Sep 21, 2021
Supporting Early Social & Communication Development through Parent Coaching
Watch it HERE Filmed April 2021 – edited into four parts; total 205 minutes Download the presentation handout (pdf) View project overview infographic (pdf) This presentation provides information about lessons learned from the Parent And Child Early Coaching project (PACE), conducted in collaboration with child development centres and Indigenous agencies in 16 BC communities from 2018-2020. Included are […]
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Sep 14, 2021
2021-2022 ECPS Graduate Student Support
Welcome to a new school year! To learn more about your Graduate advisor, Research Methodology GAA and Program Area Peer Advisors, please visit our Grad Student Support page.
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Sep 01, 2021
Welcome Dr. Carly Christensen
We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Carly Christensen Dr. Christensen recently completed her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. She has extensive secondary school teaching experience within unique educational settings in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. These settings include urban secondary schools, a rural middle […]
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Jul 27, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Lee Gunderson on being elected into the Reading Hall of Fame
Please join us in congratulation our former Department Head, Lee Gunderson, who has been elected to the Reading Hall of Fame, an independent organization that recognizes lifetime achievements in the field of reading. Candidates can only be nominated by members of the Reading Hall of Fame. Criteria for nomination include, active involvement in work in […]
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Jul 14, 2021
Congratulations to Angela Low
Congratulations to Angela Low, ECPS’ HDLC Ph.D. Candidate, for receiving the MITACs Elevate 2-year postdoctoral fellowship. Angela received the MITACs Elevate 2-year postdoctoral fellowship for a proposal that she submitted with her community partner, ChildHealth BC (part of the Provincial Health Services Authority). She will be working with Dr. Sheila Marshall as the Evaluation Lead […]
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Jul 05, 2021
Congratulations to Eun Young (Key) Kwon
Congratulations to Eun Young (Key) Kwon, ECPS’ SPED Ph.D. Candidate, for being awarded the 2021 Inspirational Deaf Educator’s Achievement Award. The CAEDHH-BC Awards Committee is honoured to offer this recognition to acknowledge her outstanding work as a Teacher of the Deaf in Deaf Education. Her volunteer work in Guatemala, cochairing of the CAEDHH-BC Conference and […]
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Jul 01, 2021
Welcome Dr. Thomas Schanding
We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Thomas Schanding. Dr. Schanding joins us from the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) where he was an Associate Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program. He has extensive teaching graduate level courses in School Psychology and a strong record of student supervision. His research agenda examines […]
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Jun 30, 2021
Congratulations to Drs. Hymel and Young on their upcoming retirement
Congratulations to Drs. Shelley Hymel and Richard Young on their upcoming retirement. On behalf of the ECPS, thank you for all your contributions and service to the department. Best wishes on this new chapter, and happy retirement!
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Promotion of Two ECPS Faculty Members
We are delighted to announce the promotion of the following two ECPS faculty members effective July 1st, 2021. The announcement was made during the Departmental meeting on June 24th by ECPS Department Head Dr. Jennifer Shapka. To know more about the profile of these faculty members, please click on their names. Dr. Vicki Knight, promoted […]
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Jun 14, 2021
Canadian Psychological Association’s 2021 Virtual Conference
The Canadian Psychological Association’s 2021 virtual Conference runs June 1-25, 2021. Faculty and students from ECPS will be in attendance throughout many events scheduled during the convention. Professor Bruno Zumbo is an invited featured speaker on Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT. The title of his invited address is Equity […]
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Jun 02, 2021
Congratulations to Spring 2021 Graduating ECPS Students
Dear ECPS Graduates (see below for a list of graduates), It is with tremendous pleasure and enthusiasm that we are sending this message in recognition of your accomplishment today. We also recognize that this is simply a step in a much larger journey, and we want to joyfully wish you all the best as you […]
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May 07, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Sterett Mercer
Congratulations to Dr. Sterett Mercer on his 3rd term appointment as the Chris Spencer Foundation Professor This will be Dr. Mercer’s 3rd term holding this Professorship. The Advisory Committee was impressed with Dr. Mercer’s significant research accomplishments, teaching, and leadership to date in relation to the Professorship, his vision and diversity statements, and his concrete […]
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May 06, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Joanna Cannon
Congratulations to Dr. Joanna Cannon on receiving a 2020-21 Killam Teaching Prize As one of six Killam institutions, UBC offers yearly awards from the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty and teaching assistants who demonstrate excellence in teaching. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of […]
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Feb 17, 2021
Congratulations to Christine Yu
Congratulations to Christine Yu, ECPS’ CNPS Ph.D. Candidate, for being awarded the 2020 CPA’s Student Research Grant for her research The Help-Seeking Process for Parents of Children with Anxiety: A Grounded Theory. Yu’s Co-Supervisors are Laurie Ford and Richard Young This grant recognizes exceptional student research in all areas of psychology. This year, grants were […]
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