News & Stories

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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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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