Psychology

Finding the Question Between Disciplines: Abhishek Rakshit’s IGS Journey

Finding the Question Between Disciplines: Abhishek Rakshit’s IGS Journey

Abhishek Rakshit explains how his interdisciplinary research crosses the traditional boundaries of psychology, computer science, digital art, and media.

On World Mental Health Day, students don’t just study change, they help make it
Connecting Research, Clinical Practice, and Community

Connecting Research, Clinical Practice, and Community

Jacqueline Tams discusses her community-based participatory action research project and what being a public scholar means to her.

Meet Carolyn Crawford

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

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

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
UBCO’s Mindfest an evening of scientific discovery, community engagement
UBCO celebrates the Class of 2024
Meet Kirthana Ganesh

Meet Kirthana Ganesh

Meet Kirthana Ganesh: 2024 Winner of the Graduate Dean’s Student Leadership Award