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 >
PhD Student Rinni Mamman Receives Public Scholar Initiative Award
October 18, 2024Join us in congratulating RHSC PhD student Rinni Mamman 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 >
October Student of the Month
October 4, 2024Meet UBC Rehabilitation Sciences' October Student of the Month: Patricia Mortenson! Read More >
Welcome 2024 RHSC New Students!
September 13, 2024UBC's Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences welcomes 14 new students this fall including MSc students David Zimmon, Paulina Malcolm, and Olga Radivojevic (pictured here). Read More >