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Statement in response to the stabbing incident at UWaterloo

Statement in response to the stabbing incident at UWaterloo

Our department is a supportive place for 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff, and we advocate for policies that safeguard their human rights.

RA Q&A with Theodore Yu from the Memory and Imagination Lab

RA Q&A with Theodore Yu from the Memory and Imagination Lab

Theodore shares his experiences bringing his studies in psychology to life by working in the Memory & Imagination Lab.

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Dr. Jiaying Zhao part of new collaboration to create innovative methods to value earth observations

The collaboration brings together expertise from different disciplines, including educators, economists, humanitarians, and psychologists.

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Dr. Samantha Dawson honoured with CPA President’s New Researcher Award

This award recognizes the exceptional quality of the contribution of new researchers to psychological knowledge in Canada. 

UBC Psychology’s Dr. Zachary Witkower receives the 2022 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

UBC Psychology’s Dr. Zachary Witkower receives the 2022 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

Join us in congratulating UBC Psychology alum, Dr. Zachary Witkower, on receiving the 2022 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Pro-Quest Distinguished Dissertation Award for his dissertation!

Three psychology student’s journey to graduation

Three psychology student’s journey to graduation

Read our graduating class of 2023 answer some burning questions of our current undergraduate populous!

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Dr. Noah Silverberg among an international group of experts who are redefining concussions

Doctors and other health-care providers have a new standard for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), thanks to a thorough process led by researchers from UBC & Harvard.

Congratulations to the 2023 Psi Chi award winners

Congratulations to the 2023 Psi Chi award winners

Join us in congratulating the winners of the Psi Chi awards. Around $1800 was awarded to various UBC undergraduate students.

Q&A with Khushi Mehta and Golsa Moazedi: student advocacy for wrongfully imprisoned scholars

Q&A with Khushi Mehta and Golsa Moazedi: student advocacy for wrongfully imprisoned scholars

UBC Psychology undergraduate students Khushi and Golsa join us for a Q&A to discuss their work with the Scholars in Prison Student Engagementship program.

Dr. Sunaina Assanand’s inspiring road to academia

Dr. Sunaina Assanand’s inspiring road to academia

May is Asian Heritage Month. Dr. Assanand shares about who inspired her—and how decolonization education happens in her classroom.