Finding data fun: Q&A with Dr. Jason Rights
Dr. Jason Rights joined the department as Assistant Professor in the Quantitative Methods area on July 1.
Taking the pill as a teenager may have long-lasting effect on depression risk
Dr. Christine Anderl and Dr. Frances Chen write about their latest research in the Conversation Canada.
Draw My Student Life with Jake Guy
In an episode of “Draw My Student Life,” undergraduate student Jake Guy offers some insight on his first year experience at UBC.
Teen birth control use linked to depression risk in adulthood
Women who used oral contraceptives during adolescence are more likely to develop depression as adults, suggests new research from UBC Psychology.
Hiring committees that don’t believe in gender bias promote fewer women
A new study by a Dr. Toni Schmader reveals that hiring committees who denied it’s a problem were less likely to promote women.
New study paves way for how we communicate climate change information
New research by Yu Luo and Dr. Jiaying Zhao seeks to encourage climate change action amongst both liberals and conservatives.
Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity
Eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity, research from Dr. Janet Werker and Dr. Lillian May suggests.
Psychology of adult development and aging: Dr. Nancy Sin receives early career award
Dr. Nancy Sin received the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging, from Division 20 of the APA.
UBC Psychology researchers receive national research funding from NSERC
UBC Psychology researchers recently received new and continued funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Dr. Janet Werker is one of eight researchers in interdisciplinary Opera Project
A multi-faculty project holds the key to understanding how opera shapes learning and cognition. Dr. Janet Werker is one of eight researchers involved in the project.