Congratulations Amanda!
Congratulations to Amanda Butler for receiving the 2021 Dr. Elliot Goldner Graduate Fellowship in Mental Health Policy from Simon Fraser University. This is a new award, the purpose of which is to recognize graduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to mental health policy research. The award was created in recognition of […]
Congratulations Dr. Palis!
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Palis (supervised by Dr. Tonia Nicholls and Dr. Amanda Slaunwhite) for receiving a 2020/2021 Marshall Fellowship from UBC’s Institute of Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry. Heather’s research will use administrative health and corrections data to identify trends of overdose and recidivism among people with criminal justice system involvement and […]
Poster Presentations at UBC Psychiatry Research Day 2020
Three of our research assistants presented posters at the UBC Department of Psychiatry Research Day. Posters can be viewed below. Great job to all! Kelsey Alexander: The importance of trauma informed practice in a forensic psychiatric inpatient population: Exploring adverse childhood experiences and trauma Cameron Geddes: Physical health profiles of Western Canadian forensic psychiatric inpatients Jennifer […]
Congratulations Jennifer!
Congratulations to RA Jennifer Krentz on receiving the Derek Eaves Student Research Grant ($500), the BCMHSUSRI Summer Studentship ($4725), as well as the Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Excellence. Well done!
Congratulations Madison!
Congratulations to alumni Madison Edge for her acceptance to the SFU Clinical-Forensic Psychology PhD program, as well as receiving the Derek Eaves Student Research Grant ($500) and the BC Graduate Scholarship ($15,000). Well done!
Congratulations Cameron!
Congratulations to RA Cameron Geddes on his acceptance to the UBC Master of Public Health program. Well done!
Congratulations Pavn!
Congratulations to our RA Pavn Brar who has been accepted to the UBC Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Well done!
Conference Presentations: AP-LS 2020
Undergraduate researchers Madison Edge and Jennifer Krentz presented their research at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference in New Orleans. Madison’s presentation was entitled “Exploring the Nature and Prevalence of Targeted Violence in Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible” and Jennifer’s was “Attendance to Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Reports for NCRMD Patients: To What Extent […]
FPH Holiday Decorating Contest
Congratulations to the Nicholls Lab for winning the FPH holiday decorating contest 2 years in a row (2016 and 2017) against all the other departments!