Onowa McIvor
Dr. Onowa McIvor is nehiyaw from Norway House and Cross Lake Cree Nations in Northern Manitoba and has been a visitor on Coast and Straits Salish territories for nearly 20 years. Onowa completed her Ph.D at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Language and Literacy Education focused on adult Indigenous language learning. […]
Stephanie Jull
Dr. Stephanie Jull completed her PhD at UBC in 2012. Her dissertation research focussed on teaching community swimming instructors to support children with autism to learn to swim. As a result of her research, adapted lessons continue at the pool where the research occurred and ongoing training has taken place to ensure that new instructors […]
Rose Vukovic
Current Position: Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota My dissertation research focused on the development of mathematical learning disabilities in children from first through fourth grade. My UBC Graduate Fellowship freed me to focus on building a solid research foundation in my master’s program, which set me up to receive […]
Tracy Vaillancourt
Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt is a Canada Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health and Violence Prevention at uOttawa where she is cross-appointed as a full professor in Counselling Psychology and in the School of Psychology. She is an elected member of The College of the Royal Society of Canada and the recipient of the 2016 uOttawa […]
Richard Stock
What was the focus of your doctoral research? My doctoral research investigated the 12 month clinical outcomes of preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder receiving treatment based on two different models of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). One group, in Vancouver, received Verbal Behavior ABA in a group pre-school setting. The second group, in Halifax, received […]
Vanessa LaPointe
Degree: Degree: Graduate of Psychology program, ECPS Bio: My passion has always been thinking about what children need to grow in the best possible way. As a doctoral student, my research focused on the impact of the neighbourhood environment on healthy child development. The funding I received allowed me to work alongside some of the […]
Patti McDougall
Degree: Graduate of Human Development, Learning and Culture program in ECPS Current Position: Vice Provost at the University of Saskatchewan Patricia McDougall came to UBC having already completed graduate work in developmental psychology, adding to that background to become an educational psychologist. The breadth of knowledge, research expertise, and hands-on experience of being part of […]
Gunter Siegmund
Degree: Graduated with a PhD in Human Kinetics (2001) Current Position: Director of Research, Senior Engineer, MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists Conducts technical investigations and research into the biomechanics of injury. Involved in over 3000 technical investigations related to motor vehicle collisions, bicycle collisions, pedestrian impacts, and slip and fall accidents. Biomechanical analyses consist of […]
Catherine Sabiston
Degree: Graduated with a PhD in Kinesiology (2006) Bio: I am a researcher and professor at the University of Toronto. I hold a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in physical activity and mental health to conduct research related to understanding physical activity, motivation, and mental health (including body image, physical self-perceptions, anxiety, depression, and stress). […]
Jessica Scott
Degree: Graduated with a PhD in Kinesiology (2009) Bio: The focus of my PhD was the relationship between acute exercise and cardiovascular function in three groups: elite athletes, normally active individuals and heart transplant recipients. These investigations provided important information showing how extremely prolonged and high intensity exercise affect left and right heart function. The […]