TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Dr. Steven Barnes, Dr. Benjamin Cheung, Dr. Simon Lolliot, and Dr. Mark Schaller were recognized with a 2020 OER Champion Award for their significant contribution to the use of open educational resources (OER) at UBC.
In response to the sudden shift to online learning due to COVID-19, Dr. Steven Barnes and Dr. Catherine Rawn established and lead a teaching taskforce of Graduate Academic Assistants including Alyssa Ash, Rachel Benjamin, Lucy De Souza, Nicole Jenni, and Spencer Murch.
Undergraduate Awards and News
The Faculty of Arts recognized UBC Psychology students Helena Almeida, Calvin Jacob Cruz, Priyam Joshi, Manjot Kaur Sekhon, Ramneet Sidhu, and Charlotte Stewardson as outstanding student leaders.
UBC Psychology student Vanessa Kim was honoured as the 2020 Arts Co-op Undergraduate Student of the Year. This award recognizes students who make important contributions to their community, academics, and the Arts Co-op Program.
Led by Dr. Nancy Sin, and with support from Lucy De Souza and Lillian May, UBC Psychology launched a Diversity Mentorship Program to prepare and mentor students from diverse, under-resourced, underrepresented, and/or marginalized backgrounds for graduate admissions in psychology.
A student-led journal club, Intersectional Perspectives in Psychology (IPP), was launched by Leor Elizur and Victoria Wardell. The IPP focuses on intersectionality in psychology and provides a space for the exploration of psychological research with a social justice driven lens.
The Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience was approved by the UBC Senate and Board of Governors. This specialization will be offered and administered by the Faculty of Science. Courses within the program will be taught or jointly taught by faculty from the Faculties of Arts (Psychology), Medicine, and Science.
