UBC Psychology

Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health - Community Engagement Join UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, to welcome Dr. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, and Silke Appel-Cresswell on how learning, exercis...

What if your brain is more capable of change than you imagined? Join our leading experts, Drs. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Silke Appel-Cresswell, on November 3 to explore how science, lifestyle and wellness shape brain health.

Register today: communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/rewir...

We're hiring a Sessional Lecturer to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions! ⬇️

UBC Psychology is calling for applications to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions:
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 (May to June 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 2 (July to August 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 – 2 (6 credits; May to August 2026)
Apply by Oct 10. 2025: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

UBC students and community members are wearing orange shirts during Orange Shirt Day to honour Indigenous residential school survivors outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation remembers Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system—including those who didn’t return home—and reminds non-Indigenous people of the work still needed.

Learn more about events & resources: irshdc.ubc.ca/orange-shirt...

We're excited you're joining us and can't wait to see the discoveries you and your lab will make!

📢 @zachtpennington.bsky.social is accepting graduate students through UBC Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience 🧠

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day | Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.

Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025
#UBC #OrangeShirtDay

Donate Now — IRSSS | Indian Residential School Survivors Society Your generosity helps provide barrier-free support to IRS Survivors and their families. As a registered Canadian charity (#864829536RR0001), IRSSS relies on donors like you to continue this vital work...

Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: www.irsss.ca/donate

Orange Shirt Day at UBC - Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Orange Shirt Day at UBC Every Child Matters Orange Shirt Day, September 30, is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to comm...

Events and resources: irshdc.ubc.ca/orange-shirt...

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day | Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

Take this time to learn, join in the intergenerational march, participate in an activity, support healing through a donation, and take a moment of reflection. forestry.ubc.ca/events/2025-...

Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30, is a time to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.

From the politicization of science to the global popularity of Korean media, Arts faculty members made headlines across several major outlets these past two months. 🔬

📰 Check out the August-September 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ➡️ www.arts.ubc.ca/news/arts-in...

Topics include:
▶ Key differences between Clinical Psychology & Counselling Psychology graduate programs
▶ Research, project, and practicum involvement
▶ Grad student experiences
▶ Tips for preparation
▶ Careers
▶ and an open Q&A with teaching faculty and current grad students!

Considering grad school in clinical psychology? On Sept 29, join faculty & program reps from UBC's Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology's graduate programs who will answer FAQs and host a live Q&A!

Register to secure your spot! psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Sarah is a great person in addition to a superb scholar. Apply to her lab!

Autism is not a scare story: What parents need to know about medications in pregnancy, genetic risk and misleading headlines Recent reports about medication use in pregnancy may sound distressing, but reducing complex science to alarming headlines does more harm than good.

Despite what recent headlines suggest, the evidence that #acetaminophen or SSRIs cause #autism is weak, inconsistent and easily misinterpreted.

Get the facts from Dr. Sura Alwan (@ubcmedicine.bsky.social )
via @ca.theconversation.com

theconversation.com/autism-is-no...

DMCBH labs host Indigenous students in 2025 seed2STEM program - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH The seed2STEM Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth seeks to improve representation of Indigenous students in the academic disciplines of science,

This past summer, DMCBH members welcomed a number of Indigenous students into their labs as part of ICORD's seed2STEM program. Participants had the opportunity to explore neuroscience research and gain hands-on experience in lab environments.

Gossip Could Be Good for Your Relationship: Study On CTV Morning Live, UBC Department of Psychology Assistant Professor, Rosie Shrout explains why gossip may be good for your relationship.

Still can't believe I was on CTV Morning Live! Such an amazing experience. Thank you UBC Media and @ubcpsych.bsky.social for all the support! www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Depression Curbs Ability to Actively Avoid Unpleasant Events Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

1. Media coverage of a new paper by @ryantomm.bsky.social w @brandonforys.com, @dr-stan.bsky.social et al. Building on Stan’s rodent work, Ryan found that > depression levels were associated w reduced capacity to learn to actively button-press to avoid a nasty sound www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Depression Curbs Ability to Actively Avoid Unpleasant Events Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

Depression in young patients is associated with difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact, a study by Ryan Tomm, a PhD candidate in UBC psychology, suggests. Read more: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Join us for our first colloquium of the term, featuring Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Sept 25 | 12:30–2:00pm.

Dr. Srinivasan will share his fascinating research on “Re-imagining how children learn the meanings of words.”

RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Submit your data blitz and poster presentations and join us for our FULL DAY Close Relationships Preconference!! 🥳

Dr. Kiran Soma elected as 2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kiran Soma, a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) —

We are thrilled to announce Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social, a @ubcpsych.bsky.social professor, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) — one of the country’s highest honours for distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

“Being elected to the Royal Society of Canada is an incredible honour. What makes it especially meaningful is that it’s peer-nominated and evaluated — it’s a recognition from colleagues across the country and globe whose work I deeply respect.” - Dr. Kiran Soma

We are thrilled to announce Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social — one of the country’s highest honours for distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-s...

Rock out with us and Pennington Hall, a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psychiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologists and got their start playing for patients.

New in #eNeuro from Tomm et al: The more depressive symptoms a person has, the more they struggle with learning to actively avoid unpleasant stimuli. @ubcpsych.bsky.social‬
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0034-25.2025

Join us for Coming Home to Psychology—a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community, hear from an inspiring alumnus, explore leading research, mingle at a mixer, and enjoy great food and live music.
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Hi All! A reminder that we're looking for our next colleague to join us in a tenure-track teaching position in the Psychology Department at UBC! See the job ad below. We'd love to hear from you!

#sotl #educationalleadership #teachinginhighered #SoTLcommunity #psychologyjobs #highered #academicjobs

Work with us! We are hiring a Sessional Instructor to teach PSYC 102 Introduction to Developmental, Social, Personality, and Clinical Psychology. Learn more and apply by Sept 15: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...
#HigherEdJobs #Psychology

Join us for Coming Home to Psychology—a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community, hear from an inspiring alumnus, explore leading research, mingle at a mixer, and enjoy great food and live music.
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...