is an historical accomplishment\, similar to mathematics or science? To wha t extent does this ability rely on our evolved cognitive capacities? I stud y these questions by looking at language creation in different communities\ , including Nicaraguan Sign Language\, a new language only 50 years old\, h omesign systems\, and laboratory-created communication systems. I will pres ent results on how a new language comes to have recursion\, quantifiers lik e "some" and "all\," and temporal language. In each case\, I find evidence for rapid emergence of linguistic structure within a few generations. I wil l argue that three factors appear to be critical to the origins and complex ity of languages: individual child minds\, interacting together in a langua ge community\, with the opportunity for intergenerational transmission and reanalysis.
The Neu ropizza Seminar series is a great way to learn about the diverse neuro-rela ted research going on at UBC. This seminar series brings labs together in a ll disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars start with a short intro by the PI \, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Obviously\, pi zza is involved.
Schedule for the upcoming 2019/2020 season:< /strong>
DATES: Always on
Wednesdays
TIME: 5:30pm
LOCATION: DMCBH Koerner Labs Conference Room (Level 1\, 1 floor above ground)
INCENTIVE: 
(in addition to knowledge & camaraderie\, of course)
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:DMCBH Koerner Labs GEO:49.264963;-123.244227 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/neuropizza-seminar-series-w ith-the-joanne-weinberg-lab/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/PizzaNeuroFeatureEventImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191123T0859Z-1574499552.7898-EO-23575-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191023T165020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T170253Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191210T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191210T150000 SUMMARY: Weekly Coffee Hour with Lillian May DESCRIPTION: Lillian May\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equit y Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the Worl d. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Lillian May\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\ , will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Bean Around the World.
Eac h week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\ , waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate st udents to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or di versity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a su ggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat a bout equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
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Eleven years ago\, I moved from the US to Vancouver for gr aduate school at UBC. Now post-PhD\, I've spent the past few years on facul ty as a Lecturer\, teaching classes in Developmental Psychology. I'm partic ularly interested in helping to make my classes (and other classes in the d epartment) more inclusive. I'd love to chat with you about any issues of in clusivity and equity-- plus if you're lucky\, I'll show you pictures of my cute baby!
LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/weekly-coffee-hour-with-lil lian-may/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191129T1326Z-1575033972.1311-EO-23845-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191128T230306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T230306Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191212T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191212T160000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Julia Van de Vondervoort DESCRIPTION: Young Children's Social and Moral Evaluations of Third-Party H elpers and Hinderers X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Young Children's Social and Moral Evaluations of Third-Party Helpers and Hinderers
Commit
tee:
Kiley Hamlin (Supervisor)
Ara Norenzayan
Azim
Shariff
Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Departm ent of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour.
Each week\, a different member of the departm ent’s Equit y Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for t he committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity an d diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Originally from Vancouver\ , I completed my undergrad in Ontario before the mountains drew me back to BC for my graduate studies. I can help you navigate equity and inclusion-re lated issues in the department\, such as figuring out how to work with the Centre for Accessibility or how to start conversations with your instructor (s) about inclusivity in the classroom.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-ell en-jopling-jan-9/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20190926T1324Z-1569504256.7136-EO-23286-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190925T191728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T232855Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200115T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200115T190000 SUMMARY: Neuropizza Seminar Series: Kota Mizumoto Lab DESCRIPTION: The Genetic Basis of Synapse Formation and Specificity X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Neu ropizza Seminar series is a great way to learn about the diverse neuro-rela ted research going on at UBC. This seminar series brings labs together in a ll disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars start with a short intro by the PI \, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Obviously\, pi zza is involved.
Schedule for the upcoming 2019/2020 season:< /strong>
DATES: Always on
Wednesdays
TIME: 5:30pm
LOCATION: DMCBH Koerner Labs Conference Room (Level 1\, 1 floor above ground)
INCENTIVE:
(in addition to knowledge & camaraderie\, of course)
Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Depart ment of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inc lusion Coffee Hour.
Each week\, a different member of the department’ s Equity Co mmittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the c ommittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and di versity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Growing up in Mont real\, I spent most of my adolescence trying to conceal the fact that I cam e from an Anglophone family—my friends were all French-speaking Quebec sepa ratists who I suspected would not respond well to that. Since then\, reliev ed of that burden\, I spent some years in Ontario and also in California. N ow I live in Vancouver with my wife and our daughter.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-kri stin-laurin-jan-16/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200107T0309Z-1578366567.9879-EO-24136-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200106T223929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T173558Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200120T120000 SUMMARY: Equity Coffee Hour with Jean Dong DESCRIPTION: Jean Dong\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Jean Do ng\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, is hosti ng this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour at Ike's Café.
Each wee k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, wai ting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate student s to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversi ty\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggest ion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
I graduate d with a B.A. in psychology earlier this year\, but I remain committed to m aking the department a more equitable\, inclusive\, and supportive communit y. In addition to coffee hours\, you can often catch me hanging around the lobby in Kenny. If you see me around\, feel free to say “hi" and chat with me about equity issues\, classes\, student life\, or anything else on your mind. :)
LOCATION:Ike's Cafe at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre GEO:49.267850;-123.253088 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-jea n-dong-jan-20/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_Social_Revised-768x402.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200107T0218Z-1578363485.033-EO-24138-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200106T230512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T230512Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200123T160000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Cindel White DESCRIPTION: The Cognitive Foundations and Prosocial Consequences of Belief in Karma and Gods. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Cognitive Foun dations and Prosocial Consequences of Belief in Karma and Gods
Mark Schaller
Ara Norenzayan
Kiley Ham
lin
Developing Language in a Developing Body: Interactions and C ascading Effects
In this talk\, Dr. Jana Iverson wil l present findings from two lines of research designed to illustrate ways i n which advances in motor skills provide foundational opportunities and exp eriences that benefit communicative and language development. The first dem onstrates how movement organizes experiences relevant for language learning . The second illustrates how movement shapes infants’ social interactions w ith objects and people in ways that generate rich language input beneficial for language development. Together\, these findings reveal how the achieve ment of new motor skills exerts far-reaching\, cascading effects on develop ment that extend beyond the individual to impact the behavior of social par tners and the broader communicative environment. Improving our understandin g of the dynamic linkages between early motor and communicative development in the context of the constant\, complex interplay between developing comm unicators and their environments will advance theory and research on early communicative and language development. It will also suggest novel targets for intervention for infants and toddlers with communication delays and cha llenges.
Dr. Ja na Iverson is Professor of Psychology\, Linguistics\, and Comm unication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. Her resea rch\, funded by NICHD\, NIDCD\, and Autism Speaks\, focuses primarily on th e interface between the development of early motor skills and the emergence of communication and language in typical development and in children with or at risk for developmental disorders. Dr. Iverson has published a co-edi ted book and more than 90 articles and book chapters. She is on the editor ial boards of the Journal of Child Language\, Language Learning and Dev elopment\, and Infancy. Since 1991\, she has served as an in ternational investigator at the CNR in Rome\, Italy. Dr. Iverson was award ed the University of Pittsburgh’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award in 2007 and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2018. She wa s recently named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/developmental-guest-talk-dr -jana-iverson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/GuestTalkWebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200108T0849Z-1578473346.0065-EO-24137-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200106T224828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T224847Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200128T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200128T120000 SUMMARY: Equity Coffee Hour with Benjamin Cheung DESCRIPTION: Benjamin Cheung\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s E quity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Benjami n Cheung\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour at Pearl Fever Tea Hous e.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee sho p on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or unde rgraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if y ou have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just wa nt to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Benjamin Cheung\, Faculty MemberI'm a lecturer in the Department of Psychology\, and I'm als
o the department's Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator. 80% of the time\, I'
m teaching research methods\, social psychology\, and cultural psychology.
20% of the time\, I'm on Twitter\, 90% of the time\, I'm learning how to de
colonize my teaching and the field psychology. I also try to sneak in some
gaming and hockey when possible (5%?). That makes me the most inefficient p
erson ever. If you want to chat - about school\, life\, teaching\, culture\
, racialized experiences\, or anything else\, come see me!
After studying engineering in Japan (B .Eng.\, Mathematical engineering\, 1986\, and M.Eng. Information engineerin g\, 1988\, from the University of Tokyo)\, I received a Ph.D. in psychology and linguistics from the University of Chicago in 1993. I joined Cognitive Anthropology Research Group (lead by Prof. Stephen Levinson) at the Max Pl anck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands as a postdoc (1993- 1994)\, then became a Senior Researcher (1994-2003) in the Language and Cog nition department of the Institute. At the Institute\, I founded and lead t he Gesture Project\, one of the research foci of the Institute\, for ten ye ars. Since 2003\, I have been a faculty member in the University of Bristol and then in the University of Birmingham. Since 2013\, I have been the Pro fessor of Psychology of Language at the University of Warwick. More.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/developmental-guest-talk-dr -kita-sotaro/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/GuestTalkWebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200124T0436Z-1579840615.0733-EO-24341-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200123T204758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T225236Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T113000 SUMMARY: Equity Coffee Hour with Mark Schaller DESCRIPTION: Mark Schaller\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Mark Schaller\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Co mmittee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café (in the CIRS b uilding).
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will b e stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty \, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn abou t existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can s hare it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the dep artment\, you’re welcome!
Mark Schaller\, Faculty Member
I’ve lived in a lot of places in my life (including Canada\, the U.S.\, Tanzania\, India\, Pakistan\, Sr i Lanka\, and France) and have been at UBC for more than twenty years–which is long enough to have seen a lot of changes\, and to have talked with lot s of other UBC folks about lots of different kinds of things pertaining to diversity\, equity and inclusion.
LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-mar k-schaller/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20191107T1539Z-1573141184.0954-EO-23670-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20191106T212529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T004222Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200206T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200206T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Niall Bolger DESCRIPTION: Dr. Bolger will speak on 'Causal Processes in Psychology are H eterogeneous.' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Niall Bolger\, Professor of Psychology at Col umbia University
Causal Processes in Psychology are Het erogeneous
All experimenters know that subjects do n ot respond uniformly to experimental treatments. Yet\, theories and practic es in psychology typically ignore this heterogeneity or treat it as error. Using data from multiple repeated-measures experiments\, I will illustrate in this talk the importance of experimental effect heterogeneity for theory \, methods\, analysis\, and best research practices.
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Niall Bolger\, PhD\, is a Professor of Psychology at Columb ia University in the city of New York\, where he directs the Columbia Coupl es lab and teaches courses on social relationships\, linear statistical mod els\, and longitudinal data analysis. His main research interests include a djustment processes in close relationships using intensive longitudinal met hods and laboratory-based studies of dyadic behaviour\, emotion and physiol ogy\, and personality processes as they are revealed in patterns of behavio ur\, emotion\, and physiology in daily life. He is also interested in stati stical methods for analyzing longitudinal and multilevel data. Dr. Bolger i s a Charter Member and Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science\ , a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and of the Soci ety for Personality and Social Psychology\, and a member of the Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program b rings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the s peakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the c hance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative to pics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge Douglas Kenny Building (Room 2510) GEO:0.000000;0.000000 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-niall-bolger- columbia-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Bolger_715X402FeatureImage-copy-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200204T0001Z-1580774485.3093-EO-24584-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200130T202153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T202226Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200207T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200207T150000 SUMMARY: PhD Dissertation Oral Examination: Courtney Bryce DESCRIPTION: The Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Acute Stress in Modulating Cognitive Flexibility and Decision-Making: Physiological and Be havioural Interactions with Mesolimbic Dopamine X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: The Role of Cortic otropin-Releasing Factor and Acute Stress in Modulating Cognitive Flexibili ty and Decision-Making: Physiological and Behavioural Interactions with Mes olimbic Dopamine
Committee:
Stan Floresco (Supe
rvisor)
Frances Chen
Liisa Galea
Each y
ear the Department of Psychology invites prospective graduate students to v
isit UBC’s Vancouver campus. During our recruitment event\, students are gi
ven an overview of the UBC Psychology graduate program and our research are
as.
Additionally\, individual meetings are scheduled for students to meet with faculty members and prospective supervisors who share their resea rch interests. Students also have a chance to socialize and to explore UBC and Vancouver.
Sunday \, February 9th
| 6:00 – 8:00pm | Student dinner Dinner for t he recruits and graduate student hosts at Nuba in Kitsilano (3316 W Broadwa y). |
Monday\, February 10th
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Pastries\, fruit\, coffee and t ea in Kenny 2510 - Suedfeld Lounge. |
| 9:30- 10:00am | Department Orientation Dr. Sheila Woody\, Associate Head of Graduate Affairs\, UBC Ps ychology will speak in Suedfeld Lounge. |
| 1 0:00am-12:00pm | 1st Faculty/Recruit timeslot This time is reserved for recruits to meet with their prosp ective supervisor and other relevant faculty members. |
| 12:00-1:15pm | Area Lunch The recruitment committee will be providing food. Each area will b e assigned a room for lunch. |
| 1:30-2:45pm | Data Blitz Facult y members from all over the department will give very brief (5 minutes) tal ks about their research in the Suedfeld Lounge. |
| 3:00-5:00pm | 2nd Faculty/Recruit times
lot This time is reserved for recruits to meet with thei r prospective supervisor and other faculty members if this wasn't completed in the first timeslot. This time can also be used for students in the labs to give lab tours and/or a campus tour. |
| 5:00pm | Lab dinner These are held at the discretion of the individual labs. |
Tuesday\, February 11th
| 10:00am – 2:00pm |
Optional 3rd Faculty/Recruit timeslot or Free Time < em>This time can be used for recruits to meet again with their prospective supervisor and other relevant faculty members (i.e. brunch meeting) Alternatively the recruitment committee will provide prospective st udents with suggestions of places to explore on their own\, if they desire (i.e. Granville Island\, Kits Beach\, etc). |
| 2:00-4:30pm | Trolley tour of Vancouver The tour will wind around Downtown and Stanley Park. The tour will begin and end at UBC. |
| 4:30-8:30pm | Beer on the Head or BoH Drinks and pizza will be served in the Suedfeld Lounge. All members of the departm ent are encouraged to attend. |
Should you n eed anything\, please don't hesitate to reach out to us!
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:The Department of Psychology - Douglas T. Kenny Building GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-2020-recruit ment-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/2020RecruitmentWEWEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200124T0438Z-1579840716.3732-EO-24347-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200123T205817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T225155Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200210T110000 SUMMARY: Equity Coffee Hour with Lucy De Souza DESCRIPTION: Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at JJ Bean. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Lucy De Souza\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Co mmittee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at JJ Bean.
Each week \, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee s hop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or un dergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related t o equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Lucy De Souza\, G
raduate StudentHi\, I’m Lucy De Souza a nd I’m a third year graduate student in social psychology. In my work\, I u se intersectional and Black feminist theory to study how multiple social id entities may distinctively shape women’s experiences in male-dominated fiel ds. Outside of the lab\, I dance\, spend too much time on the internet\, an d (like any Vancouver graduate student) enjoy chatting over coffee. Feel fr ee to come talk with me about your experiences in psych\, student life at U BC\, or anything else.
LOCATION:JJ Bean Coffee Roasters (2nd Floor) GEO:49.266805;-123.243263 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-luc y-de-souza/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200129T2159Z-1580335143.9464-EO-23288-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190925T193116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T214445Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200212T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200212T190000 SUMMARY: Neuropizza Seminar Series: Alex Rauscher Lab DESCRIPTION: Quantitative MRI for tissue damage and repair in the CNS X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Neu ropizza Seminar series is a great way to learn about the diverse neuro-rela ted research going on at UBC. This seminar series brings labs together in a ll disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars start with a short intro by the PI \, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Obviously\, pi zza is involved.
Schedule for 2020:
DATES:
Always on Wednesdays
TIME: 5:30pm
INCENTIVE: 
(in addition to knowledge & camaraderie\, of course)
Lillian May\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Comm ittee\, will be hosting an Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour at Loafe Cafe.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, g raduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a conc ern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing r esources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, yo u’re welcome!
Lillian May\, Faculty MemberEleven years ago\, I mov ed from the US to Vancouver for graduate school at UBC. Now post-PhD\, I’ve spent the past few years on faculty as a Lecturer\, teaching classes in De velopmental Psychology. I’m particularly interested in helping to make my c lasses (and other classes in the department) more inclusive. I’d love to ch at with you about any issues of inclusivity and equity– plus if you’re luck y\, I’ll show you pictures of my cute baby!
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-lil lian-may/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200222T0333Z-1582342430.5005-EO-24840-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200221T194021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T194339Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200304T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200304T120000 SUMMARY: Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour with Ellen Jopling DESCRIPTION: Ellen Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Cafe. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
El len Jopling\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, will be hosting this week’s Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour.
Each wee k\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee s hop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or un dergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related t o equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
El
len Jopling\, Graduate Student
Originally from Vancouver\, I completed my undergrad in Ontario before the mountains drew me back to BC for my graduate studies. I can help you navigate equity and inclusion-relat ed issues in the department\, such as figuring out how to work with the Cen tre for Accessibility or how to start conversations with your instructor(s) about inclusivity in the classroom.
Join us for an evening of chatting with fellow Psychology peers and faculty members. The event is designed to bridge the gap between students and faculty and welcomes both members and n on-members\, so come by the Suedfeld Lounge for some free food and socializ ing!
LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychology-students-associa tion-faculty-student-social/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/PSA-event.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200214T0043Z-1581641000.1084-EO-23290-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190925T194148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T223246Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200311T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200311T190000 SUMMARY: Neuropizza Seminar Series: Daniela Palombo Lab DESCRIPTION: Generalization of emotion: The transfer of negative valence to novel episodes X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Neu ropizza Seminar series is a great way to learn about the diverse neuro-rela ted research going on at UBC. This seminar series brings labs together in a ll disciplines of neuroscience. Seminars start with a short intro by the PI \, followed by several brief presentations from lab members. Obviously\, pi zza is involved.
Schedule for the upcoming 2019/2020 season:< /strong>
DATES: Always on
Wednesdays
TIME: 5:30pm
LOCATION: DMCBH Koerner Labs Conference Room (Level 1\, 1 floor above ground)
INCENTIVE:
(in addition to knowledge & camaraderie\, of course)
Dr. Eli Finkel\, Northwestern University
The All-Or-Nothing Mar riage
Historical shifts in the institution of marria ge in America have produced two major consequences. First\, the quality of average marriages has weakened over time. Second\, the quality of the best marriages has strengthened over time. In tandem\, these two consequences ha ve pushed marriage toward an all-or-nothing state. This presentation introd uces a theoretical framework for understanding these temporal shifts. It al so leverages this framework to integrate the empirical literature on intima te relationships and distill practical conclusions for relationship success .
Eli Finkel is the author of the bestselling book The All-Or-Nothing Marriage: Ho w the Best Marriages Work and a professor at Northwestern University\, where he has appointments in the psychology department and the Kellogg Sch ool of Management. He research studies focus on interpersonal attr action\, marriage\, conflict resolution\, and how our social relationships influence our goal achievement. In his role as director of Northwestern’s R elationships and Motivation Lab (RAMLAB)\, he has published ~150 scientific papers and is a contributor to the Op-Ed page of The New York Times. The Economist has identified him as "one of the leading lights in the realm of relationship psychology.”
Annually the Departm ent of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting progr am brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with t he speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have t he chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocativ e topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-eli-finkel-no rthwestern-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/815X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200222T0258Z-1582340330.2182-EO-24841-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200221T195702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T194425Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200313T150000 SUMMARY: Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour with Kristin Laurin DESCRIPTION: Kristin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Eq uity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loafe Cafe. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Kr istin Laurin\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\ , is hosting this week’s Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Equity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or underg raduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to eq uity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
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Growing up in Montreal\, I sp ent most of my adolescence trying to conceal the fact that I came from an A nglophone family—my friends were all French-speaking Quebec separatists who I suspected would not respond well to that. Since then\, relieved of that burden\, I spent some years in Ontario and also in California. Now I live i n Vancouver with my wife and our daughter.
LOCATION:Loafe Cafe- Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-and-inclusion-coffee -hour-with-kristin-laurin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200224T2045Z-1582577113.4591-EO-24844-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200221T204734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T173540Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200316T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200316T120000 SUMMARY: Cancelled! Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour with Jean Dong DESCRIPTION: Jean Dong\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Du e to the threat and risk of the COVID-19 outbreak\, this coffee hour with J ean Dong is cancelled.
Each week\, a different member of the departme nt’s Equity Committ ee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC Psych ology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the commit tee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversi ty in the department\, you’re welcome!
I graduated with a B.A. in psychology earlier this year\, but I remain comm
itted to making the department a more equitable\, inclusive\, and supportiv
e community. In addition to coffee hours\, you can often catch me hanging a
round the lobby in Kenny. If you see me around\, feel free to say “hi” and
chat with me about equity issues\, classes\, student life\, or anything els
e on your mind. 
Dr. Jenny Saffran\, University of Wisconsin-Madis on
Learning to understand: Statistical learning and inf ant language development
Infants rapidly develop fro m being naïve listeners\, who experience language as a sea of sounds\, to u nderstanding their native language(s). How does this remarkable learning pr ocess unfold? One potentially useful source of information lies in the stat istical patterns that characterize natural languages\, which signal structu res ranging from phonemes to words to grammatical structures. Over the past two decades\, researchers have demonstrated that infants are sensitive to myriad statistical regularities in language input. Beyond merely tracking t hese patterns\, how might infants use statistical regularities to su pport language development? In my presentation\, I will explore the hypothe sis that infants exploit statistical regularities in the service of efficie ntly learning and processing information in their environments. To this end \, I will present results from recent studies from my lab examining the rol e of statistical learning in infants’ uncertainty reduction behaviors (incl uding predictive processing\, error-based learning\, and active sampling). By learning to efficiently encode language input\, infants become increasin gly able to process their native language(s). I’ll conclude with a discuss ion of atypical developmental trajectories considered through the lens of s tatistical language learning.
Jenny Saffran is a Professor of Psychology a t the University of Wisconsin\, Madison. She specializes in language acquis ition and early cognitive development\, and she also conducts research on m usic cognition. She began her research career as a high school volunteer in an infant development lab at Swarthmore College and continued to study inf ant language development as an undergraduate at Brown University. She recei ved her PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester in 1997\, working with Elissa Newport and Richard Aslin. She has been a Pro fessor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1997\, where she runs t he Infant Learning Lab at the UW–Madison Waisman Center.
Annual ly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conver sations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-jenny-saffran -university-of-wisconsin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Saffran2019_20Colloquium_815X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200224T2045Z-1582577117.7062-EO-24847-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200221T205452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T132729Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200324T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200324T120000 SUMMARY: Cancelled! Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour with Benjamin Cheung DESCRIPTION: Benjamin Cheung\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s E quity Committee\, is hosting this week's Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Du e to the threat and risk of the COVID-19 outbreak\, this coffee hour with B enjamin Cheung has been cancelled.
Each week\, a different member of the department’s Eq uity Committee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting f or UBC Psychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to d rop by for a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, y ou can come to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion fo r the committee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and diversity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Benjamin Cheung\, Faculty MemberI ’m a lecturer in the Department of Psychology\, and I’m also the department ’s Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator. 80% of the time\, I’m teaching resea rch methods\, social psychology\, and cultural psychology. 20% of the time\ , I’m on Twitter\, 90% of the time\, I’m learning how to decolonize my teac hing and the field psychology. I also try to sneak in some gaming and hocke y when possible (5%?). That makes me the most inefficient person ever. If y ou want to chat – about school\, life\, teaching\, culture\, racialized exp eriences\, or anything else\, come see me!
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Pearl Fever Tea House GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-coffee-hour-with-ben jamin-cheung/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200229T0517Z-1582953474.1079-EO-24911-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200228T185554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200315T185904Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200330T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200330T113000 SUMMARY: Cancelled! Equity & Inclusion Coffee Hour with Mark Schaller DESCRIPTION: Mark Schaller\, a member of the Department of Psychology’s Equ ity Committee\, will be hosting an Equity Coffee Hour at Loop Café. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Du e to the threat and risk of the COVID-19 outbreak\, this coffee hour with M ark Schaller is cancelled.
Each week\, a different member of the depa rtment’s Equity Com mittee will be stationed at a coffee shop on campus\, waiting for UBC P sychology faculty\, staff\, graduate or undergraduate students to drop by f or a chat. If you have a concern related to equity or diversity\, you can c ome to learn about existing resources\, if you have a suggestion for the co mmittee you can share it\, or if you just want to chat about equity and div ersity in the department\, you’re welcome!
Mark Schaller\, Faculty Member
I’ve lived in a lot of places in my life (including Canada\, the U.S.\, Tanzania\, India\, Pakist an\, Sri Lanka\, and France) and have been at UBC for more than twenty year s–which is long enough to have seen a lot of changes\, and to have talked w ith lots of other UBC folks about lots of different kinds of things pertain ing to diversity\, equity and inclusion.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Loop Café GEO:49.269076;-123.254727 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/equity-inclusion-coffee-hou r-with-mark-schaller/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/Social-General-1200-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200320T1026Z-1584699991.3308-EO-25058-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200319T193741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T194113Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200330T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200330T140000 SUMMARY: Reddit AMA: Ask CREST.BD anything on World Bipolar Day! DESCRIPTION: Ask CREST.BD anything on World Bipolar Day on r/IAmA. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
A diverse panel of experts from CREST.BD \, including Department of Psychology's Steven Barnes will be responding to all bipolar questions from the u/CREST_BD Reddit account on r/IAmA.
For more information on the AMA\, click here.
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Dr. Beauchaine earned his undergraduate degree in p sychology from Portland State University\, and his Ph.D. in clinical psycho logy\, with a quantitative minor\, from Stony Brook University. He complete d his clinical internship at the University of California at San Diego Scho ol of Medicine. He is past recipient of both the American Psychological Ass ociation Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to P sychology and the American Psychological Association Mid-Career Award for O utstanding Contributions to Benefit Children\, Youth\, and Families. He has served on numerous editorial boards\, and as Associate Editor for Developm ent and Psychopathology and Psychophysiology. He served on the National Ins titute of Mental Health National Advisory Council Workgroup on Tasks and Me asures for the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)\, and is a member of the Nat ional Institute of Mental Health Science of Behavior Change (SoBC) Research Network. His research addresses neural underpinnings of and development of behavioral impulsivity\, emotion dysregulation\, and intentional self-inju ry in children\, adolescents\, and adults.
Annually the Departm ent of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting progr am brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with t he speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have t he chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocativ e topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-theodore-beau chaine-ohio-state-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/815X402FeatureImage-copy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200308T0125Z-1583630722.1966-EO-24978-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200306T192436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T203012Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200402T170000 SUMMARY: Cancelled! Guest Talk: Dr. Anthony Singhal\, University of Alberta DESCRIPTION: Dr. Anthony Sighal is from the Department of Psychology\, and Neuroscience & Mental Health Institute at the University of Alberta. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The relationship between attenti on and emotion: evidence from multimodal imaging in youth and adults with a nd without mental health concerns.
There is clear evidence suggesting that attention and emotion interactio ns are associated with specific responses in major brain networks and syste ms. For example\, research has shown that dorsal structures in the brain su ch as lateral parietal and dorsal lateral prefrontal regions play a signifi cant role in the control of attention\, whereas ventral structures includin g the amygdala\, ventral medial prefrontal\, and ventral lateral regions ar e associated with emotion processing. In some disorders such as depression\ , there is evidence that there may be dysregulation of function in the same neural circuits. Using a multimodal brain imaging approach\, our research team has further examined the nature of attention and emotion interactions in youth suffering from mental health disorders\, as well as in healthy you th and adults. In this talk I will show data from four recent experiments u sing fMRI\, DTI\, EEG/ERP\, and simultaneously recorded fMRI-EEG/ERP. In tw o of our studies we employed an emotional oddball paradigm that consisted o f interleaved emotional distractors and non-emotional target stimuli. This task permitted us to examine emotional responses\, non-emotional responses\ , and the effects that one type of response has on the other. Two other stu dies examined neuroanatomical differences in patient populations compared t o healthy participants\, along with markers of resting state as a function of individual differences. Taken together\, our results show temporal and s patial dynamics of attention and emotion interactions in the brain\, as wel l as functional and anatomical evidence of attentional and affective dysfun ction related to emotional reactivity and cognition.
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As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate c ommunity\, the Psychology Students’ Ass ociation of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to announce the 22nd Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference to be held on Friday\, April 3 and Saturday\, April 4.
The mission is to provid e a professional environment for undergraduate researchers to showcase thei r work\, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, and contribute to t he scientific community. We strongly encourage all undergraduate researcher s who have spearheaded any form of Psychology research during the 2019-2020 academic year to apply to present at this conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity for the presenter to exhibit their resea rch\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching experience .
The event will include a special keynote speaker\, showcase of unde rgraduate students’ research\, professors\, UBC community\, and refreshment s to keep the energy going.
If you are interested for applying to t he 22nd Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC)\, < a href="https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3abGUurNWiQ8wM5?fbclid=Iw AR0fqE3askLS4De_2KWLyeLutsBvIWpt2B8fKaGHhaM6F8-OTmkpje77b5M&fbclid=IwAR1Sci HC7N6-vCrTPTFnpwSKbO_yzH2QRcCgz4pXaltWIWWCKOr1cFUXkpI">apply here.
< p> CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:UBC's Earth Sciences Building (ESB): atrium + rooms 1012/1013 GEO:49.262848;-123.251892 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2020-psychology-undergradua te-research-conference-purc/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/PURC-photo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200228T1010Z-1582884653.3971-EO-24896-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200227T170640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T150834Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200404T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200404T190000 SUMMARY: Cancelled: 2020 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC ) DESCRIPTION: Join UBC's Psychology Students’ Association and Department of Psychology at the 22nd annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Confere nce. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_24883" align="alig
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As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate c ommunity\, the Psychology Students’ Ass ociation of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to announce the 22nd Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference to be held on Friday\, April 3 and Saturday\, April 4.
The mission is to provid e a professional environment for undergraduate researchers to showcase thei r work\, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, and contribute to t he scientific community. We strongly encourage all undergraduate researcher s who have spearheaded any form of Psychology research during the 2019-2020 academic year to apply to present at this conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity for the presenter to exhibit their resea rch\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching experience .
The event will include a special keynote speaker\, showcase of unde rgraduate students’ research\, professors\, UBC community\, and refreshment s to keep the energy going.
If you are interested for applying to t he 22nd Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC)\, < a href="https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3abGUurNWiQ8wM5?fbclid=Iw AR0fqE3askLS4De_2KWLyeLutsBvIWpt2B8fKaGHhaM6F8-OTmkpje77b5M&fbclid=IwAR1Sci HC7N6-vCrTPTFnpwSKbO_yzH2QRcCgz4pXaltWIWWCKOr1cFUXkpI">apply here.
< p> CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:UBC's Earth Sciences Building (ESB): atrium + rooms 1012/1013 GEO:49.262848;-123.251892 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2020-psychology-undergradua te-research-conference-purc-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/PURC-photo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3835-EO-23164-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20190917T184447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T214651Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200423T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200423T193000 SUMMARY: Cancelled! Quinn Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Lynn Nadel DESCRIPTION: Dr. Lynn Nadel will be presenting his research on 'Hippocampal Cognitive Maps: Memory and Context'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Department of Psychology recognizes the urgent need to keep our students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and guests safe—and we want to minim ize transmission in the community by limiting close contact with others at this time.
The Quinn Memorial Lecture will be resc heduled to a later date and we look forward to hosting you at the reschedul ed event.
For informatio n on how UBC continues to monitor the development of the situation\, includ ing resources\, click here.
Hippocampal Cognitive Maps: Memory and Context
The cognitive map theory assigns critical fu nctions in exploration\, spatial cognition and context memory to the mammal ian hippocampus. This talk will explore the historical background to the th eory\, and its implications for the organization of memory in the brain acr oss the lifespan. Unique features of hippocampal anatomy and circuitry will be described and related to the creation and maintenance of cognitive maps \, and their role in supporting context memory. The importance of hippocamp al maps for both recent and remote contextual memories will be emphasized.< /p>
Dr. Lynn Nadel is currently Regents' Professor Em
eritus of Psychology and Cognitive Science. His work has focused on the fun
ctions of the hippocampus in memory and spatial cognition\, leading to sign
ificant contributions in the study of stress and memory\, sleep and memory\
, memory reconsolidation\, and the mental retardation observed in Down synd
rome. He has promulgated\, with collaborators\, two highly influential theo
ries in cognitive neuroscience: the cognitive map theory of hippocampal fun
ction\, and the multiple trace theory of memory. He was the co-recipient in
2005 of the Grawemeyer Prize in Psychology (for the “cognitive map” theory
) and received the National Down Syndrome Society’s Award for Research (200
6)\, the Sisley-Lejeune International Prize for Research on Intellectual Di
sability (2013)\, the Society for Experimental Psychologist’s Lifetime Achi
evement Award (2016)\, the Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the Ame
rican Psychological Foundation (2017)\, the William James Fellow Award from
the Association of Psychological Societies (2019)\, and the Distinguished
Scientific Contribution award from the American Psychological Association (
2020). His research\, published in over 200 journal articles\, chapters and
books\, has been supported by grants from NIMH\, NSF\, NICHD\, NINDS and s
everal private foundations. He is a Fellow of the Association of Psychologi
cal Societies\, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and
the Society of Experimental Psychologists. At the University of Arizona he
served as Head of the Psychology Department for 13 years (1989 – 2002)\, c
ontributing to the emergence of the department as one of the strongest on c
ampus\, and in the top 20% nationally. He also served in the role of Interi
m Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the early 1990s\, has several t
imes been Chair of the University-wide Strategic Planning and Budget Adviso
ry Committee\, and served for 4 years as Chair of the Faculty.
The annual Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC Psych ology community and friends for an evening of dialogue and a chance to lear n first-hand about some of the most innovative psychology research from ren owned experts. The lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our depar tment from prominent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). Learn more.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/quinn-memorial-lecture-feat uring-dr-lynn-nadel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/QML20202_EventVisuals_Event-Feature-image-copy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200212T2030Z-1581539443.3876-EO-24676-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200212T190823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T151121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200428T190000 SUMMARY: Cancelled: Emotion Fest 4.0 DESCRIPTION: Join the UBC Emotion Research Group Committee at the fourth an nual Emotion Fest. This event features an afternoon workshop\, with about f ive 40-minute talks and Q&A. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the UBC Emotion Research Group Committee at the fourth annual Emotion Fest.
