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.
CREST.BD Network Recognized by CIHR for Transformation in Patient Engagement
CREST.BD and its leaders, Dr. Erin Michalak and Dr. Steven Barnes, are recognized with a Gold Leaf Prize from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
UBC psychology professor delivers a TED Talk on the nuances of achieving happiness
In a world where happiness seems to be the most elusive ideal, UBC social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn already knows all the secrets to achieving it.
Dr. Kalina Christoff appointed Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute
Read the announcement by Professor Santa J. Ono, President & Vice-Chancellor of UBC.
Lure of the ‘loot box’ looks a lot like gambling
An increasingly popular feature of modern video games is attracting gamers who share the beliefs and behaviours of problem gamblers, new UBC Psychology research has found.