Research Excellence
Dr. Luke Clark (Killam Research Prize; Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences), Dr. Christiane Hoppmann (Killam Research Fellowship), Dr. David Klonsky, and Dr. Jiaying Zhao (Killam Research Prizes; Arts) were recipients of UBC’s 2020 Faculty Research Awards.
Dr. Anita DeLongis, Patrick Klaiber, Dr. Nancy Sin, and Jin Wen were award co-recipients of the Innovative Research on Aging Award (bronze award). The award recognizes excellent applied research which offers significant implications for the aging services industry.
Dr. Liisa Galea and Dr. Jason Snyder received funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s Project Grant Spring 2020 competition to support their research projects related to Alzheimers’ disease.
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research named Dr. Eric Kim and Dr. Nancy Sin 2020 Scholar award recipients. Dr. Eric Kim also received the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging from Division 20 of the American Psychology Association.
Dr. Steven Heine, Dr. Kristin Laurin, Dr. Alan Kingstone, Dr. Daniela Palombo, Dr. Jason Rights, and Dr. Toni Schmader received funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) as part of the 2019-20 SSHRC Insight Development Grant competition. Dr. Jeremy Biesanz and Dr. Mark Schaller also received SSHRC Insight Grants for their research.
Dr. Darko Odic received a Jacobs Research Foundation Fellowship for innovative early career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the development, learning and living conditions of children and youth.
Natalie Brown, Dr. Christiane Hoppmann, Dr. Alan Kingstone, and Dr. Wolfgang Linden received new funding from UBC Health through its inaugural Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards. HIFI catalyzes cross-faculty and cross-campus collaboration at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Dr. Janet Werker and Language Sciences collaborators received Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund to support the specialized infrastructure needed for language research.