This event features an afternoon workshop\, with five 40-minute talks and time for Q&A. The afternoon includes a
coffee break and finish with a department reception.
Feel free to contact Rebecca Todd if you have any questi ons.
- The UBC Emotion Research Group Committee
Rebecca
Todd
Jessica Tracy
Grace Truong
Joey Manaligod
Eric Mer
cadante
On September 8\, join us for our first "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit.
A diverse team of people from the p sychology community will be responding to your questions from u/UBCPsych. You can also find us at < a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/">r/UBC.
This is a chance fo r new and returning students to ask us questions about our psychology progr ams\, student resources\, research opportunities\, life as an RA\, student clubs\, and much more\, in real time.
Meet the psychology people taki ng part and learn about the kinds of questions they can answer!
Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes is an Assoc
iate Professor of Teaching and Associate Head\, Undergraduate Affairs in UB
C’s Department of Psychology. He is known for his work related to online le
arning technologies (e.g.\,
Ask me about:
< ul>Benjamin Cheung
Benjamin Cheung is a Lecturer and Indigenous In
itiatives Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at UBC. His research
interests include scholarship of teaching and learning\, service and experi
ential learning\, cultural psychology\, and student engagement.
Deborah Gia
schi
Deborah Giaschi is a Professor in the Depar
tment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences\, and an associate member of the
Department of Psychology where she teaches courses on sensory systems and
perceptual processing. She is the recipient of a Killam Teaching Prize. Her
research at BC Children’s Hospital examines the typical and atypical devel
opment of vision and of reading. She is also the coordinator for the NSERC
Undergraduate Student Research Awards competition in the Faculty of Medicin
e.
Ask me about:
Kiley Hamlin
Kiley Hamlin is a Professor in the
Department of Psychology at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Developmental
Psychology. Her work explores the earliest developmental origins of the hu
man moral sense\, by examining precursors to moral cognition and action in
preverbal infants.
Ask m e about:
Jay Hosking
Jay Hosking is a Lecturer in UBC’s Department of Psychology
where he teaches a number of courses related to neuroscience and psychology
. He is also the advisor for the BSc Behavioural Neuroscience program.
Ask me about:
Toni Schmader
<
span style="font-weight: 400\;">Toni Schmader is a Professor in the Department of Psychology
at UBC with expertise in Social Psychology. She is the Director of the Eng
endering Success in STEM Consortium. She is the Director of the Social Iden
tity Lab where she examines how people are affected by various social ident
ities\, stereotypes\, and biases.
Ask me about:
Eva Zysk
Eva Zysk i
s a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and at Vantage College\, UBC.
Her research interest include contamination fears in OCD\, virtual reality
therapy for Social Anxiety\, and student presentation anxiety. She has rece
ived awards for her teaching\, including the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Awa
rd. She is passionate about helping students settle into and enjoy universi
ty.
Carolyn Baer
Carolyn Baer is a PhD Candidate in D
evelopmental Psychology at UBC working with Drs. Darko Odic and Susan Birch
. Her research explores the cognitive building blocks that allow children t
o learn efficiently about the world\, including critical thinking skills an
d social reasoning.
Ask me about :
Joshua Cunningham\, President\, Psychology Students' Association
Josh is a 4th
year B.Sc Behavioural Neuroscience Student in the Psychology Department at
UBC and the current president of the PSA. With the PSA\, Josh strives to cr
eate a community for the Psychology department with his team by organizing
social events throughout the year. Through academic events\, the team also
brings together knowledgeable experts to help the professional and academic
development of students in the PSA and hosts an undergraduate research con
ference at the end of the year. He has volunteered in the Behavioural Neuro
genetics lab with Dr. Catharine Rankin and wrote a thesis last year investi
gating how nociceptor stimulation in C. elegans development affects
habituation. Outside of school Josh spends his time volunteering at Mount S
aint Joseph Hospital as well as with St. John Ambulance as a first aid atte
ndant.
Ask me about:
Abhi Dasgupta\, Psi Chi Co-President
Abhi is a 3rd Year B.A Psyc
hology student with a minor in Education (Interpersonal Development) at the
University of British Columbia. He is currently a research assistant in T
he Depression\, Anxiety\, and Stress lab with Dr Joelle LeMoult studying th
e peripheral biology that characterizes co-occurring depression and anxiety
. Abhi was also a Wellness Peer at the UBC Wellness Center. He is intereste
d in providing undergraduate students with academic and professional develo
pment opportunities at the University of British Columbia.
Ask me about:
Jia Yu e He\, 4th Year\, BA Honours StudentJia Yue is a 4th year BA Honours student in psychology and Engli sh. She is the laboratory manager of the Social Accuracy Lab of Dr. Jeremy Biesanz\, has held a Quinn Research Assistantship and volunteers at the MAG IC lab (investigating the effects of demotivating influences on people of d iffering socioeconomic statuses) under the supervision of Dr. Kristin Lauri n\, and will be joining the Social Identity Lab as a research assistant inv estigating how gender norms affect LGBTQ+ individuals. She is deeply intere sted in interdisciplinary approaches to studying social issues\, the social impact of academic research\, education\, rhetoric and language.
Ask me about:
Griffin Rutledge\, 4th Year\, BSc Behavioural Neuroscience Honours Student . Under the supervision of Dr. Stan Floresco and Graduate Student Nicole Jenni\, he completed his third year t hesis investigating the functional role of the mOFC-DMS pathway in risk/rew ard decision making. In his final year\, he will be working in the Soma Lab studying the role of maternal sucrose intake on offspring behaviour\, neur odevelopment\, and neurosteroid regulation.
Ask me about:
Victoria Wardell
V
ictoria is a 4th year B.A.Hons in Psychology student at the University of B
ritish Columbia. She currently holds an NSERC URSA in the Memory and Imagin
ation laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Daniela Palombo. She further
volunteers at the Depression\, Anxiety and Stress lab as a study coordinato
r\, Coping with Neurological Symptoms lab as a study lead\, and Body Health
and Aging lab as a research assistant. Through these experiences she has g
ained experience in all aspects of research\, from designing studies to pub
lishing peer-reviewed articles and presenting at international conferences.
In addition\, Victoria is passionate about furthering diversity and inclus
ivity in the field\, and has co-founded a journal club beginning this year
at UBC that highlights the work of people of colour\, LGBTQ\, and other min
orities in psychology.
Ask me ab out:
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D r. Natasha Rajah-Moir\, Professor\, Department of Psychiatry\, McGill Unive rsity
Sex Differences in Brain Aging and Memory-Re lated Brain Function
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. T he goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorsh ip for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. S peakers will present their research regarding the biological\, psychologica l\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their e ffects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes tal ks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm ( PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to regis trants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please en sure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registra tion list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% o f our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of th e series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log into the mee ting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-seminar-serie s-sex-differences-in-brain-aging-and-memory-related-brain-function/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.389-EO-25995-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200710T162624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T004047Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200917T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200917T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Tom Griffiths\, Princeton University DESCRIPTION: Join us for a talk on 'Modeling cognitive processes as the rat ional use of limited resources'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Tom Griffiths\, Professor of Psychology and Cognitiv e Science at Princeton University
Modeling cognitive pr ocesses as the rational use of limited resources
https: //youtu.be/Qy5g_FsKAM8
Rational models of cognition provide a way to understand behavior in terms of the ideal solutions to com putational problems. However\, as psychologists\, we are not just intereste d in behavior. We also want to understand the cognitive processes that give rise to that behavior. Classic theories of rationality have nothing to say about this: rationality is defined by the actions an agent takes. However\ , by considering an agent who has access to limited computational resources \, we can ask how that agent should rationally make the best use of those r esources to determine the appropriate action. The resulting framework\, whi ch we call “resource rationality\,” provides a way to reconcile heuristics and rationality\, and a tool for deriving new models of cognitive processes . I will illustrate this approach using examples from the study of decision -making and planning.
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Dr. Griffiths is int erested in developing mathematical models of higher level cognition\, and u nderstanding the formal principles that underlie our ability to solve the c omputational problems we face in everyday life. His current focus is on ind uctive problems\, such as probabilistic reasoning\, le arning causal relationships\, acquiring and usin g language\, and inferring the structure of categor ies. Dr. Griffiths tries to analyze these aspects of human cognition by comparing human behavior to optimal or "rational" solutions to the underly ing computational problems. For inductive problems\, this usually means exp loring how ideas from artificial intelligence\, machine learning\, and stat istics (particularly Bayesian statistics) connect to human cognition. These interests sometimes lead him into other areas of research such as nonparametric Bayesian statistics and formal models of cultural evolution.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This ex citing program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversa tions with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. Y ou’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range o f provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-tom-grif fiths/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/2020-Colloquia-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200826T2342Z-1598485336.0226-EO-26392-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200826T193003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T165259Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200921T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200921T170000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Rethinking estrogen\, yet again: The science and politics o f hormone therapy in menopause DESCRIPTION: Join the Women's Health Research Cluster in their first event in a ten-part virtual Women's Brain Health Conference series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women's Health Research Cluster in their first event in a ten-part virtual Women's Brain Health Conference series. Throug h a fire-side chat\, guest speaker Dr. Carol Tavris and Cluster Lead Dr. Liisa Galea will engage in a dee p conversation about hormone therapy research and explore how politics has impacted widespread adoption of this treatment in Canada. Attendees will al so get a chance to join the conversation during a live Q&A period.
Fo r more information\, visit the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-rethinking-estrogen-yet-a gain-the-science-and-politics-of-hormone-therapy-in-menopause/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/Womens-Brain-Health-Virtual-Conference-Series.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2131Z-1598650306.9619-EO-26416-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T173803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T182520Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200928T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: P erimenopause—Women’s Misunderstood\, Confusing and Long Midlife Transition DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align="alig
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Hosted by the Wom
en's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Jerilynn Prior\, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism\, University of British Columbia
Perimenopause—Women’s Misunder stood\, Confusing and Long Midlife Transition
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary rese arch on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplin ary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in w omen’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar wi ll feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Monday s from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of co mpletion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, s o please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the th e Women's Health Research Cluster we bsite.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-perimenopause-womens-misunderstood-confusi ng-and-long-midlife-transition/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2203Z-1598652236.015-EO-26417-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T173959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T191924Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201019T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: S ex Differences in Ischemic Stroke and the Impact of Menopause DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Farida Sohrabji\, Regents Professor & Interim Department Head\, Texas A&M University
Sex Differences in I schemic Stroke and the Impact of Menopause
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster \, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary researc h on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s hea lth research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the bio logical\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in wome n’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer per iod.
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, st aff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays f rom 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details wil l be sent out to registrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals th at are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of compl etion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so p lease log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the W omen's Health Research Cluster websi te.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-title-tbd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200922T0741Z-1600760509.5873-EO-26519-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200921T165606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T172515Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201026T104500 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Middle Age\, Menopause\, and Health DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from four renowne d speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to middle age\, menopa use and women's health. Dr. Karyn Frick will chair the event and facilitate conversation.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Resear ch Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-middle-age-menopause-and- health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200719T2143Z-1595194998.1343-EO-25996-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200710T163814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T183329Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201029T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201029T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Ted Beauchaine\, Ohio State University DESCRIPTION: Environmental adversity and suicidal behaviors in adult men an d preadolescent girls with ADHD: Implications for prevention X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Ted Beauchaine\, Professor o f Psychology\, Ohio State University.
Environmental adv ersity and suicidal behaviors in adult men and preadolescent girls with ADH D: Implications for prevention
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HDqQhZgOouo
For many years\, suicide rates h ave been highest among adult men. Although this continues to be the case\, suicides have increased 300% in the past 15 years among 10- to 14-year-old girls. Despite high and increasing rates of suicidal behaviors among men an d girls\, however\, predicting suicide remains difficult given its generall y low base rate. I will present data showing that both adult men and preado lescent girls with ADHD are especially vulnerable to suicidal behaviors whe n they encounter certain adversities in life\, including financial distress and physical/sexual abuse\, respectively. These data hold considerable pro mise toward identifying who should receive targeted prevention programs in these very different high-risk groups.
For anyone who wants to read o ne or more papers before the event:
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Ted Bea
uchaine[/caption]
Dr. Beauchaine earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Portland State University\, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology\, with a quantitative minor\, from Stony Brook University. He completed his clinical internship at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine . He is past recipient of both the American Psychological Association Disti nguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology and the American Psychological Association Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Con tributions to Benefit Children\, Youth\, and Families. He has served on num erous editorial boards\, and as Associate Editor for Development and Psycho pathology and Psychophysiology. He served on the National Institute of Ment al Health National Advisory Council Workgroup on Tasks and Measures for the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)\, and is a member of the National Institut e of Mental Health Science of Behavior Change (SoBC) Research Network. His research addresses neural underpinnings of and development of behavioral im pulsivity\, emotion dysregulation\, and intentional self-injury in children \, adolescents\, and adults.
Annually the Department of Psychol ogy hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us t ogether outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we ’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to h ear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-ted-beau chaine/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/2020_21ColloquiumVisualsTed_715X402FeatureImageWeb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201029T1650Z-1603990208.9335-EO-26692-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201027T180534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T203446Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201101 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology United Way Fundraiser: Virtual Pumpkin Decorating E vent DESCRIPTION: Get in on some safe and spooky fun this halloween\, while givi ng back! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Please note: the pump kin submissions with be displayed on this web page along with your preferred name.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-united-way-f undraiser-virtual-pumpkin-decorating-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/UWfeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2331Z-1598657516.2028-EO-26418-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T174143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T175223Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201102T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: L ove\, Life\, and Family: Safer conception care for HIV sero-different coup les who desire children in Uganda DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Angela Kaida\, Associate Professor\, Health Sciences\, Simon Fraser Univ ersity
Love\, Life\, and Family: Safer conception care for HIV sero-different couples who desire children in Uganda
Hosted by the Women's Health Re search Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature mu ltidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to pr ovide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a bro ad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their res earch regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outco mes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested fa culty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be h
eld Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicat
ed. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
< p>Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-love-life-and-family-safer-conception-care -for-hiv-sero-different-couples-who-desire-children-in-uganda/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200826T2341Z-1598485317.2878-EO-26390-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200826T182547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200826T182809Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201104T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201104T123000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Tri-cluster Research Day: The Fu ture of Health DESCRIPTION: Join the Women's Research Cluster for a Day of Research focuse d on the future of health. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women's Research Cluster for a Day of Research fo cused on the future of health.
Discover various research act ivities conducted by students and trainees from some of UBC’s Research Exce llence Clusters. Students from the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Dis ease\, Women's Health and Biomedical Imaging and AI clusters will present p osters that address the Future of Health.
Join the Women's Research C luster for a virtual morning of multi-disciplinary exploration as our stude nts address pressing questions around the future of health.
The day w ill include:
For more information\, visit the Wom en's Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-tri-cluster-research-day-the-future-of-health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/Tri-Cluster-Research-Day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200922T0741Z-1600760509.6125-EO-26521-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200921T165807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T172558Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201116T100000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Special Presentations DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three commun ity stakeholders that fiercly advocate for women's health in Canada.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-special-presentations/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2132Z-1598650377.6693-EO-26419-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T174404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T175254Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201116T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: S tress\, Reproduction and Beyond DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Pablo Nepomnaschy\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Health Sciences\, S imon Fraser University
Stress\, Reproduction and B eyond
Hosted by the Wo men's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees \, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will pr esent their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural \, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women ’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\ , interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the sem inars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless ot herwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before t he event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reaso ns\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Atten dance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-stress-reproduction-and-beyond/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201110T1919Z-1605035955.2041-EO-26800-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201110T185843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T205732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201128 SUMMARY: Picture a Scientist Screening and Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION: Picture a Scientist chronicles the rise of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists and provides new perspectives o n how to make science itself more diverse\, equitable\, and open to all. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Picture a Scientist is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists and provide s new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse\, equitable\, and open to all.
Featuring geologist Jane Willenbring\, chemist Rayc helle Burks\, and biologist Nancy Hopkins\, as well as key social scientist s working to understand and reduce gender bias in the sciences\, Picture a Scientist brings diversity in science into sharp view at a critical time. The current pandemic is a c all to action for scientists to work together globally\, with a multitude o f different perspectives\, to defeat COVID-19. For too long\, women and oth er minorities in science have been left out or driven out\, stymied by a sy stem of harassment\, discrimination\, and general bias.
After watchin g the film virtually between November 25-27\, please join us for a panel di scussion on November 27 via Zoom with several UBC women scientists as they discuss the film and their own personal experiences.
RSVP to receive the link to the film and Zoom discussion (limited to 300 part icipants from the UBC community due to Zoom meeting capaci ty)
Event hosted in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghi an Centre for Brain Health\, Life Sciences Institute and the Department of Psychology.
Dr. Haki
ma Moukhles
Associate Professor\, Department of Cellular
and Physiological Sciences
Dr. Shernaz
Bamji
Associate Director\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for
Brain Health
Professor\, Department of Cellular and Physiolo
gical Sciences
Dr. Bamji has a long-standing interest in underst anding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural connectivity and synaptic plasticity. Her work has provided valuable information about fundamental mechanisms underlying learning and memory\, as well as how thes e processes are perturbed in diseased states.
Dr. Liisa Galea
Professor\, Department of Psychology
Direc
tor of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Dr. Galea’s research investigates how sex hormones influence brain health and disease in both f emales and males. The main goal of her research is to improve brain health for women and men by examining the influence of sex and sex hormones on nor mal and diseased brain states such as depression and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Sheila Teves
Assistant Professor\, Depar
tment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Teves’ research studies how transcription is maintained and altered over time using the mod el system of mouse embryonic stem cells. The long-term goal of her research is to understand the mechanisms governing transcriptional memory over mult iple time scales.
Dr. Carolina Tropini
Assi
stant Professor\, School of Biomedical Engineering/Department of Microbiolo
gy & Immunology
Dr. Tropini’s interests lie at the nexus of medi cine\, microbial biophysics and engineering. Working in the field of the gu t microbiota\, she is applying novel tools to longstanding questions regard ing the stability of microbial communities and their response to perturbati ons during disease.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/picture-a-scientist-screeni ng-and-panel-discussion/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/PictureScientist.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2342Z-1598658173.3001-EO-26420-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T174613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T175337Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201130T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: I ssues for Adolescent Girls and Young Women with Epilepsy DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Anita Datta\, Clinical Assistant Professor\, Department of Pediatrics\, University of British Columbia
Issues for Adolesce nt Girls and Young Women with Epilepsy
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, T he Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary tra ining and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biologi cal\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feat ure 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\ , and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event. When registering for a s eminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that a re on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who att end at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completio n at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so pleas e log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women 's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-issues-for-adolescent-girls-and-young-wome n-with-epilepsy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201122T0052Z-1606006336.3974-EO-26522-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201121T180321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T173346Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201204T103000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Women and Mental Health DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series\, which brings attentio n to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scient ific and commercial communities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renowned speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to women and mental health. For more information\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renown ed speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to women and mental h ealth.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Research Clust er website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-women-and-mental-health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T0050Z-1598662254.3668-EO-26421-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T184753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185153Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201207T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: I ntergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence and Gender: Walking in T heir Footsteps DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Nisha Malhotra\, Faculty member\, Vancouver School of Economics\, Univer sity of British Columbia
Intergenerational Transmi ssion of Domestic Violence and Gender: Walking in Their Footsteps
Hosted by the Women's Health Re search Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature mu ltidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to pr ovide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a bro ad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their res earch regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outco mes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested fa culty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be h
eld Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicat
ed. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
< p>Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-intergenerational-transmission-of-domestic -violence-and-gender-walking-in-their-footsteps/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T0346Z-1598672816.221-EO-26422-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T185052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185208Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210111T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: B eyond “Women’s Cancers”?: How and Why Gender Matters in the Design of Medic ally and Culturally Competent Cancer Research & Systems of Care DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Mary K. Bryson\, Professor\, Department of Language and Literacy Educati on (LLED)\, Faculty of Education\, University of British Columbia
Beyond "Women's Cancers"?: How and Why Gender Matters in th e Design of Medically and Culturally Competent Cancer Research & Systems of Care
Hosted by the Wo men's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees \, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will pr esent their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural \, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women ’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\ , interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the sem inars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless ot herwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before t he event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reaso ns\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Atten dance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-beyond-womens-cancers-how-and-why-gender-m atters-in-the-design-of-medically-and-culturally-competent-cancer-research/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210116T0105Z-1610759128.3556-EO-27075-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210115T234301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T200913Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210123T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Janet Werker DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Janet Werker for a talk on 'Bilingual Babies' to lear n about the remarkable ways children learn languages. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Janet F. Werker\, University Killam Professor & Canada Research Chair
Bilingual Babies
While most research to date has focused on babies growing up with only a single language\, around the world – and especially in Vancouver – many babies grow up with two or more languages spoken in the home. In this talk. Dr. Werker will share what we’ve learned about the simultaneous acquisitio n of two languages\, the remarkable ways children keep their languages sepa rate while acquiring each – starting early in infancy – and address some o f the myths and concerns people have about bilingual learning.
Missed this talk? Watch a recording of the lecture below:
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iiumjL0tk[/embed]
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-saturday-series -with-dr-janet-werker/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/EDRGTalkSeriesDigitalAssets_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201203T0805Z-1606982722.8311-EO-26524-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201121T180637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T184904Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210125T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210125T100000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Workshop DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from two incredib le speakers who will debunk myths about the mind-body connection and how it relates to women's health.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2142Z-1598650955.8338-EO-26424-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T190515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185223Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210125T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: P artnering with Policy Makers to Make an Impact in Women’s Health Research DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Sarah Munro\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gyna ecology\, University of British Columbia and a Scientist with the Centre fo r Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences\, University of British Columbia< /p>
Partnering with Policy Makers to Make an Impact in Women's Health Research
Hoste d by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Hea lth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s healt h. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and ment orship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topic s. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological\, psycholo gical\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and the ir effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The ser ies is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees .
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00 pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to r egistrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, pleas e ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our regi stration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 9 0% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end o f the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Rese arch Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-partnering-with-policy-makers-to-make-an-i mpact-in-womens-health-research/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T0112Z-1598663525.562-EO-26425-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T190827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185239Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210208T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: E strogenic Regulation of Memory Consolidation: Neural Mechanisms and Implica tions for Women’s Health DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Karyn Frick\, Distinguished Professor of Psychology\, University of Wisc onsin Milwaukee
Estrogenic Regulation of Memory Co nsolidation: Neural Mechanisms and Implications for Women’s Health
Hosted by the Women's Health R esearch Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature m ultidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to p rovide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a br oad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their re search regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic an d social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outc omes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested f aculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be
held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indica
ted. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event. Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarde
d a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken
during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name. Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website. Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi
ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on
language\, learning and social development! Dr. Kiley Hamlin\, Professor & Canada Research Chair How do babies evaluate people? Ba
bies’ worlds are filled with different kinds of people\, who engage in all
sorts of different behaviours. How and when are babies capable of understan
ding how people act and interact? This talk will highlight some key researc
h findings from the Centre for Infant Cognition\, suggesting that from just
a few months of age babies track and understand simple helpful and harmful
interactions\, react more positively to helpful acts than to harmful ones\
, and prefer helpful over harmful actors. This early-developing tendency to
evaluate the sociomoral world may provide a foundation on which later mora
l development builds. Register for Dr. Hamlin’s virtual talk here! Video
: Missed this event? Watch a recording of the talk below: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tzb6ckmcWM[/embed] Wonder Kids is a series of virtual talk
s on the fascinating world of child development\, hosted each month through
June 2021.
Speaker:
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D r. Ian Graham\, Professor\, Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine University of Ottawa
Sex\, Gender\, Intersectiona lity and Implementation Science
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and t rainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent o ut to registrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\ , please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on o ur registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at th e end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log i nto the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Heal th Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-sex-gender-intersectionality-and-implement ation-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201203T0805Z-1606982743.5817-EO-26525-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201121T180924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T184919Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210223T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210223T113000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Traumatic Brain Injury DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renown ed speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to traumatic brain in jury and women's health.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Hea lth Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-traumatic-brain-injury/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200718T1505Z-1595084741.4968-EO-25998-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200710T163308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T222018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210225T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210225T140000 SUMMARY: CANCELLED! Online Colloquium with Dr. Daphna Shohamy\, Columbia Un iversity DESCRIPTION: This colloquium is cancelled and will be rescheduled. Stay tun ed for more details! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Dr. Daphna Shohamy\, Professor of Psychology at Columbia University.
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Dr. Daphna Shohamy's research is focused on the in tersection between learning\, memory and decision making. How are decisions shaped by past experience? When are decisions guided by explicit knowledge \, and when by implicitly learned associations or biases? Are explicit and implicit memories supported by independent cognitive and neural systems (as popular view suggests)? Or\, is there some form of cross-talk between them ? If so\, do the underlying systems cooperate or compete?
To answer t hese questions\, she adopts an integrative approach that draws broadly on n euroscience to make predictions about cognition. Predictions are tested in behavioral and neuroimaging studies in healthy individuals\, and in patient s with isolated damage to specific brain systems. Neuroimaging studies tell us about the spatial and temporal characteristics of neural mechanisms inv olved in cognition. Neuropsychological studies augment this approach and pr ovide direct evidence of the necessity of a brain region for specific cogni tive processes. Converging evidence from these complementary approaches pro duces a fuller picture of the cognitive and neural processes involved\, and necessary\, for different aspects of behavior.
Annually the De partment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations w ith the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll h ave the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provo cative topics
LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-daphna-s hohamy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Daphna_815X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210222T2200Z-1614031247.4148-EO-27367-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210222T200137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T200137Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210301T140000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Honours Program – Ask Me Anything on Reddit DESCRIPTION: Join current honours students and our undergraduate program ad visor for a special Honours program AMA on Reddit. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Applications for the Psychology Honours program opens on March 1 at 12: 00 pm. To kick it off\, we're hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' to answ er any burning questions you have! This AMA is a chance for you to learn ab out the honours application process\, undergraduate research and lab experi ence\, thesis projects\, workloads\, work/life balance and more\, in real t ime.
The Honours program ( BA or BSc) is designed for students who're interested in conducting psychological research and/or plan to pursue graduate studies i n psychology. The program offers psychology students the opportunity to exp lore their research interests and work alongside leading UBC researchers.
Join current honours students and our undergraduate program advisor for a special Honours AMA. Meet the honours s tudents taking part and learn more about their experiences—and the kinds of questions they can answer here.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online on Reddit GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-honours-prog ram-ask-me-anything-on-reddit/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/Web-Feature-Image-AMA-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201206T0827Z-1607243235.7149-EO-26526-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201121T181123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185000Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210308T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210308T103000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Sex Hormones and Metabolic Regulation DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renown ed speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to sex hormones\, met abolic regulation and women's health. Dr. Elizabeth Rideout and Dr. Yvonne Lamers will chair the event and facilitate conversation.
For more inf ormation\, visit the Women’s Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-sex-hormones-and-metaboli c-regulation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200828T2154Z-1598651691.7267-EO-26427-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T191221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185326Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210308T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210308T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: H ormones\, Brain and Social Cognition DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Elena Choleris\, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program\, Uni versity of Guelph
Hormones\, Brain and Social Cogn ition
Hosted by the Wo men's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees \, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will pr esent their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural \, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women ’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to all\ , interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the sem inars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless ot herwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before t he event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reaso ns\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Atten dance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-hormones-brain-and-social-cognition/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200217T1232Z-1581942757.1028-EO-24724-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200214T182537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T014835Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210311T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210311T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Eric Landrum\, Boise State University DESCRIPTION: Title: Pathways After the Psychology Bachelor’s Degree: What W e Know\, What We Know We Don’t Know\, and What’s Next X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
https://youtu.be/7X8Mx frnWuA
Pathways After the Psychology Bachelor’s Degree: What We Know\, What We Know We Don’t Know\, and What’s Next
Following receipt of the bachelor’s degree in psychology\, graduat es tend to follow one of three emergent pathways: (a) they enter the psycho logy workforce\, (a) they seek more education in a professional field (e.g. \, medicine\, law\, occupational therapy\, veterinarian)\, or (c) they seek more education in psychology (i.e.\, graduate school to earn a master’s de gree or doctorate). The specific decisional processing is unclear (i.e.\, how do students make the choice to go on for more education or not)\, and w ith little information about first position after college (and much less ab out longitudinal career success)\, providing advice to psychology majors is problematic. What is known is presented here and emerging areas of resear ch are shared.
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Dr. Eric Landrum is a professor of psychology and department chai
r at Boise State University\, receiving his PhD in cognitive psychology fro
m Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. His research interests center on
the educational conditions that best facilitate student success as well as
the use of SoTL strategies to advance the efforts of scientist-educators.
He has over 425 professional presentations at conferences and published 3 e
dited texts\, 23 books/textbooks\, 29 book chapters\, and has published ove
r 85 professional articles in scholarly\, peer-reviewed journals. He has wo
rked with over 300 undergraduate research assistants and taught over 13\,00
0 students in 27 years at Boise State. During the October 2014 Educational
Leadership Conference in Washington\, DC\, Eric was presented with a Presid
ential Citation from then APA President Nadine Kaslow for his outstanding c
ontributions to the teaching of psychology. With the launch of a new APA jo
urnal in 2015—Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology—h
e serves as one of its inaugural co-editors. He is a member of the American
Psychological Association\, a fellow in APA’s Division Two (Society for th
e Teaching of Psychology or STP)\, served as STP Secretary (2009-2011) and
STP President (2014)\; he is also a Fellow of Division One (General Psychol
ogy). He was a charter member of the Association for Psychological Science
and was named a Fellow in 2018. During 2016-2017 Eric served as President o
f the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA) and during 2017-2018
served as President of Psi Chi\, the International Honor Society in Psychol
ogy. In August 2019\, he received the American Psychological Foundation’s C
harles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award\, the highest a
ward given to teachers of psychology in America.
Annually the D epartment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of prov ocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-dr-eric-landrum- boise-state-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/2020_21ColloquiumVisualsEric_815X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210124T0735Z-1611473712.0104-EO-27092-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210119T191520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T190512Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Geoffrey Hall DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Geoffrey Hall for a talk on 'How do babies learn word s?' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Geoffrey Hall\, Profe ssor & Head of the Department of Psychology
How do bab ies learn words?
Children are amazing word learn ers. They produce their first words at around one year of age\, and add sev eral new words to their vocabulary each day during the preschool years. Thi s talk will review recent research from the Language Development Centre\, f ocusing on some surprising discoveries about infants’ knowledge of words be fore their first birthday. These results highlight the remarkable language- learning accomplishments of babies as young as six months of age and challe nge our current understanding of the origins of word learning in infancy.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-saturday-series -with-dr-geoffrey-hall/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/EDRGTalkSeriesDigitalAssets_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T0441Z-1598676062.4894-EO-26428-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T191611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185342Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210322T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: F rom Bump to Baby: Women’s Sexual Health During the Transition to Parenthood DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
"aligncenter" width="760"] Hosted by th
e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Samantha Dawson\, Assistant Professor of Psychology\, University of Brit ish Columbia
From Bump to Baby: Women's Sexual Hea lth During the Transition to Parenthood
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research o n women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary tr aining and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biolog ical\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will fea ture 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period .
The series is open to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff \, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will b e sent out to registrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who at tend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completi on at the end of the series. Attendance is taken during the event\, so plea se log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Wome n's Health Research Cluster website< /a>.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-from-bump-to-baby-womens-sexual-health-dur ing-the-transition-to-parenthood/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T0504Z-1598677495.1451-EO-26429-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201128T191838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185354Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210405T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: A Socio-Ecological Approach to the Study of Hormones and Behaviour: Impacts for Women’s Health DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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D r. Annie Duchesne\, Ph.D. University of Northern British Columbia\, Departm ent of Psychology
A Socio-Ecological Approach to t he Study of Hormones and Behaviour: Impacts for Women’s Health
Hosted by the Women's Health Resea rch Cluster\, The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multi disciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provi de multidisciplinary training and mentorship for trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their resear ch regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and so cial factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes . Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive que stion and answer period.
The series is open to all\, interested facul ty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST). Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registrants before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For security reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of our seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the series. Attendance is taken dur ing the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
R egister on the the Women's Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-a-socio-ecological-approach-to-the-study-o f-hormones-and-behaviour-impacts-for-womens-health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4003-EO-27334-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210217T201534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T173308Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210411 SUMMARY: 2021 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for un dergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in present ing at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As a long -standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC and the Department of Psychology are proud to announce the 23rd Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) will be held virtually on Friday\, April 9 and Saturday\, April 10\, 2021.
PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for undergraduate researchers to sho wcase their work\, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, and contr ibute to the scientific community. All undergraduate researchers who have s pearheaded any form of psychology research during the 2020-2021 academic ye ar are encouraged to apply to present at this conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity for the presenter to exhibit their re search\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching experie nce.
The event will include a special keynote speaker\, a showcase of undergraduate students’ research\, professors \,and the UBC community.
Application links:
Registra tion fee:
Monday\, March 15 at 11:59 pm is the de adline to submit the application and pay the registration fee. Please make sure to pay the registration fees by the application due date via the ShowP ass link.
All queries should be directed to psa.purc@psych.ubc.ca.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2021-purc/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/UBCPSAWebSlider1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200710T1911Z-1594408277.7478-EO-25997-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200710T162907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T171010Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210415T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210415T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Michele Gelfand\, University of Marylan d\, College Park DESCRIPTION: Title: The Secret Life of Social Norms: From Nations to Neuron s X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Michele Gelfand\, Prof essor of Psychology at the University of Maryland\, College Park.
The Secret Life of Social Norms: From Nations to Neurons
Humans sociality is enabled by our ability to develop\, mai ntain\, and reinforce social norms. While social norms are universal\, ther e is wide variation in the strength of social norms (or tightness) around t he globe. In this talk\, I will describe theory and research on tightness-l ooseness in pre-industrial societies and in modern nations and states and d iscuss the evolutionary and neurological basis of such differences. I will then discuss the implications of the strength of social norms for COVID-19 cases and deaths\, and more generally\, cultural evolution mismatches that can occur when traits that are beneficial in one environment are maladaptiv e in others.
