The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) Planning Committee is responsible for the ideation, development, implementation, and exhibition of MURC. This student-led conference is supported by staff advisors from the Centre for Community Engaged Learning, but the emphasis is on student leadership for conference design and planning. Students interested in developing their leadership, project management, event planning, and communication skills may be interested in one of the director or chair positions available through the MURC Planning Committee.
The researchers want to understand how Asian Canadian and White Canadian parents make decisions about what treatment to pursue for their children/teenagers with ADHD.
In this study, the parent completes an online questionnaire, and there’s an optional child/teenager interview (3 times over 1 year). No in-person visits are required.
Eligibility
Asian Canadian or White Canadian parent of a child or teenager (6–18 years old) with suspected or recently diagnosed ADHD.
Compensation
In appreciation of your time and valuable insights, eligible families may receive up to $150 CAD for participating. To receive compensation, participants must be able to accept payment in Canadian dollars through a Canadian bank account.
If you’re interested, please complete a brief eligibility screening:
The Baby Learning Lab is recruiting volunteer Research Assistants.
Position overview
The Baby Learning Lab is seeking Undergraduate Research Assistants to volunteer approximately nine hours per week, with primary shifts Monday to Sunday, 9am-5pm. Responsibilities include engaging with children, scheduling family visits, attending community recruitment events, and performing daily lab tasks and behavioural coding tasks.
The lab fosters a supportive and welcoming atmosphere, and there is room for growth, including opportunities for Work Learn positions, Directed Studies, Honours projects, and Senior RA roles.
After two semesters, students may qualify for advanced roles, such as Directed Studies, Honours, or Paid Research Assistant positions (e.g., Work Learn, AURA, NSERC USRA). No prior research experience is required—this role is ideal for students passionate about developmental psychology and working with young
children.
Position requirements
The Baby Learning Lab is looking for motivated undergraduate students who meet these requirements:
Minimum commitment: 9 hours/week
Minimum semester commitment: 2 semesters
Will references be requested: No (but a student can choose to submit them)
Will transcript be requested: No
Will interview be requested: Yes
Additional information required: A description of prior informal or formal experience that might be relevant to the position (working or interacting with infants, children, or parents), if any, and (2) a statement regarding how the student would support and contribute to equity, diversity and inclusion in the lab.
To apply
Submit an application through the lab’s website and one of the lab coordinators will reach out to you soon. You can find the application form below:
The Baby Learning Lab, directed by Dr. Lauren Emberson, studies the capacity of the infant brain to learn, and how these capacities develop across the first months and years of life. To understand the learning mechanisms of the infant brain, we utilize both behavioural (i.e., quantifying actions or eye-movements) and neuroimaging (i.e., functional near-infrared spectroscopy or ‘fNIRS’) methodologies in our research.
Help the UBC Perception & Cognition Lab understand how we perceive objects and events in the world.
Purpose
The Perceiving Objects and Events Study investigates how people see, perceive, and think about objects and events in the world. While participation may not provide any direct benefit to you, the findings may contribute to scientific knowledge about human perception, cognition, and the workings of the mind.
About
In this study, you will be asked to examine simple shapes or images, or to listen to simple musical sequences. Afterwards, you will be asked to answer questions about what you saw or heard by pressing some keys or using a computer mouse. The study will take 60 minutes.
Eligibility requirements
Ages 18-35
Be proficient in English
Have corrected-to-normal vision and normal colour vision
Be able to do computer-based tasks
Compensation
Participants will be compensated up to $15 CAD (Amazon Gift Card).
Sign-up to participate
To participate or find out more, please contact the study team at ubcperception@gmail.com and schedule a session through Calendly.
Location
This study takes place in Room 3203, Douglas Kenny Building, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC. MAP
Research team
Dr. Joan D. Ongchoco
Zenith Zyn
About the Lab
The UBC Perception & Cognition Lab (PI: Dr. Joan Ongchoco) studies the ways that perception — what we see — can interact with broader mental life.
Are you interested in pursuing a master’s or professional degree next year? Applications are now open for the 2027 cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill!
The McCall MacBain Scholarships offer full funding for eligible studies at McGill University. The scholarship program brings together exceptional students who strive to engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles. McCall MacBain Scholars connect with mentors and participate in an interdisciplinary leadership program while pursuing a fully funded master’s or professional degree at McGill University.
Learn more about the scholarship program, eligibility, deadlines, and upcoming information sessions.
The Interactive Mind and Movement Lab (IMM Lab) is studying how different parts of the brain work when children learn new skills for hand-eye coordination.
