News & Stories

Apr 30, 2016
Dr. Rhea Owens for Mental Health Week

ECPS supports CMHA’s mental health awareness week (May 2-8) and interviews our leading expert in positive psychology, Dr. Rhea Owens.
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Apr 28, 2016
CJSLPA 2015 Editor’s Award Goes To Dr. Pat Mirenda!

April 29, 2016, Dr. Pat Mirenda accepts the CJSLPA Editor's Award at the Speech and Audiology Canada conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Apr 27, 2016
Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant 2015-16 (ECPS Recipients)

Out of 20 grants provided to Faculty of Education students, ECPS students received 11!
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Apr 20, 2016
2016 SSHRC Insight Grant ECPS Applicant Awardees

Dr. Nancy Perry receives the 2016 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant
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Apr 14, 2016
BC Ministry of Education Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Kadriye Ercikan for receiving $44,000 grant from the BC Ministry of Education for her study: Review of Modernization in Education Around the World.
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Apr 04, 2016
ECPS Grad Student Joins Top 25 Finalists at the 2016 SSHRC Storyteller’s Challenge

ECPS Grad Student, Tara Rodas, lands top 25 finalists in the 2016 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge!
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Apr 01, 2016
An Update on the National Autism Project for #worldautismawarenessday

Last July, we reported that the Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder Project was entering phase III. For Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd), We reached out to Dr. Pat Mirenda for an update on this significant study.
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Feb 22, 2016
Dr. Richard Young awarded residency through the Marbach Residence Program

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Young (ECPS) for being awarded a residency at Marbach Castle in Germany.
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Feb 17, 2016
Refugee Children Face Unique Educational Challenges

UBC media release from February 16, 2016.
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Feb 03, 2016
2015 UBC Killam Research Prize Awarded to Dr. Shelley Hymel

UBC Killam Research Prizes recognize outstanding research and scholarly contributions from both junior and senior scholars.
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Jan 14, 2016
Indian Council of Cultural Relationships Senior Research Fellowship Awardee, Dr. Robinder Bedi

Dr. Bedi has been awarded a fellowship of up to 1.8 million Indian rupees to conduct research on “Incorporating Indian Cultural Traditions into Counselling Individuals of Indian descent: Both in India and Abroad”
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Jan 05, 2016
International Innovation in Diversity Award Winner: Dr. Norman Amundson (Hope-Centered Research Team)

Saskatoon Heath Region is helping international healthcare workers in Canada overcome barriers and opening pathways allowing them to excel in health professions.
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Dec 14, 2015
ECPS in the Media: A Year in Review 2015

This digital story provides viewers with a timeline of media mentions and activities throughout 2015.
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Dec 08, 2015
APA Travel Grant Awarded to Dr. Bedi

Rob Bedi travels to Christ University January 5 - 7, 2016.
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Nov 24, 2015
2015 Hampton Fund Research Grant: New Faculty Award Winner

Dr. Amery Wu awarded $9,911 for her project, “Evaluating the CELPIP-G English Assessment for Screening Immigrants to Canada Using a New Methodology of Mixed Effects”.
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