Strengthening and building student engagement
A new program is helping Psychology students find their community and prepare for their future Psychology is the most popular undergraduate major at UBC, with over 1800 students working toward their BA degree and over 150 studying for their BSc degree. Armed with a mission to create a sense of belonging within this large cohort, Dr. […]
UBC Psychology Professor Elizabeth Dunn a SSHRC Impact Award Finalist
Congratulations to UBC Psychology Professor Elizabeth Dunn! She’s a finalist for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Connection Award, which recognizes an outstanding SSHRC-funded initiative to facilitate the flow and exchange of research knowledge within and/or beyond the academic community. The Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements from outstanding researchers, students and research partners […]
Dr. Catherine Rawn says student chitchat can actually be a good thing
Talking in class is often frowned upon, but what if student chatter is actually beneficial? Catherine Rawn, a senior instructor at UBC’s department of psychology, and Gillian Sandstrom, a recent PhD graduate, explore the topic in their latest paper “Embrace Chattering Students: They May Be Building Community and Interest in Your Class.” The paper examines […]
Postdoctoral student Desiree Seib receives NARSAD grant
Desiree Seib is a postdoctoral fellow supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), currently working in Dr. Jason Snyder’s lab. During her postdoctoral studies, she has been addressing the role of neurogenesis in pattern separation and depressive-like behaviors. Recently, she received the NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, which provides support for the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. Please join us […]
UBC Psychology research a feature story in UBC’s 2014/15 Annual Report
MAP TO HAPPINESS Is the state of ‘happiness’ situational, locational or a meld of something in between? When you’re in what behavioural scientists such as Dr. Jiaying Zhao calls an ‘immediate affective experience’, how much of it is caused by what’s within you – your internal mental state? How much is triggered by what’s around […]
Student Spotlight: Psychology student Katie Sanford in Swaziland
We got in touch with Katie Sanford, a third-year Psychology student from Bellingham, WA, to talk about her experiences traveling to Africa while participating in an International Service Learning course. This course, Psychology and Developing Societies, empowers students to act as agents of social change. Students complete a three-month placement with a non-profit organization in Africa, […]
UBC Psychology prof. Darko Odic receives CFI funding to build research centre
Dr. Darko Odic, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, recently received funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to build a world-class Centre for Cognitive Development at UBC. The Centre will investigate how human minds reason and talk about number and quantity, how these abilities develop from preschool onward, and how they relate to higher cognitive […]
UBC Arts student Audrey Tong receives new scholarship founded by Dr. Catherine Rawn
Audrey Tong is an incoming fifth-year University of British Columbia student majoring in Honours Political Science with International Relations, a scholarship recipient, and a successful Co-Op student. Dr. Catherine Rawn is a Senior Instructor in the University of British Columbia Psychology Department, and a recent recipient of the Killam Teaching Prize and the Knox Master […]
Faculty Q&A: a conversation with Dr. Kenneth Craig
UBC Psychology Emeritus Professor Kenneth Craig is a world-renowned pain expert whose pioneering work has revolutionized pain research among highly vulnerable populations who cannot verbally communicate for themselves. On July 1, 2015, Dr. Craig was appointed as an Officer into the Order of Canada. This honour recognizes a distinguished career filled with outstanding achievement, dedication […]
UBC Psychology researchers receive CIHR Funding for health research
UBC Psychology professors Liisa Galea and Sheila Woody are among UBC’s health researchers who have received a total of $73.6 million in grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Drs. Galea and Woody both received CIHR Open Operating Grants; awards that have been established to support research and knowledge translation projects across the full spectrum of health. The CIHR awards invest over $600 […]