Psychology

Dr. Shenaz Hanif Shahban

Dr. Shenaz Hanif Shahban

Clinical Professor

Psychology, psychiatry, well-being, wellbeing, positive psychology, wicked problems, strategic design, Islam, interdisciplinary, migration, counselling, solutions

Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC

Professor

BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research

Seasonal affective disorder, winter depression, antidepressants, light therapy, depression, clinical guidelines, circadian rhythms, melatonin, serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, tryptophan, cognition, technology, eHealth, mHealth, guidelines, biomarkers, diagnosis, internet, mental illness

E David Klonsky, PhD

E David Klonsky, PhD

Professor

Suicide, self-injury, cutting, self-harm

Catherine Rawn, PhD

Catherine Rawn, PhD

Professor of Teaching

study skills in higher education, large classes, learning, teaching-focused faculty positions

Prof. Richard Wassersug, PhD

Honorary Professor

tadpoles, eunuchs, prostate cancer, emasculation, estrogens. psycho-oncology, castration,

Dr. Lori Brotto, PhD, R. Psych.

Dr. Lori Brotto, PhD, R. Psych.

Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Executive Director, Women’s Health Research Institute

Women’s sexual health, mindfulness interventions, sexual dysfunction, women’s health and equity, asexuality, sexual psychophysiology,

Liane Gabora, PhD

Liane Gabora, PhD

Professor

creativity, computational creativity, cultural evolution, computer models of cultural evolution, concepts, agent-based models, physical light as metaphor for psychological constructs

Anthony Phillips, CM

Professor

Neural plasticity, learning and memory, brain health, motivation, dementia, mood disorders, schizophrenia

Nancy Sin, PhD

Nancy Sin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Stress, emotions, well-being, positive experiences, adult development and aging, gerontology, depression, health behaviours, cardiovascular disease, health psychology, mental illness

Joseph Puyat, PhD, MSc

Assistant Professor

Mental health, treatment gaps in mental health, gender differences in mental health care, psychiatric epidemiology, social epidemiology, health administrative data

Tanya Forneris, PhD

Tanya Forneris, PhD

Instructor

Associate Director

Post-secondary student development and well-being, coping skills or life skills

Connor Kerns, PhD

Connor Kerns, PhD

Assistant Professor

Assessment and treatments of childhood anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety and stress in children with ASD

Samantha Dawson, PhD

Samantha Dawson, PhD

Assistant Professor

sexuality, sexual health, sexual function, sexual dysfunction, couples, transition to parenthood, postpartum, sexual desire, sexual arousal, sex differences, sexual well-being, romantic relationships, sex therapy, clinical psychology,

Dr. Lauren Emberson, PhD

Dr. Lauren Emberson, PhD

Assistant Professor

developmental cognitive neuroscience, learning abilities, memory, perception (audition and vision),

Dr. Mahesh Menon, PhD, R.Psych.

Dr. Mahesh Menon, PhD, R.Psych.

Clinical Associate Professor

Delusions, Schizophrenia, psychosis, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), CBT for psychosis, neuropsychology, fMRI,

Dr. Joelle LeMoult, PhD

Dr. Joelle LeMoult, PhD

Assistant Professor

depression, stress, understanding how depression develops and unfolds across the lifespan, transition to high school, transition to university, intergenerational transmission of risk for depression, comorbid depression and anxiety,

Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK), MBA (Exec)

Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK), MBA (Exec)

Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry

Regional Head and Regional Program Medical Director, Vancouver Coastal Health & Providence Health Care

Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Mood Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research, Leadership,

Dr. Katerina Rnic, PhD, Registered Psychologist in Alberta

Dr. Katerina Rnic, PhD, Registered Psychologist in Alberta

Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology

Depression, risk factors for depression, stress, anxiety, generation of stress, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion regulation, negative cognitive biases