SSHRC Talent Award
SSHRC Talent Award The SSHRC Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on April 1, 2024, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship. The Talent Award ($50,000 value) is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization, and has demonstrated clear potential to […]
RHSC Faculty Recipients of the Michael Smith Health awards
Congratulations to our Rehabilitation Sciences faculty who received new funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC through the 2023 Convening & Collaborating (C2) (Dr. Taru Manyanga and Dr. Jill Zwicker) and Reach programs (Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Dr. Janice Eng, and Dr. Stephanie Glegg). These funding programs enable health researchers to foster collaboration, disseminate and implement […]
January Student of the Month – Isabelle Rash
Name: Isabelle Rash Program: PhD Supervisor: Dr. Brodie Sakakibara & Dr. Bill Miller Tell us a little bit about your lab! I am part of two research labs. One is with Brodie Sakakibara as part of the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Kelowna, and one is with Bill Miller (Matters Lab) […]
January Alumni of the Month – Sara Izadi
Name: Sara Izadi Program: PhD Graduated: 2021 Thesis: “Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance: Effects on Brain Structure/Function and Motor Outcomes in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? At UBC, I was responsible for collecting and analyzing diverse datasets, including MRI data, motor […]