Past Events

Final M.A. Thesis Defence – Julie White, HDLC
Event Date: 2020/08/05

Final Thesis Defence Julie White M.A. in Human Development, Learning, & Culture Wednesday August 5, 2020 10:00 am Zoom (contact supervisor if you want to attend the presentation) Title A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research: Features of Academic Programs that Are Helping Students Who are Refugees to Succeed Academically   Examining Committee Dr. Laurie Ford, HDLC/SACP […]
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Virtual Graduation Celebration for Spring 2020 ECPS Graduates
Event Date: 2020/06/16

The Faculty in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education   Invite you and your guests to join us for our Virtual Graduation Celebration Honoring our Spring 2020 ECPS Graduates   While we cannot be together in person, we still have a fun event planned. Please join our Spring 2020  M.Ed., M.A., & […]
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CGCT Level II: Life Review Training
Event Date: 2020/05/15

May 15th -17th, 2020
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QMS Workshop: An Introduction to Decision Tree
Event Date: 2020/03/19

Time: 11am-noon Thurs, Mar 19, 2020 Location: Meeting will be online. Please contact Ryan for more information at x.ryan.ji@ubc.ca Speakers: Minjeong Park, MERM; Xuejun Ryan Ji, MERM Abstract: Decision tree is one of the popular methods in data mining and it also has been used in educational research. In this workshop, a gentle introduction to decision tree will […]
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Workshop: Supporting Cultural Diversity in the Faculty of Education
Event Date: 2020/03/05

When: Tuesday, March 3rd and Thursday, March 5th, 2020 | 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm Where: Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1006 (March 3, 2020) | Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1007 (March 5, 2020) This workshop is focused on how to create and foster a supportive and welcoming environment to ensure international graduate students’ overall well-being […]
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Visiting Scholar Talk: Reconceptualising agency through an analysis of discourse and interaction in educational settings
Event Date: 2020/02/13

Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 Time: 2:30-4:00pm Location: Ponderosa Commons, Oak House, PCOH 2012 Speaker: Kristiina Kumpulainen (PhD) Visiting Scholar in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (HDLC) Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki Human agency has attracted researchers’ attention for long. The field of educational research is no exception. My talk joins these research […]
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PRTC Free Executive Functioning Course & Coaching
Event Date: 2019/12/31

• Feeling overwhelmed, under-prepared, or disorganized? • Struggling to keep up? • Working hard but not seeing results? Help is available! The Psychoeducational Research Training Centre (PRTC) at the University of British Columbia is currently seeking UBC students to participate in a free, 10-week executive functioning course that includes individual, supportive coaching. Our course begins […]
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Visiting Professor Talk: Brazilian Policies and inclusive education: an overview of language teachers’ main challenges in Brazilian regular schools 
Event Date: 2019/12/05

Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 Time: 2:00 -5:30 pm Location: Neville Scarfe Library Block, Room 278
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Final SPED PhD Oral Defence – Karen Kester
Event Date: 2019/11/21

Final PhD Oral Dissertation Defence KAREN KESTER (Special Education) Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:30 pm Room #203, UBC Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Title: A Preliminary Evaluation of a Modified School-Based Facing Your Fears for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Chair: Dr. Daniel Goldowitz (CMMT) Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Lucyshyn (SPED) Supervisory Committee: […]
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QMS Research Talk: Applied Quantitative Methods in Mental Health Research
Event Date: 2019/11/20

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block Room 2415 Speaker: Xuyan Tang (M.A. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology) Ben Hives (Ph.D. student in Kinesiology) Moderator: Guanyu Chen (Ph.D. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology) A Translation and Validation Study of the Hubley Depression Scale […]
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