Social sciences

This division comprises research and experimental development in social sciences. Social sciences refer to disciplines concerned with the study of human actions and conditions and the social, economic and institutional mechanisms affecting humans, in the fields of social sciences, which include psychology and cognitive sciences; economics and business administration; education; sociology and related studies; law and legal practices; political sciences and policy administration; social and economic geography; media and communications; and other social sciences. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

Sub-Categories

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD)

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy provides advanced preparation for education practitioners with leadership and policy responsibilities in both formal and nonformal settings. These settings include, among many others, the post-secondary sector, business and health organizations, unions…

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)

The Department of Anthropology advances the study and constructive understanding of human diversity and commonality, across the globe and throughout the long span of human existence. We pursue this aim through excellence in research, teaching, and community collaboration, grounded in multiple…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Accounting (PhD)

Research and collaboration are at the heart of the UBC Business Administration in Accounting PhD program. Here, you will be equipped with the in-depth knowledge, communication skills, and immersive research capabilities you’ll need to be at the forefront of your discipline. Right from the outset of…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. As well as gaining access to a world of knowledge and opportunity, Sauder PhD students benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (PhD)

An active and collegial group of senior and junior academics is the distinguishing feature of the MIS faculty at UBC. These researchers investigate a wide variety of topics, including electronic commerce, economics of information systems, systems analysis, intelligent systems, strategic and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Science (PhD)

The complexity of modern organizations necessitates the use of mathematical modeling techniques. Management Science and Operations Research are concerned with the application of mathematical models to decision problems in business, industry, government and other organizations.  Our PhD program…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Marketing and Behavioural Science (PhD)

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. As well as gaining access to a world of knowledge and opportunity, Sauder PhD students benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour (PhD)

The emphasis of the PhD Program in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR) is on developing research-oriented academics who study problems related to organizations, including the effects of management practices on people, between people within organizational settings, and between…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Strategy and Business Economics (PhD)

This PhD specialization covers applications of the disciplines of economics and statistics to topics of relevance for business or business related government policy. Applications include business strategy and international business drawing on insights from industrial organization and international…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (PhD)

The doctoral program in transportation and logistics (TLOG) focuses on transportation economics and policy analysis. The program is designed to meet the needs of individual students, and there is considerable flexibility in choosing courses.

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Urban Land Economics (PhD)

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. As well as gaining access to a world of knowledge and opportunity, Sauder PhD students benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from…

Doctor of Philosophy in Cinema and Media Studies (PhD)

The Ph.D. program offers students the opportunity to pursue Cinema and Media Studies through coursework, comprehensive exams, a viva, and a dissertation project. Students are expected to give primary attention to an area of expertise of their choice while training in the broader theoretical,…

Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (PhD)

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 Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Graduate programs in the field of Curriculum Studies encompass, but are not limited to, investigations into: teacher education, the social construction of knowledge, the curriculum as culturally and politically situated, contemporary curriculum and instructional discourses, and the role of…

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD)

The Ph.D. program in economics at UBC owes its strength to the quality of its research faculty, extensive opportunity for student-faculty interaction, and a diverse offering of specializations for thesis work. Our faculty members specialize in a wide range of topics, including development economics…

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Abdi, Ali

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Decolonizing philosophies of education, Development education, Critical research methodologies,; Human rights education; Decolonizing philosophies of education, Development education, Critical research methodologies, , Human rights education

Abrutyn, Seth

Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sociological Theory; Youth Suicide; Sociology of Emotion; Culture; Medical/Mental Health; Institutions/Organizations; Sociological Theory, Youth Suicide, Sociology of Emotion, Culture, Medical/Mental Health, Institutions/Organizations

Al-Kassim, Dina

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

anti-colonial; Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles; Artistic and Literary Theories; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Arts, Literature and Subjectivity; comparative literature: Arabic, English, French; feminist; Gender Relationship; Identity and Transnationality; Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies; postcolonial; psychoanalysis; queer theory; sexuality; Subjectivity; Anti-colonial, Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles, Artistic and Literary Theories, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Arts, Literature and Subjectivity, Comparative literature: Arabic, English, French, Feminist, Gender Relationship, Identity and Transnationality, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Postcolonial, Psychoanalysis, Queer theory, Sexuality, Subjectivity

