Psychology, social and behavorial aspects

The Counselling Psychology Program, in line with the mission of the research-intensive University of British Columbia, creates, advances and critically examines knowledge in counselling psychology, especially with respect to its validity, applicability, limits, and interface with other disciplines...

Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)

The PhD in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice is an interdisciplinary program which allows students to explore their interests in diverse areas while employing feminist, intersectional, and decolonizing methodologies. It is intended to be flexible and to accommodate the needs of individual...

Doctor of Philosophy in School and Applied Child Psychology (PhD)

The doctoral program in school and applied child psychology is designed to prepare psychologists who can serve as practitioners and supervisors in the field, trainers of school psychologists, researchers, and leaders in school psychology. The typical doctoral program is 39 credits, beyond...

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MA)

Counselling Psychology (CNPS) offers a Master of Arts Program that is accredited by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Our masters CNPS programs allow students to focus on one of the four areas for which we have accreditation. Community and Agency Counselling Counselling in...

Master of Arts in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (MA)

The MA program at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice is a vibrant, interdisciplinary graduate program, that attracts excellent scholars from around the world. Our MA program incorporates research and theory from the social sciences, humanities, science, education, and law...

Master of Arts in School and Applied Child Psychology (MA)

The primary goal of the program is to develop professional psychologists whose research, training and practice activities increase the educational and psychological well-being of children and youth. The School and Applied Child Psychology program follows a scientist-practitioner model, with...

Master of Education in Counselling Psychology (MEd)

Counselling Psychology (CNPS) offers a Master of Education Program that is accredited by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Our Masters CNPS program allows students to focus on one of the four areas for which we have accreditation. Community and Agency Counselling Counselling in...

Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology (MEd)

The School and Applied Child Psychology program prepares graduate students to become psychologists who work in schools, academic, research, community and private practice settings. The primary goal of the program is to develop professional psychologists whose research, training and practice...

UBC Researchers conducting research in Psychology, social and behavorial aspects

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Bedi, Robinder

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Counselling psychology; Investigating counselling and psychotherapy as Western cultural healing practices; Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues in Canada; Heterodox issues in counselling psychology that challenge its dominant narratives and sacred ideas; Counselling/psychotherapy/mental health with Punjabi/Sikh individuals; Neglected topics in the Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Bennett, Erica

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sport and exercise psychology; stress, emotion, and coping; Aging; sport; chronic illness; disability; Physical Activity; community and critical perspectives in physical activity psychology

Bouchard, Katrina

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Clinical sexology; Mental health and wellbeing; Sexual identy, sexual attraction and sexual behaviour; Sexual health; sexual response; sexual well-being; women's health; couples

Brotto, Lori

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human reproduction and development sciences; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Clinical psychology; mindfulness; Sexual Dysfunctions; sexual desire; treatment of sexual concerns; women's sexual health; asexuality; digital health interventions

Brussoni, Mariana

Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental psychology; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Population health interventions; injury prevention; Children's outdoor play; Risky play; Parenting; health behaviour change; Implementation Science

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Chan, Meingold

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Developmental psychology; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Social Epigenetics; Children's socioemotional development; Parenting; Racial/cultural differences

Chen, Frances

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health psychology; social connection; social support; stress; coping; conflict and negotiation; hormones; Neuroendocrinology

Cox, Daniel

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Counselling psychology; Motivations and Emotions; Anxiety; depression; Mental Health and Society; stress; Suicide

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Dosso, Jill

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Electronic health (e-Health); Mobile health (mHealth); Medical biotechnology; Health psychology; social robotics; patient experience; Digital health

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Goetz, Friedrich

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Geographical psychology; Causes and consequences of regional personality differences; Mobility and migration; Wanderlust; Courage; Entrepreneurship; Personality development; open science

Guhn, Martin

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental psychology; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; social context and child development/well-being; Population health; social determinants of health

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Herrick, Shannon

Faculty of Education

Postdoctoral Fellow

Health psychology; Health Psychology; sociocultural factors; intersectional research; Mixed methods

Hodges, Nicola

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sport and exercise psychology; Behavioural neuroscience of learning and memory; action anticipation and observation; coaching and motor skill expertise; skill acquisition; Motor learning; observational learning and instruction; sports skill development

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Jiang, Yuanyuan

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Clinical psychology; Educational psychology; Mental health and wellbeing; inattentiveness, hyperactivity, impulsivity; psychosocial assessment and intervention; supporting children, parents, teachers. and care providers in improving mental health

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Killikelly, Clare

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Other health sciences; Psychological trauma and related clinical interventions; prolonged grief disorder; cultural contrast; psychotherapeutic intervention; e mental health

Kim, Eric

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health psychology; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Epidemiology (except nutritional and veterinary epidemiology); psychological well-being; Purpose in life / Meaning in life; resilience; Optimism / Hope; Health Psychology; Social Epidemiology; Aging

Klonsky, Elisha

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Clinical psychology; Suicide (theory, motivations, transition from suicidal thoughts to attempts); emotion; personality.

Koralesky, Katherine (Katie)

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sociology and related studies; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Humane animal treatment; Agricultural biotechnology; Emerging technologies in agriculture; Responsible innovation; Farmer views on animal welfare; Public perceptions of animal welfare; Institutional ethnography; Animal welfare law and policy; Animal sheltering and protection

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Laurin, Kristin

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social psychology; Psychology of social class; Political psychology; Rationalization and system justification; Morality

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McEwan, Desmond

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sport and exercise psychology; Industrial and organizational psychology; Teamwork; Sport Psychology; Group Dynamics; High-Performance Teams; Human Thriving

Mercer, Sterett

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Special education and disability; Educational psychology; curriculum-based measurement; academic intervention; written expression

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Rnic, Katerina

Faculty of Arts

Postdoctoral Fellow

Clinical psychology; Cognitive Control; Cognitive Vulnerability; Stress Reactivity; Stress Generation; Inflammation; Cortisol; Emotion Regulation

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Sam, Johanna

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Education; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Human Development; Adolescence; technology; Indigenous Education; Digital Pedagogy

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Xiao, Bowen

Faculty of Education

Postdoctoral Fellow

Developmental psychology

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Zumbo, Bruno

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Psychological methodology design and analysis, and psychometrics; Statistical theory and modeling; Educational assessment and evaluation; Psychometrics and Test Theory; Mathematical sciences of measurement; Latent Variable Models, Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, Mixed models; Validity Theory and Validation; Multivariate Analysis

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