News & Stories

Oct 26, 2016
ECPS Professor and Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) Examined the Well-being of 43,000 Kindergartners

These new findings come from the sixth province-wide Early Development Instrument (EDI) data collection by the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at UBC.
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Oct 14, 2016
ON DEMAND VIDEO – Frankly Speaking: Mental Health Literacy

Watch the previously recorded live event!
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Oct 13, 2016
2016 UBC Hampton Established Scholar Award

ECPS Professor Hillel Goelman has been selected as one of two Faculty of Education recipients for this award.
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SCPS Doctoral Student Joins the Public Scholars Initiative (2016/17)

Jaime Semchuk, a Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology student, is one of five scholars in the Faculty of Education selected to join the PSI network in 2016/17.
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2016 Hampton Fund Research Grant: New Faculty Award Winners

The Hampton New Faculty Award helps recently hired tenure-track Assistant Professor's in the Social Sciences and Humanities kick-start their research programs.
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Jul 22, 2016
Miriam Miller, 2016/17 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Recipient

HDLC doctoral candidate selected as one of 31 Ph.D. candidates to receive the 2016-2017 Killam Doctoral Scholarship!
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Jul 11, 2016
Kadriye Ercikan Appointed Vice President of Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, and Psychometric Research at ETS

Dr. Kadriye Ercikan has accepted, effective October 1, the position of Vice President of Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis and Psychometric Research at the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
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Jun 30, 2016
Janet Jamieson Awarded Ida Research Grant

The Ida Institute has awarded Dr. Janet Jamieson funds to further research regarding Ida tools and person-centered care.
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Jun 09, 2016
Haagenson Fund ECPS Recipients

Two ECPS faculty have been selected as Haagenson Fund recipients for their cutting-edge digital technologies projects.
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Jun 07, 2016
Dr. Bill McKee Awarded 2016-2017 John and Doris Andrews Research and Development Award

Dr. William (Bill) McKee has received the John and Doris Andrews Research and Development Grant to support his research in, “Building a healthier school community: Increasing educator mental health.”
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ECPS HSS Seed Grant 2016-2017 Awardees

HSS Seed Grants have been awarded to seven ECPS faculty for 2016-2017!
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May 18, 2016
Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence 2016

Our very own Karen Yan is the recipient of the 2016 Dean's Award for Staff Excellence!
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May 17, 2016
2015-2016 UBC Killam Teaching Prize Winner

Dr. Joseph Lucyshyn is the recipient of the 2015-2016 UBC Killam Teaching Prize!
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May 12, 2016
Dadaab Photo Album: Reflections from Elizabeth Jordan

Through conversation, Professor Jordan reveals the biggest teaching challenge that she faced in Dadaab, and how this significant experience managed to inspire a veteran UBC instructor.
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May 11, 2016
UBC Makes First Rank with the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board in 2015

Every year, the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board publishes a ranked list of the pass rate for the BCBA exam for all of the Universities worldwide. This credential has been offered for at least 4 years and have had at least six people take the BCBA exam in the preceding year. View 2015 Pass Rates  2015 rankings […]
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