2024 Indigenous Graduate Fellowship Recipients
June 21, 2024The University of British Columbia offers the Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (IGF) and the IGF Research & Engagement Award. The IGF is a multi-year fellowship offered to Master’s and Doctoral Indigenous students and provides a stipend and tuition funding. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition administered by the […] Read More >
Brittany Pousett Receives a CIHR Fellowship
June 21, 2024The CIHR Fellowship provides support for highly qualified candidates at the post-health professional degree or postdoctoral (post-PhD) stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad. CIHR’s Health Research Training Strategy aims to equip research trainees so that they emerge from their training as scientific, professional, or organizational leaders within and beyond […] Read More >
June Student of the Month
May 31, 2024Name: Julianne McLeod Program: MSc Supervisor: Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul Tell us a little bit about your lab! The Perception-Action Lab, led by Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul, focuses on exploring the neural mechanisms underpinning perceptual-motor and social-emotional development from infancy to adulthood. Utilizing brain imaging tools such as DTI, EEG, MEG, and MRI, the lab examines patterns […] Read More >
June Alumni of the Month
May 31, 2024Name: Sarah Weller Program: MSc Graduated: 2019 Thesis Title: “Exercise counselling to promote exercise behaviour change in individuals with prostate cancer” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? I was given the opportunity to contribute to and lead many different exercise oncology research initiatives within Dr. Kristin Campbells lab, including […] Read More >
2024 Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) Recipients
May 10, 2024Congratulations to our recipients of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M)! The CGS-M are administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC and are awarded to high-calibre Master’s level scholars to help develop their research skills and assists in the training of highly qualified personnel. We are pleased to announce that Sabrina Cao, […] Read More >
May Student of the Month
May 1, 2024Name: Abdullah Alsuraybi Program: PhD Supervisors: Dr. Ben Mortenson Tell us a little bit about your lab! At the ICORD building, I am working alongside Mona Alkhudair to investigate the application of 3D printing technology in occupational therapy. Our research is centered on developing personalized therapeutic tools through 3D printing, tailored to meet the unique […] Read More >
May Alumni of the Month
May 1, 2024Name: Angelo Graffos Program: MSc Graduated: 2018 Thesis Title: “Biomechanics during cross-body lunging in individuals with and without symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? My thesis was an exploratory, quantitative, and cross-sectional study where motion analysis was used to assess and compare the biomechanics of the […] Read More >
PhD Student Justin Turner Recieves Doctoral Personnel Award for Indigenous Scholars
April 22, 2024Join us in congratulating RHSC PhD Student Justin Turner on receiving a Doctoral Personnel Award for Indigenous Scholars! The Heart & Stroke Foundation Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars Competition provides funding opportunities for Indigenous Master’s and Doctoral students who are pursuing studies in an area specific to heart or brain health. These awards aim to […] Read More >
INCREASE BC
April 19, 2024It was a great day at INCREASE BC on April 17, with RHSC students and trainees presenting their research through full presentation, poster presentation, and a 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Congratulations to our Rehab Sciences trainees who won prizes in their divisions! Janna Griffioen, People’s Choice Poster Presentation, “The feasibility and impact of […] Read More >
April Student of the Month – Ryu Lien
April 1, 2024Name: Ryu Lien Program: MSc Supervisors: Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose Tell us a little bit about your lab! Directed by Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, the Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Health Lab aims at validating exercise as an approach to minimize the impact of cognitive impairment and dementia while optimizing physical function, mobility, and functional independence in older adults. What project […] Read More >