Dr. Michele Gelfand is a Distinguished University Professor at the Univers ity of Maryland\, College Park. Gelfand uses field\, experimental\, computa tional\, and neuroscience methods to understand the evolution of culture--a s well as its multilevel consequences for human groups. Her work has been c ited over 20\,000 times and has been featured in the Washington Post\, the New York Times\, the Boston Globe\, National Public Radio\, Voice of Americ a\, Fox News\, NBC News\, ABC News\, The Economist\, De Standard\, among ot her outlets. She is the author of Rule Makers\, Rule Breakers: How Tigh t and Loose Cultures Wire the World (Scribner\, 2018) and co-editor of the following books: Values\, Political Action\, and Change in the Mid dle East and the Arab Spring (Oxford University Press\, 2017)\; Th e Handbook of Conflict and Conflict Management (Taylor & Francis\, 201 3)\; and The Handbook of Negotiation and Culture (2004\, Stanford University Press). Additionally\, she is the founding co-editor of the Advances in Culture and Psychology Annual Series and the Frontiers of Cultu re and Psychology series (Oxford University Press). She is the past Pr esident of the International Association for Conflict Management\, past Div ision Chair of the Conflict Division of the Academy of Management\, and pas t Treasurer of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. She has received several awards\, such as the 2017 Outstanding Internation al Psychologist Award from the American Psychological Association\, the 201 6 Diener Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology\, and the Annaliese Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
To view the recording\, please email comm.web@psych.ubc.ca
Annually the Departmen t of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-michele- gelfand/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/2020_21ColloquiumVisualsMichele_815X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20200829T1933Z-1598729623.7916-EO-26430-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20200828T182330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T182330Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210419T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Health Seminar Series: M icroglia and Motherhood: Linking the Neuroimmune System to Plasticity of th e Maternal Brain and Postpartum Depression DESCRIPTION: Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s He alth Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s heal th. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_26389" align=
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e Women's Health Research Cluster[/caption]
D r. Benedetta Leuner\, Associate Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience\, The Ohio State University
Microglia and Motherhood: L inking the Neuroimmune System to Plasticity of the Maternal Brain and Postp artum Depression
Hosted by the Women's Health Research Cluster\, The Women’s Health Semi nar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The g oal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship f or trainees\, across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speak ers will present their research regarding the biological\, psychological\, behavioural\, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effec ts on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks f ollowed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is o pen to all\, interested faculty\, clinicians\, staff\, and trainees.
All the seminars will be held Online on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST) . Unless otherwise indicated. Meeting details will be sent out to registran ts before the event. When registering for a seminar\, please ensure to use the same name as the one you use on Zoom. For sec urity reasons\, we will only admit indivdiuals that are on our registration list into the meeting.
Note: Attendees who attend at least 90% of ou r seminars will be awarded a Certificate of completion at the end of the se ries. Attendance is taken during the event\, so please log into the meeting with your full name.
Register on the the Women's Health Research Clu ster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-health-seminar-series-microglia-and-motherhood-linking-the-neuro immune-system-to-plasticity-of-the-maternal-brain-and-postpartum-depression / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/2020-2021-WOMENS-HEALTH-SEMINAR-SERIES.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20201210T0108Z-1607562526.1394-EO-26527-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20201121T181328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T185040Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T103000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster | Women’s Brain Health Virtual Con ference Series: Menstrual Cycle\, Pregnancy\, Brain Health and more DESCRIPTION: Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten- part virtual Women’s Brain Health Conference series X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renown ed speakers who will discuss pertinent topics related to womens health incl uding menstrual cycles\, pregnancy\, brain health and more.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-menstrual-cycle-pregnancy -brain-health-and-more/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210124T1520Z-1611501634.7166-EO-27093-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210119T191217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T201257Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Susan Birch DESCRIPTION: Join Susan Birch for a talk on 'How children’s understanding o f people’s mental states fosters healthy development' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Susan Birch\, Associate Professor
How children’s understanding of people’s me ntal states fosters healthy development
In this talk\, Dr. Birch will highlight various ways children’s ability to reason a bout people’s mental states can influence learning and foster healthy devel opment. Reviewing research on how children use various social cues to decid e who is a knowledgeable or credible source of information\, she will also discuss a fundamental bias in how children and adults reason about what oth ers know\, referred to as the ‘curse of knowledge bias’\, and its implicati ons for social reasoning and decision making.
Video:
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Follow ing tradition\, PsychFest is an annual event where second-year psychology M A and new PhD students present their research to the entire department. It’ s an opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psyc hology department.
The theme for the virtual fest will be Cyber(punk) Chic--with a nod to Vancouver's own William Gibson who launched the cyberp unk aesthetic back in the early eighties.
Plan to jack into the matri x in high cyber-style and immerse yourself in the data of this year’s MA2s and PhD1s!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE PROGRAM
CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2021-psychfest/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/cyberpunk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210428T1848Z-1619635680.6573-EO-27816-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210427T182737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T184059Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210515T140000 SUMMARY: In Tune With Your Brain: Harmonizing Creative\, Clinical\, and Com munity DESCRIPTION: Join UBC’s first Brain and Music mini-symposium as we delve in to this incredibly exciting emerging field! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ever wonder wh at goes on in your brain when you make or listen to music? Music seems to t ranscend cultures\, boundaries\, and populations\, and for good reason: mus ic uses basically our entire brains to process\, and we usually don't have to think about it. But what if we did think about how it all works? What if knowing how our brains process music allows us to maximize its transformat ive power in creative\, clinical\, and community settings?
This sympo sium aims right at the heart of these questions\, and features:
Join UBC’s fir st Brain and Music mini-symposium as we delve into this incredibly exciting emerging field!
Hosted by:
UBC Brain and Music
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UBC Department of Psychology
UBC Science<
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UBC Faculty of Medicine
UBC School of Mu
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UBC Neuroscience Trainee Association
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Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them. In this session\, we will hear from three renown ed speakers who will discuss current hot topics related to womens health.
For more information\, visit the Women’s Health Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-hot-topics-symposium/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210120T1157Z-1611143859.1823-EO-27094-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210119T191011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T201409Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210529T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210529T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Darko Odic DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Darko Odic for a talk on 'What do babies know about n umbers?' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Darko Odic\, Associate P rofessor
What do babies know about numbers?
Few developmental milestones seem more difficult for child ren to master than learning to count. In this talk\, Dr. Odic will highligh t research showing that even babies and preschoolers have a surprisingly ro bust understanding of numbers and math\, including knowing how to intuitive ly add\, subtract\, multiply\, and divide. Dr. Odic will also discuss this apparent divide between children’s intuitive understanding of numbers\, and their slow learning of mathematics\, and how psychologists are working to bridge this gap.
Video:
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Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster in an event in a ten-part virtual Women’s B rain Health Conference series\, which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical\, scientific and commercial co mmunities to address them.
For more information\, visit the Women’s H ealth Research Cluster website.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/womens-health-research-clus ter-womens-brain-health-virtual-conference-series-networking-cocktail-hour/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/Brain-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3952-EO-27095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210119T185650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T201540Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210619T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210619T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Andrew Baron DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Andrew Baron for a talk on 'What do babies know about social dominance?' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Andrew Baron\, Associa te Professor and Founder and Director of the Living Lab at Science World.
What do babies know about social dominance?
Humans are a social species. We live in groups\, strive to affiliate with others\, and feel sadness and despair when rejected by other s. To successfully navigate social life\, we must understand that there are status hierarchies and some individuals are (or can be) more dominant over other individuals. This talk will highlight some exciting research finding s from Dr. Baron’s Social Cognitive Development Lab exploring how infants a nd children understand and reason about social groups and social dominance.
Video:
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-saturday-series -with-dr-andrew-baron/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/EDRGTalkSeriesDigitalAssets_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3941-EO-28124-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210609T183038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T203211Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210724T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210724T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Saturday Series with Dr. Lauren Emberson DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Lauren Emberson for a talk on "How do young babies le arn?" X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s leadi ng developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning and social development!
Dr. Lauren Emberson\, a ssistant professor with UBC Psychology and co-founder and co-director of th e Princeton Baby and Princeton Kids Labs.
How do young babies learn?
As adults\, we often do not have any or very few memories of our infancy. In the past\, it was thought that this was because babies were not good learners and were not forming memorie s. However\, we now know that infants are excellent learners. This talk wil l highlight some exciting research findings from Dr. Emberson’s Baby Learni ng Lab on how infants learn and the ways in which learning and new experien ces engage their brains and minds!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-saturday-series -with-dr-lauren-emberson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/EDRGTalkSeriesDigitalAssets_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3915-EO-28313-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210629T202238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T184711Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210907T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210907T140000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit DESCRIPTION: Ask us questions about our psychology programs\, student resou rces\, research opportunities\, student clubs and much more\, in real time. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Back by popular demand\, UBC Psychology is hosting another "Ask Me Anyth ing" on Reddit as part of our Imagine UBC events and activities.
We invite new and returning students to join us and ask us questions about our programs\, stu dent resources\, research opportunities\, life as an RA\, student clubs\, a nd much more\, in real time.
A diverse team of people from the psycho logy community will be responding to your questions from u/UBCPsych.
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Kiley Hamlin
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/b>Kiley Hamlin is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC and C
anada Research Chair in Developmental Psychology. Her work explores the ear
liest developmental origins of the human moral sense\, by examining precurs
ors to moral cognition and action in preverbal infants.
Ask me about:
Jay Hosking
Jay Hoski
ng is a Lecturer in UBC’s Department of Psychology where he teaches a numbe
r of courses related to neuroscience and psychology. He is also the advisor
for BSc. Behavioural Neuroscience program.
Ask me about:
Eric Kim
Eric
Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC with
expertise in Health Psychology. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology
and Postdoctoral training in Epidemiology. Our Lab’s Mission is to be part
of a team that substantially improves the psychological and physical health
of as many older adults as possible (across the racial/ethnic and socioeco
nomic spectrum)\, via rigorous research that informs the development of sca
lable individual-level interventions\, and policies that drive systemic cha
nge in our society. In pursuit of our overarching mission\, our research ai
ms to identify\, understand\, and intervene upon the dimensions of psycholo
gical well-being that reduce the risk of age-related conditions. We also ai
m to understand the influence that the social environment has on the connec
tion between psychological well-being and physical health. In our work we i
ntegrate perspectives from health psychology\, other areas of psychology (s
ocial/personality\, clinical\, developmental)\, gerontology\, social epidem
iology\, biology\, biostatistics\, and translational science.
Ask me about:
Cat
herine Rawn
Catherine Rawn (she/her) is a Professor of Teaching an
d Associate Head for Undergraduate Affairs
in the Department of Psycho
logy\, as well as the Chair of the Curriculum Committee for the Department
as well as the Faculty of Arts as a whole. She regularly teaches students i
n the required research methods and statistics sequence (PSYC 217 and 218).
She is a co-author on the textbook used in PSYC 217\, and has published sc
holarly work on two-stage exams\, student engagement in large classrooms\,
student evaluations of teaching\, and the role of teaching-focused faculty
at large research-intensive universities in Canada. Catherine was raised pr
imarily by her grandmother\, and was the first person in her family to atte
nd university.
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Toni Schmader
Toni Schmader
is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC with expertise in So
cial Psychology. She is the Director of the Engendering Success in STEM Con
sortium\, a research partnership with the shared goal to foster women’s inc
lusion and success in STEM. She is also Director of the Social Identity Lab
\, where she examines how people are affected by various social identities\
, stereotypes\, and biases.
Ask me a bout:
Fides Arguelles\, Psi Chi Co-President
Fides (she/he
r/hers) is an incoming 4th year BA Honours Psychology student and the Co-Pr
esident of the UBC Chapter of the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Ps
ychology. She is also involved in the Directed Studies program under the su
pervision of Dr. Bedi at the Bedi Counselling/Psychotherapy Research\, Teac
hing\, and Service Lab. Her current study seeks to contribute to the body o
f research that identifies conventional psychotherapy/counselling services
as culturally-dependent practices\, thereby opposing dominant frameworks th
at assume such services as universal. Past involvements within the psycholo
gy department additionally include research assistant positions at the Emot
ion and Self Lab as well as the Bedi RTS Lab. Her future research interests
fall under the domains of developmental and clinical psychology\, and inte
rsectional research. In particular\, she hopes to one day conduct research
addressing the ever increasing amount of severe mood disorders experienced
by adolescents at younger ages.
Ask me about:
Jimmy
Chokmeesuk\, Vice President of Academ
ics\, Psychology Students' Association
Jimmy (he/him/his) is a
3rd-year BA Psychology Honours student in the Psychology Department who is
also minoring in Interpersonal Development under the faculty of education a
t UBC and the current vice president of academics of the PSA. With the PSA\
, Jimmy hopes to create events that allow people to meet\, connect\, social
ize and learn each other's stories\, with a hope to ease their stress and m
ake their university journey more enjoyable. His academic committee team br
ings together experts to help enhance students' professional and academic s
uccess in the UBC Psychology department. Additionally\, the team also hosts
the annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference to allow psycholog
y students to have a conference experience. Jimmy is currently volunteering
at UBC Social Health Lab. He is passionate about psychopathology and its p
sychotherapy\, in which he hopes to better the system and psychotherapy tha
t overlook transgender\, non-binary\, and gender-nonconforming people’s div
erse lived experiences. Jimmy also takes inclusion and diversity very serio
usly to ensure that he does not leave anyone on this journey alone. In his
spare time\, he loves reading a good book\, cooking Thai food and volunteer
ing at a non-profit organization.
As k me about:
Owen Fan\, BSc Behavioural Neuroscience\, Lab Manager\, Depression Anxiety an
d Stress Lab
Owen (he/him/his) is a recent graduate of UBC’s Be
havioural Neuroscience program. During his undergraduate studies\, Owen vol
unteered as a research assistant with the Depression\, Anxiety\, and Stress
Lab\, where he now works as their Lab Manager. His previous work in the la
b focussed on researching the onset of mental illness in adolescents as the
y transition into High School. He is a passionate mental health advocate an
d hopes to pursue pediatric psychiatry in the future. He is currently worki
ng on a directed study to examine best practices when collecting study part
icipant demographic information. Outside of research\, Owen is passionate a
bout grassroots non-profit work and currently works as the Director of Oper
ations and Programs at Learning Buddies Network. At UBC\, Owen received the
2020 CCEL C&I Grant to support his non-profit\, and designed his own readi
ng week project. He also coaches UBC’s dragon boat team\, and loves to padd
le\, run\, read\, and hike in his spare time.
Ask me about:
Kiarah O’Kane\, BA Psychology\, Lab Manager\, Happy Lab
Ki
arah (she/they) is a recent graduate with her BA majoring in Psychology and
minoring in Philosophy at UBC. Kiarah is the lab manager of the Social Cog
nition and Emotion Lab (AKA the Happy Lab)\, where she has also worked as a
volunteer research assistant and completed two Directed Studies projects.
She also completed a Directed Studies project at the Coping with Neurologic
al Symptoms lab and is a research assistant at the Sexuality and Well-Being
Lab and Perfectionism and Psychopathology Lab. Through this work\, she has
gained diverse research experiences\, including in designing and coordinat
ing studies\, manuscript preparation\, international conference presentatio
ns\, and managing administrative aspects of research like grant finances. K
iarah’s research interests centre around sexuality\, gender\, and developin
g accessible and engaging online interventions. As well\, Kiarah is passion
ate about intersectional research and building a community of students inte
rested in diversity and inclusivity through her work as a co-chair for the
Intersectional Perspectives in Psychology Journal Club. This club offers th
e opportunity for students interested in learning about and discussing inte
rsectional research to come together to engage in dialogue about research f
rom people of colour\, LGBTQ+ individuals\, and other marginalized research
ers in psychology.
Ask me about:
Drake Levere\, PhD Candidate in Health Psychology\, Host of Brain Buzz Podcast
Drake (he/him) is a 4th year PhD candidate in Health Psychology at the
University of British Columbia. I am an active member of the Graduate Stude
nt Society and have been quite involved in the graduate program for the las
t 5 years. I research relationships and sexuality with a focus on how roman
tic partners support each other in times of stress. My sexuality research r
anges from sexual consent issues to how partners manage low sexual desire d
iscrepancies. I have a psychology podcast called Brain Buzz Podcast (https://brainbuzzpod.com) in which I chat
with researchers from around the world to learn more about a new research
topic each episode.
Ask me about:
Norika So\, Psi Chi Co-President
Norika (she/her/hers) is a 4th year B.A. Psychology student and the Co-P
resident of the UBC Chapter of the Psi Chi International Honor Society in P
sychology. During her undergraduate years\, she volunteered as a research a
ssistant at the Social Identity Lab and Depression\, Anxiety\, and Stress L
ab in the psychology department. Currently\, Norika is enrolled in the Arts
Co-op program\, entering her third work term this Fall as a Business Devel
opment Assistant for the Arts Co-op program. Additionally\, she enjoys the
rewarding work of volunteering as a crisis responder for the Crisis Text Li
ne as she is passionate about connecting with others through genuine and em
pathetic interaction. In the future\, she hopes to pursue a Masters in Coun
selling Psychology.
Ask me a bout:
Victoria Wardell\, 1st Year\, MA Student
Victoria (she/her/hers) is
an incoming masters student in clinical psychology. Broadly\, she’s intere
sted in how memories of our personal past influence self-schemas and mental
health\, and hopes to build a research program that uses the cognitive neu
roscience of memory to inform clinical interventions for disorders such as
anxiety and trauma. During her undergraduate studies in the Honours BA prog
ram at UBC\, she was involved in three psychology labs (two clinical\, one
cognitive) and one sociology lab. Through this work\, she completed two hon
ours theses\, one directed studies\, and held an NSERC URSA. In addition\,
she gained experience in all aspects of research\, from designing studies t
o publishing peer-reviewed articles and presenting at international confere
nces. Her masters work will build from her undergraduate research\, explori
ng emotional memory and mental well-being under the co-supervision of Dr. D
aniela Palombo and Dr. Connor Kerns. In addition to research\, Victoria is
passionate about furthering diversity and inclusivity in the field\, and is
a co-chair for the Intersectional Perspectives in Psychology journal club.
This club highlights the work of people of colour\, LGBTQ+\, and other min
orities in psychology\, aiming to promote and further social justice work h
appening within the field.
Ask me ab out:
Nina Abizadeh (she/h
er/hers)
Nina has been the Undergraduate Psychology Program Ass
istant since 2019. In 2006 Nina transferred to UBC and completed a double M
ajor in Psychology and Women in Gender Studies in 2011. During her time at
UBC\, Nina was involved with the UBC Speakeasy\, the PSA\, and worked as a
Research Assistant in the UBC Psychology Lehman Lab. Additional off campus
activities included volunteering with Women Against Violence Against Women.
A Women’s and Gender Studies practicum placement turned into a full-time p
osition after graduation. Nina worked as a Community Development Coordinato
r and Senior Property Manager in the non-profit housing sector before retur
ning to UBC. Nina was also involved in the We Are Here - Women’s Experience
s of the Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault research study funded by Stat
us of Women Canada\, was a Board Member of We Can End All Violence Against
Women\, and a member of the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Taskforce. Afte
r returning to UBC in 2019\, Nina has completed several Planning classes vi
a SCARP and is looking forward to additional learning in 2021. In her free
time Nina is an avid thrifter\, plant parent\, baker\, and aunt extraordina
ire.
Ask me about:
Tara Martin
Tara has been the Director\
, Administration for UBC Psychology since 2011. Starting way back in 2000\,
she was a transfer student to UBC\, and completed her BA in Psychology and
International Relations while holding jobs off campus\, taking on WorkLear
n assignments\, and volunteering with the PSA. After graduating\, she start
ed a CUPE 116 Research Assistant position with UBC Psychology\, and later m
oved into a lab manager role. In 2018 she completed UBC’s Master of Educati
on program\, focusing on Higher Education. In her spare time\, she enjoys g
ardening\, all winter sports\, and spending time with her family & pets.
Ask me about:
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online on Reddit GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-reddit-ama-2 021/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/Web-Feature-Image-AMA2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4131-EO-29249-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210902T165412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T210436Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210929T130000 SUMMARY: Online Interview with Dr. Daniel Kahneman\, Princeton University DESCRIPTION: Daniel Kahneman is notable for his work on the psychology of j udgment and decision-making\, as well as behavioural economics\, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://youtu.be/Ve2ufr8CuFs
Dr. Daniel Kahneman\, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
An interview with Dr. Kahneman by Dr. Jiaying Zhao (UBC Psychol ogy)\, Dr. Dale Gri ffin\, (Decision Insights for Business & Society\, Sauder School of Bus iness)\, and Dr. Matt Lowe (Vancouver School of Economics) on his new book: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.
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DR. Daniel Kahneman
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Dr. Daniel Kahneman is Professor of Psychology and Pub lic Affairs Emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School\, the Eugene Higgins Prof essor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University\, and a fellow of the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr. Kahneman is notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making\, as well as behavioural economics\, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Dr. Kahneman has held the posit ion of professor of psychology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1970- 1978)\, the University of British Columbia (1978-1986)\, and the University of California\, Berkeley (1986-1994). Dr. Kahneman is a member of the Nati onal Academy of Science\, the Philosophical Society\, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Psychological Association \, the American Psychological Society\, the Society of Experimental Psychol ogists\, and the Econometric Society. He has been the recipient of many awa rds\, among them the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the Ame rican Psychological Association (1982) and the Grawemeyer Prize (2002)\, bo th jointly with Amos Tversky\, the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimen tal Psychologists (1995)\, the Hilgard Award for Career Contributions to Ge neral Psychology (1995)\, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2002)\, and the Lifetime Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association (2007).
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/online-colloquium-with-dr-d aniel-kahneman/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/SocialAssetsKahneman_715X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220413T0722Z-1649834548.0508-EO-29407-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210920T192630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T192630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211005T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211005T130000 SUMMARY: For Faculty & Staff: Considerations and Tools for an Indigeneity\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (IEDI) Audit of an Undergraduate Curric ulum DESCRIPTION: For Faculty and Staff: Learn about the process and motivation behind conducting an Indigeneity\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (IEDI) audit of UBC courses\, as well as engage and ask questions about implementi ng an IEDI audit of your own. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For Faculty and Staff:
Learn about t he process and motivation behind conducting an Indigeneity\, Equity\, Diver sity and Inclusion (IEDI) audit of UBC courses\, as well as engage and ask questions about implementing an IEDI audit of your own.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://bit.ly/3nLz0H8#new_tab ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IEDI_Social_20210830_Rev0.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4144-EO-28743-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T165755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T222841Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211007T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211007T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Daniël Lakens\, Eindhoven University of Technology DESCRIPTION: Dr. Daniel Lakens presents his research on 'The New Heuristics \, and Good Statistics'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Daniël Lakens\, Associ ate Professor in the Human-Technology interaction group at Eindhoven Univer sity of Technology.
The New Heuristics\, and Good Stati stics
Scientific reform in the last decade has led t o a wide range of proposed changes in how we design\, analyse\, report\, an d publish scientific findings. As the implementation of better research pra ctices spreads through the scientific community\, there is a risk of merely changing old flawed heuristics with new flawed heuristics. In this talk\, I will discuss some examples of norms scientists rely on when they design a nd analyse studies\, and that editors rely on when evaluating work\, withou t knowing why these norms exist\, even though these norms often make no sen se. I’ll discuss some practices that go against norms\, but would improve h ow we do science. I’ll also offer some reflections on what would be needed to improve scientists’ strong reliance on norms\, and look forward to heari ng your thoughts on this challenge.
https://youtu.be/S0 FdNfwFiMY
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Dr. Daniël Lakens' areas of expertise include me ta-science\, research methods and applied statistics. Daniël’s main lines o f empirical research focus on conceptual thought\, similarity\, and meaning . He also focuses on how to design and interpret studies\, applied (meta)-s tatistics\, and reward structures in science. A large part of his work deal s with developing methods for critically reviewing and optimally structurin g studies.
Daniël has a background in experimental psychologist and r eceived his PhD. from Utrecht University in 2010. Daniël’s research is fund ed by an NWO VIDI grant for a project that aims to improve the reliability and efficiency of psychological science. He has also convinced NWO to start a pilot project with grants dedicated to replication research. He teaches an online MOOC on ‘Improving Your Statistical Inferences’\, and won a TU/e Teacher of the Year award in 2014. He has given over 40 workshops on open s cience and improving research practices\, co-edited a special issue consist ing of pre-registered replication studies with Brian Nosek.
Ann ually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. Th is exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have con versations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ide as. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide ra nge of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/online-colloquium-with-dr-d aniel-lakens-eindhoven-university-of-technology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/2021-22ColloquiumVisualsDLakens_2021-Colloquia-715X402px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210824T0607Z-1629785232.0271-EO-28755-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T170808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T205848Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211014T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211014T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Anthony Ong\, Cornell University DESCRIPTION: Dr. Anthony Ong will present his research 'Positive Emotions a s Resilience and Vulnerability: Implications for Healthy Aging'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Anthony Ong\, Professor of Psychology at Cornell University.
Positive Emotions as Resilience and Vulnerability: Implications for Healthy Aging
Changes in cognitive and physiological functioning pervade the ag ing process. Importantly\, alterations in these processes are not invariant with age\, but are influenced by individual differences in resilience and vulnerability that accrue across the lifespan. In this talk\, I focus on wh at is known about positive emotions as a contributing factor in both restor ative and deteriorative health processes. Plausible mechanisms that underli e the association between positive emotions and mental and physical health are described\, and illustrative studies examining these mechanisms are rev iewed. Overall\, findings indicate that the effects of positive emotions on health are bivalent in character\, exerting both risk-protective and risk- augmenting effects. These findings point to new research questions that pos e important challenges for future research.
https://you tu.be/yMmL4yVWWqo
Anthony Ong holds appointments at Weill Cornell Medical College and at Cornell University\, where he is Professor of Psych ology and Director of the Center for Integrative Developmental Science. He received his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of South ern California and completed his postdoctoral training in adult development and aging at the University of Notre Dame.
His research and teaching contributions have been recognized with the Springer Early Career Achievem ent Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging from Division 20 of th e American Psychological Association (APA)\, the Margret M. and Paul B. Bal tes Early Career Award in Social and Behavioral Gerontology\, and the Merri ll Presidential Scholar Award for Teaching. He is the co-editor of Emotion\, Aging\, and Health a nd the Oxford Handbook of Methods in Positive Psychology. Dr. Ong is an elected fellow of the Gerontologi cal Society of America\, and currently serves on the scientific advisory bo ard of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Network for Emotional Well-B eing. His research has been supported by the NIH\, John Templeton Foundatio n\, and the RAND/Hartford Foundation.
Annually the Department o f Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program br ings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the sp eakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the ch ance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative top ics.
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Join the Department of Psychology at their Peas o f Mind community garden to participate in the ancient act of garlic pla nting\, while celebrating the full hunter moon.
Garlic\, a member of the onion fami ly\, is considered one of nature's most versatile medicinal plants. Not onl y is garlic a delicious ingredient in many global cuisines\; it has numerou s health benefits including anti-viral\, anti-bacterial\, antifungal\, anti oxidant\, and anti-cancer properties. Source
All planting materials will be provided and this eve nt will take place rain or shine. We ask everyone participating to please w ear a mask.
The Peas of Mind community garden is located outside the first-floor west entrance of the Douglas T. Kenny Building at 2136 West Mal l.
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Led by the Directors of UBC's Early Development Research Group – some of the world’s le ading developmental psychologists – we invite you to join the conversation on language\, learning\, and social development!
Dr. Kiley Hamlin\, Pr ofessor of Psychology at UBC
Social and moral developm ent in infants and toddlers
Humans are social cr eatures and a lot of our interactions with others entail being able to eval uate their actions\, their mental states\, and their personalities. This ab ility or tendency to judge others on a social and moral level is not only p resent in adults but in children to – even those young as a few months old. In this Q&A session\, Dr. Hamlin from the Centre for Infant Cognition will be answering all your questions on moral and social development in infants and toddlers.
Learn more at: https://edrg.psych.ubc.ca/events/
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Speaker: Dr. Janet Werker\ , Professor of Psychology at UBC
Our ability to use language to c ommunicate with one another is a remarkable skill! Yet\, the most fascinati ng aspect is the mechanisms infants and toddlers use to be able to perceive and produce language\, so early in their development. From monolinguals to multi-linguals\, infants are employing a range of cues and techniques to h elp develop their language skills.
In this Q&A session\, Dr. Werker f rom the Infant Studies Centre will be answering all your questions on langu age acquisition in monolingual and bilingual infants and toddlers.
Le arn more at: https://edrg.psych .ubc.ca/events/
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-ask-a-developme ntal-psychologist-series-with-dr-janet-werker/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/EDRGTalkSeriesDigitalAssetsFINAL_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211126T0655Z-1637909729.1913-EO-29930-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20211125T185021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T223520Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211206T163000 SUMMARY: Habits\, Ecological Factors\, and Interventions: Sex\, Drugs\, and Rock’n’Roll with Dr. Blair Johnson DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Blair T. Johnson\, PWIAS International Visiting Resea rch Scholar\, to explore how habits develop and lead to behaviour change. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
J oin Dr. Blair T. Jo hnson\, PWIAS International Visiting Research Scholar\, to explore how habits develop and lead to behaviour change.
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Dr. Johnson is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Social Psychology Program in the Department of Psychologic al Sciences at the University of Connecticut. He leads the Systematic Healt h Action Research Program (SHARP) which primarily focuses on what makes ind ividuals and communities healthy or unhealthy\, using both mental and physi cal health indicators. Dr. Johnson’s visit was hosted by Drs. Eva Oberle an d Toni Schmader.
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The concept o f habit has seen a resurgence in the last decades: Automatic behavior seque nces are a routine part of life\, but all too often they are “bad habits” ( and marketers already capitalize on this weakness). Dr. Johnson will presen t summaries of research regarding the basic components and predictors of ha bits\, mainly revolving around stable contexts (cues)\, frequency of action \, reward (whether intrinsic or extrinsic to the behavior)\, and simplicity (sufficient skills to enact the behavior).
Dr. Johnson will develop the theoretical and practical implications of habits for behavior-change in terventions\, focusing on three main points: (a) Establishing a new habit m ay be hindered or helped by a person’s existing habits. (b) Similarly\, sha red habits across networks comprise a culture that may hinder or help an in tervention success for a person linked to those networks. And (c)\, ironica lly\, intervention research has largely ignored habits\, even while trying to establish new habits. Ultimately\, lifestyles are comprised of bundles o f complementary habits\, so making a lifestyle change usually entails halti ng or reducing numerous habits and replacing them with satisfactory new one s.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/habits-ecological-factors-a nd-interventions-sex-drugs-and-rocknroll-with-dr-blair-johnson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/BlairJohnsonFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4273-EO-30035-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220107T194736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T001734Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220129T140000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Ask a Developmental Psychologist Series with Dr. Sus an Birch DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Susan Birch for a virtual talk on what children know about the mind. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Ask A Developmental Psychologist series will feature Q&A sessions with the directors of the EDRG.
Have you ev er wondered why babies behave in certain ways or how children develop essen tial skills? Perhaps\, you’ve just been curious about what certain psycholo gical concepts mean? This is your chance to ask some of the world’s leading experts in the field!
Speaker:
Dr. Susan Birch\, Associate Professor
Topic:
What children know about the mind
Childr en learn so much from their interactions with people. Just like adults\, th ey are able to use cues in their environment to make judgments about people \, what they know\, and whether they are trustworthy. This in turn influenc es their overall learning and decision-making abilities.
In this Q&A session\, Dr. Birch from the K.I.D. Studies Centre will be answering all yo ur questions on what young children know about the mind.
Join the EDR G with your burning questions\, or just listen in on what others have to sa y!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-ask-a-developme ntal-psychologist-series/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/EDRG_Digital-Assests_Susan-Birch_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3848-EO-30254-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220124T173843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T184228Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220212 SUMMARY: 2022 Psychology Graduate Student Recruitment Days DESCRIPTION: Each year\, prospective graduate students are invited to learn more about our graduate program\, research areas\, and people. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Each yea
r the Department of Psychology invites prospective graduate students to lea
rn more about our department\, graduate program\, research areas\, and peop
le.
Due the COVID-19 pandemic\, our 2022 Recruitment event is being h eld virtually.
Thursday\, February 10th
| 10:00am – 3:30pm | Faculty/Recruit Meetings This time is reserv ed for recruits to meet with their prospective supervisor\, other faculty members\, and lab meetings. |
| 3:30-4:00pm< /td> | Department Orientation Dr. Anita DeLongis\, Associate Head of Graduate Affairs\, and Jackie S haw\, Graduate Program Manager. |
Fr iday\, February 11th
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Data Blitz Faculty members from all over the department will give brief talks abou t their research. |
| 2:00-4:30pm | Graduate Student Panel/Social A meet and greet with current and prospective graduate students. |
The Ask A Developmental Psychologist series features Q&A sessions with the directors of UBC's Early Development Researc h Group.
Have you ever wondered why babies behave in certain ways or how children develop essential skills? Perhaps\, you’ve just been curious a bout what certain psychological concepts mean? This is your chance to ask s ome of the world’s leading experts in the field!
Speaker:
Dr. Darko Odic\, Associate Professor in t he Department of Psychology at UBC.
Topic:
Ear ly math education
As humans\, there are individu al differences in how quickly we understand new information and even learn new skills. This shows early in our development as children. The most commo n example is math. Why are some children so quick to grasp math concepts wh ile others still struggle after years of formal education? What innate abil ities do children have that may influence their ability to learn complex su bjects like math?
In this Q&A session\, Dr. Odic from the Centre for Cognitive Development will be an swering all your questions about early math education.
