Video: How scarcity affects cognitive function with Dr. Jiaying Zhao
Why do the poor stay poor? Why are the busy forgetful? How does a lack of resources affect cognitive function? These are the questions addressed by Dr. Jiaying Zhao in a new video made by Austin Lee, a UBC psychology alumnus. Dr. Zhao, Canada Research Chair and assistant professor in the department of psychology at UBC, researches the […]
Babies’ brains are equipped to handle more than one language
UBC Psychology Professor and 2018 Killam Prize winner Dr. Janet Werker sat down with BOLD blog to talk about her research on language acquisition in infancy. Language learning begins much earlier than one might think, and numerous factors play an essential role in that process. Janet Werker has spent years investigating how children acquire language. […]
Dr. Peter Graf and Dr. Catherine Rawn develop online peer assessment workshop
When Dr. Peter Graf was an undergraduate student, the only time he was exposed to the work of his peers was when he went to pick up his graded essay in a box outside his professor’s door. Curious, he picked up a stack papers and sat down to read through them. “I really wanted to […]
Dr. Kiley Hamlin receives new Cascadia Engagement Fund grant
Join us in congratulating Dr. Kiley Hamlin, recipient of the Cascadia Engagement Fund grant, a collaboration between UBC and the University of Washington. This pilot fund has been developed to enable the development of research collaboration between the two universities. The fund will support activities such as intensive workshops on focused topics involving faculty from both […]
Dr. Christine Chambers is putting her research on managing children’s pain into the hands of parents
At an early age, psychology alumnae Dr. Christine Chambers knew she wanted to be a child psychologist when she grew up. After reading a book about a child psychologist, she was hooked. This led her to UBC to study with Dr. Kenneth Craig, one of the world’s leading experts in the psychology of pain. Her […]
‘You are worth it’: UBC graduation feature with Katherine Moore
Katherine Moore never thought university was an option for her. Growing up in Sudbury, Ont., Moore had a difficult childhood, witnessing substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual abuse from a young age. In high school, she said she didn’t do well, routinely skipping classes and landing herself in detention. “I was the ‘bad kid’ at […]
New UBC course coming this fall: Living Language – Science and Society
The first University-wide course in Language Sciences, Living Language: Science and Society, will be offered in September 2018. In this interdisciplinary course, upper year students will examine and apply their subject specific knowledge through the lens of language and the framework of the language sciences, with a focus on themes of real-world importance. The course will be taught […]
Dr. Benjamin Cheung on how reconciliation includes an Indigenous education
UBC Psychology Lecturer Dr. Benjamin Cheung shares his thoughts on reconciliation through Indigenous education in an op-ed he penned on the UBC Vancouver Aboriginal Portal. In the op-ed, Cheung shares his personal story and also how Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education, a free MOOC in the Faculty of Education, compelled him to introduce Indigenous issues and […]
Contributing to public health: Social Health Lab’s sleep app wins Health Data Challenge
Through their app, the Social Health Lab asks how can the monitoring of health outcomes, such as sleep quality, be measured through smartphones and social media—technologies that play a prominent role in our daily lives.
Workers vs. slackers: Discovery of differences shown in the brains of rats
A team of researchers led by Dr. Catharine Winstanley uncovered a network of regions in the brain that are involved in determining the choice of working harder to get a bigger reward, or putting in a lesser effort and receiving a smaller reward.