Funding to advance research on psychosocial well-being and healthy aging
Dr. Nancy Sin’s research gets a boost from CFI infrastructure funding.
Steven Barnes wins prestigious national teaching award
Steven Barnes received a 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow Award for his leadership in enhancing post-secondary teaching excellence and for superlative undergraduate teaching.
Health funding to support decision-making research at UBC
Stan Floresco and Catharine Winstanley, professors in UBC’s department of psychology, received funding for their research—thanks to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and their Project Grant competition.
Honouring early career and sustained contributions to psychology
Daniela Palombo named Rising Star and Jeremy Biesanz named Fellow of Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Dr. Peter Suedfeld awarded the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Burpee Medal
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Peter Suedfeld, who was awarded the Lawrence J. Burpee Medal by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).
PhD student Grace Truong receives UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
We are pleased to congratulate UBC Psychology PhD student Grace Truong, who received a 2016-17 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Annually this recognition is presented to a small number of the graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC. With over 2000 Teaching Assistants working at UBC, winning this award is a remarkable achievement. The award includes a […]
History in the making: UBC Psychology students aim to right a wrong
A new student award recognizes and honours Mary Whiton Calkins as one of the founders of psychology. Imagine this. You’ve successfully completed all of the requirements for a PhD degree, including passing your doctoral exam. Your professors claim that your defense was ”the most brilliant examination for the PhD that we have had at Harvard”. […]