Join the EDRG with your burning questions\, or just listen in on what others have to say!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-ask-a-developme ntal-psychologist-series-odic/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/EDRG_Digital-Assests_Susan-Birch_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210824T0607Z-1629785272.1412-EO-28759-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T172841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T211856Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220303T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220303T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Stephanie Fryberg\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION: Omission as the Modern Form of Bias Against Indigenous Peoples X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Stephanie Fryberg\, Professor of Psychology at the Univ ersity of Michigan
Omission as the Modern Form of Bias Against Indigenous Peoples
In the U.S. cultural imag ination\, Indigenous Peoples loom large in romanticized and stereotyped way s\, yet contemporary Indigenous Peoples are largely omitted from the public conscience. In K-12 education\, for example\, 87% of references to Indigen ous Americans portray them in a pre-1900’s context. In mainstream media\, l ess than .5% of representations are of contemporary Indigenous Peoples. Uti lizing both experimental and national survey studies\, I will demonstrate t hat prevalent representations of Indigenous Peoples (or lack thereof) shape how people think\, feel\, and subsequently act towards Indigenous Peoples\ , as well as how Indigenous Peoples feel about themselves and act to make c hange in society. Specifically\, I will first show that recognizing Indigen ous omission shapes discrimination and both implicit and explicit bias towa rds Indigenous Peoples\, including attitudes about the use of redface\, and apathy towards the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls epidemi c. I will then show how sensitivity to Indigenous omission has adverse psyc hological consequences for Indigenous Peoples’ wellbeing\, but also serves to galvanize efforts to change the status quo through civic engagement. By making visible the pernicious consequences of omission and highlighting Ind igenous agency and resistance to omission\, we illuminate a path towards cr eating a more equitable future for Indigenous Peoples.
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Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:EDI LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-stephani e-fryberg-university-of-michigan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/2021-22ColloquiumVisualsFryberg_715X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210824T0606Z-1629785212.296-EO-28765-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T174832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T192713Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220317T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220317T140000 SUMMARY: POSTPONED! Colloquium with Dr. Hyo Gweon\, Stanford University DESCRIPTION: The colloquium with Dr. Hyo Gweon will now take place in 2023. FEATURING Dr. Hyo Gweon\, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University T ITLE TBA ABSTRACT TBA VIDEO If available\, will be posted shortly after the event. BIO Dr. Hyowon (Hyo) Gweon (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Graduate […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The colloquium with Dr. Hyo Gweon will now take place in 2023.
Dr . Hyo Gweon\, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University
TBA
TBA
If available\, will be posted shortly after the event.
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Dr. Hyo Gweon[/caption]
Dr. Hyowon (Hyo) Gweon (she/her) is an Associate Profes sor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Graduate Studies for th e Symbolic Systems Program at Stanford University. Hyo received her PhD in Cognitive Science (2012) from MIT\, where she continued as a post-doc befor e joining Stanford in 2014.
Hyo is broadly interested in how humans l earn from others and help others learn. Taking an interdisciplinary approac h that combines developmental\, computational\, and neuroimaging methods\, her research aims to explain the cognitive underpinnings of distinctively h uman learning\, communication\, and prosocial behaviors.
She has been named as a Richard E. Guggenhime Faculty Scholar (2020) and a David Huntin gton Dean's Faculty Scholar (2019)\, and received the APS Janet Spence Awar d for Transformative Early Career Contributions (2020)\, Jacobs Early Caree r Fellowship (2020)\, James S. McDonnell Scholar Award for Human Cognition (2018)\, APA Dissertation Award (2014)\, and Marr Prize (best student paper \, Cognitive Science Society 2010).
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Co lloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brin gs us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the spea kers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chan ce to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topic s.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-hyo-gweo n-stanford-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/2021-22ColloquiumVisuals_715x402FeatureImage2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210824T0608Z-1629785292.549-EO-28762-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T173647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T211040Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220324T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220324T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Viji Sathy\, University of North Carolina at C hapel Hill DESCRIPTION: Cultivating Inclusive Experiences In Our Classrooms\, Curricul um\, and on Our Campuses X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Viji S athy\, Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chape l Hill
Cultivating Inclusive Experiences In Our Classro oms\, Curriculum\, and on Our Campuses
How do we pro mote belonging and inclusivity with a genuine appreciation of multiple pers pectives of community members on our campuses? In this session Dr. Viji Sat hy will share inclusive techniques that can promote equity. She will draw f rom her scholarship of teaching and learning to show examples of classroom and curricular strategies that can improve student learning\, increase inte rest in STEM\, and lay the foundation for broader participation in STEM. Dr . Sathy will also share some of the tools and curricular innovations she ha s helped to develop on her campus to foster inclusion and student thriving. Lastly\, she will lead the group through a discussion of how we can cultiv ate inclusion at all stages of training and mentorship in our discipline an d how we can ask ourselves the questions she often poses: “Who is not in the room\, and why?” as well as “Who are we not hearing from\, and why?”
Dr. Viji Sathy is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Psychology and N
euroscience\, Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment\, Director of th
e Townsend Program for Education Research\, and Director of the Academic Le
adership Program at the Institute for Arts & Humanities. She is a national
expert on inclusive teaching\, speaking and writing widely on the topic and
co-founder of inclusifiED.com. Her
research involves evaluating the impact of innovative teaching techniques a
s well as retention in STEM and directs evaluations of educational programs
and curricula. She teaches undergraduate quantitative courses as course-ba
sed research experiences: statistics and research methodology\, as well as
maker courses. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards\, including
the campus’ Student’s choice for Best Professor at UNC and recently\, The Society for The Teaching of Psychology (APA Divis
ion 2) Awardee for Promoting Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion. Prior to her current position at UNC\, she worked at the Co
llege Board conducting research on the SATs and non-cognitive predictors of
college success. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at t
he University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, NC (B.S.1996) and her doct
orate in psychometrics from UNC-Chapel Hill (Ph.D. 2003). She was born in I
ndia but grew up in a small town in NC and is a proud recipient of public e
ducation (K-PhD) in NC.
Annually the Department of Psych ology hosts a Colloqu ia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics. CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-viji-sat hy-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/2021-22ColloquiumVisualsVijiSathy_715X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4114-EO-28768-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20210823T175501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T224948Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T140000 SUMMARY: Online Colloquium with Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos\, University of Toronto DESCRIPTION: Manitou2Manido: Mental health and healing with Indigenous quee r\, trans and Two Spirit young people X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos\, Registered Psychologist and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Health and S ocial Policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the Unive rsity of Toronto.
Manitou2Manido: Mental health and healing with Indigenous queer\, trans and Two Spirit young people
Indigenous queer\, trans and two-spirit young people fa ce significant social and health inequities in Canada\, which are substanti vely shaped by the history and contemporary manifestations of colonialism. To date\, there remains little research on Indigenous queer\, trans and Two Spirit young people and their mental health\, as well as research aimed at enhancing their experience of mental health services. In this presentation \, Jeffrey Ansloos will present findings from several qualitative research studies engaged with queer\, trans and two-spirit young people focused on s upporting mental health. These studies introduce vital frameworks emerging from Queer and Trans Indigenous studies as key to understanding the connect ions between experiences of colonization\, processes of identity developmen t\, and spirituality in supporting the mental health of Indigenous queer\, trans\, and two-spirit young people. The presentation will also consider wa ys of enhancing trauma-informed care and cultural safety in the context of mental health service provision with Indigenous queer\, trans and Two Spiri t young people.
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Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos[/caption]
Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos is a Regist ered Psychologist and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Health and Social P olicy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He also serves as the current fa culty chair of the Indigenous Education Network\, an educational forum whic h for over 30 years\, has convened public scholarship\, organized progressi ve social action and promoted positive change for Indigenous communities ac ross Canada and internationally. In 2019\, Dr. Ansloos was awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Counc il.
Dr. Ansloos’ research focuses on Indigenous health\, social polic y\, and in particular suicide and suicide prevention. He also examines comm unity-based and systems-level change processes needed to advance social and health equity within Canada\, with a particular focus on Indigenous rights . Dr. Ansloos also researches the role of emergent technologies at the inte rsection of community mobilization and social change.
Dr. Ansloos is a fellow of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations\, which promotes i ntercultural dialogue and transnational cooperation in the areas of educati on\, youth\, migration\, and media. He is also a fellow of the Broadbent In stitute\, Canada’s leading progressive political institute championing chan ge through the promotion of democracy\, equality\, and sustainability and e ducation. Dr. Ansloos serves on a number of non-profit and community boards \, and is a policy advisor with various branches of federal\, provincial\, and territorial governments\, as well as First Nations governments.
D r. Ansloos is Nehiyaw (Cree) and English\, and is a member of Fisher River Cree Nation (Ochekwi-Sipi\; Treaty 5). He grew up in Winnipeg\, Manitoba (T reaty 1)\, and currently resides in Toronto (Tkaranto).
If available\, will be posted here.
Annually the Dep artment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting p rogram brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations wi th the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll ha ve the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provoc ative topics.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-jeffrey- ansloos-university-of-toronto/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/2021-22ColloquiumVisuals_715x402FeatureImage2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.424-EO-30898-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220310T192657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T193144Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T210000 SUMMARY: Wonder Kids | Ask a Developmental Psychologist Series with Dr. And rew Baron DESCRIPTION: In this virtual Q&A\, Dr. Andrew Baron will be answering all y our questions about infants and children’s understanding of social groups a nd social dominance. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Ask A Developmental Psychologist series features Q&A sessions with the directors of UBC's Early Development Researc h Group.
Have you ever wondered why babies behave in certain ways or how children develop essential skills? Perhaps\, you’ve just been curious a bout what certain psychological concepts mean? This is your chance to ask s ome of the world’s leading experts in the field!
Dr. Andrew Baron\, Professor and Developmental Area Co ordinator
Infants and children’s understanding of soci al groups and social dominance
As adults\, we ma y have faced situations that challenged our harmful stereotypes about diffe rent social groups and had to take steps to unlearn them. What about infant s and young children? How and when do they develop preferences for and ster eotypes about social groups\, and what strategies can caregivers use to fos ter greater tolerance in their reasoning? In this Q&A session\, Dr. Baron f rom the Social Cognitive Development Lab will answer all your questions abo ut infants and children’s understanding of social groups and social dominan ce.
Register for Dr. Baron’s talk here!
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-ask-a-developme ntal-psychologist-series-baron/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/EDRG_Digital-Assests_Susan-Birch_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3986-EO-30748-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220216T225608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T204910Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220403 SUMMARY: 2022 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for un dergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in present ing at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As a long-stand ing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC (PSA) and the Department of Psychology are proud to announce the 24th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) will be held virtually on April 1 and 2\, 2022.
PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for undergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. All undergraduate researchers who have spearheaded a ny form of psychology research during the 2021-2022 academic year are encou raged to apply to present at this conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity for the presenter to exhibit their research\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching experience.
T he event will include a special keynote speaker\, showcase of undergraduate students’ research\, professors\, UBC community\, and refreshments to keep the energy going.
Important Deadlines
Registration fee
Please pay the registration fees by the deadline via the ShowPass link or during PSA in-person of fice hours.
Application links
The Ask A Developmental Psychologist series features Q&A sessions with the directors of UBC's Early Development Researc h Group.
Have you ever wondered why babies behave in certain ways or how children develop essential skills? Perhaps\, you’ve just been curious a bout what certain psychological concepts mean? This is your chance to ask s ome of the world’s leading experts in the field!
Dr. Lauren Emberson\, Assistant Professor and Direc tor of the Baby Learning Lab
Infant perception
Have you ever wondered about what your baby can see and hear? Right from birth\, infants are rapidly consuming so much information about their new world\, from sounds\, colours to even texture. Infants are able to perceive a lot starting from early in life but their perception al so changes dramatically. In this Q&A session\, Dr. Emberson from the Baby L earning Lab will answer all your questions about infant perception.
R egister for Dr. Emberson's talk here!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/wonder-kids-ask-a-developme ntal-psychologist-series-emberson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/EDRG_Digital-Assests_Susan-Birch_Psych-Web-Feature-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220324T0646Z-1648104388.4785-EO-31056-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220323T183919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T211432Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2022 DESCRIPTION: Psychfest is an annual event where second-year psychology MA a nd new PhD students present their research to the entire psychology communi ty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Hosted by
the UBC Psychology Graduate Student Council\, Psychfest is an annual event where second-ye
ar psychology MA and new PhD students present their research to the entire
psychology community.
Psychfest 2022 will be conducted in a two-da y in-person/virtual hybrid structure\, with the option to attend all se ssions via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
This y ear we are taking a journey to Middle Earth with the Lord of the Ri ngs theme!
DAY 1 - April 28\, 2022:
[3 pm - 4:30 pm]
DAY 2 - April 29\, 2022:
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Note: that i f you intend on attending the student talks and the keynot e speakers\, you must register for both PsychFest and the Invited Keynotes.
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1: Cyber(punk) Chic
2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019: Psychap
alooza: Peace\, Love\, and Psychology
2018: Star Wars
2017: RealT
alk
2016: The 90s
2015: Villains
2014: Game Shows
2013:
Classic Video Game Characters
2012: Hollywood/Celebrities
2011:
Monster Mash
2010: Rockstar
2009: Star Wars/Star Trek
2008:
Austin Powers
2007: Super Psychfest (Superheroes)
2006: Mardi Gra
s Style
The Department of Psychology is t hrilled to host Dr. Lynn Nadel\, a pioneer in t he study of memory\, as guest speaker at our annual Quinn Memorial Lecture. We look forward to you joining us either virtually or in person.
Note on COVID-19
We understand tha
t the ever-evolving situation around the COVID-19 pandemic is creating unce
rtainty. With all restrictions on events and gatherings lifted\, we are cau
tiously optimistic that we will be able to host our event in person\, altho
ugh we may switch to an online only format if necessary. As a reminder\, ma
sks are required in all indoor public spaces on UBC campuses until June 30\, 2022. For information on how UBC continues to monitor COVID-19\, visit <
a href="https://covid19.ubc.ca/">covid19.ubc.ca.
Brain Development and the Emergence of Learning and Memor y in Humans and Other Animals
Cognitive map theory p roposed multiple memory systems\, one of which\, centered on the hippocampu s\, develops postnatally. This talk will consider three kinds of implicatio ns of this late development\, rooted in the presumed functions of the hippo campus in place learning and episodic memory\, reviewing research on hippoc ampal development from my lab over the years.
The annual Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC Psychology community and friends f or an evening of dialogue and a chance to learn first-hand about some of th e most innovative psychology research from renowned experts. The lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from prominent alumnus\ , Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). Learn more.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2022-quinn-memorial-lecture -lynn-nadel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/02/QML2022_EventVisuals_PsychwebsiteFeature-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4299-EO-31557-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220519T002300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T181332Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220607T203000 SUMMARY: Book Club: Stamped: An Anti-travel novel by Kawika Guillermo DESCRIPTION: UBC Psychology department members are invited to join the depa rtment's Equity Committee at this Book Club discussion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:UBC Psychology faculty\, students\, and staff are invite d to join the department's Equity Committee at their next Book Club discuss ion on June 7.
The next book for discussion is Stamped: An anti-travel novel by Kawika Guillermo< /a>\, the pen name of UBC’s own Christopher B. Patterson.
Exasperated by the small-minded tyranny of his hometown\, S
kyler Faralan travels to Southeast Asia with $500 and a death wish. After m
onths of wandering\, he crosses paths with other dejected travelers: Sophea
\, a short-fused NGO worker\; Arthur\, a brazen expat abandoned by his wife
and son\; and Winston\, a defiant intellectual exile. Bound by pleasure-fu
eled self-destruction\, the group flounders from one Asian city to another\
, confronting the mixture of grief\, betrayal\, and discrimination that cau
sed them to travel in the first place.
[pullquote text="Kawika Guillermo’s novel teaches the reader how to engage the world and reveals t he very best about being a traveler rather than a tourist. We follow not on ly a vivid visual adventure across Asia\, but also a linguistic journey int o understanding new language and a definition of ‘we’ that is inclusive and empowering and revealing." name="Shawn Hsu Wong" affiliation="Author of Ho mebase and American Knees"]
Kawika Guillermo moves and writes throughout Asia and North America\, usually embarking from his station in Hong Kong. This is his first novel.
Purchase the novel from UBC Bookstore\, Massy Books\, Hager Books \, Book Warehouse\, or find an other local bookstore in your area.
UBC Psychology faculty\, stud ents\, and staff who are interested in joining this discussion can contact Lauren Emberson or Kristin Laurin for more details.
CATEGORIES:EDI URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/book-club-stamped/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/June7BookClub.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220607T0030Z-1654561818.1313-EO-31758-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220606T165956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T172354Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220620T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220620T110000 SUMMARY: How to SGBA: Analyzing and disseminating your data DESCRIPTION: This workshop is a part of a series that will bring you practi cal guidance about how to incorporate sex and gender based analysis into th e data analysis and dissemination phases of research. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Women’s Health Research Cluster is excited t o offer the workshop How to SGBA: Analyzing and Disseminating Your Data . Learn more about sex and gender based analysis in research\, and hea r speakers Dr. Annaliese Beery\, Dr. Arianne Albert\, and Dr. Elizabeth Rideout < /a>use their own research as case s tudies to demonstrate how they approached and conquered the challenges of a nalyzing and disseminating data.
The event will kick off with 10 minute presentations from each speaker to introduce you to their work and reveal key decisions they had to make a nd tools that helped them along the way. Speakers will then engage in a pan el discussion\, moderated by the event hosts Jennifer Williams and Chantal Rytz.
For more information an d to register for the event\, visit the ev ent page.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/whrc-how-to-sgba/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/sgba_header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220606T1733Z-1654536799.9513-EO-31760-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220606T170050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T172511Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220622T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220622T130000 SUMMARY: Women’s Health Research Cluster Trainee Research Presentations DESCRIPTION: Short\, blitz-style presentations by trainees at the WHRC abou t their undergraduate\, graduate\, or postdoctoral research projects. This event is free and a great opportunity to connect with individuals immersed in women's health research. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Women's Health Research Cluster's next Trainee Rese arch Presentations!
This se ssion will feature short\, blitz-style presentations by trainees about thei r undergraduate\, graduate\, or postdoctoral research projects. It's a grea t opportunity to learn about what students interested in women’s health are working on\, to join an engaging discussion and connect with peers. Check out the speaker line-up below and don't forget to register fo r this free event!
[accordions collapsibl e=true active=false][accordion title="Amanda Nitschke\, MSc Student\, Unive rsity of British Columbia"]Title of presentation: Associat ion between prenatal antibiotic exposure and autism spectrum disorder: A po pulation-based cohort study from British Columbia\, Canada.
B
io: Amanda is a second-year MSc student in the School of Populatio
n and Public Health\, co-supervised by Dr. Gillian Hanley and Dr. Tim Oberl
ander. Her thesis uses a population-based approach to investigate the assoc
iation between antibiotic exposure prenatally and during labour and deliver
y with the risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring.[/accordion][accor
dion title="Emma Goodwin\, MSc Student\, University of British Columbia"]Title of presentation: Prevalence of anxiety and depression
in both symptomatic and asymptomatic surgically-confirmed endometriosis pat
ients.
Bio: I received my BSc Honours from the Unive rsity of Prince Edward Island in 2020. I am currently a Masters student in the Women+ and Children's Health program in the department of Obstetrics an d Gynecology at UBC. My thesis will focus on the prevalence of anxiety and depression in endometriosis patients\, as well as how these may affect trea tment for endometriosis.[/accordion][accordion title="Cara Anne Davidson\, PhD Student\, Western University"]Title of presentation: B reast cancer and Intimate Partner Violence: What are we missing?
Bio: Kathryn Corbett is a first-year resident physician i n Internal Medicine at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medici ne. She is conducting research in Nephrology under the supervision of Dr. S andra Dumanski. Specifically\, her research is focused on better understand ing sexual dysfunction in women with chronic kidney disease to inform the e ffective identification and management of its symptoms. Before coming to Ca lgary\, Kathryn completed her medical school training at the University of Toronto and earned an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Que en’s University.[/accordion][/accordions]
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/trainee-research-presentati on/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/WHRC_TRAINEE_HEADER.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220630T0449Z-1656564549.1801-EO-32360-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220630T001801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T001951Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220713T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220713T210000 SUMMARY: Frames of Mind: CURED Film Screening and Q&A DESCRIPTION: Cured sheds new light on a pivotal victory that was far from i nevitable\, while situating the APA story within the larger context of the modern movement for LGBTQ equality. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_32361" align="alig
ncenter" width="715"]
Director Patrick Sammon\, Benn
ett Singer\, Duration 80min\, USA 2020[/caption]
The documentary Cured sheds new light on a pivo tal victory that was far from inevitable\, while situating the APA story wi thin the larger context of the modern movement for LGBTQ equality.
[p ullquote text="Riveting … Deserves its place alongside other seminal docume ntaries such as How to Survive a Plague\, The Celluloid Closet\, Before Sto newall\, and The Times of Harvey Milk." name="James Kleinmann" affiliation= "The Queer Review"]
Following the film there will be a post-screening
discussion with Patrick Sammon\, co-director and co-produ
cer of Cured. Patrick has a mix of experience in filmmaking\, broadcast jou
rnalism\, and LGBTQ political advocacy. The discussion is moderated by
Frames of Mind is delighted to welcome Patrick Sammon to Vancouver for this in-person Q&A.
ABOUT THE FILM
This provocative doc
umentary highlights a previously underappreciated activist campaign in the
struggle to achieve normality for the LGBTQ community. For years\, the Amer
ican Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (or DSM) listed homosexuality as a mental illness. The personal a
nd professional implications for homosexuals could be devastating: the loss
of family and friends or one’s job\; the risk of coercive interventions su
ch as aversion therapy or forced heterosexual marriage. In 1973\, the APA’s
Board of Directors finally voted to remove homosexuality from the DSM. All
those “suffering” from homosexuality were thereby “cured”—hence the titl
e of this important film. Five years in the making\, and incorporating a tr
ove of newly unearthed archival material\, Cured sheds new light on a pivot
al victory that was far from inevitable\, while situating the APA story wit
hin the larger context of the modern movement for LGBTQ equality. Since its
release\, Cured has attracted nearly two million views from across the glo
be.
ABOUT FRAMES OF MIND
The Cinematheque and t
he UBC Institute of Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry have part
nered to present Frames of Mind\, a monthly event utilizing film to promote professiona
l and community education on issues pertaining to mental health and illness
. Screenings\, accompanied by presentations and audience discussions\, are
held on the third Wednesday of each month.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/frames-of-mind-cured-film-s creening-and-qa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/Cured_Frames_FeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220630T1927Z-1656617243.5413-EO-32374-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220630T164722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T172516Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220725T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220725T140000 SUMMARY: Workshop: Strategies for Addressing Cisnormativity in Psychology R esearch DESCRIPTION: This workshop will identify and illustrate the need for precis ion and inclusion in psychology research methods. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Members of the psychology depa rtment are invited to a workshop on Strategies for Addressing Cisno rmativity in Psychology Research with Dr. A.J. Lowik.
ABOUTThis workshop will identify and illustrate the need for precision and i nclusion in psychology research methods. We will talk about the pervasive e rasure of intersex\, trans\, and Two-Spirit people from the psychology rese arch landscape\, and discuss strategies to address cisnormativity across va rious stages of the research process. If you have questions about how to de termine study eligibility criteria in ways that include trans people\, are unsure how to collect participants' sociodemographic details in inclusive w ays\, or are confused about whether or how to analyze the data of participa nts who are underrepresented in your sample\, this workshop is for you.
BIO
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Dr. A.J. Lowik[/caption]
Dr. A.J. Lowik has a PhD from the Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexual ity and Social Justice at UBC\, and is the Gender Equity Advisor at the Cen tre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE)\, in Vancouver. Their resea rch focuses on trans people's reproductive lives\, health and experiences a ccessing reproductive health care services\, including work that focuses on menstruation\, lactation\, pregnancy\, and abortion. They are deeply commi tted to the inclusion and liberation of intersex\, trans\, and Two-Spirit p eople. They are leading the development of a CGSHE Research Equity Toolkit project called Gender & Sex in Methods and Measurement\, and have trained h undreds of researchers\, clinicians and activists on how to create trans- a nd gender-inclusive services\, spaces\, research studies and social justice movements.
We acknowledge that this event is takin g place on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθ kʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/strategies-for-addressing-c isnormativity-in-psychology-research/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/UBCPsychology.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3902-EO-32706-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220720T184911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T172056Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220906T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220906T123000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit DESCRIPTION: Ask us questions about our psychology programs\, student resou rces\, research opportunities\, student clubs and much more\, in real time. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Back by popular demand\, UBC Psychology is hosting another "Ask Me Anything" on Red dit as part of our Imagine UBC events and activities.
We invite new and returning s tudents to join us and ask us questions about our programs\, student resour ces\, research opportunities\, life as an RA\, student clubs\, and much mor e\, in real time.
A diverse team of people from the psychology commun ity—including faculty\, students and staff—will be responding to your quest ions from u/UBCPsych.
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Faculty
Students
Staff & Alumni
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Andrew Baron (he/him)
Dr. Baron is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC. His work intersects social\, cognitiv e and developmental psychology to explore the origins and development of so cial group bias. His lab conducts research both on UBC’s Vancouver Campus a nd in the Living Lab at Science World. Some current research explores the d evelopment of gender bias in STEM\, children’s understanding of structural inequality and reasoning about social status and social hierarchies. He reg ularly teaches PSYC 315 and PSYC 413 (Distance learning course). He also co nsults with marketing research companies to apply methods from psychology t o help businesses improve their product and brand advertising.
Kil ey Hamlin (she/her)
Dr. Hamlin is a Professor in the Departm ent of Psychology at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychol ogy. Her work explores the earliest developmental origins of the human mora l sense\, by examining precursors to moral cognition and action in preverba l infants.
Ask me about:
Lily May (she/her)< /p>
Dr. May is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Prior to becom ing faculty at UBC\, Lily completed her PhD in UBC’s Psychology department studying language development in infants. Now as a lecturer\, Lily spends m ost of her time teaching– primarily in courses all about developmental psyc hology. Lily also has three young kids at home\, meaning that when not ~tea ching~ about cute kids and babies\, she can typically be found ~parenting~ cute kids and babies!
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Catherine Rawn (she/her)
Dr. Rawn is a Professor of Teaching and Associate Head for Undergraduate Affair s in the Department of Psychology\, as well as the Chair of the Curriculum Committee for the Faculty of Arts as a whole. She regularly teaches student s in the required research methods and statistics sequence (PSYC 217 and 21 8). She is a co-author on the textbook used in PSYC 217\, and has published scholarly work on two-stage exams\, student engagement in large classrooms \, student evaluations of teaching\, and the role of teaching-focused facul ty at large research-intensive universities in Canada. Catherine was raised primarily by her grandmother\, and was the first person in her family to a ttend university.
Ask me about:
Eva Zysk (she/her)
Dr. Zysk is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Her resear ch interests include contamination fears in OCD\, virtual reality therapy f or Social Anxiety\, and student presentation anxiety. She has received awar ds for her teaching\, including the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award. She i s passionate about helping students settle into and enjoy university.
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Jay Hosking (he/him)
Dr. Hosking is a lecturer in UBC's Department of Psychology where he teaches a number of courses rel ated to neuroscience and psychology. He is also the advisor for the BSc Beh avioural Neuroscience program.
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Jimmy Chokmeesuk (he/they)
Jimmy is a 4th-year BA Psychology student who is also minoring in Inte rpersonal Development under the faculty of education at UBC and the preside nt and former vice president of academics of the PSA. With the PSA\, Jimmy hopes to create events that allow people to meet\, connect\, socialize and learn each other's stories\, with a hope to ease their stress and make thei r university journey more enjoyable. Additionally\, in their recent Preside nt position as the Thai genderqueer\, disabled person on the PSA executive team\, they commit to continuing my passion for building a more equitable a nd inclusive environment by introducing new committee: Equity committee\, w hich will be launched in early September. Jimmy is currently working as an undergraduate academic assistant at Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Center (SARAVYC) and was the former volunteer at UBC Social Health La b and Depression\, Anxiety and Stress (DAS) lab. They are passionate about psychopathology and its psychotherapy\, in which he hopes to better the hea lth care system and psychotherapy that overlook transgender\, non-binary\, and gender-nonconforming people’s diverse lived experiences. Jimmy also tak es inclusion and diversity very seriously to ensure that he does not leave anyone on this journey alone. In his spare time\, they love reading a good book\, cooking Thai food and volunteering at a non-profit organization.
Ask me about:
Kateryna Voznyuk (she/her )
Kateryna is the Co-President of UBC Psi Chi Undergraduate Honor Society. She is also a 4th-year BSc Behavioural Neuroscience student\ , IMES and OIS recipient\, and former Vice President External for UBC Psi C hi. She is also a clinical recruiter\, research assistant\, and EDI committ ee member for the Depression\, Anxiety\, and Stress (DAS) Lab and a program volunteer on behalf of the BC Brain Wellness Program. Kateryna has diversi fied her academic experience as a research assistant for UBC labs (Ciernia\ , DAS)\, research mentee for UBC clubs (URO/REX\, Indicium STEM Competition )\, volunteer for external organizations (VBIA\, BC BWP\, Be My Eyes)\, and UBC conference presenter (MURC\, PURC\, and PATHS to a Cure: Neuroscience Research Conference). She is very passionate about drawing from these exper iences to offer advice for students exploring research and volunteering\, w herever they are in their academic journeys. She is also eager to help inte rnational students in managing homesickness and balancing life in a new cou ntry. Outside of academics\, Kateryna loves hiking and exploring local faun a/flora\, reading non-fiction\, alpine skiing\, and looking for the best wa ffles in Vancouver!
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Marta Kolbuszewska (she/her)
Marta is a secon d-year MA student in clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She is a member of the Sexuality and Well-Being Lab where her researc h interests centre around understanding individual and relational processes that contribute to sexual dysfunction and sexual well-being. She is partic ularly interested in using quantitative methods to better understand how th ese processes unfold over time for individuals and couples. She is also a r esearch assistant in the Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab at UBC. Mart a came to UBC after two undergraduate degrees - one in psychology and stati stics\, and one in history. She values interdisciplinary collaboration.
Ask me about:
Miriam Tang (s he/her)
Miriam is a third-year P sychology student\, serving as the VP Marketing in Psychology Students’ Ass ociation (PSA). In the summer she participated in the UBC Work Learn Progra m\, where she worked as a Marketing/Communications assistant for the Branch of Global Surgical Care at UBC Faculty of Medicine. Additionally\, she als o works as an administrative assistant at an agriculture business part-time .
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Charul Maheshka (she/her)
Charul is a fourth-year undergraduate student completing a BA in Psychology (Honors) with a minor in French Lang uage. She is currently a senior research assistant at the Social Cognition and Emotion lab\, and at the Culture and Self lab\, where she is working cl osely with professors. Previously\, she worked at the MAGIC Lab\, and volun teered at the Center for Cognitive Development.
She has held the Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award\, a paid full-time lab position\, this summer and last. Over the years\, she has presented her research at multiple conferences\, and w as awarded 2nd place in Oral Presentations at MURC and at LSURC in 2020\, a nd 1st place in the UBC 3MT competition in 2022. She is very passionate abo ut research in social psychology\, and aims to go to graduate school and be come a professor in the future.
Charul is an international student\, and has received scholarships incl uding the IMES\, Student Scholarship in Arts\, and the International Commun ity Achievement Award. She has previously served as an Academic Committee M ember for the Psychology Students Association\, and as an Executive Externa l Coordinator for UBC Psi Chi.
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Kell y Yu (she/her)
Kelly is a second-year MA student in health psychology in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She completed her B.S. in Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a member of the Social Health Lab\, where her res earch interests are focused on cultural differences in the link between soc ial support and health outcomes. She is currently exploring MIDUS (Midlife in the United States) and MIDJA (Midlife in Japan) data to investigate supp ort seeking and physiological and psychological outcomes.
Maria Clara Brandao (she/her)
Mar ia is a second-year MA student in developmental psychology in the Departmen t of Psychology at UBC. She completed her B.S. in Psychology at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. She is a member of the Centre for Cognitive Development\, where her research in terests are focused on the development of math abilities in children and le arning disabilities. She explores how our intuitive number sense may predic t our future abilities in formal math and how this relationship may be medi ated by our ability to detect mistakes.
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Gian Hermos ura (he/him)\, Lab Manager at the DAS Lab
Gian received his B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies in May 2022. He is the lab ma nager of the Depression\, Anxiety\, & Stress Lab where he delegates tasks t o research assistants\, has administrative duties such as organizing meetin gs and workshops\, and manages the lab’s grants and finances. As a staff me mber\, he is familiar with applying for paid research assistant and lab man ager positions. Additionally\, he has been a part of 7 research labs over h is 5 years as an undergraduate student including the Peer Relationships in Childhood Lab (clinical psychology)\, the Motivated Cognition Lab (cognitiv e psychology)\, and Culture and Self Lab (social psychology). He has comple ted one 6-credit Directed Studies and two 3-credit Directed Studies in psyc hology. He is very familiar with a variety of research assistant tasks and the process of applying to a lab. As someone who changed his degree in the middle of his undergrad\, he knows what it is like to be uncertain of the f uture and how to find resources to ensure success as an undergrad. As a stu dent\, he lived on campus for 3 years and commuted for 2 years.
Tara Martin (she/her)\, Director\, Administration
Tara has been the Director\, Administration for UBC Psychology since 2011. Star ting way back in 2000\, she was a transfer student to UBC\, and completed h er BA in Psychology and International Relations while holding jobs off camp us\, taking on WorkLearn assignments\, and volunteering with the PSA. After graduating\, she started a CUPE 116 Research Assistant position with UBC P sychology\, and later moved into a lab manager role. In 2018 she completed UBC’s Master of Education program\, focusing on Higher Education. In her sp are time\, she enjoys gardening\, all winter sports\, and spending time wit h her family & pets.
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Sarvenaz Oloomi (she/her)\, Research and Recruitment Coord inator at the EDRG
Sarvenaz is a recent graduate from UBC’s Psychology Honours program (2022)\, who currently works as the research and recruitment coordinator at the Early Development Research Group (EDRG) whe re she coordinates between the seven developmental labs in the department. She is also currently a research assistant in the Anxiety\, Stress\, Autism Program (ASAP)\, Depression\, Anxiety\, Stress Lab (DAS)\, and research le ad at the Infant Studies Center. During her time at UBC\, she had worked as a TA in the Asian Studies and Psychology departments\, worked as a Peer Ac ademic Advisor at the UBC Arts Advising Office and as a president and execu tive in many student clubs. She also completed one of her honours thesis in a UBC psychiatry lab (PAR lab) and has worked as an NSERC USRA research st udent. In her free time\, she loves to make music\, read books\, play baske tball\, and she has a pet parrot.