Aloni, Erez

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Law; Contracts; family law; law and sexuality; Law, Contracts, Family law, Law and sexuality

Anderson, David

Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.); Informal Learning; Long-term Memory; Metacognition; Museum Education; Nostalgia; Science Education; Visitor Studies; Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.), Informal Learning, Long-term Memory, Metacognition, Museum Education, Nostalgia, Science Education, Visitor Studies

Andres, Lesley

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

life course research; international comparative higher education; sociology of higher education; Life course research, International comparative higher education, Sociology of higher education

Antweiler, Werner

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

environmental economics; energy economics; electricity markets; climate change; natural resource economics; international trade policy; urban transportation; environmental economics, energy economics, electricity markets, climate change, natural resource economics, international trade policy, urban transportation

Arbel, Efrat

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Law and legal practice; Law; Constitutional law; Gender and Law; Legal and Critical Theory; Prison Law and Policy; Refugee Law; Tort Law

Arefin, Mohammed

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

urban geography; discard studies; urban political ecology; Environmental justice; waste; sanitation; geographical political economy; urban geography, discard studies, urban political ecology, environmental justice, waste, sanitation, geographical political economy

Atleo, Tara

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Indigenous economics; Indigenous peoples environmental knowledge; Sustainability management; Sustainable development and policy; Sustainability Management; Communities and Indigenous Knowledge; Stewardship Economics

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Baines, Donna

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work; Anti-oppressive, decolonizing and critical approaches to theory and practice; Decent work and good care in social services, long term care, home care, etc.; Age-equity, age-inclusion, age-friendly cities; Harm reduction and supportive housing

Barichello, Richard

Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Capitlization of Government program benefits , quota systems and markets, agricultural policy, trade,industrial and agricultural pocliy reform in South East Asian Countries, economics of raw material export

Barudin, Jessica

School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

All other social sciences, n.e.c.; Indigenous health; Indigenous Planning; Traditional Indigenous medicine and treatments; health; Indigenous methodologies; Community planning; North American Indigenous languages

Baylis, Patrick

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Climate Changes and Impacts; Economic Planning of Energy; climate change economics; energy economics; environmental economics; Climate Changes and Impacts, Economic Planning of Energy, Climate change economics, Energy economics, Environmental economics

Bedi, Robinder

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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; 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

Bena, Jan

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Innovation; Corporate innovation; Asset pricing of technological progress; Private equity; Corporate ownership structure; Frictions in raising external finance; Entrepreneurship; Ownership of startup companies; Finance and industrial organization; Product market interactions; Innovation, Corporate innovation, Asset pricing of technological progress, Private equity, Corporate ownership structure, Frictions in raising external finance, Entrepreneurship, Ownership of startup companies, Finance and industrial organization, Product market interactions

Benedet, Janine

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Penal Law; Labor Standards and Laws; Human Rights and Liberties, Collective Rights; prostitution and pornography; sexual abuse of girls; sexual harassment in employment and education; sexual violence against women; Penal Law, Labor Standards and Laws, Human Rights and Liberties, Collective Rights, Prostitution and pornography, Sexual abuse of girls, Sexual harassment in employment and education, Sexual violence against women

Bennett, Erica

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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

Bergmann, Luke

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geomatics; Globalization; Geomatics, Globalization

Beswick, Samuel Peter

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Private law; Common law; Comparative law; Torts, private obligations and product liability law; Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation; Law; Law and time; Limitations; Remedies; Tort Law; Restitution and unjust enrichment; Public authority liability

Bhandar, Brenna

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Law and legal practice; property law

Bigazzi, Alex

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

active transportation; Pedestrians; bicycles; travel behaviour; Transportation Systems; motor vehicle emissions; Climate impacts; Active transportation, Pedestrians, Bicycles, Travel behaviour, Transportation Systems, Motor vehicle emissions, Climate impacts

Black, Alexis

School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bloch, Alexia

Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

migration; Gender; Eurasia; Russia; ethnography; migration, gender, Eurasia, Russia, ethnography

Bloemraad, Irene

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Political science; Sociology; migration & mobilities - politics, law, social movements; immigrants and refugees - integration & incorporation; comparative research design & mixed methods

