#TuesdayTrainee James Avery has been accepted to McGill’s Clinical Psychology PhD Program!
Today’s #TuesdayTrainee James Avery was recently accepted into a Clinical Psychology PhD Program at McGill University! James has been a part of our lab since 2021 as a research assistant. James graduated from McGill University in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology (Dean’s Honour List, First Class Honours), having completed two honours theses. The first […]
Congratulations to James, recipient of a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters!
We are pleased to announce that James Avery, one of our research coordinators, was awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters (CGS-M) award by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)! His proposed research will assess how cultural values moderate the relationship between students’ motivation and their progress toward personal goals. He […]
International Women’s Day at the Nicholls Lab!
This International Women’s Day at the Nicholls Lab we’re celebrating the accomplishments of the formidable women in our lab by sharing the strides they’ve made in the last year. This year’s tagline ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’ builds on the day’s aim to draw attention to women’s achievements and the fight for gender equality. We […]
Celebrating PHSA’s Women In Science for International Day of Women & Girls in Science!
As International Day of Women & Girls in Science on February 11th approaches, PHSA celebrates women, girls, and members of two-spirit and gender diverse communities! They recognised efforts and contributions to provincial health services. We’re extremely excited to share Dr. Tonia Nicholls’ inclusion in this celebration! Grounded in gifted Coast Salish teachings, PHSA aims to build […]
The KERB Project and FPH! The Underrepresentation of Indigenous People in NCRMD Findings.
We’re excited to announce our collaboration with the Knowledge Exchange on Reader Boards Project (KERB) by BCMHSUS! KERB intends to raise awareness by communicating key mental health and substance use research findings. It aims to highlight overarching ideas from leading research by breaking them down into infographics to be displayed at sites across the province […]
PHSA Research Leaders call for Inclusive Research.
We are proud to announce that Dr. Nicholls has signed a statement with five other research leaders within PHSA with PHSA’s Indigenous Self Identification Working Group, chaired by PHSA’s Indigenous Health Team. The statement calls for increased DEI in not just research participants, but all facets of PHSA’s research ecosystem to affect positive changes and […]
IAFMHS Conference 2023– The NTP-C Symposium!
The International Association of Forensic Mental Health (IAFMHS) 2023 Conference held in Sydney, Australia focused on the Reintegration and Recovery among People in Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Legal Systems. Dr. Anne Crocker chaired a symposium on The National Trajectory Project-Community (NTP-C): A National Study of Opportunities and Obstacles to Successful Community Reintegration of Canadian […]
Introducing Knowledge Reader Boards at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital: Is the High- Risk Accused Designation for people found NCRMD Useful?
We’re excited to announce our collaboration with the Knowledge Exchange on Reader Boards Project (KERB) by BCMHSUS! KERB intends to raise awareness by communicating key mental health and substance use research findings. It aims to highlight overarching ideas from leading research by breaking them down into infographics to be displayed at sites across the province […]
#TuesdayTrainee Dr. Amanda Butler received a Kickstarter Grant!
Today’s #TuesdayTrainee, Dr. Amanda Butler just received an SFU FASS Kickstarter Seed Grant! This is the first in our #TuesdayTrainee series where we spotlight the work of one of our many fabulous undergraduates, graduate students, psychiatry residents, the next generation of leaders, academics, clinicians, and policy makers! Dr. Butler recently graduated from Simon Fraser University […]
Congratulations to Esteban Valencia for receiving a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) System Impact Fellowship!
We’re excited to announce Esteban Valencia’s Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for the project Identifying patterns of healthcare needs among provincially incarcerated women to improve coordinated support services. Esteban is a 2nd year PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of […]