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< ul>Joyce Lai (she/her)\, Undergraduate Program Assistant\, UBC Psychology
Joyce completed her BA in Psychology and Minor in Commerce in May 2021 and has been working with the Department of Psychology since November of the sa me year. During her time at UBC\, she was involved with the UBC Food Societ y and worked as a Research Assistant with the Social Identity Lab. Joyce al so completed her work terms with the Arts Co-op program with the UBC’s Vanc ouver Summer Program in Hong Kong. In her free time she enjoys going to con certs\, petting cats\, and trying new restaurants.
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We acknowledge that UBC’s Vancouver Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional\, ancestral\, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. We also acknowledge that people are joining this event virtually from many places\, near and far\, and acknowle dge the traditional owners and caretakers of those lands.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online on Reddit GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-reddit-ama-2 022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Reddit_AMA_Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4401-EO-32957-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220808T200849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T230234Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220924T150000 SUMMARY: Coming Home to Psychology DESCRIPTION: Reconnect with your psychology faculty\, peers and alumni duri ng UBC Homecoming. Join us for an afternoon of fun\, exploration\, and a ta lk featuring psychology alumnus Julia Kam! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Reconnect and reminisce w ith your psychology faculty\, peers and alumni during UBC Homecoming.
Coming Home to Psychology celebrates the latest psyc hological research with an engaging talk from a psychology alumnus and a re search area showcase.
Plus\, wander the Kenny Building at the A-MAZE- ing Scavenger Hunt. Discover some cool and different things about psycholog y\, solve clues\, enjoy fun challenges—and win prizes!
Jo in UBC Psychology for an afternoon of fun and exploration\, while paying ho mage to “The Kenny”.
About the Colloquium
FEATURING
Dr. Evan Kleiman\, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University.
TITLE
How can technology improve how we predict and prevent suicidal thoughts and behavi or?
ABSTRACT
Technology like smartphones and smartwatches hav e become nearly ubiquitous over the past few years. This has led to a surge of interest into using this technology to better understand suicide risk a s it occurs in everyday life as well as improve the delivery of interventio ns for suicide risk. In this webinar\, I will first focus on the progress w e have made in using technology to predict and prevent suicidal thoughts an d behaviors. Next\, I will talk about the opportunities and challenges of u sing technology with suicidal individuals in clinical practice. I will end by giving a balanced view of what may and may not be possible in the future when using technology to study suicide.
RSVP
This colloquium will take place over Zoom. Registration is required. RSVP to receive the Zoom link .
BIO
Dr. Evan K leiman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University\, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Health Behavior\, Societ y\, and Policy in the School of Public Health. Prior to coming to Rutgers\ , Dr. Kleiman was a Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-2017) and Research Associate at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Geor ge Mason University (2014)\, completed his clinical psychology internship a t Temple University (2014)\, and received his BA in Psychology from Temple University (2008).
Dr. Kleiman’s work focuses on understanding the ev eryday occurrence of factors of interest to clinical psychological scientis ts. He has a specific focus on the everyday lives of individuals at risk fo r suicide using smartphone and wearable monitoring technology. His work has been published in over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is currently fund ed by several NIMH grants.
Annually the Department of Psycholog y hosts a Colloquia S eries throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us tog ether outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’v e invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hea r from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-evan-kleima n/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Evan-Kleiman_2022-23ColloquiumVisualsTemplate_715X402FeatureImage-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220928T1358Z-1664373523.8016-EO-33578-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220927T203325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T183044Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221001 SUMMARY: Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation DESCRIPTION: A list of events taking place for Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Orange Shirt Da y\, September 30\, is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and intergenerat ional Survivors of the Indian residential school system\, and to commemorat e those who didn’t return home.
Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
A UBC event led by the Faculty of Applied Science and Land and Food Syst ems. There are no fees or registration required.
The Intergenerationa l March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day aims to be educational and supporti ve to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. Educational activities will allow younger participants to connect with the original inhabitants o f the land and plant a seed to continue these conversations of a difficult era in Canadian history at home.
Where? Indian Residential Sc hool History and Dialogue Centre. View Map
What? For a detailed schedule\, visit their website.
Orange Shirt Day Film Screenings
As part of programming for Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\, the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC\, in partnership with the National Film Board (NFB)\, invites us to learn about the colonial his tory and ongoing impact of the Indian residential school system. Screen ings will be followed by a short discussion.
Upcoming S chedule
< h3>Book Launch & Conversation | Tsqelmucwilc : The Kamloops Indian Residential School—Resistance and a Reckoning< /h3>This event will be taking place on Tuesday\, October 11\, 2022. The doors will open at 5 PM\, and the event will begin thirty minutes after.
“Tsqelmucwilc” (pronounced cha-CAL-mux-weel) is a Secwepemc phrase loos ely translated as “We return to being human again.” Tsqelmucwilc i s the story of those who survived the Kamloops Indian Residential School\, based on the 1988 book Resistance and Renewal\, a groundbreaking h istory of the school – and the first book on residential schools ever publi shed in Canada.
For more information\, visit their website.
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< hr />Other Community Events
Britannia Community Centre event
Trout Lake Community Centre and Nisga'a Ts'amiks Van couver Society's event
BBQ at Oppe nheimer park
Hastings Sunrise Community Centre event< /p>Other ways of getting involved< /span>
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Wellness resources
We understand that this can be a difficult time for our Indi genous students—and also other marginalized students. Engaging with Indian Residential School histories and legacies can lead to emotional reactions a nd (unexpectedly) difficult thoughts and feelings. Sometimes these can surf ace hours\, days\, or weeks later. This is perfectly normal. If you find yo urself feeling overwhelmed\, it is important to respect your needs and to b e kind to yourself.
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FE ATURING
Dr. Mariam Aly\, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Columb ia University.
TITLE
How hippocampal memory shapes\, and is s haped by\, attention
ABSTRACT
Attention modulates what we see and remember. Memory affects what we attend to and perceive. Despite this connection in behavior\, little is known about the mechanisms that link att ention and memory in the brain. One key structure that may be at the interf ace between attention and memory is the hippocampus. Here\, I’ll explore th e hypothesis that the relational representations of the hippocampus allow i t to critically contribute to bidirectional interactions between attention and memory. First\, I’ll show — in a series of human fMRI studies — that at tention creates state-dependent patterns of activity in the hippocampus\, a nd that these representations predict both online attentional behavior and memory formation. Then\, I’ll provide neuropsychological evidence that hipp ocampal damage impairs performance on attention tasks that tax relational r epresentations\, particularly spatial relational representations. I will th en provide pharmacological evidence that hippocampal contributions to atten tion and perception may be mediated by cholinergic modulation — a switch th at can toggle the hippocampus between internally and externally oriented st ates. Finally\, I’ll demonstrate that hippocampal memories enable preparati on for upcoming attentional states and may help resolve competition between similar memories to guide attention. Together\, this line of work highligh ts the tight links between attention and memory — links that are establishe d\, at least in part\, by the hippocampus.
RSVP
This colloqui um will take place over Zoom. Registration is required. RSVP to receive the Zoom link.< /p>
BIO
Dr. Mariam Aly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psych ology at Columbia University. She studies the human mind and brain with a f ocus on the interplay between attention\, perception\, and memory.
Ho w are percepts transformed to memories\, and how do we use memory to guide perception and action? I study the mechanisms by which attention and percep tion allow us to remember the world around us\, and how — once we have form ed those memories — we can use them to guide our attention\, perception\, a nd goal-directed behavior in the future.
To address these questions\, I rely on multiple methods that together give us a holistic understanding of behavior and the brain. These methods include behavioral studies of heal thy young individuals\, behavioral studies of healthy older adults\, studie s of patients with brain lesions (e.g.\, as a result of epilepsy\, stroke\, hypoxia\, tumors)\, and high-resolution functional neuroimaging (fMRI) wit h advanced multi-voxel pattern analysis and functional connectivity techniq ues. These methods have allowed me to answer questions such as: what is the role of “memory systems”\, like the hippocampus\, in perception? How does attention modulate the hippocampus\, and how does that affect what we remem ber later on? How does the brain learn and remember temporal structure in t he world\, and how does it use that structure to generate predictions about the future? Together\, my research helps elucidate the multifaceted and in herently interactive nature of cognition\, bringing us closer to understand ing the whole of the mind and brain as well as its parts.
Annua lly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conve rsations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas . You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide rang e of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-mariam-aly/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Asset-4-e1663181782759.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220821T0406Z-1661054786.2353-EO-33165-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20220819T183810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T233115Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221005T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221005T111500 RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=WE;UNTIL=20221019T170000Z SUMMARY: Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health DESCRIPTION: This virtual conference series will dig into unique aspects of hormonal contraceptives and the examined effects of these hormones on the brain. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_33060" align="alig ncenter" width="620"]
Mind the Gap is a virtual conference series hosted by Women's Health Research Cluster th at is led by Dr. Liisa Galea[/caption]
UBC's Women Health Research Cluster (WHRC) is hosting 'Mind the Gap': a virtual conference series that aims to bring to light the unique aspects of hormonal contraceptives and the examined effects of thes e hormones on the brain. It will engage researchers\, clinicians\, communit y partners\, trainees\, and policymakers to share research and develop stra tegies to spotlight the need for consideration of female-specific factors t o improve women+'s brain health. The overall objective of this conf erence is to bring attention to the brain health issues that women+ face an d encourage the medical\, scientific and commercial communities to address them.
In this virtual conference series\, WHRC will be host ing bi-weekly events including two keynote talks\, four symposia\, trainee mentor sessions\, guest workshops and a roundtable discussion where attende es will co-create create a blueprint for future research on hormonal contra ceptives. You are invited to join all of these gatherings\, or pick and choose which ones you want to attend.
For more information abo ut the conference program\, visit their page for a detailed schedule.
Students intereste d in women's health can register for a lower price. Early Bird registration for the full seri es is open until August 31\, 2022.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/mind-the-gap-hormonal-contr aceptives-and-brain-health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/mtg.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4439-EO-33687-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221005T201223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T232029Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T130000 SUMMARY: Psychology Land Acknowledgement Workshop: two-part series DESCRIPTION: Meaningfully incorporating land acknowledgments into our profe ssional lives is a key part of Truth and Reconciliation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_33635" align="alig ncenter" width="715"]
Image: sʔi:ɬqəy̓ qeqən (Double-Headed Serpent Post)\, Brent Sparrow\, Musqueam. Credit: Paul H. Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing.[/caption]
Meaningfully incorporating land acknowledgements into our profe ssional lives is a key part of Truth and Reconciliation.
Have you ever wondered why thanking Indigenous nations for being on their land helps? Or how one can meaningfully incorporate acknowledgement without risking making “a mistake”? Do you want to make your land acknowledgements more personal and meaningful but don’t know how?
If you have any one of these questions\, there is a part of this EDI Dialogue and Learning ser ies for you!
The first session (Thursday\, October 27) will be focuse d on the “why” of land acknowledgements. You will learn more about how land acknowledgements connect to Indigenous protocol and culture and how they a re connected to Truth and Reconciliation and EDI.
The second session (Tuesday\, November 1) will provide attendees with a supported process to g enerate their own\, personal land acknowledgements through an interactive w orkshop and group conversations. Come to one or both sessions depending on your goals.
Come to one or both sessions depending on your goals. Please note these sessions are for psychology department members.
Land Acknowledgement Resour ces at UBC
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ncenter" width="715"] Image: sʔi:ɬqəy̓ qeqən (Double-Headed Serpent Post)\, Brent Sparrow\,
Musqueam. Credit: Paul H. Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing.[/caption]
Meaningfully incorporating land acknowledgements into our profe ssional lives is a key part of Truth and Reconciliation.
Have you ever wondered why thanking Indigenous nations for being on their land helps? Or how one can meaningfully incorporate acknowledgement without risking making “a mistake”? Do you want to make your land acknowledgements more personal and meaningful but don’t know how?
If you have any one of these questions\, there is a part of this EDI Dialogue and Learning ser ies for you!
The first session (Thursday\, October 27) will be focuse d on the “why” of land acknowledgements. You will learn more about how land acknowledgements connect to Indigenous protocol and culture and how they a re connected to Truth and Reconciliation and EDI.
The second session (Tuesday\, November 1) will provide attendees with a supported process to g enerate their own\, personal land acknowledgements through an interactive w orkshop and group conversations. Come to one or both sessions depending on your goals.
Come to one or both sessions depending on your goals. Please note these sessions are for psychology department members.
Land Acknowledgement Resour ces at UBC
Dr. Mark B randt\, Assistant Professor\, Michigan State University
COVID-19 as a real-world test of psychological theories of threat and poli tics.
We used the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to evaluate the external validity of psychological theories of threat and poli tics. We estimate the causal effect of the onset of the pandemic on 84 poli tical attitudes and 8 perceived threats using fine-grained repeated cross-s ectional data (Study 1\, N=232\,684) and panel data (Study 2\, N=552) colle cted before\, during\, and after the onset of the pandemic in the United St ates. The pandemic's onset significantly changed attitudes\, but these chan ges were often small and rarely consistent with theoretical predictions. Ma ny attitudes were unaffected\; however\, these average effects mask heterog enous treatment effects across people. Pandemic caused changes in threat pe rceptions were correlated with some attitude change\, suggesting that some attitude change with people's perceptions of threat. COVID-19's onset cause d some attitude change\, but that the precise way it changed attitudes is h eterogenous and not clearly predicted by psychological theories of threat.< /p>
Dr. Mark Brandt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of P sychology at Michigan State University. His research is focused in the soci al and personality area of psychology. He is the principal investigator of The Belief Systems Lab. The goal o f this lab is to understand ideological and moral beliefs – such as politic al ideology\, racism\, religious fundamentalism\, and moral conviction – an d how they structure attitudes and behaviors\, how they provide people with meaning\, and why people adopt them in the first place.
Annual ly the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conver sations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-mark-brandt/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/MarkBrandt_2022-23ColloquiumVisuals_715X402FeatureImage-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221120T0042Z-1668904933.4999-EO-34381-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221119T002423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221119T002526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221129T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221129T173000 SUMMARY: Discussion: Academics Concerned about Academic Travel DESCRIPTION: Are you concerned about the carbon footprint of academic trave l? Drs. Lauren Emberson and Rebecca Todd invite you to join Academics Conc erned about Academic Travel. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ar e you concerned about the carbon footprint of academic travel? Dr. Lauren E mberson and Dr. Rebecca Todd invite you to join Academics Concerned about Academic Travel (A_CAT).
Join them for the first A_C AT gathering the afternoon of November 29 to talk about the carbon footprin t of academic travel and then\, for those who wish\, carry on the discussio n at a pub.
Message from Drs. Emberson and Todd:
As ac ademics (faculty\, postdocs\, graduate students\, research staff)\, many of us are deeply concerned about the climate crisis. Yet\, we are in a field that often requires a large amount of air travel (e.g.\, to conferences\, f or our research). This air travel is a substantial source of carbon emissio ns (business travel like academic conferences is the equivalent of the enti re carbon footprint of the US!). The environmental impact of travel at UBC is more than the physical university. However\, reducing our travel is very hard for many reasons! If any of this resonates with you\, please consider chatting with us.
We’re a brand new group of Academics Concerned abo ut Academic Travel (A_CAT meow!). We are getting together to share our conc erns\, experiences and will start to figure out how we can move our academi c community towards a more sustainable model.
We’re having our first meeting (hybrid: Tuesday Nov 29th at 4pm in Kenny 2101 followed by an infor mal gathering on a heated patio on campus). Please email emberson@psych.ubc.ca for more info or to join the meeting virtually.
LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/discussion-academics-concer ned-about-academic-travel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/A_ACATEventFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4287-EO-33754-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221013T163620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T235408Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221130T193000 SUMMARY: Psychology EDI Book Club: Nice Racism – How progressive white peop le perpetuate racial harm by Robin DiAngelo DESCRIPTION: UBC Psychology department members are invited to join the depa rtment's Equity Committee at this Book Club discussion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
UBC Psychol ogy faculty\, students\, and staff are invited to join the department's Equ ity Committee at their next Book Club discussion on November 30.
The next book for discussion is Nice Racism - How progressive white people perpetuate racial harm by Robin DiAnge lo.
Building on the groundwork laid in the New York Times bestseller White Fragility\, Robin DiAngelo expl ores how a culture of niceness inadvertently promotes racism.
In Whit e Fragility\, Robin DiAngelo explained how racism is a system into which al l white people are socialized\, and challenged the belief that racism is a simple matter of good people versus bad. DiAngelo also made a provocative c laim: white progressives cause the most daily harm to people of color. In N ice Racism\, her follow-up work\, she explains how they do so. Drawing on h er background as a sociologist and over 25 years working as an anti-racist educator\, she picks up where White Fragility left off and moves the conver sation forward. Writing directly to white people as a white person\, DiAnge lo identifies many common white racial patterns and breaks down how well-in tentioned white people unknowingly perpetuate racial harm.
Purchase t he novel from UBC Bookstore\, Massy Books\, Hager Books\, Book Warehouse\, and the Vancouver Public Library. F ind another local bookstor e in your area.
P sychology students\, faculty\, and staff are invited to join UBC Psychology 's EDI committee for coffee and snacks—and to chat about equity\, diversity \, and inclusion.
This is a chance to:
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/edi-committee-coffee-hour/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_22_WebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221127T2040Z-1669581649.9047-EO-34415-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221125T213648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T225009Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221205T190000 SUMMARY: Autism Evidence ASAP Community Talk Series: Anxiety and stress-rel ated conditions in children on the spectrum DESCRIPTION: The UBC Anxiety Stress and Autism Program (ASAP) Lab is hostin g a community Zoom talk series focused on disseminating autism research in accessible ways. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:W e hope to see you there!
The UBC Anxiety Stress and Autism Program (A SAP) Lab is hosting a community Zoom talk series focused on disseminating a utism research in accessible ways. On December 5th from 6 - 7 PM\, during t heir first talk in this series\, Lab Director Dr. Connor Kerns will share what research tells us about how to recognize anxiety and stress-related conditions in autisti c children\, and why it’s not so straightforward.
To receive the Zoom link for the talk\, please RSVP.
Learn more about the event here.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/copy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/UBCASAPFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4512-EO-34411-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221125T175639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T011259Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221215T150000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Holiday Social DESCRIPTION: Enjoy seasonal treats\, dress festive (for prizes!)\, and make holiday gift tags. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join UBC Psycholo gy for a Holiday Social event!
Prizes will be given for the b est ugly sweater or festive attire!
There will be stations set up for you to get crafty and make gift tags for your friends and family.
Re freshments and holiday snacks will be provided. Bring a fun mug to fill wit h some holiday drinks!
We will be collecting non-perishable food item s or personal hygiene supplies for the AMS Food Bank.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-psychology-holiday-soci al/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/Psych_Holiday-Social_22_WebFeatureImage_WebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221130T1421Z-1669818068.799-EO-34363-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221129T181629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T205053Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230203T143000 SUMMARY: Virtual talk with Dr. Anna Epperson on community-directed research toward Indigenous health behavior change DESCRIPTION: The Health Psychology area is hosting a virtual talk with Dr. Anna Epperson from the University of California\, Merced. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We look forward to seeing our students\, facult y\, and staff there!
The Health Psychology area is hosting a virtual talk with Dr. An na Epperson from the University of California\, Merced.
Dr. Epperson will speak about her research on health behaviors in Indigenou s communities in the U.S.\, most recently about COVID-19 vaccine decision-m aking. Her talk will cover her approach for community-directed research wit h Indigenous groups\, the ethical principles in carrying out this work\, an d what aspects of her training enabled her to become engaged in this resear ch.
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Speaker biography: Dr. Anna Epperson (enrolled
member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an Assistant Professor of Heal
th Psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University
of California\, Merced. Prior to joining the faculty at UC Merced in 2020\
, Anna completed an NHLBI-funded postdoctoral research fellowship in Cardio
vascular Disease Prevention (2016-2019) and was an Instructor of Adolescent
Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics (2019-2020) at Stanford Universit
y School of Medicine. Her current research focuses broadly on how cultural\
, psychological\, and social factors impact health and wellness among commu
nities underrepresented in health research (e.g.\, Indigenous communities).
She examines health behavior through community-based research and the aim
of this work is to develop behavior change interventions. Current projects
are focused on: 1) increasing confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and inten
tions to vaccinate\, with a focus on Indigenous adolescents\, and 2) reduci
ng substance use (e.g.\, tobacco\, cannabis) among the Indigenous community
.This is a two part series: The first part is this ac ademic talk hosted by the Health Psychology area and the second part is a f ollow-up discussion (in-person with cookies and tea) on this talk\, hosted by the Psychology EDI Dialogue and Learning committee on February 6\, 2023 (RSV P here).
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-anna-epperson-part-one/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/GuestTalkWebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221130T1422Z-1669818128.3056-EO-34438-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20221129T182306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T221513Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230206T143000 SUMMARY: Discussion on community-directed research toward Indigenous health behavior change DESCRIPTION: Join the EDI Dialogue and Learning committee for an inclusive\ , open dialogue with the goal of supporting researchers in their current or planned community-based participatory research. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Interested in incorporating community engagement into your research p ractices?
Many of us are interested in incorporating com munity engagement into our research practices or in starting projects with community-based participation. But how do we do this meaningfully\, respect fully and effectively? This is particularly important if the communities yo u wish to engage with are historically excluded or under-represented.
Join the EDI Dialogue and Learning committee for a follow-up discussion on Dr. Anna Epperson’s February 3 talk on community-directed research toward Indi genous health behavior change.
Expect an inclusive\, open dialogu e with the goal of supporting researchers (graduate\, postdoctoral\, staff and faculty) in their current or planned (or just interest in) community-ba sed participatory research. There will be cookies and tea served at this in -person discussion.
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This is a two part series: The first part is an academic talk hosted by the Health Psychology area on February 3 (RSVP here ) and the second part is this follow-up discussion hosted by the Psychology EDI Dialogue and Learning committee.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-anna-epperson-part-two/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/EDIDialogueLearning.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4049-EO-34763-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230106T220804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T233039Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230209T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230209T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Christine Chambers\, Dalhousie University DESCRIPTION: Dr. Christine Chambers delivered a talk on 'From Evidence to I nfluence: Making a Difference for Children in Pain'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Christine Chambers\, Dalhousie University
From Evidence to Influence: Making a Difference for Children in Pain
In the long run\, scientific research will only help pa tients if it can be effectively disseminated and implemented. Unfortunately \, the public is generally unaware of the value and importance of psycholog ical research and best available evidence is often not used in practice or integrated into policy. The full potential of research can only be realized if it is effectively disseminated to patients\, health care providers\, po licymakers\, and other stakeholders\, and implemented into clinical practic e and health policy. This plenary will provide an overview of the practice of dissemination and the science of implementation as applied to children’s pain management. Dissemination involves the sharing and spreading of scien tific findings\, while implementation focuses on the use of strategies to a dopt and integrate science-based intervention to change practice and improv e care. The presentation will highlight how\, to make gains in health outco mes\, including children’s pain\, one must consider the application of scie ntific discoveries to different types of knowledge users and settings\, the value of partnerships\, the importance of patient engagement\, and the rol e of evolving communication technologies. These factors are critical in pro moting sustainable uptake and moving research from bench to bedside and bey ond.
Dr. Christine Chambers is a clinical psychologist\, Cana
da Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children’s Pain\, and Killam Professor of Ped
iatrics and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. She is also
the Scientific Director of Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP)\, a national k
nowledge mobilization network funded by the Networks of Centres of Excellen
ce and co-directed by Children’s Healthcare Canada. She is a fellow of the
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a member of the Royal Society of Ca
nada’s College of New Scholars\, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Chambers’ rese
arch\, based in the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at the IWK Health Ce
ntre\, is aimed at improving the assessment and management of children’s pa
in.
Dr. Chambers has published over 160 articles in peer-reviewed sci entific journals and is invited to give public presentations around the wor ld. She is a leader in patient engagement and knowledge mobilization. She h as given a TEDx talk< /a> on children’s pain and developed a YouTube video for parents about how to manage needle pain. She led the #ItDoesntHaveToH urt initiative\, in partnership with Erica Ehm’s YMC.ca\, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This initiative for parents generated 150 million views wo rldwide\, trended on social media\, and was featured in national and intern ational media. The Women’s Executive Network named her one of the 2019 Cana da’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners\, joining a community of Ca nada’s most influential women leaders. Dr. Chambers is a leader in children ’s health research and care who is passionate about patient engagement and research impact.
Dr. Chambers completed her PhD in Clinical Psycholog y at the University of British Columbia and her internship in the Brown Uni versity School of Medicine.
Annually the Department of Psycholo gy hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us to gether outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to he ar from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-christine-chambe rs/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/Chambers_2022-23ColloquiumFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230215T0112Z-1676423537.3719-EO-35030-2@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230213T173603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T182702Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T190000 SUMMARY: Psychology Anti-Racist Book Club: ‘The Skin We’re In – A Year of B lack Resistance and Power’ by Desmond Cole DESCRIPTION: UBC Psychology department members are invited to join the depa rtment's EDI Committee at their next Anti-Racist Book Club. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Due to weather conditions\, thi s Anti-Racist Book Club discussion has moved to Zoom!
UBC Psychology faculty\, students\, and staff who are interested in joinin g this discussion can contact Lauren Emberson for the Zoom meeting details.
Fa culty\, students\, and staff are invited to join the department's EDI Commi ttee at their next Anti-Racist Book Club.
Read (any portion of) The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power< /span> by Desmond Cole and join th e Anti-Racist Book Club in a discussion in honour of Black History Month. < /span>
In this bracing\, revelatory work of award-
winning journalism\, celebrated writer and activist Desmond Cole punctures
the naïve assumptions of Canadians who believe we live in a post-racial nat
ion.
Chronicling just one year in the struggle against racism in this country\, The Skin We're In reveals in stark detail the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis: the devastating effects of racis t policing\, the hopelessness produced by an education system that fails Bl ack children\, the heartbreak of those separated from their families by dis criminatory immigration laws\, and more. Cole draws on his own experiences as a Black man in Canada\, a nd locates the deep cultural\, historical\, and political roots of each eve nt. What emerges is a personal\, painful\, and comprehensive picture of ent renched\, systemic inequality.
Updated with a new foreword\, postscri pt\, and an extensive educator's guide\, The Skin We're In is essent ial reading for all Canadians\, and a vital tool in the fight against racis m.
Find the novel at Massy Books\, UBC Bookstore\, Vancouver Public Library\, Book Warehouse< /a>\, or find another loca l bookstore in your area.
A translational approach to exploring the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on health: From pre-clinical models to Indigenous community partn erships.
Prenatal alcohol exposure has been well-doc umented to result in deficits in cognitive function\, learning and memory\, attention\, and behavioural regulation\, as well as mood disturbances\; ho wever\, critical gaps remain. Despite a prevalence of approximately 5% of t he population\, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)\, the group of condi tions that can occur as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure\, has receive d considerably less research attention compared to other neurodevelopmental disorders. Unfortunately\, only a few research studies have investigated o utcomes extending beyond childhood and almost none have examined health out comes. There are also significant barriers to diagnosis\, including a lack of objective diagnostic tests/biomarkers\, minimal available treatment opti ons\, as well as pervasive stigma tied to an FASD diagnosis. My research ai ms to address many of these issues through the use of a translational and m ultipronged research approach. First\, I am conducting pre-clinical researc h using animal models to explore whether prenatal alcohol exposure results in gut microbiota alterations\, as perturbations in the microbiota have bee n linked to the pathophysiology of other neurodevelopmental disorders. Next \, in order to incorporate critical social determinants of health\, I am co ncurrently examining the microbiota and related health outcomes in children as well as adults with FASD. Importantly\, this work involves partnering w ith Indigenous knowledge-holders\, Elders\, and communities\, in order to s pecifically understand how FASD impacts Indigenous Peoples and explore rele vant health risk and resiliency factors. Finally\, building on this work\, I have ongoing partnerships with Indigenous communities with the goal of re -framing conversations and education around alcohol-use and FASD\, utilizin g a Two-Eyed Seeing framework (combining both Indigenous and Western knowle dge and ways of knowing). This involves gaining a deeper understanding of i ssues around substance use in Indigenous communities/contexts as a basis fo r creating culturally appropriate programs to discuss\, share\, and learn a bout the effects of alcohol on health and wellbeing. This project is guided and co-led by Indigenous communities\, with priority given to youth engage ment.
Dr. Tamara Bodnar is a Research Associate in the Depart ment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at The University of British Co lumbia (UBC)\, supervised by Dr. Joanne Weinberg. Her research examines the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure and other early-life environmental man ipulations on immune function across development. Her research involves ani mal models of prenatal alcohol exposure\, as well as human studies examinin g the impact of in utero alcohol exposure. The overall goal of her research is to identify both immune-related biomarkers and targets for possible imm une-based intervention strategies for individuals with FASD. She is also a member of the Women's Health Research Cluster.
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Annually the Department of P sychology hosts a Col loquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program bring s us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speak ers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chanc e to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics .
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-tamara-bodnar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Bodnar_2022-23ColloquiumVisuals_715X402FeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4014-EO-35213-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230224T212350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T223651Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Alice Kim\, University of Guelph-Humber DESCRIPTION: Dr. Kim explores the factors that impact students’ learning\, including student engagement\, experiential education\, and cognitive learn ing principles in course design. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
D r. Alice Kim\, Founder and Managing Director of Teaching & Learning Researc h in Action\; Interim Assistant Program Head\, Psychology\, University of G uelph-Humber.
Fostering community and connection in the classroom: Insights from research on online\, in-person\, blended\, and hy brid flexible learning contexts.
Given the importanc e of education\, a considerable amount of research has been focused on iden tifying factors that influence students' academic achievement. The research that I've conducted collaboratively on remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic\, along with that of others\, suggests that students valued and f elt encouraged by a sense of community in the classroom. Community has been conceptualized in various ways\, and has been broken down into multiple di mensions\, including connectedness\, interaction\, trust\, and common expec tations and goals. In subsequent studies\, my colleagues and I found that s tudents' sense of connection is predictive of their final grade in the cour se\, demonstrating the importance of fostering connection and community in the classroom to support students' learning. In this session\, I'll share t he findings of research that I've conducted with my colleagues on factors t hat students have reported to support and detract from their experiences of community in a mix of online\, in-person\, blended\, and hybrid flexible l earning contexts.
Dr. Alic e Kim is the Interim Assistant Program Head\, Psychology\, University o f Guelph-Humber and Founder and Managing Director of Teaching and Learning Research In Action\, a non-profit rese arch organization focused on conducting and disseminating research on effec tive teaching and learning practices.
Dr. Kim's formal training is in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience of memory and learning. Dr. Kim's current research is focused on factors that impact students’ lea rning trajectories\, including student engagement\, experiential education\ , and application of cognitive learning principles in course design. Much o f Dr. Kim's research also explores student-faculty partnerships that foster the co-creation of learning and teaching.
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Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our camp us to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-alice-kim/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Kim_2022-23ColloquiumVisuals-copy_715X402FeatureImage.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3974-EO-35217-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230227T170844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T200527Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230331T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230401T190000 SUMMARY: 2023 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for un dergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in present ing at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As a long-stand ing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC (PSA)\ , UBC Psi Chi\, and UBC Psycholo gy are proud to announce the 25th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Resea rch Conference (PURC) will be held on March 31 and April 1\ , 2023.
PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment for u ndergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in presen ting at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. All under graduate researchers who have spearheaded any form of psychology research d uring the 2021-2022 academic year are encouraged to apply to present at thi s conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity for th e presenter to exhibit their research\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching experience.
The event will include a special keynote speaker\, showcase of undergraduate students’ research\, professors \, UBC community\, and refreshments to keep the energy going.
The poster presentations will take place in the main atrium and the oral prese ntations in ESB 1012.
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Celebrate Giving Day with us on April 5.
All gifts to the Psychology Inclusive Excellenc e Student Fund on April 5 will be double-matched by UBC Psychology\, up to a total of $2\,500.
Applying to an undergraduate or graduate prog ram can be overwhelming – and students from disadvantaged backgrounds face even more challenges\, including less access to opportunities\, mentorship\ , and peer support. Empower psychology students today with a gift to the Psychology Inclusive Excellence Student Fund. Established by faculty\, alumni\, and staff\, the fund provides critical support to undergraduate and graduate students who have overcome historica l\, persistent\, or systemic marginalization to achieve academic excellence .
Your gift will help fund research assistant positions and provide r ecipients with critical learning opportunities to work directly with facult y researchers in a psychology laboratory.
Give what you c an\, share\, challenge others to do the same. Together\, we can create a mo re equitable\, diverse\, and inclusive psychology department community for the benefit of all.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-giving-day/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/GivingDayFeatureImage.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4026-EO-35190-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230221T224151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T223823Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230413T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230413T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Jessica Flake\, McGill University DESCRIPTION: Dr. Flake will share her research in a talk on 'Integrating ri gorous measurement into methodological reform.'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:FEATURING
Dr. Jessica Kay Flake\, Assi stant Professor\, Psychology\, McGill University
TITLE
Integr ating rigorous measurement into methodological reform.
ABSTRACT
Psychology’s ‘replication crisis’ has prompted a methodological reform m ovement. How we do our research is changing: open science\, big te am science\, and concerns over questionable research practices are here to stay. We’ve seen progress toward transparency and rigor\, but these reforms largely preclude measurement practices. I’ll discuss how measurement plays a fundamental role\, particularly psychometric measurement equivalence\, i n the quality and replicability of psychological science. I will review my research on psychometric models\, measurement practices in original and rep lication research\, and my work with big team science initiatives. I will d iscuss next steps for methodological development\, particularly the need to develop practices for assessing measurement equivalence in large and compl ex data structures.