Boedhihartono, Agni

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

biodiversity; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Forest management; Land-use Change; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Arts and Conservaion; Landstewardship; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Arts for Conservation; Visual anthropology; Forests and Societies; Biodiversity, Communities and Livelihoods, Conservation, Forest Management, Land-use Change, Social Science, Sustainability, Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods, Arts and Conservaion, Landstewardship, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Arts for Conservation, Visual Anthropology, Forests and Societies

Boerner, Katelynn

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pediatrics; Health equity; Gender and health relationship; Sex and gender-based analysis; Health psychology; Clinical child psychology; Developmental psychology; Patient and citizen engagement research; chronic pain; pediatric psychology; Qualitative research; intensive longitudinal methods; sex and gender based analysis; gender diversity; Autism; neurodiversity; clinical psychology; Health Equity; rehabilitation; chronic illness; eating disorders; medical trauma; Health Psychology; Development; Adolescence

Bostanci, Gorkem

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Macroeconomics (including monetary and fiscal theory); Industry economics and industrial organization; Firm Dynamics; Input Allocation and Productivity; Labor Demand; intellectual property

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

Boyd, David

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environmental justice, environmental rights and responsibilities, the rights of nature, the debate between regulation and economic instruments, urban environmental issues

Bratiotis, Christiana

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

interventions in the context of hoarding; organizational processes involved in hoarding task forces; service utilization; Interventions in the context of hoarding, Organizational processes involved in hoarding task forces, Service utilization

Bredin, Shannon

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Motor Behaviour (Motor Expertise, Learning, and Development); Human Performance; Physical Activity; Knowledge Translation and Mobilization; Indigenous Health and Physical Activity; Long-Term Athlete Development; Childhood Development; sport; Motor Behaviour (Motor Expertise, Learning, and Development), Human Performance, Physical Activity, Knowledge Translation and Mobilization, Indigenous Health and Physical Activity, Long-Term Athlete Development, Childhood Development, Sport

Brotto, Lori

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

mindfulness; Sexual Dysfunctions; sexual desire; treatment of sexual concerns; women's sexual health; asexuality; digital health interventions; Mindfulness, Sexual Dysfunctions, Sexual desire, treatment of sexual concerns, women's sexual health, asexuality, digital health interventions

Brunner, Lisa

Faculty of Arts

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Higher education; Public policy; international migration; Higher Education; Canadian immigration policy; settler colonialism; Citizenship

Brussoni, Mariana

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental psychology; injury prevention; Children's outdoor play; Risky play; Parenting; health behaviour change; Implementation Science; Developmental psychology, Injury prevention, Children's outdoor play, Risky play, Parenting, health behaviour change, Implementation science

Byers, Michael

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international law; international relations; Outer Space; Arctic; Law of the Sea; Laws of War; International Human Rights; International Environmental Law; International Law, International Relations, Outer Space, Arctic, Law of the Sea, Laws of War, International Human Rights, International Environmental Law

Byrne, Fionn

School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Landscape architecture; Design innovation; Landscape studies (except architecture); Landscape design; Landscape ethics

C

Cameron, Maxwell

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=; The State, Political Systems; Comparative Politics; Democratization; Latin America; Practical wisdom; Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=, The State, Political Systems, Comparative Politics, Democratization, Latin America, Practical wisdom

Campbell, Heather

School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Urban and regional planning; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance impact of research; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance the relevance of research; how ethical values can be incorporated into public policy relating to city and regional planning

Caragata, Lea

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social oppression and marginalization; Counselling, welfare and community services; Social policy; welfare systems; Poverty; labour markets; lone mothers; social policy; youth provisioning

Ceolin, Gilciane

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow

Human nutrition and dietetics; Gender studies; Nutritional Epidemiology; Healthy Aging; mental health; social determinants of health

Chang, Stephanie

School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Community vulnerability and resilience to natural disasters

Chen, Frances

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

social connection; social support; stress; coping; conflict and negotiation; hormones; Neuroendocrinology; social connection, social support, stress, coping, conflict and negotiation, hormones, neuroendocrinology

Cheng, Jie

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Law and legal practice; Chinese Law and Governance; Comparative Constitutional Law; Hong Kong and Macau Basic Laws; Information Law; Land Property Law

Cheong, Amanda

Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sociology; migration; Citizenship and Legal Status; Statelessness

Christensen, Carly

Faculty of Education

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Special education and disability; Teacher education and professional development of educators; Inclusive Education; Disability Studies in Education; Disability Justice in Education; teacher education; Deconstructing special education; Universal Design for Learning

