Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) provides opportunities for world-class scholars to explore innovative research questions in a vibrant, collegial community spanning all disciplines. Our programs draw together scholars from UBC and around the world to engage in deep and unconstrained research into some of the most profound questions and challenges facing humanity.
We seek highly innovative, creative and unexpected research outcomes that come from a wide-ranging exploration between disciplines, including the creative and performing arts. We engage in primary research, and also in community outreach and knowledge mobilization through public programs and collaboration with non-academic community partners around the globe. The activities of the Institute also contribute to the cultural enrichment of UBC and the wider community through regular lecture series and artistic events. Since its founding in 1996, the Institute has created a community of scholars at UBC and beyond, including partner institutions.
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Affiliated UBC Faculty & Postdocs
| Name | Role | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Abolmaesumi, Purang | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Artificial Intelligence; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Technologies; Cancer Imaging; Computer Assisted Interventions; Image Guided Surgery; Machine Learning; Medical Imaging; Surgical Robotics; Ultrasound Imaging; Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Technologies, Cancer Imaging, Computer Assisted Interventions, Image Guided Surgery, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Surgical Robotics, Ultrasound Imaging |
| Black, Jennifer | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Community Health / Public Health; food banks; food environments; Nutrition; Public health; school food environments; social determinants of health; Community Health / Public Health, Food banks, Food environments, Nutrition, Public health, School food environments, Social determinants of health |
| Boyd, Lara | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Learning; Learning and Memory; Motor System; Motor learning; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; stroke; Learning, Learning and Memory, Motor System, Motor learning, Neurophysiology, Physiology, Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration, Stroke |
| Christoff Hadjiilieva, Kalina | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | brain, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, prefronal cortex, fMRI, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, executive functions, problem solving, reasoning, thinking, mind-wandering, attention, consciousness, real-time fMRI, trauma and PTSD, Cognitive and neural basis of human thought, reasoning and problem solving |
| Dick, Alexander | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | British Romanticism; Scottish Enlightenment; Literature and Economics; Literature and the Environment; Literature and Science; Scottish Literature; literature and economics; |
| Finlay, B Brett | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Infectious agents, bacteria, microbial infections and how humans react to it |
| Kong, Hoi | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Administrative Law; Comparative Law; Constitutional law; Environmental Law; Legal theory; Regulatory Design and Governance; Administrative Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Legal Theory, Regulatory Design and Governance |
| Nesbitt, Lorien | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Environmental justice; urban forestry; Liveable and equitable urban environments; Socio-ecological interactions in cities; climate change; Ecosystem services; Cities; Environmental justice, Urban forestry, Liveable and equitable urban environments, Socio-ecological interactions in cities, Climate change, Ecosystem services, Cities |