BIO
Dr. Jessica Kay Flake received a BS in Psycholo gy from Northern Kentucky University in 2010\, an MA in Quantitative Psycho logy from James Madison University in 2012\, and a PhD in Measurement\, Eva luation\, and Assessment from the University of Connecticut in 2015. From 2 015 to 2018 she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in quantitative psychol ogy at York University and educational psychology at the University of Virg inia. In 2018 she started her lab in the Quantitative Psychology area of th e Department of Psychology at McGill University. JK Flake is also the Assis tant Director for Methods at the Psychological Science Accelerator\, and a member of the Technical Advisory Panel of the Enrollment Management Associa tion. Her research interests include the development and application of lat ent variable models for use in educational and social psychological researc h and the improvement of measurement practices in psychology more broadly.< /p>
Research Areas:
Quantitative Psychology & Mo delling
Research Summary:
Are we measuring what we think we are measuring? This is a fou ndational question for psychological scientists because we often study phen omena that are difficult to observe and measure. I am pursuing two complime ntary research trajectories\, both aimed at improving measurement practices in psychology. In my quantitative research trajectory\, I develop structur al equation and multilevel models for measurement\, particularly understand ing the ramifications of a lack of measurement invariance. In my more appli ed research trajectory I develop practices\, measures\, and models for educ ational and social psychology. A theme in my work is bridging the gap betwe en the quantitative methods and substantive research communities.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic ye ar. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to ha ve conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share the ir ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a w ide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:KENNY Room 4001 or Zoom GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-jessica-flake/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Flake_2022-23ColloquiumVisuals_715X402FeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230303T0009Z-1677802145.72-EO-35161-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230216T003154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T215018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T140000 SUMMARY: Developing EDI Competencies Workshop DESCRIPTION: Developing your equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI) compe tencies while in graduate school or as a postdoctoral fellow. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
EDI competencies\, such as skills\, knowledge\ , and behaviours that advance EDI\, are valued by many psychologists and or ganizations.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/edi-competencies-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/EDIStatementWorkshopFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4572-EO-35473-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230327T192741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T225532Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230429 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2023 DESCRIPTION: Psychfest is an annual event where second-year psychology MA a nd new PhD students present their research to the entire psychology communi ty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Hosted by th e UBC Psychology Graduate Student Council\, Psychfest is an annual event where second-year psychology MA and new PhD students present their research to the entire psy chology community. Psychfest is the only opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology department—a rare and exciting o ccasion for each student.
This year\, we are tapping into our imagina tion and childhood memories with the theme When I Grow Up...
Day 1: April 27
9:20 am | Welcome/ Opening Remarks
9:30 am | Session 1
10:30 am | 15-minute break< /p>
10:45 am | Session 2
12:00 pm | Lunch break
2:00 pm | Inv ited talk with Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas from the Stigma\, Psychopathology\, & Assessme nt (SPLAT) Lab at the University of Michigan on Understanding the D iagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder among LGBTQ+ Individuals: Theor y\, Measurement\, and Minority Stress.
4:00 pm | BOH
Day 2: April 28
10:50 am | Opening Remarks
11:00 am | Session 1
12:00 am | Lunch break
1:00 pm | Session 2
2:00 pm | Break
2:15 pm | Session 3 (remote)
3:15 pm | B reak
3:30 pm | Awards presentation
The Psychfest 20 23 program will be finalized & posted soon.
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2022: Lord of the Rings
2021: Cybe
r(punk) Chic
2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019: Psychapalooza:
Peace\, Love\, and Psychology
2018: Star Wars
2017: RealTalk
2016: The 90s
2015: Villains
2014: Game Shows
2013: Classi
c Video Game Characters
2012: Hollywood/Celebrities
2011: Monster
Mash
2010: Rockstar
2009: Star Wars/Star Trek
2008: Austin
Powers
2007: Super Psychfest (Superheroes)
2006: Mardi Gras Style
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Join the Department of Psychology's EDI Committee a t our EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall.
Over the past year\, our department has begun work on our 5 -year Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (EDI) strategic plan\, based on th e 2021 EDI Task Force recommendations.
We invite all psychology department members to an EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall to update you about the many EDI initiatives that are underway.
Join us to learn more about:
During the EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall\, we will:
Light refreshments will be available! Please RSVP!
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Join us for a Garden Part y at our Peas of Mind community garden!
Celebrate summer solstice with us. Come and enjoy the early fruits of our garden\, relax an d visit with the psychology gardeners—while having some tasty food and refr eshments.
Plus\, take home plantable seeds and enter to win a door pr ize!
This event is open to everyone and weather permitting.< /p>
The Peas o f Mind community garden brings our community together to experience the rewards of gardening\, fresh produce\, personal connections\, and beautifi cation to our campus neighbourhood. The garden was made possible through su pport from the UBC Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program.
The garden is located outside the first-floor west entrance of the Dou glas T. Kenny Building on West Mall.
The Peas of Mind commu nity garden is situated on the traditional\, ancestral and unceded territor y of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
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Hav e your burning questions about the Diversity Mentorship Program an swered at the info session on Aug 30\, 2023!
The Diver sity Mentorship Program provides mentorship and professional developmen t support for students from diverse\, under-resourced\, traditionally under represented\, and/or marginalized backgrounds. This program is geared towar ds advanced undergraduates or recent graduates who are interested in pursui ng research-oriented graduate studies and research careers in psychology. T his hybrid program is open to people anywhere in the world. It offers mento ring on topics that include:
The information session will help you get a better idea of what y ou can gain from participating\, as well as learn more about the program it self. RSVP now to receive the Zoom link. The event will be held virtually\, and is free of cost.
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Reconnect and reminisce with your psycholo gy faculty\, peers and alumni during UBC Homecoming.
Coming Home to Psychology celebrates the latest psychological researc h with an engaging talk from a psychology alumnus and a research area showc ase.
Psychology Area Research Showcase
| 1:00-2:00 pm
Meet our researchers and
explore the latest psychological research
Colloquium wi
th Psychology Alumnus | 2:00-3:00 pm (in-person and online)
Featuring Dr. Antonya Gonzalez\, Associate Professor of
Psychology at Western Washington University
Dr. Gonzalez examines the causes\, content\, and consequences of cultural attitudes\, stereotypes\, and beliefs about s ocial groups across development.
< strong>Watch the recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= uBr5Nhvs3tI
Title: Parent and child beliefs ab out social inequality
Abstract: Inequality co ntinues to increase worldwide\, with negative consequences for both individ ual and societal well-being. However\, recent research has found that inequ ality-perpetuating behavior can potentially be reduced by shifting individu als’ explanations for why inequality exists. Specifically\, believing that inequality is under individual control is linked to less support for econom ic redistribution and equitable policies\, while believing that inequality is due to less controllable causes\, such as luck\, family wealth\, or gove rnment policy\, has been linked to inequality-reducing behaviors. The follo wing research investigates the origins of these beliefs in childhood by exa mining the development of parents' and children’s explanations for social i nequality.The first two studies provide evidence that like adults\, childre n and adolescents’ giving behavior is impacted by their beliefs about inequ ality. The next three studies examine how parents might play a role in the transmission of these beliefs. We explore how parents choose to discuss ine quality with their children\, and the relationship between their explanatio ns for inequality and their children’s. Overall\, this research suggests th at beliefs about inequality impact giving behavior early in development\, a nd parents may play an important role in transmitting these beliefs.
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We strive to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable al l individuals to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities\, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about acces sibility\, please contact the Psychology communications team at: comm.web@psych.ubc.ca.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/coming-home-to-psychology-2 023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Homecoming2023_EventWebFeature.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3802-EO-34933-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20230630T213159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T214227Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T183000 SUMMARY: Fall 2023 Quinn Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Barbara Landau DESCRIPTION: Dr. Barbara Landau will deliver a talk on 'Geometry and functi on in spatial terms: Core and More'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4004 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/anti-racist-book-club-movie -night/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Cold-Road-Poster.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240508T0557Z-1715147869.8474-EO-38193-2@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240507T214844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T191827Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240619T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240619T173000 SUMMARY: The Illusion of Control: Book event with Dr. Wolfgang Linden DESCRIPTION: At this event\, Dr. Linden shares his legacy research\, insigh ts\, and lifelong learning on how individuals often overestimate their infl uence over others while overlooking the potential within themselves. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join Dr. Wolfgang Linden for a Q&A and discussion on his bo ok The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles .
Based on scientific evidence and real-life experi ence\, The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles makes a well-justified case that people grossly overes timate how much power they have over others and simultaneously miss out on opportunities to enjoy and exploit the power they have over themselves.
At this event\, Dr. Linden will share his legacy research an d insights on how individuals often overestimate their influence over other s while overlooking the potential within themselves.
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People grossly overestimate how much power they have ove r others and simultaneously miss out on opportunities to enjoy and exploit the power they have over themselves. Based on scientific evidence and real- life experience\, The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles will show readers l earn how to reduce stress and improve quality of life by giving up ineffect ive habits and attempts at controlling the uncontrollable. The book intenti onally begins by challenging readers to analyze where and when they are obj ectively not in control and how much failed control costs.
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About the author
Dr. Wolfgang Linden is a Professor E meritus in clinical and health psychology at the University of British Colu mbia. He has spent his professional career connecting emotions\, stress\, a nd physical disease\, namely cancer\, heart disease\, and eating disorders\ , via six books and countless peer-reviewed articles. His current focus is on the translation of this expertise and lifelong learning into life tips f or the general public.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Dodson Room (302) Irving K. Barber Learning Centre GEO:49.267619;-123.252761 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/book-event-wolfgang-linden/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Wolfgang-Linden-Book-Launch-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4922-EO-38490-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240610T190449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T190731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240803 SUMMARY: Diversity Mentorship Program: Apply by Aug 2 DESCRIPTION: This program provides mentorship and professional development for students from diverse\, under-resourced\, traditionally underrepresente d\, and/or marginalized backgrounds. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Applications for our Diversity Mentorship Progr am are open until August 2!
This program provides ment orship and professional development for students from diverse\, under-resou rced\, traditionally underrepresented\, and/or marginalized backgrounds. It 's geared towards advanced undergraduates or recent graduates who want to p ursue research-oriented graduate studies and research careers in psychology .
The program is open to people anywhere in the world through a hybri d format. Workshops will be held throughout the academic year on topics suc h as:
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Are you a current UBC Psychology graduate student or postdoc toral researcher? Mentor undergraduate students!
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"Thank you very much for offering this program! I have learned lots from my mentor\, and we had great times chatting. The workshop s were also very helpful and informative. Especially the online option and recordings\, which provide much more flexibility. I feel much more confiden t and prepared to prepare for my graduate studies."
"I got to learn a dditional information on applying for scholarship as well as finding opport unities outside for a gap year which are extremely useful. I also got inspi red a lot by hearing about other mentors journey and felt grateful for any tips they gave about the application process."
"I loved the opportuni ty to be a part of this program and have tremendous gratitude for my mentor \, their kindness and the guidance\, direction and opportunities I was pres ented with."
"One of the benefits I experienced in this program is th at I could find a mentor who studied the same topics that interest me and s hares a similar diverse background with me. We can both talk about exciting research topics\, and I can get advice about grad school"
"As an int ernational student\, I feel very satisfied that programs such as this exist . In Latin America\, it is very difficult to find mentors to help apply to graduate school\, but this program has been extremely helpful. Thank you\, and I hope that more students can benefit from this."
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On the first day of classes \, campus is transformed and the entire UBC community comes together to wel come you to your new academic community during Imagine UBC.
You'll hav e the chance to meet great people on campus\, including your Dean\, some of your future professors\, and other students. Whether you are a returning s tudent\, a new major or minor or merely curious\, we invite you to learn mo re about our department at Imagine UBC!
Here are some Psy chology welcome events and orientation activities:
We'll be at the Arts Faculty Fair in the Buchanan Courtyard from 11:30am-1:15pm to welcome our first year st udents who can interact with dozens of departments and resources. Plus\, sp in a wheel to win some psych gear!
Visit hundreds of booths along Main Mall hosted by UBC student groups\, clubs\, and UBC services. Chat with group representatives\, sign u p for clubs\, or take part in activities throughout the fair. Our student a ssociations host a booth at the Main Event so be sure to stop by to learn mo re about programming\, upcoming events\, and how to get involved.
To help you naviga te your student journey\, the department has developed a Student Guide on Canvas. This guide is desi gned to introduce you to all that psychology has to offer and more. Explore all of the student resources and services available to you as a UBC studen t. This includes our programs\, how to get involved in research\, academic advising\, and ways to connect with other students.
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Let's come together and make a difference in our local forests.
We invite all members of the department and the UBC community to join us in a clean-up of our nearby forest lands.
UBC Psychology is grateful to be spending this year researching\, learning\, and teaching on beautiful lands—the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. In incorporating Indigenous perspectives in to the university\, Ind igenous educators often emphasize the value of reciprocity: of g iving and taking in equal measure\; of understanding that we live in relati on to all life/land\, and must care for each other.
As a small gestur e of reciprocity for the lands we work on and their traditional caretakers\ , on Thursday\, September 12 from 2:30-3:30pm\, we'll launch the year by working together to pick up garbage and clean up some of our ne arby forest spaces.
Come join us at the UBC Totem Forest on Agronomy Road between Lower Mall and Marine Drive (see map below). We'll have gloves and bags available \, plus a few trash grabbers. Look for folks in high-visibility vests who c an help coordinate!
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:UBC Totem Forest GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/forest-clean-up-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/UBC-Forest-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4327-EO-38923-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240723T215110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T211405Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240920T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240920T170000 SUMMARY: Coming Home to Psychology 2024 DESCRIPTION: Reconnect with your psychology peers and alumni during UBC Hom ecoming. Join us for an afternoon of fun and a talk featuring a psychology alumnus! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Reconnect and reminisce with your p sychology faculty\, peers and alumni during UBC Homecoming.
Coming Home to Psychology is an opportunity to hear from an alumnus\, interact at a research area showca se\, enjoy some great food\, and mingle with our new department head. Plus\, we'll be fundraising to support our students!
This year we're excited to collaborate with our Graduate Student Council for the Welcome Ba ck Food & Refreshments.
Schedule
Colloquium wit h Psychology Alumnus | View presentation
1:30-3:00 pm | Kenny Room 4001Featuring Dr. Catherine Rawn\, Professor of Teaching and Associate Head\, Undergraduate Affairs\, UBC Psychology. [accordions collapsible =true active=false][accordion title="About Dr. Rawn's talk"]
P erceptions of Psychology’s Grading Policy and its Impact on Teaching and Le arning
Grading student work is required at most universities. How to grade is largely left up to individual instructors and departments. In 2001\, a standardized grading policy was implemented in our psychology department to promote fairness for students taking courses with different i nstructors\, and to prevent grade inflation. The current research was condu cted in 2023 to illuminate how course instructors\, TAs\, and students perc eive this policy and its impact on their teaching and learning practices. R eflexive Thematic Analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus groups l ed to six themes of meaning\, ranging from policy mechanics and difficult d ecision-making\, through issues of power\, ethical concerns\, and classroom relationships. Results laid a foundation for a Working Group to reconsider and reshape our departmental grading policy\, which was adopted in time to pilot for fall 2024. Overall\, this work has informed a Comprehensive Mode l of Grading Policy Development\, designed to help units think through key issues. Through this talk\, I will tell the story of this ongoing research as it intersects with relevant literature\, and with my own scholarly devel opment and personal growth.[/accordion][accordion title="About Dr. Rawn"]Dr. Catherine Rawn (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head\, Undergr aduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in t eaching and educational leadership\, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Comm ittees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. Dr. Ra wn's research interests include educational leadership\, scholarship of tea ching and learning\, collaborative learning methods\, technology-enhanced t eaching and learning\, student evaluations of teaching\, program evaluation \, and social psychology broadly.[/accordion][/accordions]
Psychology Research Area Showcase & Student Booths
3:00-5:00 pm | Kenny 2nd Floor
Explor e the latest psychological research. Meet our students and purchase some ps ychology merchandise!Welcome Back Food & Refreshments3:00-5:00 pm | Outside the Kenny Building
Stop by and grab a bite before the UBC Thunderbirds Football Game 6 p m kickoff at Thunderbird Stadium.Westcoast Bannock will be on site serving their Indigenous Tacos (vegan options available)\, drinks and something sweet. Westcoast Bannock fuses classic Pow Wow food with street food. Their hand-held meals are connecting community while sharing Indigenous culture. West Coast Bannock’s owner Richard Mark grew up making Bannock in East Van couver with his mother. In 2022\, the Nisga’a-Gitxsan chef was inspired by the birth of his child to take Bannock to the next level.
Foo d tickets:
UBC Faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and community:
$20.00 (CA)
UBC students: $14.00 < span style="font-size: 16px\;"> (CA)Accessib ility
We strive to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To be respectful of those with all ergies and environmental sensitivities\, we ask that you please refrain fro m wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries a bout accessibility\, please contact the Psychology communications team at: comm.web@psych.ubc.ca.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/coming-home-to-psychology-2 024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Coming-Home-to-Psychology-2024-Web-Event-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240918T0040Z-1726620050.1533-EO-39504-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240917T232915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T210620Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240920T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240920T150000 SUMMARY: UBC Homecoming Colloquium with Dr. Catherine Rawn DESCRIPTION: Dr. Rawn will share insights on 'Perceptions of Psychology’s G rading Policy and its Impact on Teaching and Learning.' X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title
Perceptions of Psyc hology’s Grading Policy and its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Abstract Grading student work is required at most unive rsities. How to grade is largely left up to individual instructors and depa rtments. In 2001\, a standardized grading policy was implemented in our psy chology department to promote fairness for students taking courses with dif ferent instructors\, and to prevent grade inflation. The current research w as conducted in 2023 to illuminate how course instructors\, TAs\, and stude nts perceive this policy and its impact on their teaching and learning prac tices. Reflexive Thematic Analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus groups led to six themes of meaning\, ranging from policy mechanics and dif ficult decision-making\, through issues of power\, ethical concerns\, and c lassroom relationships. Results laid a foundation for a Working Group to re consider and reshape our departmental grading policy\, which was adopted in time to pilot for fall 2024. Overall\, this work has informed a Comprehens ive Model of Grading Policy Development\, designed to help units think thro ugh key issues. Through this talk\, I will tell the story of this ongoing r esearch as it intersects with relevant literature\, and with my own scholar ly development and personal growth.
Bio
Dr. Catherine Rawn ( she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head\, Undergrad uate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in tea ching and educational leadership\, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Commit tees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. Dr. Rawn 's research interests include educational leadership\, scholarship of teach ing and learning\, collaborative learning methods\, technology-enhanced tea ching and learning\, student evaluations of teaching\, program evaluation\, and social psychology broadly.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-homecoming-colloquium-w ith-dr-catherine-rawn/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Dr.-Rawn-Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5009-EO-38672-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240807T212958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T004221Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240926T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240926T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Sy-Miin Chow\, Penn State DESCRIPTION: Dr. Chow's talk title: 'Of Course It’s (Not Just) About Time: Current Progress and New Ventures in Modeling Change'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-sy-miin-chow/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Dr.-Sy-Miin-Chow-Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4859-EO-39659-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20241008T214139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T220730Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241018T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241018T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Peiying Wen DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:FEATU RING
Dr. Sy-Miin Chow\, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies\, Penn StateTitle\, abstract and bio below RSVP form.
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< p>Of Course It’s (Not Just) About Time: Current Progress and New Ventures i n Modeling ChangeABSTRACT
Studying change is crucial for und erstanding whether and how individuals\, subgroups\, and communities adapt— or remain unaffected—by shifting contextual factors. These efforts enhance our ability to understand both gradual trends and sudden\, disruptive shift s\, thereby informing strategies for effective interventions and policies. In this talk\, I will share insights on how current research leverages inte nsive longitudinal data\, such as ecological momentary assessments\, and da ta from wearables and smartphones\, to capture complex changes in individua ls’ emotion regulation\, substance use\, learning\, and other health-relate d processes. I will also discuss some of the data analytic challenges that arose\, and the solutions proposed for handling irregularly spaced data\, t rends\, and missing data. I will conclude with examples of how studies of c hange can benefit from interdisciplinary collaborations and advancements th at extend beyond time\, through the integration of spatiotemporal and ecolo gical (e.g.\, community network) data\, as well as machine learning approac hes.
BIO
Dr. Sy-Miin Chow is a Professor in the Department of Human Develop ment and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and the Princi pal Investigator of the Emotions and Dynamic Systems Lab. Dr. Chow’s resear ch focuses on the development and adaptation of modeling and analysis tools that are suited to evaluating linear and nonlinear dynamical systems model s\, including longitudinal structural equation models and state-space model ing techniques. Her current work involves using Kalman filter approaches an d dynamical systems models to represent the dynamics of emotion regulation. Her longer term aim is to develop a broader repertoire of data-driven tool s tailored toward analyzing the kinds of longitudinal data typically availa ble in the social and behavioral sciences.
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Title: Age Stereotypes: Core Dete rminants of Development in Old Age
Summary: Previous research on age stereotypes is characterized by several blind spots: It ha s focused (a) on stereotypes of old people\, neglecting stereotypes of the young\, (b) on general stereotypes\, neglecting domain-specific views on ag ing\, (c) on descriptive stereotypes\, neglecting prescriptive age norms\, and on (d) shared beliefs\, neglecting individual and age-related differenc es in the endorsement of age stereotypes. Taking into account the complexit ies of age stereotypes and their differential endorsement allows us to gain a deeper understanding of their functions\, acquisition\, and implications for life span development. Recent studies from our lab support the view th at age-related differences in the endorsement of age stereotypes mostly ref lect internalization and projection processes. Age stereotypes serve the fu nction of organizing development in accordance with a standardized life bio graphy by specifying what is considered to be age-appropriate behavior\, bu t they also limit developmental options by propagating rigid normative view s of how old are and what they should and should not do.
Spea ker Biography: Klaus Rothermund is a leading expert in aging resea rch and life-span development\, serving as Full Professor and Chair of Gene ral Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena\, Germany. A ma jor focus of his research is on age stereotypes\, and on how views on aging influence development in old age. For more than a decade\, he has been the speaker of the international and interdisciplinary research consortium “Ag ing as Future”\, addressing topics of internalization of age stereotypes\, preparation for old age\, and age discrimination. He has served as co-chair of the expert committee for the 9th Aging Report of the Federal Government of Germany\, and wrote a review on ageism for the Anti-Discrimi nation Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. He participated as work g roup chair for the European Cost Action “No-to-Ageism”. He is editor-in-chi ef for the journal Cognition & Emotion\, and member of the editori al board of Psychology & Aging and Life Span Development and M ental Health.
This talk is in-person. A network ing session with refreshments will follow the talk.
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This r esearch seminar is co-sponsored by the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging.
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Join Annie Kim from the Neural Circuits for Computation\, Cognition and Control (NC4) Labora tory for a conversation on Novel Virtual Reality (VR) Spatial Navig ation Task
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Join Ava Momeni & Abhijit Chinchani from the Woodward Lab for a conversation on U sing fMRI to Detect Cognitive Modes and tACS to Modulate the Neural Underpi nnings of Cognitive Modes.
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Dr. Heungsun Hwang joins us to share his insights and ideas o n A statistical approach for accommodating both latent and comp osite variables.
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Abstract
As soc ial sciences become more interdisciplinary\, there is an increasing need to simultaneously consider distinct types of constructs to understand human b ehaviour from diverse perspectives. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is widely used to examine theory-driven relationships between constructs\, suc h as self-esteem\, depression\, socioeconomic status\, etc. But\, tradition al methodologies for SEM make it difficult to model different kinds of cons tructs simultaneously: factors (also known as latent variables) need to be in a separate model from weighted composites of observed variables (also ca lled components). As researchers have access to larger datasets collected i n multiple modalities\, they need to be able to accommodate factors and com ponents into the same model. My colleagues and I recently proposed an SEM m ethod\, termed integrated generalized structured component analysis (IGSCA) \, to estimate such models. I will discuss the conceptual background of IGS CA and demonstrate its potential in real data applications with an investig ation of the effects of multiple genes on depression severity. I will also briefly discuss ongoing extensions of the method and illustrate how to use it with the free\, user-friendly software GSCA Pro.
Bio
Dr. Heu ngsun Hwang is a Professor of Quantitative Psychology at McGill Univers ity. He received a Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from McGill University. His research is devoted to the development and application of advanced qua ntitative analytics for the measurement and analysis of human characteristi cs\, aspects\, and processes. He is currently involved in the integration o f statistics\, psychology\, and machine learning to incorporate individuals ’ multifaceted (psychological\, physiological\, genetic\, etc.) information for a better understanding and prediction of their behavioural and cogniti ve differences. He has served on the editorial board of numerous journals\, including Psychometrika\, Psychological Science\, Behaviormetrika\, and th e British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology. Lab website: https://sites.google.com/ view/hwanglab/
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:4038A\, B &\; C\, Audain Arts Centre GEO:49.263855;-123.254605 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/guest-speaker-heungsun-hwan g/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Heungsun-Hwang-Guest-Talk-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241101T1118Z-1730459881.7946-EO-39872-2@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20241031T221447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T221657Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241119T150000 SUMMARY: Faculty and Staff Open House at the Centre for Interactive Researc h on Sustainability DESCRIPTION: The CIRS Open House is an opportunity to expand your network a nd connect with colleagues from various disciplines working on sustainabili ty-related projects. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_34629" align="alig
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UBC's Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Photo:
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Are you a UBC faculty o r staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research?< /p>
Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper con nections\, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (C IRS) Open House is an opportunity to expand your network and conne ct with colleagues from various disciplines working on sustainability-relat ed projects.
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ance to meet their staff\, learn about available funding opportunities and
find out how they can support your teaching and research initiatives!
Open House Hosts
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Join Jessica Liu from the Snyder Lab for a conversation on Representational Drift of Conte xtual Fear Neuronal Representations Across the Brain.
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Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
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Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Peiying Wen from the Neural Circuits and Cognition Lab for a conversation on < em>Basolateral amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuits regulation of cue-guided risk/reward decision making
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Join UBC Psychology for a Holiday Social ev ent.
Let's come together to wind down 2024 with seasonal treats and holiday tunes! Bring a fun mug to fill with some hot drinks.
We will be collecting non-perishable food items or personal hygiene sup plies for the Psycho logy Community Pantry.
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In Start Making
Sense\, psychologist Steven J. Heine shows how to overcome our angst
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Join Dr. Steven Hei ne at a book talk event for his new book Start Making Sense: How Existe ntial Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times.
These days everyone feels on edge\, panicked by climate c hange\, political polarization\, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Heine’s f ield\, existential psychology\, uses the tools of science to study the kind s of questions famously asked by existential philosophers such as Albert Ca mus\, Jean-Paul Sartre\, and Simone de Beauvoir. Who are we? Why do we seek meaning? How do we connect with one another?
Drawing on decades of research\, Dr. Heine provides scientifically grounded answers to these mysteries. He shows that humans ev olved to seek meaning: our survival depends on our ability to make sense of an absurd world. Every day\, we deploy an arsenal of psychological tactics to make and maintain meaning in our lives\, from rationalizing our choices \, to waxing nostalgic about the past\, to defending our cultural worldview s. By understanding why and how we seek to make sense\, we can live authent ic lives in times that don’t seem to make sense at all.
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This illuminating book transforms the way we understand our search for meaning and provides a blueprint for building a better life.
Copies of Start Making Sense will be available for purchase at the event\, courtesy of UBC Bookstore.
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Dr. Steven J. Heine is distinguished university scholar and professor of social and cultur al psychology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Cultural Psychology\, the top-selling textbook in the field\, and his research has been covered in outlets like the New York Times\, Wa shington Post\, Guardian\, Newsweek\, and New Scientis t.
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The Development o f Cognitive Reflection
What do cows drink? The corre ct answer is water\, but you may have been tempted to say milk. The disposi tion to override an intuitive response (milk) with an analytic response (wa ter) is known as cognitive reflection. In adults\, cognitive reflection pre dicts a wide range of skills and abilities. I will discuss the construction of a developmental version of the cognitive reflection test\, the CRT-D. T his test predicts rational thinking and normative thinking dispositions in elementary-school-aged children independent of age\, executive function\, a nd cultural context. It also predicts children’s understanding of counterin tuitive scientific concepts\, as well as their ability to learn such concep ts from instruction. These findings suggest that cognitive reflection is an ideal vantage point for studying\, and improving\, children’s higher-order cognition.
Dr. Andrew Shtulman is a Professor of Psycho logy at Occidental College where he directs the Thinking Lab. Dr. Shtulman studies conceptual developme nt\, focusing on the development of intuition\, imagination\, and reflectio n. He earned a BA in Psychology from Princeton and a PhD in Psychology from Harvard and is the author of Scienceblind (Basic\, 2017) and Learning to I magine (Harvard\, 2023).
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a C olloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program bri ngs us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the spe akers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the cha nce to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topi cs.
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Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek\, Director and Professor of Indigenous Educational S tudies at Brock University
Decolonizing Higher Educatio n Systems in Canada
Decolonizing higher education in Canada requires a critical examination of how colonial structures remain d eeply embedded within academic institutions. Recognizing the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization\, including the ways in which Eurocentric knowledge systems\, policies\, and power dynamics have marginalized Indigen ous ways of knowing and being is the first step in decolonizing our practic es. Based on a qualitative research study\, this presentation will explore the lived experiences of Indigenous students and professors in higher educa tion\, highlighting systemic barriers such as curriculum exclusion\, instit utional racism\, and cultural erasure. Through a discussion of transformati ve solutions\, decolonizing approaches that center Indigenous epistemologie s\, governance models\, and land-based learning are discussed.
Dr. Cot e-Meek is Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai. She is currently Director and Professor of Indigenous Educational Studies at Brock Universi ty. She was the inaugural Vice-President\, Equity\, People and Culture at Y ork University where she led the development of the Decolonizing\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) strategy and York’s Black Inclusion Strateg y. She was the inaugural Associate-Vice-President\, Indigenous and Academic Programs at Laurentian University where she developed the Indigenous Shari ng and Learning Centre\, the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute and t he Master of Indigenous Relations. Dr. Cote-Meek is author of Colonized Cla ssrooms – Racism\, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education (2014) and three co-edited books: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Cana da (2020)\, Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Aca demy (2020) and Perspectives on Indigenous Pedagogy in Education: Learning from One Another (2023).
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Join Michelle Jung from the Soma Lab for a conversation on Interaction between mate rnal and offspring sucrose consumption
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Join Matthew Cooke from the Synder Lab for a conversation on Single neutron representation of statistical information in the hippocampus
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Conducive Conditions for Positivity Resonance at Multi ple Levels of Analysis
Dr. Fredrickson will share th e latest evolution within her research program on the emotion of love\, con ceptualized as positivity resonance experienced in everyday moments of conn ection between and among individuals with prior strong\, weak\, or no socia l ties. This work builds on her team’s past work that has underscored the m ulti-level consequences of positivity resonance\, ranging from individual h ealth and longevity to communal goodwill and public health. Although that p ast work illuminates why the emotional quality of everyday social in teraction matters\, it says little about how these health- and goodw ill-promoting moments can be most effectively cultivated. The most recent w ork to emerge from Fredrickson’s team pivots to investigate multi-level conducive conditions for positivity resonance\, ranging from individual -level (e.g.\, anticipated discrimination\, high-quality listening) to coll ective-level (e.g.\, civic engagement\, relational mobility)\, and structur al-level (e.g.\, economic inequality\, the built environment). This new wor k stands to provide a vital foundation for the translation of basic science discoveries in positive psychology into effective and equitable micro- and macro-level interventions to address the loneliness epidemic and restore c onnectedness\, humility and goodwill within our communities and social disc ourse.
Dr. Fredrickson is Kenan Distinguis hed Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill\, where she directs the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Labora tory . She has published more 160 scholarly p apers\, becoming one of the most highly cited scientists worldwide. A recip ient of numerous awards for her research and university teaching\, Dr. Fred rickson also reaches general audiences worldwide through her books\, Positivity and Love 2.0 and her free\, online course on the Coursera p latform. In 2017\, she was honored with the Tang Prize to recognize exceptional career contributio ns to the well-being of humanity.
Annually the Departmen t of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
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Join Brittany Docolas from the Soma Lab for a conversation on Intranasal administra tion of estradiol to increase motivation to exercise in rats
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Join Anna Mazurenko from the Soma Lab for a conversation on Direct measurement of f ree glucocorticoids in rodent serum using ultrafiltration and LC-MS/MS
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A small donation can make a big difference! With your generosity\ , we can expand access to research opportunities and build a strong network of emerging scholars. < /p>
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/giving-day-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/Giving-Day-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3962-EO-40781-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250224T200510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T191341Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 SUMMARY: 2025 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: PURC provides a professional environment for our undergraduate student researchers to showcase their work. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_40535" align="alig
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As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UB C (PSA) and UBC Psychology are proud to host the 27th Annual UBC Psych ology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) on April 4 an d 5\, 2025.
PURC's mission is to provide a professional environment f or undergraduate researchers to showcase their work\, gain experience in pr esenting at conferences\, and contribute to the scientific community. All u ndergraduate researchers who have spearheaded any form of psychology resear ch during the 2024-2025 academic year are encouraged to apply to present at this conference. This opportunity is not only an invaluable opportunity fo r the presenter to exhibit their research\, but is also crucial in making t his event a truly enriching experience.
The event will include Dr. Amori Mikami as a sp ecial keynote speaker\, a showcase of undergraduate student research—and re freshments to keep the energy going!
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Join Gelareh Modara from the Madhav and Snyder Labs for a conversation on Experience Specific Tuning of Postnatally Born Hippoc ampal Neurons
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If you would like to be added to the mailing list t o receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.< /p> CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-seminar-gelareh-modara/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4585-EO-40871-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250304T002624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T172515Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250410T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250410T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Yuanyuan Jiang on promoting child mental well- being and effective parent-teacher support DESCRIPTION: Dr. Jiang will share her research in a talk on 'Promoting chil d mental well-being and effective parent-teacher support'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Yuanyuan Jiang\, Assistant Professor\, School of Co unselling\, Psychotherapy\, and Spirituality\, Saint Paul University\, and Adjunct Professor\, Department of Educational Psychology\, University of Al berta.
Promoting child mental well-being and effective parent-teacher support
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This talk will describe a pro gram of research aimed at promoting child mental well-being and effective p arent-teacher support. A series of studies will be presented examining how attention\, behaviour\, and cognitions relate to each other for families an d youth with challenges with inattentiveness\, hyperactivity\, and/or impul sivity. The important role of cognitions\, in particular self-efficacy and attributions\, will be highlighted. Such research has the ultimate goal of improving psychological assessments and interventions for families\, classr ooms\, and youth.
Dr. Yuanyuan Jiang is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Educat ional Psychology at the University of Alberta and an Assistant Professor in Counselling\, Psychotherapy\, and Spirituality in the Faculty of Human Sci ences at Saint Paul University. She is a Registered Clinical Psychologist\, and Director of the Attention\, Behaviour\, and Compassion (ABC) Lab. Dr. Jiang completed her predoctoral and postdoctoral Clinical Psychology fellow ship at the University of California\, San Francisco\, and completed her M. A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in the Psychology Research Sp ecialist program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Jiang's research focusse s on clinical assessment\, clinical interventions\, mental health\, and Att ention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Annually the Depa rtment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting pr ogram brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations wit h the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll hav e the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provoca tive topics.
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Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Shayden Schofield-Lewis from the Neural Circuits and Cognition Lab for a conve rsation on Dissociating habenular circuit modulation of risk-reward dec ision making.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Semin ars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and professors. L earn more about their research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghia n Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
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asscode: 1234
If you would like to be added to the mailing list t o receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.< /p> CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-seminar-shayden/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5099-EO-40874-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250304T003310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T223221Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250417T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250417T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Adam Steel on mechanisms underlying perceptual and mnemonic interaction in the brain DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Adam Steel for a talk on 'mechanisms underlying perce ptual and mnemonic interaction in the brain'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Adam Steel\, Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at < /span>University o f Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Mechanisms underlyi ng perceptual and mnemonic interaction in the brain
Natural behaviors require perceptual and mnemonic information to dynamicall y interact. For example\, when navigating\, we continuously exchange inform ation about the current percept with our memory of the surrounding environm ent. What neural mechanisms allow perceptual and mnemonic representations t o interact in the brain? Here\, I address this question in the domain of vi sual scenes using fMRI. First\, I describe a topographic dissociation betwe en the brain areas supporting perception and memory of scenes. Specifically \, a set of scene-memory related brain areas fall anterior and adjacent to areas involved in scene perception. These memory areas selectively co-fluct uate with the hippocampus during naturalistic scene understanding\, constit uting a bridge between perceptual and visuospatial representations. Second\ , using a combination of fMRI and immersive virtual reality\, I show that t hese scene-memory areas uniquely process the extent of known visuospatial c ontext currently outside of view\, consistent with a role in jointly repres enting perceptual and mnemonic information. Finally\, I show that a low-lev el coding mechanism\, retinotopy\, scaffolds the scene-perception and memor y areas’ interaction\, such that retinotopic populations in scene perceptio n and memory areas exhibit retinotopically-specific opponent responses duri ng bottom-up perception and top-down recall. Together\, these studies provi de a novel framework for understanding how perceptual and mnemonic informat ion coexist and interact in the brain\, and suggest that perceptual-grounde d neural codes play an important role in structuring interregional interact ion outside of sensory cortex.
Dr. Steel is known for his pion eering research on how the brain processes and represents visual informatio n\, with a particular focus on scene perception and spatial memory. His wor k integrates behavioral studies\, neuroimaging\, and computational approach es. Dr. Steel has published in top journals like Nature Neuroscience and Current Biology. Before his current position\, he completed postdoctoral training at Dartmouth College and earned a D.Phil. from the U niversity of Oxford.
Annually the Department of Psychology host s a Colloquia Series< /a> throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invi ted to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-with-dr-adam-ste el/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Colloquium-2024-2025-Web-Feature-Image-715-x-402-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4561-EO-41293-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250331T191734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T232218Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250426 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2025 DESCRIPTION: Psychfest is an annual event where second-year psychology MA a nd new PhD students present their research to the entire psychology communi ty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Hosted by th e UBC Psychology Graduate Student Counci l\, Psychfest is an annual showcase where second-year MA and new PhD st udents take centre stage to present their research to the entire psychology community. As the only event where students share their work with the enti re department\, Psychfest offers an opportunity to celebrate the next gener ation of psychological research.
See the Psychfest 2025 p rogram below
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CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Thea’s Lounge\, Graduate Student Centre GEO:49.268881;-123.257239 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychfest-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/UBCPsychology.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4651-EO-40801-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250405T224747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T214435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250425T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250425T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Nikolas Kokan DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Nikolas Kokan from the Behavioural Neurogenetics Lab for a conversation on U nderstanding the impact of timing on habituation
Join your colleagues every Frid ay at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featu ring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about their research and acade mic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in ro om 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1
Meeting ID: 627 7370 7502 | Passcode: 1234
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CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-seminar-nikolas-kokan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3791-EO-40253-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20241203T004125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T213729Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250513T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250513T183000 SUMMARY: 2025 Quinn Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Anna C. Nobre DESCRIPTION: Dr. Nobre will share her insights in a talk 'Focusing attentio n on sensory x memory contents to guide behavior'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On May 13\, 2025\, the Department of Psychology hosted Dr. Anna C. Nobre\, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Neur ocognition and Behavior\, Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University.
Focusing attention on sensory x memory contents to guide behavior< /p>
The ability to anticipate\, select\, prioritize\, an d prepare the relevant contents is fundamental to flexible\, proactive\, an d adaptive cognition. Traditionally\, these attention functions have been i nvestigated in relation to extracting relevant contents from the incoming s ensory stream. Much more recently\, the ability to focus attention on conte nts of internal\, memory representations was recognized and garnered experi mental interest. Research on “internal attention” reveals fascinating ways in which neural systems and mechanisms differ from “external attention”. We are now ready for the next steps. During natural behavior in extended and dynamic contexts the focus of attention shifts seamlessly between sensory a nd memory contents. In my talk\, I will highlight some unique properties of internal attention and share our early attempts to understand how attentio n brokers between external and internal contents to ground adaptive cogniti on.
Dr. Anna C. Nobre is a cognitive neuroscientist interest
ed in the organizing principles of the brain systems that support adaptive
human cognition and behavior. Her research group is notably well known for
their innovative and multi-methodological studies of “attention” – on how t
he brain proactively and dynamically focuses on relevant information in mem
ory and in the external environment to optimize perception\, choice\, actio
n\, and learning.
The annual Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC Psychology community and friends for an evening of dialogue and a chance to learn first-hand abo ut some of the most innovative psychology research from renowned experts. T he lecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from promi nent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). Learn more.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2025-qml-nobre/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/QUINNNobre-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240405T0006Z-1712275572.7549-EO-37866-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20240403T171200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T202433Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250516T113000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology 2025 EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall DESCRIPTION: Join the EDI Committee for an update on 2024-2025 goals\, acti ons and progress—and results of the department's 2025 EDI survey. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Department of Psychology’s EDI Committee at an EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall.
Over the past year\, our department has continued working on our fiv e-year Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (EDI) strategic plan based on the 2021 EDI Task Force recommendations. We invite all members of the psycholo gy department to the 2025 EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall\, where we will prov ide updates on the EDI initiatives underway.
Light refreshment s will be served! This event will take place in-person and over Zoom. After you RSVP you'll receive the meeting details.
During the EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall\, we will:
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2025-edi-town-hall/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Town-Hall-2025-feature-image-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4465-EO-41630-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250516T205625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T220924Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250522T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250522T173000 SUMMARY: EDI Coffee and Chat with Amori Mikami DESCRIPTION: Meet members of the EDI committee\, ask questions about the de partment's EDI initiatives\, and learn how to get involved. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We hope to see you there!
P sychology students\, faculty\, and staff are invited to join UBC Psychology 's EDI Committee for coffee—and to chat about equity\, diversity\, and inclusion.
Join Amori Mikami \, Professor and Associate Head\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion\, to share your EDI ideas\, concerns\, and issues in a more casual and confiden tial setting. Drinks on us!
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Pearl Fever Tea House GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/edi-coffee-may-22-25/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_22_WebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3669-EO-41370-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250408T175842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T003023Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250524 SUMMARY: 2025 Spring Graduation Receptions DESCRIPTION: Join us for refreshments\, a photo booth\, and a chance to unw ind\, celebrate\, and connect with fellow graduates\, family\, friends\, an d faculty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to all our graduating students!
Our graduates are invited to a special < strong>Spring 2025 Graduation Reception after they cross the stage at each psychology graduation ceremony on May 23!
Join us for refreshments\, a photo booth\, a cash bar\, and a chance to unwind\, celebrate\, and conne ct with fellow graduates\, family\, friends\, and faculty.
Ceremon ies Receptions 8:30 am - 10:00 am 10:30 am - 12:15 p m 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Tuum Est. We can’t wait to celebrate with you !
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LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/spring-grad-reception-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Graduation-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4478-EO-41627-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250520T160042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T221106Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T120000 SUMMARY: EDI Coffee and Chat with Lillian May DESCRIPTION: Meet the EDI committee\, ask questions about the department's EDI initiatives\, and learn how to get involved. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
P sychology students\, faculty\, and staff are invited to join UBC Psychology 's EDI Committee for coffee—and to chat about equity\, diversity\, and inclusion.
Join Lily May\ , Lecturer and Chair of the Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion Consultation W orking Group\, to discuss ideas\, concerns\, issues\, in a more casual and confidential setting. Drinks on us!
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/edi-coffee-may-22/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_22_WebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4451-EO-41647-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250520T160021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T214902Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250619T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250619T160000 SUMMARY: EDI Coffee and Chat with Toni Schmader DESCRIPTION: Meet members of the EDI committee\, ask questions about the de partment's EDI initiatives\, and learn how to get involved. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We hope to see you th ere!
P sychology students\, faculty\, and staff are invited to join UBC Psychology 's EDI Committee for coffee—and to chat about equity\, diversity\, and inclusion.
Join Toni Schmad er\, Professor\, Head of the Department of Psychology\, and former Co-C hair of the EDI Task Force\, to share your EDI ideas\, concerns\, and issue s in a more casual and confidential setting. Drinks on us!
< p>We hope to see you there!CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Bean around the World GEO:49.259032;-123.248289 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/edi-coffee-june-19-25/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/Psych_EquityCoffeeHour_22_WebFeatureImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250530T0121Z-1748568072.9364-EO-41678-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250529T162817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T230414Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250619T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250619T173000 SUMMARY: PrideMind Pride Event DESCRIPTION: Learn more about the PrideMind initiative\, a community of car e for 2SLGBTQIA+ members of psychology. Everyone is welcome! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_34245" align="alig ncenter" width="715"]
Photo: UBC Pr ide Installation. Credit: Daniela Orbegoso Campbell[/caption]
Celebrate Pride Month with us.
We'll have free food and snacks\, Bubly sparkling water\, pride flags\, stickers\, and fun give aways! Special guest host\, drag artist Eden Apples\, will also be there to keep the fun going!
Drop by\, say hello\, and learn more about the < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/news/stear-funding-2024/">PrideMind initiative \, a community of care for 2SLGBTQIA+ members of psychology. Everyone i s welcome!
Event details:
Thursday\, June 19 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510\, Douglas Kenny Building[buttons][button link_text="Please RSVP" link_url="https://forms.gle/1m k8iLYwMf84k5Ly6"][/buttons]
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Suedfeld Lounge - Kenny Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/pridemind-pride-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/UBCPrideInstallation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250708T1515Z-1751987718.161-EO-39871-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250707T190120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T190120Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250717T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250717T133000 SUMMARY: Guest Talk with Dr. Jon T. Sakata: Universality of ”universals”: p revalence of common speech and music patterns within birdsong DESCRIPTION: Dr. Sakata from McGill University will present his new work on universals in bird song and human speech. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for a guest talk with Dr. Jon T. Sakata.
Dr. Sakata from McGill University will present his new work on universals in bird song and human speech.
Title
Universa lity of ”universals”: prevalence of common speech and music patterns within birdsong
Abstract
< p style="font-weight: 400\;">Despite the large variation in the acoustic st ructure of speech and music around the world\, there are numerous acoustic patterns that are more common than expected by chance (i.e.\, speech or mus ic “universals”). Given their prevalence\, it is important to discern the f actors that contribute to these patterns\, and one possibility is that spee ch and music universals reflect biological predispositions in vocal learnin g and production. Songbirds offer powerful opportunities to understand the biological mechanisms underlying vocal acquisition and performance. This is because (a) songbirds learn their vocalizations in a manner that resembles how humans acquire speech and music\, (b) both songbird and human vocaliza tions rely on the coordinated regulation of vocal and respiratory anatomy\, and (c) songbirds possess neural circuits for song learning and performanc e that are functionally analogous to those subserving speech and music. For this talk I will discuss the prevalence of speech and music universals wit hin the songs of songbirds and highlight the contribution of learning predi spositions to the emergence of these patterns.Bio
Dr. Jon T. Sakata is a Professor i n the Department of Biology at McGill University. He received his PhD in Ne uroscience from the University of Texas at Austin (with David Crews and Fra ncisco Gonzalez-Lima) and then trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the Uni versity of California\, San Francisco (with Michael Brainard). His lab inve stigates biological mechanisms underlying song learning and performance in songbirds as well as parallels between birdsong\, speech\, and music. His r esearch is funded by the CIHR\, NSERC\, FRQNT\, and CFI.
UBC Psychology Faculty Hosts
Dr. Kiran Soma and Dr. Janet Werker
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 2101 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/guest-talk-jon-sakata/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/SongBird.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5135-EO-41823-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250812T172838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T204408Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250819T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250819T103000 SUMMARY: Psychology Lab Managers Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting DESCRIPTION: The CoP aims to foster collaboration\, knowledge-sharing\, and mutual support in navigating the unique challenges of managing research la bs in the department. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The UBC Psychology Lab Managers Comm unity of Practice (CoP) connects and supports lab managers and personnel.
Join us for our Lab Managers C oP meeting! This CoP is open to all who perform lab operation/managerial du ties in a psychology lab. It's a chance to meet colleagues and learn more a bout the support and resources available to lab managers in the department.
The next meeting will be on
Tuesday\, August 19\, from 9:30–10:30 AM in KENN 4001.Coffee and treats will b e provided. No RSVP required.
C oP events are structured as open discussions\, where lab managers can bring forward topics and questions of interest. These conversations will be faci litated by our Grants Coordinator. If time allows\, we’d also love to hear from labs about social events that have worked well and chat about what peo ple are most excited or nervous about heading into the new school year.
About
The Psychology Lab Managers Community of Practi ce (CoP) connects lab managers and those involved in lab operations across the Department of Psychology at UBC. The CoP aims to foster collaboration\, knowledge-sharing\, and mutual support in navigating the unique challenges of managing research labs in the department.
No specific job title is required to join — all lab personnel performin g lab management duties are welcome. The CoP will be a self-sustaining netw ork for peer learning\, problem-solving\, and sharing resources\, with supp ort from the Psychology administrative team for event facilitation and logi stics.
How to get involved
To stay in the loop\, join the < /span>
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/lab-manager-cop-meeting-aug 2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/KennyInterior.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4911-EO-42178-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250813T173949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T174115Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250826 SUMMARY: Diversity Mentorship Program: Apply by Aug 25 DESCRIPTION: This program provides mentorship and professional development for students from diverse\, under-resourced\, traditionally underrepresente d\, and/or marginalized backgrounds. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Microsoft Teams group for updates and to join the mailing list\, contact Melody Salehzadeh\, Gr ant Coordinator.
Applications for our Diversity Mentorship Progr am are open until August 25!
This program provides mento rship and professional development for students from diverse\, under-resour ced\, traditionally underrepresented\, and/or marginalized backgrounds. It' s geared towards advanced undergraduates or recent graduates who want to pu rsue research-oriented graduate studies and research careers in psychology.
The program is open to people anywhere in the world through a hybrid format. Workshops will be held throughout the academic year on topics such as:
- Career options in psychology
- Planning your unique academic and professional path
- How to apply for graduate school\, funding\, and the interview process
- Diversity in academic psychology
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Interested in bei ng a mentor?
Are you a current UBC Psychology graduate student or po stdoctoral researcher? Mentor undergraduate students!
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Testimonials from pro gram participants
"Thank you very much for offering this program! I have learned lots from my mentor\, and we had great times chatting. The wor kshops were also very helpful and informative. Especially the online option and recordings\, which provide much more flexibility. I feel much more con fident and prepared to prepare for my graduate studies."
"I got to le arn additional information on applying for scholarship as well as finding o pportunities outside for a gap year which are extremely useful. I also got inspired a lot by hearing about other mentors journey and felt grateful for any tips they gave about the application process."
"I loved the oppo rtunity to be a part of this program and have tremendous gratitude for my m entor\, their kindness and the guidance\, direction and opportunities I was presented with."
"One of the benefits I experienced in this program is that I could find a mentor who studied the same topics that interest me and shares a similar diverse background with me. We can both talk about exc iting research topics\, and I can get advice about grad school"
"As a n international student\, I feel very satisfied that programs such as this exist. In Latin America\, it is very difficult to find mentors to help appl y to graduate school\, but this program has been extremely helpful. Thank y ou\, and I hope that more students can benefit from this."
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/diversity-mentorship-progra m-apply-by-aug-25/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Diversity-Mentorship-Program-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250825T2215Z-1756160130.846-EO-42227-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250825T181421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T172245Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250828T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250828T133000 SUMMARY: Exploring AI in the Classroom DESCRIPTION: Many of us are navigating what AI means for our classrooms. Jo in us for a discussion! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The rapid rise of generative AI (GenAI) is transformi ng the way we teach and learn.
And many of us are still navigating what this shift means for our classrooms. Join Dr. Lily May and Dr. Simon Lolliot for an informal di scussion on how AI is (not) being used in our classrooms. They’ll share ide as\, tips\, assessments\, and approaches—and open up a dialogue about oppor tunities\, challenges\, and concerns.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/exploring-ai-in-the-classro om/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Exploring-AI-Classroom-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5022-EO-41724-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250610T192732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T190722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250903 SUMMARY: Imagine UBC DESCRIPTION: Whether you are a returning student\, a new major or minor or merely curious\, we invite you to learn more about our department at Imagin e UBC! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We’re also excited to welcome Dr. Andrew Owen\, Associate Dean Academic in UBC’s Facu lty of Arts\, who will share insights from his research on the use of AI in higher education at UBC.
When: Thursday\, 28 August 2025 at 12:30pm
Where: Kenny 4001
What to bring: Your lunch\, questions\, and ideas!
Day one\, done right! Welcome to the UBC experience.
On the first day of classes\, campus is transformed and the entire UBC community comes together to welcome you to your new academic community during Imagine UBC< /a>.
You'll have the chance to meet great people on campus\, includin g your Dean\, some of your future professors\, and other students. Whether you are a returning student\, a new major or minor or merely curious\, we i nvite you to learn more about our department at Imagine UBC!
Here are some Psychology welcome events and orientation activities:
UBC Arts Faculty Fair
11:30am – 1:15pm
Hang out with us at the Buchana n Courtyard as we welcome all our first-year students! It’s a great chance to learn about our pro grams\, ask questions\, connect with faculty\, and get some psych merch!The Main Event
1:30am – 4:30pm
Swing by the Psychology Students’ Association booth at the Main Event on Main Mall! Discover upcoming events\, meet fellow students\, and lear n about the ways you can get involved in the psych community.UBC Psychology Student Guide
To help you make the m ost of your UBC experience\, we’ve created a Student Guide on Canvas. This guide is your go-to hub f or everything Psych at UBC! From exploring our programs and getting involve d in research\, to finding academic advising and connecting with your peers \, dive in and discover all the resources\, opportunities\, and support ava ilable to help you thrive in your student journey.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/imagine-ubc-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/Imagine-2025-Web-Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5048-EO-42222-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250825T161324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T161541Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T153000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology Forest Clean-up DESCRIPTION: We invite all members of the department and the UBC community to join us in a clean-up of our nearby forest lands. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Let's come together and make a difference in our local forests.
We invite all members of the department and the UBC community to join us in a clean-up of our nearby forest lands.
UBC Psychology is grateful to be spending this year researching\, learning\, and teaching on beautiful lands—the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. In incorporating Indigenous perspectives in to the university\, Indigenous educators of ten emphasize the value of reciprocity: of giving and taking in equa l measure\; of understanding that we live in relation to all life/land\, an d must care for each other.
As a small gesture of reciprocity for the lands we work on and their traditional caretakers\, on Thursday\, Septe mber 11 from 2:30-3:30pm\, we'll launch the year by working toge ther to pick up garbage and clean up some of our nearby forest spaces.
< p>Come join us at the U BC Totem Forest on Agronomy Road between Lower Mall and Marine Drive (s ee map below). We'll have gloves and bags available\, plus a few trash grab bers. Look for folks in high-visibility vests who can help coordinate!< p>CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:UBC Totem Forest GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/forest-clean-up-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/UBC-Forest-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4315-EO-41739-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250616T200828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T201303Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250918T190000 SUMMARY: Coming Home to Psychology 2025 DESCRIPTION: Reconnect with your psychology peers and alumni during UBC Hom ecoming. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Coming Home to Psychology is a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community.
Top reasons to attend:
- Connect and network – Mingle with your psychology colleagues\, alumni\, and students at our mixer
- Discover leading research – Expl ore our research areas\, meet our postdocs and student groups
- Inspi ring talk – Hear from psychology alumnus\, Dr. Jelena Brcic (watch recordin g above)
- Great food\, drinks and vibes – Enjoy delicious bites and refreshments in a welcoming atmosphere
- Support our students–we'll be fundraising for the Psychology Inclusive Excellence Student Fund
- Live music – Rock out with Pennington Hall\, a local band of clinical psychologists who are performing live!
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Penning ton Hall is a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psy chiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologis ts and got their start playing for patients.
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You Can Do Hard Things Too: What Life and Science Show UsMy research explores how humans thrive under pressu re—on the International Space Station\, in the Arctic and Antarctic\, and i n Earth-bound teams like Search and Rescue. These extreme and unusual envir onments serve as natural laboratories for understanding human resilience\, stress management\, and psychological growth. While our goal is to support these teams\, the broader aim is to prepare the next generation of explorer s—those headed to the Moon and Mars. To do so\, we must learn from those al ready pushing the boundaries of human capability on and off this planet.
What we’ve discovered is inspiring: humans are far more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. In fact\, even when we leave the familiar beh ind and venture into discomfort—even outer space—we don’t just cope\; we of ten grow\, care more\, and thrive.
This isn’t just something I study— it’s something I’ve lived. Whether navigating the demands of graduate schoo l\, the challenges of an academic career\, or the adventure of convincing m y eight-year-old that sailing isn’t terrifying\, the evidence holds true: w e can do hard things—and often better than we expect.
Dr. Jelena Brcic (PhD'2013) is an Associate Pro fessor at the University of the Fraser Valley’s School of Business and a TE Dx Speaker. She is an expert in the study of teams in extreme “workplaces\, ” among which are the International Space Station\, the Canadian Arctic\, a nd the BC wilderness. Dr. Brcic is trying to understand how these extreme t eams deal with adversity\, maintain resilience\, build their own culture\, and solve problems. Informed by her research\, she also teaches classes on how to build great teams in typical organizations and how to lead happy\, s atisfied employees. When she isn’t working\, she is exploring the local bea ches while engaging in land-based whale watching\, with her husband\, two b oys\, and a lazy Labrador Retriever named Buzz.
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Event schedule
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm: Psychology Research Area Showcase & Department Booths | Location: Kenny 2nd Floor
Explore the latest research from our postdocs and labs. Meet our student groups and EDI Committee—and purch ase some psychology apparel!- 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Talk with a psychology alumnus | Location: Kenny Room 4001 & Zoom
Featuring Dr. Jelena Brcic\, Associate Professor at t he University of Fraser Valley's School of Business. See talk title and abstract above.- < span class="normaltextrun">< strong>6:00 - 7:00 pm: Mixer with food\, refreshments\, & live mus ic | Location: Kenny 1st Floor
Enjoy some great food\, live music\, and mingle with psychology faculty\, peers\, and fellow alumni.Let’s come together to reconnect and reminisce with psychology alumn i\, faculty\, and peers during UBC Homecoming.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building GEO:49.257602;-123.249866 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/coming-home-to-psychology-2 025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/Coming-Home-to-Psychology-2025-Web-Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5087-EO-42458-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250909T225156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T173359Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan on ‘Re-imagining how childre n learn the meanings of words’ DESCRIPTION: Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California\, Be rkeley. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
FEATURI NG
Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan\, Associate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Profess or of Linguistics at the University of California\, Berkeley.
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TITLE
Re-imagining ho w children learn the meanings of words
ABSTRACT
Learning a la nguage requires children to develop exquisitely complex and subtle intuitio ns about the meanings of words\, based on limited data and minimal explicit instruction. In this talk I will show how my work motivates a re-thinking of two widely-accepted solutions for how children learn words. The first an d main part of the talk will interrogate one classic solution—the idea that children are guided by certain assumptions about the meanings of words tha t greatly simplify the learning problem—in particular\, the assumption that a new word will have only one meaning\, corresponding to a single taxonomi c category. I will argue that this theory does not make sense of why most c ommon words across languages express multiple distinct but related meanings \, because it predicts that children should struggle to learn these words. Instead\, I will present evidence suggesting that\, rather than impeding le arning\, polysemy helps children overcome some of the challenges inherent t o learning new words. The second part of my talk will re-visit another long -standing idea about how children learn words: that\, in direct conversatio ns with children\, caregivers provide labels that follow their children’s f ocus of attention\, as well as other important clues to the referents of ne w words. An extension of this idea is that children should learn little fro m speech that they overhear\, which often lacks these features and requires attending to interactions among others. Challenging this prediction\, I wi ll present evidence of early word knowledge—including knowledge that could only be learned from overhearing—among infants from a Mayan community in So uthern Mexico who are rarely spoken to directly. Taken together\, these two lines of work show how theories of language learning can be re-imagined by broadening the scope of research to capture the complexity of the knowledg e that children have to acquire\, and the diversity of contexts in which th ey develop this knowledge.
BIO
Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan is an Associ ate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Linguistics at the U niversity of California\, Berkeley. He directs the UC Berkeley Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory\, which explores how linguistic\, cognitive\, and social abilities arise and interact during human development and across different cultures. He is also co-scientific director of the Psychology and Economics of Poverty Init iative at the Center for Effective Global Action. His work has been publish ed in journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\, Cognition\, Child Development\, and Developmental Science\, and has been su pported by the National Science Foundation\, John Templeton Foundation\, an d the James S. McDonnell Foundation.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a C olloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program bri ngs us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the spe akers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the cha nce to hear from international speakers on a wide range of psychology rese arch.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-mahesh-srinivasa n/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Mahesh-Srinivasan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250926T2025Z-1758918323.3735-EO-42566-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250926T194631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T163112Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250929T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250929T180000 SUMMARY: Clinical psychology vs. Counselling psychology: Your grad school q uestions answered DESCRIPTION: Don’t miss this chance to get insider insight and figure out w hich path is right for you. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Considering graduate school in cli nical psychology?
Jo in faculty and program representatives from UBC’s Clinical Psychology (Faculty of Arts) and Cou nselling Psychology (Faculty of Education) graduate programs who will a nswer FAQs and host a live Q&A!
T opics include:
- Key differen ces between Clinical Psychology & Counselling Psychology graduate programs< /li>
- Research\, project\, and practicum involvement
- Grad student experiences
- Tips for preparation
- Careers
- and an op en Q&A with teaching faculty and current grad students!
RSVP: Spaces may be limite d\, so please register to secure your spot! Register for the event details.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/clinical-psych-vs-counselli ng-psych/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Clinical-Psychology-vs.-Counselling-Psychology.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251028T223301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T224124Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251031T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251031T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Brandon Forys DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Date: Monday\, Sept 29
Time: 4:30-6:00 p m
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Brandon Forys from the Motivated Cognition\, Kingst one & Winstanley Labs for a conversation on Similar factors predict cog nitive effort preferences when working for rewards vs. avoiding losses .
About the Behavioural Neuroscience (BNS) Seminars:
Join you r colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-l ed lecture series featuring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about t heir research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars tak e place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brai n Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
If you would like t o be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visi t please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-oct31/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251028T231420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T231634Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251107T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251107T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Alia Mahrez DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Alia Mahrez from the Floresco Lab for a conversatio n on Co-modulation of effort-related decision making and motivation by CRF1 and 2 receptors.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC B NS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and profe ssors. Learn more about their research and academic work in a casual settin g!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mo wafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
< p>If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminder s each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-nov7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251112T204557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T204819Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Brittany Jensen DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Brittany Jensen from the Soma Lab for a conversation on Intranasal administrat ion of estradiol using a novel vehicle for brain-targeted delivery in rats< /em>.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a stude nt-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more abo ut their research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
If you would li ke to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-nov14/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5075-EO-42612-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20250926T210616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211127Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251120T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251120T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom on ‘Aging\, Immunity\, and Cognition’ DESCRIPTION: Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom studies the interactions among psycholo gical\, cognitive\, immunological\, and physical health in older adults. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom\, JoAnne Leonard Petersen Chair in Gerontology and Fami ly Studies at Oregon State University.
Aging\, Immunity\, and Cognition.
The aging immune system undergoes changes that have important implications for the brain and cognition. Although many questions in psychoneuroimmunolo gy treat immune function as an outcome\, when it comes to cognitive aging\, immunosenescence may be a key predictor. Several models describe how biolo gical risk including immunosenescence can affect cognition\, among them\, t he main-effects predisposition model and the moderated pathoplastic model ( e.g.\, by gender or personality). In the longitudinal Thought\, Stress\, an d Immunity study of healthy older adults\, we have examined the interaction s between immunological parameters – such as the anti-inflammatory hormone cortisol\, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6\, and latent infecti on – and cognitive parameters such as episodic memory\, executive functioni ng\, and self-regulation. Our findings show how immunological and cognitive aging may go hand in hand\, suggesting shared pathways of aging.
Dr. Suzanne C. Segerstrom\, PhD\, MPH\, is the JoA nne Leonard Petersen Chair in Gerontology and Family Studies at Oregon Stat e University. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from UCLA\, completed her clinical internship at Vancouver Hospital-UBC\, and later ea rned a master’s in public health (biostatistics) degree from University of Kentucky. She is known for her work on personality\, self-regulation\, and health as well as methodological contributions on reliable measurement and the consequences of mismeasurement in biomarkers such as cortisol. Her curr ent research focuses on interactions among psychological\, cognitive\, and immunological health in older adults.
Annually the Department o f Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program br ings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the sp eakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the ch ance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of psychology res earch.
LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-suzanne-segerstr om/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Suzanne-Segerstrom.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251112T204828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T204938Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251121T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Marwa Idrissi DESCRIPTION: Learn more about behavioural neuroscience research in a casual setting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Marwa Idrissi from the Laviolette Lab (Western Univ ersity) for a conversation on Investigating the relationship between pr e-existing anxiety levels and adolescent nicotine vapor-induced anxiety and impulsivity changes\, using a rat model.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3 :00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UB C trainees and professors. Learn more about their research and academic wor k in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402 A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP i s not required.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-nov21/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251002T0040Z-1759365642.8221-EO-42680-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251001T210840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T210910Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251126T133000 SUMMARY: Info Session: Sustainability Education Fellows Program DESCRIPTION: Attend this info session to get an overview and ask questions about your application. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Sustainability Educatio n Fellows Program provides UBC Vancouver faculty with up to $20K over t wo years to develop new or significantly enhance existing courses in sustai nability across all disciplines. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with like-minded faculty across different disciplines and contribute to ad vancing sustainability education opportunities for UBC students.
Want to learn more about the program? Attend this info session to get an overvi ew and ask questions about your application.
Date: W
ednesday\, November 26
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Applications will open in early January 202 6\, and funding decisions will be made by early March 2026. < em>Visit sustain.ubc.ca/fellows for more details
CATEGORIES:Climate URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/info-session-sustainability -education-fellows-program/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/SustainabilityBanner-e1759352824968.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3669-EO-41370-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251024T163518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T163808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251127T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251127T143000 SUMMARY: 2025 Fall Graduation Reception DESCRIPTION: Join us for refreshments\, a photo booth\, and a chance to unw ind\, celebrate\, and connect with fellow graduates\, family\, friends\, an d faculty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Congratulations to all our graduating students!
Our graduates are invited to a special < strong>Fall 2025 Graduation Reception after they cross the stage at the psychology graduation ceremony on November 2 7!
Join us for refreshments\ , a photo booth\, a cash bar\, and a chance to unwind\, celebrate\, and con nect with fellow graduates\, family\, friends\, and faculty.
Tuum Est. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
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CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/fall-grad-reception-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Graduation-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251119T224202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T224408Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Ryan Tomm DESCRIPTION: Learn about Avoidance and Reward-Seeking across Levels of Depr essive Symptoms: Translational Investigations of Action and Inhibition. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Ryan Tomm from the Motivated Cognition Lab for a conversation on Avoidance and R eward-Seeking across Levels of Depressive Symptoms: Translational Investiga tions of Action and Inhibition.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about their research and academic work in a cas ual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not requ ired.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receiv e reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
< /p> CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-nov28/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251121T2355Z-1763769359.3239-EO-40291-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251121T224949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T174911Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251204T160000 SUMMARY: Psychology Holiday Social DESCRIPTION: Join us for an afternoon of cookie decorating\, warm drinks\, festive fun\, and holiday tunes! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join UBC Psychology for a holiday soci al!
All department members are invited to join us for an afternoon of cookie decorating\, warm drinks\, festive fun\, and holiday t unes. Be sure to bring your own mug!
We'll be collecting non-perishab le food items for the Psychology Community Pantry.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2025-holiday-social/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Psych-Holiday-Cookie-Decorating-Party-715-x-402-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251119T224411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T212434Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251205T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Tony Fong DESCRIPTION: Learn about Unveiling Mice Behaviours in 3D: Capture and Analy sis Pipelines. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We look forward to see ing our students\, faculty\, and staff there!
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Tony Fong from the Murphy Lab for a conversation on Unveiling Mice Behaviours in 3D: Capture and Analysis Pipelines.< /p>
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about the ir research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/behavioural-neuroscience-se minars-dec-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251104T0412Z-1762229574.649-EO-43114-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251103T223659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T202113Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251209T140000 SUMMARY: CINCH Event: Film screening of ‘Reel Injun’ DESCRIPTION: CINCH builds community and cultivates our knowledge of Indigen ous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and literature. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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UBC Psychology's Indigenous Initiatives Committee is ex cited to announce the Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History ( CINCH) event series.
