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Congratulations to Drs. Joshua Madsen and Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen for receiving: SSHRC IDG (Co-I) – The SWell program: Striving for wellness in fatherhood Congratulations to Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen for receiving: CIHR Grant (Co-I) – Prenatal exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and early childhood development

We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Simon Lisaingo and Laura Klubben as Lecturers at ECPS. Dr. Simon Lisaingo – SACP Lecturer Dr. Lisaingo completed his Ph.D. in School and Applied Child Psychology Program at the University of British Columbia. His doctoral dissertation examined the development, implementation, and evaluation of a home-school consultive intervention for students […]

Psychology is rooted in science that seeks to understand our thoughts, feelings and actions. It is a broad field – some psychology professionals develop and test theories through research while others work to help individuals, organizations, and communities function better. Still others are both researchers and practitioners. Psychology Month is celebrated every February to highlight […]

Congratulations to Dr. Johanna Sam, recipient of a SSHRC Insight Development Grant Dr. Johanna Sam, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education’s Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education, was awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project “A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach: How Do Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth Cope with Cyber-Aggression?” Co-Investigators […]

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Joshua Madsen to ECPS. Dr. Madsen joins us from the University of Calgary, where he was a tenured Senior Instructor and Director of the Psychology Clinic. Dr. Madsen teaches underlying theory, and principles of psychological intervention in formal classroom settings. Dr. Madsen’s commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion […]

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 […]

WHAT DO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS DO? School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students; consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies; work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies; and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services.   Flyer […]

Professor Anita Hubley is part of a UBC team recently awarded $10,000 from UBC’s Health After 2020 initiative to organize a community dialogue session in 2022 and publish a discussion paper on the topic of equity-oriented approaches to sparing opioid prescriptions for opioid naive patients in primary care. Learn more about Dr. Anita Hubley and […]

Throughout the month of October, we will share and feature work by the ECPS faculty and grad students around the topic of bullying and cyberbullying! Here are some great practical tips and strategies to use at home and in the classroom for teachers, parents, classroom activities, kids and teens from the PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and […]

February is Psychology Month in Canada. It highlights the contributions of Canadian psychologists and aims to teach Canadians how psychology can help them, their families, and their communities live healthy, happy, and productive lives. Who are school psychologists? School psychologists are highly trained mental health professionals who provide unique learning and mental health services to […]

Dr. Vicki Knight has been appointed Director of Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) on January 1, 2021.

Welcome to a new school year! To learn more about your Graduate advisor, Research Methodology GAA, Program Area Peer Advisors & Supports, please visit our Grad Student Support page.  

We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Eva Oberle. Dr. Oberle is joining us as an Associate Member of ECPS. Her research is closely aligned with many faculty members in the Human Development, Learning, and Culture program, which is in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. As such, she has ongoing collaborations with […]

Name Change Announcement Psychoeducational Research and Training Centre (PRTC) is now the Psychological Services and Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC).

This update is for those of you who have applied to or expressed interest in the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling (VRC) Masters’ Program. It is with great regret that we inform you that we have been unable to recruit a sufficient number of applicants to make the VRC cohort viable and therefore will not be offering […]

PSCTC Contact E-mail: psctc.testlibrary@ubc.ca Phone: 604-822-1364 In emergencies, please e-mail PSCTC Director, Dr. William McKee at  william.mckee@ubc.ca

We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Anusha Kassan. Dr. Kassan is joining us as an Associate Professor (under review) for the High Impact Position in Child & Youth in  Mental Health. Dr. Kassan comes from the University of Calgary where she was an Associate Professor in the Werklund School of Education. Dr. Kassan’s […]

Congratulations to Professor Zumbo on his invited lecture tour “A funny thing happened on the way to (the next) salvation” being held in Rome, Turin and Copenhagen Nov. 4-18— over a series of 4 lectures he takes a critical look at the initial bold claims and eventual by-products of the big data, machine learning, ‘data […]

Congratulations to Dr. Izabela Schultz, ECPS’ CNPS Professor, for being awarded the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award by the International Association for Scientific Advancement of Psychological Injury and Law. This an annual award of the ASAPIL, an international association with a major membership base in the United States and Canada,  which has a mandate to advance scientific […]