Cognitive Science

RA Q&A with Lauren Belyea-Nisbet from the Memory and Imagination Lab

RA Q&A with Lauren Belyea-Nisbet from the Memory and Imagination Lab

Lauren joins us for a Q&A to share her experiences and the insights she has gained as a Research Assistant.

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.

Tackling poverty: Dr. Jiaying Zhao’s passion for equality

Tackling poverty: Dr. Jiaying Zhao’s passion for equality

In a Q&A Dr. Zhao shares the personal motivation behind her research and how behavioural science can reduce poverty.

Four new faculty members join UBC Psychology

Four new faculty members join UBC Psychology

Learn more about our new faculty member’s background, research, and what they like to do when they’re not in the lab or classroom.

Dr. Veronica Dudarev receives prestigious BBRF Young Investigator Grant

Dr. Veronica Dudarev receives prestigious BBRF Young Investigator Grant

Dr. Dudarev will use this support towards her research project ‘Diverse Minds: Exploring Cognitive Subtypes and Social Anxiety in Autism.’

Q&A with UBC Psychology’s new lecturer Dr. Jill Dosso

Q&A with UBC Psychology’s new lecturer Dr. Jill Dosso

Dr. Jill Dosso is a lecturer in UBC’s department of psychology where she teaches courses on biological and cognitive aspects of psychology.

Dr. Joan Ongchoco joins UBC Psychology as Assistant Professor

Dr. Joan Ongchoco joins UBC Psychology as Assistant Professor

Dr. Ongchoco’s research is driven by her curiosity about how perception, particularly visual perception, intersects with various aspects of mental life.

UBC Psychology welcomes cognitive scientist Dr. Hee-Yeon Im

UBC Psychology welcomes cognitive scientist Dr. Hee-Yeon Im

Dr. Im joins us for a Q&A where we learn more about her research program, new research she’s excited about, and what she does outside of the lab and classroom.

UBC Psychology faculty receive NSERC Discovery Grants to support their research

UBC Psychology faculty receive NSERC Discovery Grants to support their research

UBC Psychology faculty members received funding to support their research from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Discovery Grant Program.

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Psychology research finds collaborative imagination increases social connection

Dr. Daniela Palombo and a research team have developed a new framework called “collaborative imagination.”