September Student of the Month: Gillian Smith
Name: Gillian Smith Program: MSc Supervisor: Dr. Kristin Campbell Tell us a little bit about your lab! I am in Dr. Kristin Campbell’s Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab which focuses on how exercise can support people living with and beyond cancer. Our research aims to understand the role of exercise during and after treatment for cancer […]
September Alumni of the Month: Chris Napier
Name: Chris Napier Program: PhD Graduated: 2018 Thesis: “Gait retraining for reducing biomechanical injury risk factors in novice recreational runners.” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? My research was clinically driven, aiming to reduce the inordinately high injury risk among novice recreational runners by implementing a gait retraining program. […]
RHSC Faculty Lara Boyd & Courtney Pollock Receive NSERC Discovery Research Grants
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada’s Discovery Research Program provides funding over five years to researchers pursuing promising areas of research on pressing modern issues. The Program supports researchers at different career stages with their long-term research goals and provides them the opportunity to train the researchers and scientists of the […]
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D)
Applicants applying through UBC will either be: currently registered in, or are on an approved leave of absence from, a degree program at UBC not currently registered anywhere but was registered at any other time during the year of application (2023) in a degree program at UBC If a student is not sure where to […]
IODE War Memorial Scholarships – Doctoral
IODE War Memorial Scholarships The IODE War Memorial Scholarships support PhD scholars whose research makes important contributions to Canada and the world. Up to three scholarships of $15,000 for study in Canada or for study within the Commonwealth will be awarded. Applicants are judged on academic attainments and promise as well as personal character and […]
CGS-Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement Program Fall 2023 Competition
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Fall 2023 Competition The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS […]
August Student of the Month: Gina Tsai
Name: Gina Tsai Program: MSc Supervisor: Dr. Ben Mortenson Tell us a little bit about your lab! The Rehabilitation Research Program (RRP) conducts research with the aim of enhancing the recovery process and improving rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with injuries and disabilities. The Mortenson Lab within the RRP conducts a variety of research on assistive […]
August Alumni of the Month: Kaitlin Attard
Name: Kaitlin Attard Program: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (MSc) Graduated: 2020 Thesis: “Acute lower extremity resistance exercise and the effects on corticospinal excitability in the unexercised upper extremity” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? I graduated in June 2020 in the middle of the pandemic from Dr. […]
PhD Candidate Himani Prajapati Receives Public Scholar Initiative Award
Join us in congratulating RHSC PhD Candidate Himani Prajapati on receiving a Public Scholars Initiative Award! The Public Scholars Initiative Award is part of the UBC Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) which intends to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public […]
2023 Affiliated Award Recipients
Congratulations to our recipients of the UBC Affiliated Fellowships! The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year to meritorious students for full-time study and/or research leading to a graduate degree. Awards are made on the basis of academic excellence, and are open to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate […]