UBC research is exploring how hormones shape teens’ emotions over time
Teenage years can be a turbulent time, thanks to a sharp increase in hormones. What’s not known is the role these hormones, along with physical and social changes, have in the maturing teenage brain. UBC’s Social Health Lab has launched a new study to explore how sex hormones shape teens’ emotions over time. If you […]
Motherhood changes the brain, possibly forever
New research from UBC Neuroscience PhD candidate Rand Eid and colleagues shows reproductive experiences may change the trajectory of women’s aging across the lifespan
QS World University subject rankings: Psychology 16th in the world, first in Canada
UBC ranked first in Canada in a total of ten subjects including psychology. Psychology also ranked 16th in the world.
Psychology alumnus George Kachkovski is using his psychology experience to begin a career in nursing
We asked George Kachkovski to reflect on his time as a psychology student and how it influenced his career path.
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.
UBC Psychology research examines hormones that make us choose love over sex
Looking for love and looking for sex are two different things, even at the level of human evolutionary biology. Alec Beall, a postdoctoral researcher, has studied the conflict between them. To usher in Valentine’s Day, Beall discusses his research.
UBC Psychology’s Andrew Baron and Amori Mikami recognized as top researchers at UBC
In recognition of their outstanding research and scholarly contributions, psychology professors Andrew Baron and Amori Mikami each earned a 2018 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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.
UBC Psychology research explores why transition to high school puts some kids at risk of mental illness
UBC’s Depression, Anxiety and Stress Lab is conducting research to identify which kids are most at risk, and why. They invite families to participate if they have children entering high school in September.
Have we been asking the right questions about neurogenesis?
An editorial by Dr. Jason Snyder invites researchers to consider new perspectives in how the brain changes across the lifespan