Mark Beauchamp
Sport and exercise psychology; Behavioral medicine; Health psychology; Leadership; Group processes; Physical activity; Role perceptions and coach-athlete relationships.
Dr. Beauchamp’s research focuses on the psychology of group processes in exercise, sport, and physical activity contexts. Specifically, drawing from diverse disciplines (that include behavioural medicine, organizational psychology, and education), his research program is concerned with (a) understanding both barriers to, and facilitators of, physical activity behaviour across the age spectrum, and (b) developing conceptually-sound evidence-based interventions that are cost-effective and sustainable.
Joanna Cannon
Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Evidence-based strategies; Literacy; Language.
Her areas of research include language and literacy acquisition of students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Dr. Cannon is interested in developing evidence-based grammar and literacy strategies, along with assessment tools, through intervention and validation research. The link between comprehension of English grammar and vocabulary development to increase language acquisition is the foundation for her research.
Pamela Ratner
Social epidemiology; Health behavior; Health promotion; Cardiovascular risk reduction; Patient-reported outcomes.
As a socio-behavioural epidemiologist and psychometrician, Dr. Ratner has been a leading influence in a variety of areas of health science. Her primary program of research has focused on heart disease and the socio-cultural and clinical contexts of how it develops, is recognized and treated, and its outcomes. She was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2007.
Graduate Pathways to Success Sessions: Procrastination + Planning a statistically sound research project
Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success sessions: SCARL I: Planning a statistically sound research project (This is the first workshop in a 6-part statistics series.) Wednesday, October 29th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM For complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12019-scarl-i-planning-statistically-sound-research-project To register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3967 Breaking Patterns of Procrastination (offered in partnership […]
OGPR Halloween Party
10:00-11:30am, Friday, Oct. 31st.
Be there or be doomed to be an accursed square!
GAA positions for Year of Research in Education
The Office of Graduate Programs and Research is coordinating the Year of Research in Education and looking for two half-time Graduate Academic Assistants (GAAs). The GAAs will work in close collaboration with Brigitte Gemme, project manager for the Year of Research in Education. Their duties will include writing stories for the Year of Research in […]
November 2014 Graduation Deadline for Graduate Students
Friday, October 24, 2014 is the deadline for applications for November 2014 graduation to be submitted to the SSC.
2014 Killam Lecture – Prof. Jim Miller
Prof. Jim Miller, the 2014 recipient of the Canada Council Killam Prize in the Humanties, will be giving a public lecture on the treaty-making process in BC in the past two decades. One of Canada’s leading historians, Prof. Miller is Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations at the University of Saskatchewan. 4:00pm Monday 20 […]
Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) Workshop: Networking
Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success session: Networking (offered in partnership with the PDFO and Mitacs Step) Thursday, October 16th, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM For a complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12103-networking To register, https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g38ef
The Idea of a Post-Modern University: The University, Democratic Purposes and Technology in the 21st Century by Ana M. Martinez–Alemán
SPECIAL LECTURE AND DISCUSSION SERIES: IDEAS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE EARLY 21st CENTURY co-hosted by Green College with the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and the Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training (CHET), part of Year of Research in Education PRESENTER: Ana María Martínez-Alemán, Professor of Education, Boston College; author […]