Clough, David

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Interorganizational networks; Organization theory; Organizational learning; Social Networks; Technological Innovations; Technological change

Code, Jillianne

Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Educational Context; Educational Technologies; Formative assessment; Immersive learning; Learner agency; Learning and Memory; Learning design; Self-efficacy; Self-regulated Learning; Situated and embodied cognition; Virtual augmented and mixed reality for learning; Virtual learning environments; Educational Context, Educational Technologies, Formative assessment, Immersive learning, Learner agency, Learning and Memory, Learning design, Self-efficacy, Self-regulated learning, Situated and embodied cognition, Virtual augmented and mixed reality for learning, Virtual learning environments

Cookson, Tara

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Public policy; Development; Social protection; Care work; Gender equality

Cornil, Yann

Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Food marketing; sustainability; Sensory Perception; Food marketing, Sustainability, Sensory Perception

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Jeremy Stone

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Discursive Gentrification: Neighborhoods, Resistance, and the Urban Commons
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Kim McCullough

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Classics (PhD)

Antiquity Reconsidered: Domestic Space and Lived Experiences in Roman North Africa
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Jacquelina DaSilva

Student

Master of Science in Zoology (MSc)

Classroom discourse in a first-year multi-section biology course

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Travis Fuchs

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Supporting socially responsible science education in K-12 classrooms
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Daniel Ji

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Understanding resistance in adult-adolescent interactions
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Orkhon Gantogtokh

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD)

Envisioning doctoral education in Mongolia
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Lily Ivanova

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)

Institutionalizing empathy: The Role of Culture in the Representation and Interpretation of Genocide
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Maya Daurio

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)

Mapping Against the Grain: An Ethnographic Approach to Digital Language Cartography
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Jimmy Lo

Student

Master of Fine Arts in Film Production (MFA)

Visual research on multigenerational, transnational migration experiences of the Hong Kong diaspora in Vancouver, BC Canada
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Lianne Cho

Student

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)

Community Brain Art
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Jonathan Easey

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD)

Harnessing community and adult learning to increase PrEP access and prevent HIV in Vancouver
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Sierra Birthelmer

Student

Master of Arts in Psychology (MA)

Healthy aging and development in older adults
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Nancy Lin

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Enhancing access to psychosocial supports after acquired brain injury
Bronwyn Bragg

Bronwyn Bragg

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)

Citizenship and the city: How migrant status shapes neighbourhood life
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Billy Guo

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Accounting (PhD)

Competition and the disclosure of firm-specific vs. industry-wide information
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Drake Levere

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Symptomology in Emergency Medical Personnel
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Annie Lalande

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Food as medicine: Transforming hospital food to improve patient satisfaction, health, and the environment
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Talia Morstead

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Stress, coping, and health: Examining intra- and interpersonal contributors
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Rebekah Kartal

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)

The search for solidarity in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands/occupied O'odham land
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Kate Kysow

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Clean-outs as a strategy for community agencies to address hoarding
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Addye Susnick

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Trans Joy and Trans-Formative Justice: Imagining and Enacting Radical Futures
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Amie Orsetti

Student

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MA)

The role of emotion regulation in counselling processes.

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Lisa Ritland

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

Intersectoral and placed-based approaches to fostering equity in children's development

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Melina Albanese

University of Toronto

Master of Science in Population and Public Health (MSc)

The association between organized activity participation and emotional wellbeing among immigrant-origin and non-immigrant children
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Andrea Johnson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Cancer as interruption: Exploring the experiences of adolescents who have recently completed treatment for cancer
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Michelle Gagnon

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy as Experienced by Patients and Providers in Canada: A Narrative Inquiry
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Raymond Wu

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

The role of uncertainty in reward pursuit
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Rachel Moylan

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Teaching in the age of algorithms: Resisting the algorithmic order through co-created sociotechnical experiments
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Lisa Trainor

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD)

Athlete psychological well-being
Neila Miled

Neila Miled

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD)

Negotiating identity and belonging: A critical ethnography of Muslim youths’ lived school experiences in a British Columbian high school

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Laura Werbitsky

Student

Master of Arts in Curriculum Studies (MA)

Teachers experience with curriculum change at an international education company in China
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Wesley (Wes) Regan