The research team is looking for children to participate in a neuroimaging study (MEG/MRI) to evaluate children’s learning of new motor movements through a behavioural task.
About the study:
In this study, participants will first complete a quick visual assessment and then play a video game in the MEG scanner. The video game involves using a mouse cursor to interact with animated images on the computer monitor. This will be followed by a short MRI scan, where the participant will be asked to lie in the MRI scanner for 15 minutes.
Participants will receive an honorarium. The study requires one visit at Surrey Memorial Hospital and will take around 2-2.5 hours.
Eligibility:
Children aged 6-11, who have normal or corrected-to-normal vision and no metal in their body.
Location of study:
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Eligibility: Children aged 6-11 with healthy vision and no metal in their body.
Contact: For questions or to schedule an appointment, email immlab.neuroimging@ubc.ca or call 604-875-2345 ext. 7853.
The PEARL Lab is recruiting teens for their ADHD Video Game Study.
About the study
This study evaluates a video game designed to help people better understand what it is like to have ADHD and to reduce stigma and misconceptions.
Participation involves a teenager with ADHD, one of their parents, and a friend selected by the teen (with parent approval). All participants will play the video game and complete questionnaires about their views on ADHD and their experience with the game. The study takes place entirely online and is divided into three parts, totalling approximately 2.5 hours.
This study is led by Dr. Amori Mikami, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, and conducted by the Promoting Equitable, Affirming Relationships Lab (PEARL Lab) research team.
Purpose of the study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an interactive video game can improve understanding of ADHD and reduce stigma among teens and their peers.
Eligibility
To participate you must:
Be a teenager in grades 8–12 with a confirmed diagnosis of ADHD
Have a parent or guardian who:
Lives with you at least 50% of the time, and
Is willing to participate in the study
You may also invite a close friend to participate (optional). If included, the friend must:
Be within 2 years of your age, and
Be willing to participate (with parent approval)
Be Canadian
If you’re interested, please complete a brief eligibility screening:
Camp Goodtimes, operated by the Canadian Cancer Society, is seeking volunteers for its summer camp programs. The camp provides children and youth living with cancer, as well as their siblings and bereaved siblings, the opportunity to enjoy a safe, medically supervised summer camp experience.
Camp sessions run throughout July and August and are supported primarily by volunteers. Many volunteers are students interested in gaining experience working with children and youth, vulnerable communities, or specialized healthcare environments.
This is a meaningful opportunity for students interested in fields such as psychology, healthcare, education, and social work to gain hands-on experience while supporting young people affected by cancer.
This study explores how ADHD-related social media content consumption influences young adults’ perceptions of ADHD, treatment intentions, and trust in mental health professionals.Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four conditions for one week: (1) social media abstinence, (2) ADHD psychoeducation, (3) ADHD-related video-watching, or (4) a control group.
Purpose of the study
Objectives: We will evaluate the approaches of (1) abstaining from social media versus (2) receiving ADHD psychoeducation and information from researchers versus (3) watching popular TikToks about ADHD versus (4) control on the outcome variable of young adults’ perceptions of ADHD, treatment intention, and trust in mental health professionals.
Hypotheses: We predict that symptom severity, distress, and catastrophizing will decrease in both the psychoeducation and abstinence groups. Additionally, the psychoeducation group will show greater ADHD knowledge and more positive attitudes towards the healthcare system. Finally, the video-watching group will view ADHD-TikTok videos more favourably. We do not expect a significant difference in ADHD content consumption between the psychoeducation and video-watching groups.
Eligibility
This study is for students who suspect they may have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or who have an ADHD diagnosis, and who use social media regularly.
Eligibility requirements:
Can read and write in English
Ages between 17 and 25
Reports that they have a formal diagnosis of ADHD or a self-diagnosis of ADHD
Is a UBC student
If you’re interested, please complete a brief eligibility screening:
The study has two parts, both completed online. In Part A (which takes about one hour), you’ll complete questionnaires about your social media use, ADHD symptoms, and beliefs about mental health services. You’ll then be randomly assigned to one of four conditions for one week. Depending on the condition, you may receive short daily videos about ADHD, be sent popular ADHD-related TikToks, be asked to abstain from social media, or be asked to continue your usual habits. One week later, you’ll complete Part B (which also takes about one hour and takes place online), which is a follow-up questionnaire.
Compensation
You can receive $5 for Part A and $10 for Part B, for a total of up to $15.
Contact
Principal Investigator: Amori Yee Mikami, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology Contact
Co-investigator: Vasileia Karasavva, MA
PhD Student, Department of Psychology Contact
