Meet Carolyn Crawford
Psyched about Psychedelics? Investigating perceptions of psilocybin in people living with pain to inform a knowledge translation initiative.
Researchers Captivate the Audience at UBC Okanagan’s Twelfth Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
We had a wonderful Wednesday evening celebrating graduate student research at our twelfth annual Three Minute Thesis Competition! To start off the night, Dr. Jelena Komanchuk, winner of the Michael Smith Health Research BC and UBC Okanagan Postdoctoral Fellowships, shared her talk “Sleep health inequities for children in foster and kinship care.” Using the tool […]
Psychology Student First to Win “Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela” at UBC Okanagan
Amané Halicki-Asakawa, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology student, is the first student at UBC Okanagan to win the Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela. Learn more about her graduate student journey.
UBCO study explores access to psychedelics for therapeutic use
Patient perspectives suggest stigma, physician unfamiliarity can create barriers
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UBCO’s Mindfest an evening of scientific discovery, community engagement
Department of Psychology presents discoveries into cannabis, mental health and beyond
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UBCO celebrates the Class of 2024
Graduation has extra meaning to many students this year
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Meet Kirthana Ganesh
Meet Kirthana Ganesh: 2024 Winner of the Graduate Dean’s Student Leadership Award
Rita Lam takes home top prize at the 2023 3MT Competition
Rita Lam’s research presentation on healthy building design and infectious disease control in built environments hit home with the audience at this year’s Three Minute Thesis final on April 6, 2023. A timely topic combined with impeccable delivery and audience engagement helped her secure the top spot at this year’s competition. Lam, a Master’s of […]
Psychopaths may have an insensitivity to suffering
Do psychopathic traits allow people to ignore pain, or simply not care
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UBCO researcher looks at the stigma of prenatal cannabis use
Women worry about a doctor’s attitude or lack of knowledge
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