Sunaina Assanand is a cultural psychologist. She completed her graduate studies with UBC Psychology having developed a strong passion for teaching as a graduate student. Sunaina joined the UBC Department of Psychology as a faculty member in 2009.

Research interests include scholarship of teaching and learning, gender psychology, cultural psychology, personality psychology, and community psychology.

• Just Desserts Award for Outstanding Contributions and Service to UBC Students (2016)
• Killam Teaching Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2014)
• Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2008, 2012)

As Instructor-track faculty, Dr. Assanand does not supervise graduate students.