September Student of the Month: Gillian Smith
September 5, 2023Name: 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 […] Read More >
September Alumni of the Month: Chris Napier
September 5, 2023Name: 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. […] Read More >
August Student of the Month: Gina Tsai
July 28, 2023Name: 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 […] Read More >
August Alumni of the Month: Kaitlin Attard
July 28, 2023Name: 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. […] Read More >
PhD Candidate Himani Prajapati Receives Public Scholar Initiative Award
July 25, 2023Join 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 […] Read More >
2023 Affiliated Award Recipients
July 25, 2023Congratulations 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 […] Read More >
2023 BC Graduate Scholarship Recipient – Gordon Tao
July 18, 2023Meet this year’s BC Graduate Scholarship Recipient: Gordon Tao The province of British Columbia has funded graduate scholarships in any field of study, with emphasis on research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and support for Indigenous students. The scholarships of $15,000 is awarded by graduate programs and disciplinary Faculties. Gordon Tao was […] Read More >
July Student of the Month: Heather Worthington
July 5, 2023Name: Heather Worthington Program: MPT/PhD Supervisor: Dr. Linda Li Tell us a little bit about your lab! I work in the Arthritis & Knowledge Translation Research Program, led by Dr. Linda Li. Our team conducts research that aims to improve the health of people with arthritis by improving shared decision making between people with arthritis […] Read More >
July Alumni of the Month: Rachal Pattison
July 5, 2023Name: Rachal Pattison Program: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (MSc) Graduated: 2020 Thesis: “Examining mental health disparities among transgender and/or gender nonconforming young people: a mixed methods approach” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? I studied under the supervision of Dr. Skye Barbic, and my committee members Dr. […] Read More >
VCHRI Rising Star Award Recipient – Kohle Merry
June 27, 2023Join us in congratulating Kohle Merry, a recipient of VCHRI’s 2023 Rising Star Award! The Rising Star awards recognize outstanding efforts by VCHRI trainees for research excellence, service as role models and other contributions that each has made to benefit the Vancouver Coastal Health research community. You can read about Kohle’s accomplishments and research at […] Read More >