Dr. Jiaying Zhao receives Grant for Catalyzing Research Clusters
The Decision Insights for Business & Society (DIBS) research excellence cluster – led by UBC Psychology associate professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao- received renewed funding.
Using science to inform policy: Q&A with Dr. Jiaying Zhao
We spoke with Dr. Zhao to learn more about her work on Bill S-233, and using her research and science to inform policy in Canada.
New study debunks stereotypes associated with unhoused people’s spending habits
The public has the wrong idea about what homeless people would do after coming into a large amount of money.
UBC Psychology faculty receive national funding to support their research
121 UBC-led projects received $29.2 million over five years.
2023 SSHRC Insight Grants awarded to psychology researchers
Congratulations to the UBC Psychology researchers and their collaborators who received SSHRC Insight Grants.
A vicious cycle: Mental disorders cause the very stress that fuels them
This feedback loop was initially thought to be unique to depression, but UBC psychology researchers recently that it is a more widespread problem.
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!
New research: Spiritual connection with nature transcends politics, religion
Ecospirituality could help reduce polarization on environmental issues that threaten the planet.
Is AI coming for white-collar jobs? Dr. Friedrich Götz found out the hard way
Dr. Friedrich Götz wondered whether AI was smart enough to handle some of his workload. He was astonished to discover it could. In a paper recently published in Psychological Methods, he detailed how he used GPT-2, a precursor to ChatGPT, to develop a psychological test that performed as well as what psychologists currently use. He discusses his research, […]
‘Greed is good’ for likes and retweets if you’re a U.S. senator: new research
Tweet about greed. That’s what U.S. politicians ought to do if they want to gain likes and retweets on Twitter.