2025 Four-Year Fellowship Recipients
April 24, 2025Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF): Jacob Bosancich, Avneet Dhillon, Vrinda Dimri, Christopher Lamb, and incoming students Karen Davies and N. Hassen! The Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship program ensures UBC’s best PhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for a maximum of four […] Read More >
April Student of the Month
April 2, 2025Name: Astou Thiam Program: PhD Supervisor: Suzanne Huot Tell us a little bit about your lab and research interests! My lab is a fulfilling study and work environment, under the supervision of the fabulous Dr. Suzanne Huot and an excellent committee with Dr. Jemima Baada and Dr. Antje Ziethen. My lab is also a place […] Read More >
April Alumni of the Month
April 2, 2025Name: Sue Peters Program: PhD Graduated: 2018 Dissertation Title: “The effect of stroke on attention and motor planning of voluntary leg movements” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? Drs. S. Jayne Garland and Lara Boyd were my supervisors. My PhD research looked at neurophysiological mechanisms of movement preparation in […] Read More >
March Student of the Month
February 28, 2025Name: Stacey Miller Program: PhD (part-time) Supervisor: Jill Zwicker Tell us a little bit about your lab and research interests! I am a PhD student in the Zwicker Lab, based out of the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), working under the supervision of Dr. Jill Zwicker. The lab’s research focus is on brain development and motor […] Read More >
March Alumni of the Month
February 28, 2025Name: Debbie Field Program: PhD Graduated: 2016 Dissertation Title: “Power Mobility: Measuring Participation in Everyday Life for Children Benefiting from Power Mobility Use” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? My research advanced our understanding about how children and youth who use wheeled mobility devices participate in everyday life. After […] Read More >
February Student of the Month
January 31, 2025Name: Makenzie McCallum Program: MSc Supervisor: Naznin Virji-Babul, PhD Tell us a little bit about your lab and research interests! I’m in Dr. Virji-Babul’s Perception Action Lab and it’s been great. She does EEG work, and I’m on the qualitative side. I’m doing concussion awareness in indigenous ice hockey players, and I’ve collected all my […] Read More >
February Alumni of the Month
January 31, 2025Name: Amy Kirkham Program: PhD Graduated: 2016 Dissertation Title: “Exercise Cardioprotection from Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? Kristin Campbell, PhD in the Department of Physical Therapy was my supervisor. We were very productive together over the course of my PhD and completed a number […] Read More >
Congratulations to our 2024 November Graduates!
December 6, 2024On Friday November 29, 2024, the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC) were proud to usher across the graduating stage three students receiving their Master of Science degrees and five candidates receiving their doctorates. They join our four MSc and three Doctoral graduates from the May ceremony in becoming 2024’s RHSC Alumni. While some of […] Read More >
RHSC Internal Award Recipients – 2024
November 28, 2024Meet the newest RHSC Internal Award Winners: Michelle Yang received the Louise McGregor Memorial Scholarship in Neurorehabilitation Patricia Mortenson received the Margaret Hood Scholarship in Occupational Therapy Christopher Lamb received the Jane Hudson Scholarship in Physical Therapy This year, RHSC took on the adjudication of two Arthritis Society Vancouver scholarships, previously adjudicated by the Department of […] Read More >
RSEC Pumpkin Patch Event
October 25, 2024On Monday October 28, the Rehabilitation Sciences Student Executive Committee (RSEC) organized a Halloween event for RHSC students to the Richmond Country Farms Pumpkin Patch!  It was a beautiful afternoon full of sun and mud, apples and corn mazes, and of course – pumpkins! The visit to the Pumpkin Patch included a tractor tour […] Read More >