For thei r inaugural CINCH event\, our Indigenous Initiatives Committee invite you t o a screening of the film Reel Injun. Bring your lunch. There will be popcorn!
Event details: Tuesday\, December 9 | 12:00 pm | R oom 2510\, 2nd Floor Lounge\, Kenny Building
In this feature-length documen tary\, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful loo k at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema. Featuring hundreds of clips from old classics as well as recent releases\, the film traces the evolution of the “Hollywood Indian.” Diamon d guides the audience on a journey across America to some of cinema’s most iconic landscapes and conducts candid interviews with celebrities like Clin t Eastwood\, Robbie Robertson and Jim Jarmusch. The film is a loving look a t cinema through the eyes of the people who appeared in its very first flic kering images and have survived to tell their stories in their own way.
The goal of Celebrating INdigen ous Culture and History (CINCH) is to build community and cultivate ou r knowledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island through film \, theatre\, dance and literature.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 2510\, 2nd Floor Lounge\, Kenny Building GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-film-screening- of-reel-injun/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/RealInjun.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260105T212752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T213041Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260116T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260116T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Sevinchbegim Miralimova DESCRIPTION: A student-led lecture series on the topics of behavioural neur oscience. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Sevinchbegim Miralimova from the Language and Devel opment Lab for a conversation on The Relationship of Beat Perception an d Verbal Working Memory to Word-Segmentation.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featurin g UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about their research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RS VP is not required.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-seminars-jan-16/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251104T0412Z-1762229574.649-EO-43114-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260112T202133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T211749Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T140000 SUMMARY: CINCH Event: Film screening of ‘All Our Father’s Relations’ DESCRIPTION: CINCH builds community and cultivates our knowledge of Indigen ous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and literature. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Celebrating INdigenous Culture and H istory (CINCH) Event Series.
Our Indigen ous Initiatives Committee invite you to a screening of the film All Our Father’s Relations. Bring your lunch. There will be popcorn!
Event details: Thursday\, January 29 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Room 2510\, 2nd Floor Lounge\, Ke nny Building
All Our Father’s Relations is a d ocumentary produced by UBC Arts professors and graduates explores the littl e known relationship between the Musqueam Nation and early Chinese migrants in British Columbia.
In 2013\, UBC Fil m adjunct professor Alejandro Yoshizawa and alumna Sarah Ling travelled to China to document an intercontinental family reunion.
Four elderly si blings born in Vancouver to a Musqueam mother and Chinese father were in Gu angdong\, China to meet their father’s side of the family and visit the anc estral home he left behind in 1920. One of these siblings was Elder Larry G rant\, Adjunct Professor in the First Nations and Endangered Languages Pr ogram at UBC and Elder-in-Residence at the First Nati ons House of Learning.
The goal of Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) is to build community and cultivate our knowledge of Indigenous culture and h istory on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and literature.
< hr />UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it i s situated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musque am people from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 2510\, 2nd Floor Lounge\, Kenny Building GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-film-screening- aofr/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/AOFR-still-1-1024x576-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251217T0057Z-1765933059.1008-EO-43566-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251216T232254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T233317Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T133000 SUMMARY: Strategic Planning Meeting for Psych Majors DESCRIPTION: Your experiences and ideas matter! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Invitation to Strategic Planning Meeting with Undergraduate Students
UBC Psychology Majors are invited t o a Strategic Planning Meeting for undergraduate students.
- Date: Thursday\, January 29\, 2026
- Time: 12:30pm
- Venue: Kenny 4001
The meeting is two-fold: 1) to share the results of the survey that was distributed earlier\, and 2) get your input on concrete goals and actions based on the survey results. The S trategic Planning Meeting will be led by Erika Chu\, VP Academics of the Ps ychology Students' Association.
Your exper iences and ideas matter. We’d love to hear what’s important to you\, what’s working well\, and what could be improved.
We hope you’ll join us and be part of the conversation!
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LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/strategic-planning-psych-ma jors/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/UBCPsychology.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260121T0500Z-1768971642.6891-EO-43754-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260120T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T222934Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260130T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260130T220000 SUMMARY: Extra Credit Lecture Series with Azim Shariff: Does Religion Make Us Better People? DESCRIPTION: EXTRA CREDIT is a new lecture series presented by China Cloud Studios featuring invited prominent academics. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
About the EventEXTRA CREDIT is a new lecture series presented by China Cloud Studios featuring invited prominent academics\, fr om a wide variety of disciplines\, to share their research and knowledge. T his is a unique opportunity to come learn and mingle with them in the comfo rt of the warm China Cloud Studios environment. Hosted and curated by Jenn Bojm.
Doors open: 7:30 pm | Lecture starts: 8:00 pm
Fe aturing UBC Psychology Professor Dr. Azim Shariff
Dr. Shariff is a professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in the Department of Psychology at UBC. He di rects the Centre for Applied Moral Psychology\, which uses psychological in sights about morality to better understand ancient institutions\, contempor ary social issues\, and emerging technologies. He has presented this work a t the Aspen Ideas Festival and TED\, and written about it in Scientific Ame rican and the New York Times. He is a Kavli Fellow of the U.S. National Aca demy of Sciences and a Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of N ew Scholars.
About the Lecture
Does Religion Make us Better People?
Many of history's greatest t hinkers have tackled the question. Within the last 50 years\, social scient ists have turned to data for an answer. Dr. Shariff will take us on a journ ey through this evidence to see if\, today\, against the backdrop of unprec edented religious decline in Canada\, we can finally hazard an answer.
< p>[buttons][button link_text="Get your tickets" link_url="https://admitone. com/events/vancouver/community/arts-and-culture/extra-credit-lecture-series -1-does-religion-make-us-better-people/AJSN37"][/buttons] CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:China Cloud Studios GEO:49.280006;-123.099473 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/extra-credit-lecture-series -azim-shariff/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/ExtraCreditAzimShariff.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260130T0832Z-1769761939.0299-EO-43795-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260128T184536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T184808Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206 SUMMARY: UBC Women in Science Lab Tours DESCRIPTION: Curious about the groundbreaking research happening at UBC? Jo in UBC Women in Science for their Lab Tours event from February 2-5. This a nnual event is a chance to explore labs and connect with researchers in STE M! Participating labs include: Judy Wong Lab 🧬 Brain Behaviour Lab 🧠 Cierna Lab 🔬 Neuroscience Lab 🧠 TRIUMF Lab […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Curious about the groundbreaking research happening at UBC?
Join UBC Women in Science for their Lab Tours event from February 2-5. This annual event is a ch ance to explore labs and connect with researchers in STEM!
Participat ing labs include:
- Judy Wong Lab 🧬
- Brain Behaviour Lab 🧠< /li>
- Cierna Lab 🔬
- Neuroscience Lab 🧠
- TRIUMF Lab 🔭
Center for Comparative Medicine 🐇🐀 - Yanpu He Lab 🥼🧫
Th e Lab Tours are a UBC Women in Science member-only event. Memberships can b e purchased for $5 by e-transfer at the end of the RSVP form.
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More information on each lab is included on the second pag e of the RSVP form and you can select which days you would like to attend t he lab tours.
LOCATION:Various Labs GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-wic-lab-tours/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/WIS-Lab-Tours.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260118T0518Z-1768713481.8323-EO-43725-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260117T232418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T232418Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260211T133000 SUMMARY: MEDTalks: Think Well\, Live Well – Brain Health for Life DESCRIPTION: Experts from medicine\, nursing\, dentistry\, nutrition\, and psychology share their insights into brain health and aging. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Keeping our minds strong\, sharp\, and active as we age involves all o f our bodily systems. Learn what the latest research and social systems rev eal when experts from medicine\, nursing\, dentistry\, nutrition\, and psyc hology share their insights into brain health and aging. Discover how you c an support and improve your cognitive well-being for lasting mental vibranc y and lifelong vitality.
This webinar is part of The University of Br itish Columbia Magazine‘s SPOTLIGHT on Healthy Aging.
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Moderator
Stephen Quinn — Host\, The Early E dition\, CBC
Speakers
D r. Anuja Doshi — Assistant Professor of Teaching\, Director of DMD Periodontics\, Faculty of Dentistry\, UBC
Dr. Haakon Nygaard — Assistant Professor\, Division of Neurology\, Faculty of Medici ne\, UBC\; Fipke Professor in Alzheimer’s Research\; Director\, UBC Hospita l Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Dr. Alis on Phinney — Professor and Associate Director\, Faculty Developmen t\, UBC School of Nursing\; Co-Director\, Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia
Dr. Noah Silverberg — Associate Profess or\, Department of Psychology\, UBC\; Lab Director\, Coping with Neurologic al Symptoms (CNS) Lab
Dr. Barbara Stefanska — Associ ate Professor\, Food\, Nutrition\, and Health\, Faculty of Land and Food Sy stems\, UBC\; Principal Investigator\, Stefanska Lab
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/medtalks-think-well-live-we ll-brain-health-for-life/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/MEDtalks_BrainHealth-757x422-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260105T212438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211805Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260213T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Peiying Wen DESCRIPTION: The BNS Seminars are a student-led lecture series featuring UB C trainees and professors. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Peiying Wen from the Snyder Lab & NINET Lab for a c onversation on Optogenetic reactivation of electroconvulsive shock-impa ired memory engram.
Join your colleagues every Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture series featuring UBC trainees and profess ors. Learn more about their research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-person in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowa faghian Centre for Brain Health and over Zoom. RSVP is not required.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-feb-13-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251104T0412Z-1762229574.649-EO-43114-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260114T183616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T184326Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260214T150000 SUMMARY: Women’s Memorial March to honour MMIWG2S+ DESCRIPTION: CINCH builds community and cultivates our knowledge of Indigen ous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and literature. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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19 th Annual Women's Memorial March\, Vancouver. Photo: Creative Commons[/caption]
Join our Indigenous Initiatives Committee at the 35th Wome n's Memorial March on Saturday\, February 14 at 12:00 pm at Main St and Hastings St\, Vancouver.
The annual Women ’s Memorial March in Vancouver honours the lives of missing and murdered In digenous women\, girls\, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S+). T his is an opportunity to put our commitment to the reconciliation process i nto action\, and to show solidarity with Indigenous communities.
If anyone would like to join\, please contact Catharine Winstanley to arrange to meet up.
The Psychology Indigenous Initiatives Committee is organizing a series of mont hly events designed to Celebrate INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH). Pl ease come along and join us as we explore Indigenous films\, performances\, activism\, and literature. All department members are welcome!
The g oal of Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) is to bu ild community and cultivate our knowledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island\,
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the t raditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musquea m) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Main St and Hastings St\, Vancouver GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-mmiwg2s-march/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/19th_Annual_Womens_Memorial_March_Vancouver_4361313177.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4874-EO-37095-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260210T211826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211917Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T160000 SUMMARY: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar with Salvatore Furfaro DESCRIPTION: The BNS Seminars are a student-led lecture series featuring UB C trainees and professors. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are you interested in learning more about behavioural neuroscience?< /p>
Join Salvatore Furfaro from the Snyder Lab.
Join your colleagues e very Friday at 3:00 pm for the UBC BNS Seminars\, a student-led lecture ser ies featuring UBC trainees and professors. Learn more about their research and academic work in a casual setting!
The seminars take place in-per son in room 3402A-C at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and o ver Zoom. RSVP is not required.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please visit please the < a href="https://bnsseminar-psych.sites.olt.ubc.ca/contact-us/">BNS Seminar website.
CATEGORIES:Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 3402A-C Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health GEO:49.264325;-123.244549 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bns-feb-20-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Headers_BNS_Seminars.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260217T2233Z-1771367622.304-EO-43910-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260217T210758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T192830Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260226T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260226T170000 SUMMARY: Creating a Community of Care for BIPOC Members of Psychology: Focu s Group & Social DESCRIPTION: Join in the conversation and help us create a more active comm unity for BIPOC members of psychology X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us in the conversation and help us create a more active communit y for BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Colour) members of psycholo gy.
Open to all -- undergraduate students\, graduate stu dents\, staff\, postdocs\, instructors\, and faculty. Coffee\, tea\, and sn acks will be provided.
This event is being organized by the EDI D ialogue and Learning Working Group.
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CATEGORIES:EDI LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/bipoc-community-of-care/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/COC-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260224T2313Z-1771974838.6741-EO-43961-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260224T175701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T193402Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260304T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260304T173000 SUMMARY: Project Mind Foundation: EDI & Indigeneity Panel with Psychology F aculty DESCRIPTION: Aimed at students\, this discussion will centre on the importa nce of EDI and reconciliation within academia. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join Dr Benjamin Cheung\, Dr. Jay Hosking\, Dr. David King\, D r. Lillian May\, and Project Mind for an EDI & Indigeneity P anel Event on March 4\, 2026.
Aimed at students\, this discussion wil l centre on the importance of EDI and reconciliation within academia\, and how these principles can be more meaningfully integrated into academic spac es.
Connections to mental health will also be discussed. The goal of this event is to provide the knowledge and tools to better understand these issues and feel a sense of agency and control during uncertain times.
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The Indigenous Initiatives Committee invite you to join us in attending a Coastal Danc e Festival performance featuring the Danc ers of Damelahamid.
Event deta ils: Friday\, March 6 | 7:30 pm | Museum of Anthropology
Dancers of Damelahamid\, in partnership with the Museu m of Anthropology at UBC\, present the 19th annual Coastal Dance Festival. The Festival is a celebration of the stories\, songs and dances of the Indi genous peoples of the Northwest Coast with guest national and international artists. The signature performances will take place at MOA\, amongst the p owerful setting of poles in the museum’s Great Hall.
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The Celebrating INdigenous Culture a nd History (CINCH) event series is an initiative led by the Indigenous Initiatives Com mittee. The goal of CINCH is to build community and cultivate our knowl edge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, thea tre\, dance and literature.
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of intergene rational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Museum of Anthropology\, Great Hall GEO:49.269469;-123.259415 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-coastal-dance-f estival-moa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/damelahamid-about-company-background-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251017T0650Z-1760683809.1685-EO-42957-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20251016T235204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T183535Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260310T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260310T193000 SUMMARY: 2026 Quinn Memorial Lecture with Dr. Lila Davachi DESCRIPTION: Dr. Lila Davachi will share insights on 'The wisdom of the unc onscious mind: offline reactivation consolidates\, integrates and updates k nowledge'. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
On March 10\, 2026\, the Depa rtment of Psychology is thrilled to host Dr. Lila Davachi\, Professor of Ps ychology at Columbia University\, as our distinguished speaker.
Why d o some experiences stay with us for years\, while others disappear almost i nstantly? Dr. Davachi will explore this question and more in her talk on The wisdom of the unconscious mind: offline reactivation consolidat es\, integrates and updates knowledge.
Registration: 4:45 – 5:15 pm PST (
if attending in person)
Lecture and Q&A: 5:15 – 6:30 pm PST
Recep
tion: 6:30 – 7:30 pm PST
This event will be hosted online and in- person.
RSVP for the event det ails and to let us know if you plan to attend!
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The wisdom of the unconscious mind: offline reactivation consolidates\, integrates and up dates knowledge.
Why do some experi ences stay with us for years\, while others disappear almost instantly? For decades\, scientists have known that a brain region called the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories—dramatically illustrated by patients with hippocampal damage who can no longer store new life events in lasting detail.
In this talk\, I will share our research on what the brain d oes after an experience ends. We have found that the hippocampus often “rep lays” recent moments—almost like a highlight reel— during quiet rest. This replay is not random: it is shaped by the features of our life experiences such as reward\, threat\, and uncertainty about what might happen next. Imp ortantly\, the more strongly an experience is reactivated after the fact\, the more likely it is to become a stable\, lasting memory. At the same time \, this post-experience processing doesn’t just influence what we remember later—it can shape the brain’s state in the present\, biasing how effective ly we learn new information that comes next.
Finally\, by tracking ho w people form multiple related memories over time\, we show that the brain naturally organizes experiences into meaningful structure—linking related e vents while preserving the details that make each episode unique. Together\ , this work helps explain how the brain builds lasting memory and knowledge from everyday life.
The annu al Quinn Memorial Lecture brings together the UBC Psychology community and friends for an evening of dialogue and a chance to learn first-hand about s ome of the most innovative psychology research from renowned experts. The l ecture is made possible by a generous gift to our department from prominent alumnus\, Dr. Michael J. Quinn (1927-2004). Learn more.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2026-quinn-memorial-lecture / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/2026QUINN-website-feature-715-x-402-px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5087-EO-42458-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260226T234934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T204255Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260311T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260311T153000 SUMMARY: CANCELLED! Colloquium with Dr. Kristina Olson on ‘Gender Diversity in Childhood and Adolescence’ DESCRIPTION: We regret to inform you that Dr. Olson’s colloquium will no lo nger be taking place. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Kristina O lson\, Professor of Psychology\, Princeton University
Gender Diversity in Childhood and Adolescence
As the number of transgender and nonbinary youth is increasing\, so too is criticism and concern about these youth. In this talk\, I will describe the first 10 years of an in-depth\, long-term study of transgender\, nonbinary and cisgender youth. I’ll describe what we’ve l earned about their gender identities and wellbeing over time and how what w e’ve learned about these youth speaks to long-standing debates in developme ntal\, clinical\, and social psychology – and to more contemporary debates in the media\, school boards and courtrooms.
Dr. K ristina Olson is a professor of psychology at Princeton University and the director of the Human Diversity Lab. She received her B.A. in Psycholog y and African and African-American Studies from Washington University and h er Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University. Her latest work focuses on gender development and mental health in transgender\, nonbinary\, and cisge nder youth. She and her team have received several awards for their work on childhood gender diversity including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Waterm an Award from the National Science Foundation\, but the awards she's most p roud of are her awards for graduate mentorship. Outside of the lab\, Kristi na enjoys the life cycle of food: gardening\, cooking\, and eating a good m eal with good people.
Annually the Department of Psychology hos ts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve inv ited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear fro m international speakers on a wide range of psychology research.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas T. Kenny Building - Room 4001 GEO:49.263338;-123.253891 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-kristina-olson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Olsen-Colloq-.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251104T0412Z-1762229574.649-EO-43114-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260226T205027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T233355Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T200000 SUMMARY: Cinch recommended event: Is the University Recognizing the Gifts o f Indigenous Knowledges? DESCRIPTION: This event is part of What Kind of University Do We Want?\, a two-day gathering of academics\, students\, and community members—teachers \, artists\, organizers\, and poets who care about the university’s future. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Psychology Indigenous Initiatives Committee is excited t o share an upcoming talk by Dr. Dorothy Cucw-la7 Christian on Is the Un iversity Recognizing the Gifts of Indigenous Knowledges?
Dr. Christian is of the Secwepemc and Syilx Nations from the interior plate au regions of what is known as British Columbia in western Canada. She is A ssociate Director\, Indigenous Policy & Pedagogy\, Simon Fraser University.
A charismatic storyteller with a vast wealth of experience\, Dr. Chr istian will discuss the framework of her forthcoming book\, Fourth World Cinema: Narrative Sovereignty & Indigenous Knowledges\, which is grou nded in her research focusing on how Indigenous knowledges inform Indigenou s film production practices. She will share stories from her experiences i n the field that speak to the centrality of land\, story\, and cultural pro tocols.
Date and time: Friday\, March 13\, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Location: C400 UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson St.
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This event is part of Wh at Kind of University Do We Want?\, a two-day gathering of academics\, students\, and community members—teachers\, artists\, organizers\, and poe ts who care about the university’s future. Through shared conversation\, we reflect on the university’s history and imagine what it could become. In C anada\, the humanist university has been critiqued for its exclusionary fou ndations and failure to meet its public mission\, while recent structural s hifts have reduced accountability to faculty\, students\, staff\, and the p ublic. Caught between static educational models and managerial logics\, uni versities often reproduce narrow\, unimaginative forms. By asking this ques tion\, we seek to initiate an ongoing conversation about the limits of the present institution and how to envision a university that embraces multiple roles and imagines more just futures in an increasingly cruel world order.
Presented in partnership with UBC Public Humanities Hub\, the Au dain Gallery and the Institute for the Humanities at SFU.
The Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) event series is an initiative led by the Indigenous Initiatives C ommittee. The goal of CINCH is to build community and cultivate our kno wledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, th eatre\, dance and literature.
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is locate d on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓ə m (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of interge nerational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:C400\, UBC Robson Square GEO:49.280701;-123.123671 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-indigenous-know ledges/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/WKOUDWW_Publicity-Image-1-1536x864-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260326T0102Z-1774486962.7783-EO-44150-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260323T201041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T201041Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260331T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260331T170000 SUMMARY: PrideMind Faculty Panel DESCRIPTION: Project Mind and PrideMind are co-hosting a faculty Q&A panel aimed at exploring 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences in academia. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Pr oject Mind and PrideMind are co-hosting a faculty Q&A panel aimed at explor ing 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences in academia. Panelists will include Dr. Kalina C hristoff Hadjiilieva\, Dr. David King\, Dr. Kristin Laurin\, Dr. Jess Tracy \, and Dr. Jiaying Zhao\, who will answer questions about the intersection of academia and queer identity.
This event is open to all members of the Psychology Department\, though questions will be aimed towards undergra duate and graduate students.
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Coffee a nd snacks will be provided.
CATEGORIES:EDI LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/pridemind-faculty-panel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pridemind-faculty-panel.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.5075-EO-42612-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260210T215420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T235148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260402T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260402T140000 SUMMARY: Colloquium with Dr. Samantha F. Anderson on ‘Replication\, Researc h Practices\, and the Quest for Cumulative Knowledge’ DESCRIPTION: Dr. Anderson's research interests broadly center on developing \, understanding\, and enhancing cumulative knowledge through study design and analysis. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Samantha F. Anderson\, Associate Professor\, Arizona State University.
Replication\, Research Practices\, and th e Quest for Cumulative Knowledge
Th ough replication dates back to the 17th century\, an interest in studying\, improving\, and celebrating replication as a research area has recently em erged in psychology. As replication studies become more common\, there is a need to improve the rigor and methodology of such studies\, as well as the original studies that precede replication studies. Moreover\, the focus on replication has naturally led researchers to seek cumulative knowledge\, b ut this can be challenging when typical research literatures contain result s that appear to contradict one another. Thus\, it is also important to inv estigate factors that hinder the ability to draw accurate conclusions from heterogenous findings. In this talk\, I will focus on my quest to better un derstand and improve replication\, including considerations for both origin al and replication studies. The presentation will take us through work on r eplication study design\, the impact of questionable research practices on quantities relevant to the cumulative research literature\, and developing more reasonable expectations for replication.
Dr. Samantha F . Anderson (PhD\, University of Notre Dame) is an associate professor i n the Quantitative Methodology program at Arizona State University. Her res earch interests broadly center on developing\, understanding\, and enhancin g cumulative knowledge through study design and analysis. More specifically \, her research lines focus on (1) replication study design and methodology \, (2) evaluating the consequences of (questionable) research practices\, ( 3) sample size planning for original and replication studies\, and (4) caus al inference and missing data in multi-wave evaluation studies. Through thi s research\, she aims to bridge the gap between rigorous statistical approa ches and accessibility in applied settings\, and she has developed the free ly available sample size planning software BUCSS. Additionally\, she enjoys collaborations in substantive areas including developmental\, clinical\, a nd health psychology. Dr. Anderson is an Associate Editor at Psychological Methods.
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series througho ut the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of t he classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our c ampus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from internation al speakers on a wide range of psychology research.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Room 120 - Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) GEO:49.263425;-123.251523 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/colloquium-samantha-anderso n/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Samantha-Colloquium.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4523-EO-40383-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260105T235221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T184635Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260409 SUMMARY: UBC Giving Day: Support the PIE Student Fund DESCRIPTION: Together\, we can create a more equitable\, diverse\, and incl usive psychology department community for all. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Celebrate UBC Giving Day with us on April 8.
The Psychology I nclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund is a featured Giving Day fund. Join us in championing diversity and inc lusion in our community by making a gift to the PIE Fund. Your gift empowers psychology undergraduate and graduate students from historically marginalized and equity-deserving communities by providi ng paid research positions in our labs. < /span>
The PIE Fund directly supports initiatives such as:
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Multiply your impact with these UBC Giving Day challenges on April 8!
A small donation can make a big difference!
With your generosity\, we can expand access to research o pportunities and build a strong network of emerging scholars.
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Please join us this Givin g Day to open doors for deeper learning—uplifting equity-deserving communit ies one student success story at a time.
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/giving-day-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/2026-Giving-Day-Website-Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3962-EO-40781-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260212T190556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T200636Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 SUMMARY: 2026 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) DESCRIPTION: PURC provides a professional environment for our undergraduate student researchers to showcase their work. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As a long-standing tradition of UBC Psychology's undergraduate community\, the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC (PSA) and UBC Psycholo gy are proud to host the 28th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) on April 10 and 11\, 2026 at UBC’s Earth S ciences Building (ESB).
PURC's mission is to provide a pr ofessional environment for undergraduate researchers to showcase their work \, gain experience in presenting at conferences\, and contribute to the sci entific community.
All undergraduate researchers who hav e spearheaded any form of psychology research during the 2025-2026 academic year are encouraged to apply to present at this conference. This opportuni ty is not only an invaluable opportunity for the presenter to exhibit their research\, but is also crucial in making this event a truly enriching expe rience.
The event will include a special k eynote speaker\, showcase of undergraduate students’ research\, professors\ , UBC community\, and refreshments to keep the energy going.
Interested applicants\, please visit the presenter sign-up link on the PSA Website.
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Appli cations close on March 1\, 2026.
Applicants will be notified via email by mid-March if they have been accepted.
Our Indigenou
s Initiatives Committee (ICC) invite you to join them at the musical
IIC m embers and others are planning on attending on April 16 (7:30pm curtain). We’ll be meeting beforehand for dinner at 6pm at The Sweet Cherubim. It’s casual and anyone who likes can stop by and join us. We also hope to gather for conversation over drinks af ter the show in the York Theatre.
On Native Land is a new musical that intertwines the lives of three seemingly disparate char acters—a lawyer\, a Chief\, and a rising singer-songwriter—whose paths conv erge in a powerful tale of identity\, land\, and love.
A dive into th e heart of contemporary Indigenous narratives\, On Native Land is a sweeping love story with a focus on urban Indigenous communities\, offering solace and solidarity.
Corey Payette’s contemporary score has a driv ing force rooted in the drum\, grounding the music in Indigenous tradition while soaring melodies echo groundbreaking Broadway scores such as Company and Dear Evan Hansen. Richly textured and emotionally charged\, his composi tions bridge ancestral and modern tonalities\, creating a soundscape that i s both timeless and boldly innovative.
The Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH ) event series is an initiative led by the Indigenous Initiatives Committee. The goal o f CINCH is to build community and cultivate our knowledge of Indigenous cul ture and history on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and litera ture.
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional\, a ncestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:York Theatre GEO:49.278629;-123.070623 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-musical-on-nati ve-land/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/32.-On-Native-Land-Image-1024x576-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260328T1301Z-1774702892.4165-EO-44163-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260327T194639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T221314Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260422T130000 SUMMARY: Climate in Action: Earth Day Celebration DESCRIPTION: Learn about the Psychology Climate Action Committee's projects and initiatives—and the steps you can take to lower your emissions: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
< p>Join our Climate Action Co mmittee where we'll connect and share what the committee has been up to \, learn about exciting projects and initiatives\, and swap ideas on climat e action of the department!
Let's come together and celebrate Earth Day.
Light refreshments served. Please RSVP be low so that we know how many people to expect!
Learn about the Psycho logy Climate Action Committee's projects and initiatives—and the steps you can take to lower your emissions:
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CATEGORIES:Climate,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Douglas Kenny Building\, Suedfeld Lounge\, Room 2510 GEO:49.263719;-123.254803 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/earth-day-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Earth-day.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260220T0529Z-1771565341.7874-EO-43898-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260218T224516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T204100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260423T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260423T200000 SUMMARY: 2026 Psychology Alumni Spring Mixer DESCRIPTION: Enjoy drinks\, snacks\, and a catch up with alumni and faculty from UBC Psychology. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The UBC Department of Psychology is excited to invit e you to our very first social mixer!
Join us for a relaxed evening of conversation\, connection and del icious refreshments. Come meet and catch up with other alumni and faculty f rom UBC Psychology – and feel free to bring a guest! We’d love to see you there!
Date: April 23\, 2026
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
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222 W 5th Ave\, Vancouver | Map
Alumni ticket: $10.00
Gue
st ticket: $15.00
Each ticket includes one complimentary drink an d some great food!
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We look forward to seeing you there!
-UBC Psychology
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Please Beverage Co GEO:49.266352;-123.109977 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2026-alumni-spring-mixer/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Alumni-spring-miixer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.4561-EO-41293-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260210T212903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T234645Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2026: Heros vs. Villains DESCRIPTION: Psychfest is an annual event where second-year psychology MA a nd new PhD students present their research to the entire psychology communi ty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Hosted by th e UBC Psychology Graduate Student Counci l\, Psychfest is an annual showcase where second-year MA and new PhD st udents take centre stage to present their research to the entire psychology community. As the only event where students share their work with the enti re department\, Psychfest offers an opportunity to celebrate the next gener ation of psychological research.
The keynote speaker is eminent socia l-personality psychologist Dr. Oliver John\, Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley .
Stay tuned for the Psychfest 2026 program.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Graduate,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Thea’s Lounge\, Graduate Student Centre GEO:49.268881;-123.257239 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/psychfest-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/UBCPsychology.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251104T0412Z-1762229574.649-EO-43114-2@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260318T184310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T200958Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260510T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260510T170000 SUMMARY: Mother’s Day Traditional Powwow DESCRIPTION: CINCH builds community and cultivates our knowledge of Indigen ous culture and history on Turtle Island through film\, theatre\, dance and literature. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join our Indigenous Initiatives Committee at the Mother’s Day Traditional Powwow a t the Trout Lake Community Centre on Sunday\, May 10.
There will be traditional performances featurin g various drumming groups and dancers and an Indigenous market with local vendors. It is free for all age s\, no registration required.
This event takes place on the tr aditional and unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musque am)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sə̓ lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
The Psychology Indigenous Initiative s Committee is organizing a series of monthly events designed to Celebr ate INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH). Please come along and join us a s we explore Indigenous films\, performances\, activism\, and literature. A ll department members are welcome!
The goal of Celebrating INdige nous Culture and History (CINCH) is to build community and cultivate o ur knowledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island\,
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is sit uated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musqueam pe ople from time immemorial.
CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Trout Lake Community Centre GEO:49.254863;-123.065207 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/cinch-event-mothers-day-pow wow/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/13038018_acd32632a9_b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962681.3669-EO-41370-2@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260414T163257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T171204Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 SUMMARY: 2026 Spring Graduation Receptions DESCRIPTION: Join us for refreshments\, a photo booth\, and a chance to cel ebrate and connect with fellow graduates\, family\, friends\, and faculty. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Congratulations to our gradua ting students!
O ur graduates are invited to a special Spring 2026 Graduation Recept ion after they cross the stage at each ps ychology graduation ceremony on May 22\, 2026!
Join us for refreshments\, a photo booth\, a cash bar\, and a chance to celebrate and connect with fellow graduates\, family\, frie nds\, and faculty.
| Ceremonies | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | 10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
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Tuum Est. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/spring-grad-reception-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/2026-grad-feature-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240405T0006Z-1712275572.7549-EO-37866-2@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260410T175950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T215350Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260526T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260526T150000 SUMMARY: UBC Psychology 2026 EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall DESCRIPTION: Join the EDI Committee for an update on 2025-2026 goals\, acti ons and progress—and results of the department's 2026 EDI survey. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_34245" align="alig ncenter" width="715"]
Join the Department of Psychology’s EDI Committee at an EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall.
Over the past year\, our dep artment has continued working on our five-year Equity\, Diversity\, and Inc lusion (EDI) strategic plan based on the 2021 EDI Task Force recommendation s. We invite all members of the psychology department to the 2026 EDI Strat egic Plan Town Hall\, where we will provide updates on the EDI initiatives underway.
Date: Tuesday\, May 26\, 2026 |
Time: 1:30 - 3:00pm | Location: Room 4001\, Douglas T. Kenny Building and Zoom Light refreshments will b e served. Please RSVP below to let us know if you're attending in-perso n so we can plan accordingly!
About
During the EDI Strategic Plan Town Hall\, we will:
- Report on the pr ogress made on the EDI Task Force recommendations\, including the EDI Working Groups’ goals and actions for 2025-2026
Present the results of our 2026 EDI annual (“ climate”) survey\, which will inform our EDI goals for next year.
- Invite discussion about o ur progress and plans for implementing other EDI Task Force recommendations next year.
- Shar e ways in which you can get involved in EDI efforts next year.
RSVP
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CATEGORIES:EDI,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Kenny Room 4001 GEO:49.259673;-123.251542 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/2026-edi-town-hall/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/UBCPrideInstallation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250530T0121Z-1748568072.9364-EO-41678-2@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260624T203913Z CREATED:20260616T164752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T165249Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260618T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260618T173000 SUMMARY: PrideMind Pride Event DESCRIPTION: Learn more about the PrideMind initiative\, a community of car e for 2SLGBTQIA+ members of psychology. Everyone is welcome! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[caption id="attachment_34245" align="alig ncenter" width="715"]
Celebrate Pride Month with us!
We'll have free food and snacks\, Bubly sparkling water\, pride flags\, stickers\, and fun give aways! Special guest host\, drag artist Eden Apples\, will also be there to keep the fun going!
Drop by\, say hello\, and learn more about the < a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/news/stear-funding-2024/">PrideMind initiative \, get information on resources on and off campus\, and connect with ot her members of the UBC Psychology Pride community. PrideMind will also have information on exciting new LGBTQ+ initiatives in the department and how y ou can get involved. This event is open to all members of the Psychology co mmunity and their friends and colleagues (undergrads\, graduate students\, faculty\, staff\, etc.).
Everyone is welcome!
If you plan to attend\, we’d appreciate hearing from you (though la st-minute drop-ins are still welcome). Please RSVP at the link below
Event details:
Thursday\, June 18 | 4:00 - 5:30 PM
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