News & Stories

Jul 17, 2017
Robyn McClure Awarded 2017/18 Killam Doctoral Scholarship

Congratulations to SCPS doctoral candidate, Robyn McClure, for her recent success in receiving a Killam Doctoral Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year!
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Jul 05, 2017
Dr. Daniel Cox Awarded American Foundation of Suicide Prevention Research Grant

ECPS Associate Professor, Dr. Daniel Cox, and mentor Dr. David Klonsky (UBC Department of Psychology) have been awarded an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention research grant! Their project titled, “What reduces suicide ideation in online crisis chats? A study of crisis counselor & client processes”, was awarded a grant of $82,986. This year, 27 national […]
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Jul 04, 2017
Attn Ph.D. Students! The Brady Education Foundation: $3M RFP for Montessori Research

In case you missed it, Trust for Learning & the Brady Education Foundation (BEF) recently announced the opening a new Request for Proposals to research the impact of Montessori education in public schools. This five year, $3 million commitment from BEF will support rigorous evaluations of the impact of Montessori education and investigate whether Montessori education […]
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Jun 15, 2017
ECPS and Dr. Barbara Weber to host visiting fellow, Dr. Walter Kohan, of State University of Rio de Janeiro

We are pleased to announce that ECPS and Dr. Barbara Weber will host Dr. Walter Kohan as an International Research Visiting Fellow (IRVF) beginning in September. Dr. Kohan is an esteemed full professor of Philosophy of Education within the Department of Childhood Studies at State University of Rio de Janeiro. During his residency at UBC, Dr. Kohan […]
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May 19, 2017
2017 Killam and Faculty Teaching Awards

The acknowledgements are well deserved. Thank you again for all your hard work within our department and the university.
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Apr 27, 2017
Dan Cox & Yan Liu Awarded Article of the Year from The Career Development Quarterly

Congratulations to our very own Drs. Dan Cox and Yan Liu on receiving the Article of the Year Award from The Career Development Quarterly!
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Apr 24, 2017
2017 Milstein Foundation Grant Recipients

Congratulations to Drs. Lara Boyd and Rachel Weber on receiving the 2017 Milstein Foundation Grant!
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2017 CIHR Grant Recipients

Congratulations to Dr. Alanaise Goodwill for her recent success for the following 2017 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants: CIHR Training Grant: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program, and CIHR Catalyst Grant: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research
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2017 SSHRC Insight Grant ECPS Applicant Awardees

Congratulations to ECPS Professors, Richard Young and Yan Liu, for their recent success in the 2017 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant competition!
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Apr 18, 2017
Autism research centre advances thanks to $800k infusion; recent autism funding tops $3.65M

The UBC Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) received $800,000 from the BC Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD) to address training needs of educators and other autism service providers and families across the province.
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Feb 21, 2017
Dr. Shelley Hymel Appointed Head of ECPS

Dr. Shelley Hymel has been appointed Head of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2017.
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Feb 20, 2017
Dr. Shelley Hymel on the Legacy of Pink Shirt Day

2017 marks the ten year anniversary that heroic students, Travis Price and David Shepherd, practiced kindness and acceptance towards a fellow high school peer who was experiencing bullying. For Pink Shirt Day, Dr. Shelley Hymel introduces a resource for bullying prevention.
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Feb 16, 2017
Kimberly Schonert-Reichl Leads New Landmark Report the SEL Field

Working in close collaboration with the faculty of education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in February 2017 CASEL announced the publication of a new report titled To Reach the Students, Teach the Teachers: A National Scan of Teacher Preparation and Social & Emotional Learning. CASEL funded the research for the report, the first-ever […]
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Feb 15, 2017
mECPS Spotlight on Hillary McBride

Learn about thriving ECPS Ph.D. student, Hillary McBride and her recent accomplishments.
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Feb 14, 2017
Bruno Zumbo, Distinguished University Scholar at UBC

ECPS is proud to announce that Dr. Bruno Zumbo has been appointed as Distinguished University Scholar (DUS) at the University of British Columbia.
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