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Planning in the infodemic: the impacts of digital misinformation and anti-government conspiracism on urban sustainability planning

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Nicole (Nikki) Kaechele

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Reparations, compensation, and Indigenous governance: operationalizing reconciliation through theory and practice.
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Rodrigo Alejandro Sierra Rosales

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

Experiences and positive drivers that sustain the work of healthcare providers of transgender, non-binary and Two-Spirit Youth
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Kai Jacobsen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Improving Gender-Affirming Health Care for Trans People by Promoting Gender Euphoria
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Sarah Skinner

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD)

How Universal Design for Learning influences collaborative practices of multi-disciplinary school teams to facilitate inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in general education classrooms
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Bita Zareian

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Coping with Stress: The Contribution of Cognitive Biases to Rumination

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Susanna Cassisa

Student

Master of Arts in Germanic Studies (MA)

Moral panic and anti-gay rhetoric in East German print media (1950-1955)
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Thea Brain

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD)

Do, help, talk: Training teachers to implement a peer-mediated social skills intervention for elementary-school students with autism spectrum disorder
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Darren Blackburn

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Examining professional identity formation in Canadian emergency managers
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Jess Tran

Student

Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (MASc)

Justice-Oriented Pedagogies for Informal Engineering Education

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Sharayu Jakhotiya

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

People, Policy, And Predators: Studying the impacts of policy, governments, and markets on the governance models of forest dwelling communities in Central India’s tiger reserves
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Younus Mushtaq Ahmed

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)

Sanitizing ‘sanitation’: Caste, infrastructure, and the politics of development in Chennai’s slums
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Ricardo Chaparro-Pacheco

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

The articulation of senses of responsibility in the confessional narratives by former members of paramilitary groups in Colombia
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Jennifer Adkins

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)

Dismantling Racial Ideology Through Intimacy: A Cross National Investigation of Black/White Interracial Couples
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Áurea Vericat Rocha

Student

Braiding Lived Experiences: The Making of a Collaborative Inquiring Community of Indigenous Early Childhood Educators
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Matthew Billet

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Morality & Religion in Environmental Concern
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Elaine Williamson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Empowering Haida Gwaii: Revitalizing Indigenous-Led Tourism as a Pathway to Economic Sovereignty, Cultural Sustainability and Self-Determination
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Romina Tantalean-Castaneda

Student

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

Working collaboratively with an Indigenous women's grassroots federation of the Peruvian Amazon, my research focuses on the Rights of Mother Nature from a strongly pluralist paradigm, while centering Indigenous women's leadership, knowledge, and voices
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Madison Elliott

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Understanding Limits and Behavior in Feature Based Visual Attention
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Mariam Omotosho

Government of Manitoba

LLM - Master of Laws (LLM)

Impact of regulatory frameworks on informal cross border trade in Nigeria: a case study of the rice import restriction and border closure of 2019

Department of Anthropology

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

Department of Educational Studies

Department of English Language and Literatures

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences

Department of Forest Resources Management

Department of Geography

Department of Language & Literacy Education

Department of Political Science

Department of Psychology

Department of Sociology

Department of Theatre & Film

Department of Wood Science

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability

Office of Research in Education

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Robert H. Lee Graduate School

School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture

School of Community and Regional Planning

School of Creative Writing

School of Kinesiology

School of Nursing

School of Population and Public Health

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

School of Social Work

Vancouver School of Economics

French Name

Sciences sociales

French Description

Cette division comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en sciences sociales. Les sciences sociales réfèrent aux disciplines relevant de l'étude des actions et des situations humaines, ainsi que les mécanismes sociaux, économiques et institutionnels touchant l'être humain, dans les domaines des sciences sociales, lesquels incluent la psychologie et les sciences cognitives, l'économie et l'administration des affaires; l'éducation; la sociologie et les études connexes; le droit et l'exercice du droit; la science politique et l'administration des politiques; la géographie sociale et économique; les médias et communications; et les autres sciences sociales. La recherche consiste en l'investigation systématique par l'expérimentation ou l'analyse, afin de réaliser un progrès scientifique ou technologique, comme l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances sur les fondements des phénomènes et des faits observables. Le développement expérimental consiste à réaliser de nouveaux biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés, ou d'améliorer substantiellement les biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés existants.