Dr. Kalina Christoff appointed Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute
Read the announcement by Professor Santa J. Ono, President & Vice-Chancellor of UBC.
Funding to advance research on psychosocial well-being and healthy aging
Dr. Nancy Sin’s research gets a boost from CFI infrastructure funding.
QS World University subject rankings: Psychology 16th in the world, first in Canada
UBC ranked first in Canada in a total of ten subjects including psychology. Psychology also ranked 16th in the world.
Steven Barnes wins prestigious national teaching award
Steven Barnes received a 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow Award for his leadership in enhancing post-secondary teaching excellence and for superlative undergraduate teaching.
UBC Psychology’s Andrew Baron and Amori Mikami recognized as top researchers at UBC
In recognition of their outstanding research and scholarly contributions, psychology professors Andrew Baron and Amori Mikami each earned a 2018 UBC Killam Research Prize.
Health funding to support decision-making research at UBC
Stan Floresco and Catharine Winstanley, professors in UBC’s department of psychology, received funding for their research—thanks to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and their Project Grant competition.
Faculty Q&A: The morality of right and wrong with Azim Shariff
New faculty member Dr. Azim Shariff joins the psychology department as associate professor in the social/personality area. Dr. Shariff received his PhD from UBC and returns to Vancouver from the University of California, Irvine, where he was associate professor of psychology and social behaviour. A globally recognized researcher, Dr. Shariff is the Canada 150 Research Chair […]
Prestigious Killam Prize awarded to Dr. Janet F. Werker
UBC professor Janet Werker, a world-renowned developmental psychologist, was awarded the 2018 Killam Prize in Social Sciences, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. Dr. Janet Werker is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair in UBC’s department of psychology. She is also one of the founders and co-directors of the UBC […]
Recognizing excellence in teaching: Steven Barnes awarded a UBC Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Psychology is pleased to announce that Dr. Steven Barnes, Instructor in the Department of Psychology and Vantage College, has been awarded a UBC Killam Teaching Prize. The Prize, awarded each year, recognizes distinguished teaching at all levels of instruction. Prize winners are selected by an adjudicating committee chaired by the Faculty of Arts’ Associate […]