Psychology researchers awarded the UBC Killam Faculty Research Prizes
Congratulations to Dr. Joelle LeMoult and Dr. Jeremy Biesanz for receiving the UBC Killam Faculty Research Prizes for the academic year of 2023/2024! The UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions. The award also considers research impact and leadership in the specified discipline or field of study. A total of ten […]
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.
Psychology faculty receive 2022 UBC Faculty Research Awards
Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
UBC Graduate Student Profile: Ashley Battaglini
Ashley Battaglini talks life in Vancouver, studying at UBC, and more.
Opinion: There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences
Drs. Wolfgang Linden and Joelle LeMoult on the impact of childhood trauma and the urgency to invest in programs to support stable early childhoods.
SSHRC Insight Grants awarded to psychology researchers
Congratulations to the UBC Psychology faculty and their research collaborators who received funding from SSHRC as part of the 2022 Insight grant competition.
Editorial: Adverse childhood events contribute to mental illness
Drs. Wolfgang Linden and Joelle LeMoult are calling on policy- and decision-makers to support a system-wide implementation of prevention and treatment of adverse childhood experiences.
Not all stress is equal: Early life stress more than doubles the risk of depression in youth
Dr. Joelle LeMoult finds that individuals exposed to early life stress were more than twice as likely to develop a major depressive disorder in childhood or adolescence.
COVID-19: Studying risk and resilience in times of stress
The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Lab is researching how people are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic—with the hopes that this information will help people over the coming months.
UBC Psychology research explores why transition to high school puts some kids at risk of mental illness
UBC’s Depression, Anxiety and Stress Lab is conducting research to identify which kids are most at risk, and why. They invite families to participate if they have children entering high school in September.