Janet Werker and collaborators receive CFI grant for language research
Language Sciences members receive Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for language research.
UBC Psychology professors receive NSERC funding
Six psychology researchers were awarded funding to support their research discoveries.
Psychology researchers receive SSHRC funding to advance their research
Drs. Janet Werker and Sheila Woody awarded funding from the 2019-20 SSHRC partnership grant and partnership development grant competition.
Developmental psychologist Janet Werker named member of National Academy of Sciences
Join us in congratulating Dr. Janet F. Werker, who has been honoured for her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
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.
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.
Understanding word learning in the growing brain
Awarded a new device, psychology researchers hope to shed new light on how toddlers learn words.
Celebrating a life of research: Dr. Janet Werker’s Killam Prize
Dr. Janet Werker, a professor in the Department of Psychology, was awarded the 2018 Killam Prize in Social Sciences, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. Dr. Werker attended a special presentation of 2018 Killam Prizes with Arthur Joseph LeBlanc, Lieutenant Governor, Nova Scotia, on November 18, 2018 and a UBC Killam celebration […]
Baby’s best friend? UBC Psychology researchers seek families for study on dogs and infants
The Infant Studies Centre is seeking families with infants to take part in new research examining how dogs contribute to enhanced language abilities in very young children.
Dr. Janet Werker honoured with the APS 2019 William James Fellow Award
In recognition of a lifetime of significant contributions to field of psychology, Dr. Janet Werker was named a 2019 William James Fellow by the Association for Psychological Science (APS).