Janet Werker

Supporting research excellence: UBC Psychology researchers receive federal funding

Supporting research excellence: UBC Psychology researchers receive federal funding

Congratulations to UBC Psychology researchers who received funding from the SSHRC 2024 Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants.

Dr. Janet Werker’s Franklin Institute win spotlights lifelong passion for infancy language research

Dr. Janet Werker’s Franklin Institute win spotlights lifelong passion for infancy language research

Join us in congratulating Dr. Janet Werker on receiving the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Institute Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science.

Pets of UBC Psych: Liza

Pets of UBC Psych: Liza

Learn more about Liza and her love for languages, oceans, lakes, and all things hot pink!

Psychology researchers receive UBC Health’s HIFI Award for their work

Psychology researchers receive UBC Health’s HIFI Award for their work

UBC Psychology researchers and colleagues receive the UBC Health HIFI Award for their work on catalyzing multimodal MEG research on children’s brain health and development.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Language and Literacy

The Impact of COVID-19 on Language and Literacy

Dr. Janet Werker chaired a working group who produced a Royal Society of Canada report on the impact of COVID-19 on language and literacy in Canada.

Investing in post-secondary research innovation for a stronger BC

Investing in post-secondary research innovation for a stronger BC

Co-led by Dr. Janet Werker, The Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and Digital World project has received funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund.

UBC Psychology faculty receive SSHRC funding to advance their research

UBC Psychology faculty receive SSHRC funding to advance their research

The SSHRC investment will fund research on the building of collaborative networks in infant behavioural research, understanding the intrapersonal expression of perfection, and how people cope.

UBC Language Sciences ready to tackle society’s pressing problems

UBC Language Sciences ready to tackle society’s pressing problems

Drs. Janet Werker and Bryan Gick discuss why we need interdisciplinary language research and what the future holds for Language Sciences as a newly approved GREx Institute.

Interdisciplinary team to study how literacy is changing in a digital, multicultural, and covid-hit, world

Interdisciplinary team to study how literacy is changing in a digital, multicultural, and covid-hit, world

The literacy landscape is changing: Canadians are increasingly reading in a digital format, and speak a language or are from a culture not represented in commonly available reading materials.

Baby’s brain and learning over time

Baby’s brain and learning over time

New research from Dr. Janet Werker’s Infant Studies Centre is the first to measure how the learning process unfolds in real-time in the infant brain.