The PSI Network consists of almost 400 doctoral students and PhDs from across the full range of disciplines at UBC.
Below you can navigate their profiles based on year of scholarship, faculty, theme; read about their research; and watch brief videos of their talks.
Icíar Fernández Boyano
Spain
Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD)
Redefining preeclampsia in the placenta
Bri Watson
United States of America
Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD)
Expanding the catalog: renaming and redescribing indigenous, Black, Queer, Disabled and communities of color in Galleries, Libraries, Achieves, Museums, and Special Collections (GLAMS)
Alejandra Botia
Colombia
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (PhD)
The role of peer support in eating disorders recovery
Rapichan Phurisamban
Thailand
Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
Relationalities and River Flows: Toward a Socially-Equitable and Bioculturally-Conscious Environmental Flow Management
Denise Fong
Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)
Beyond Museum Walls: Storytelling Pacific Canada through Participatory Curation
Catherine Liao
United Kingdom
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Burn injury in underserved communities in BC. A Mixed-Methods study
Verónica Relaño-Ecija
Spain
Doctor of Philosophy in Oceans and Fisheries (PhD)
Socio-ecological management in San Antonio Marine Protected Area (MPA), Argentina
Ismália De Sousa
Portugal
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Towards equitable stroke care: learning from young women's experiences
Louisa-May Khoo
Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)
Ageing in a Neuropolis: The Social Epidemiology of Stress in Late Life among Older Adults in Global-City Singapore
Ryan Stillwagon
United States of America
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)
Queer Rights to the City: Exploring Mechanisms of Urban Food Security in Vancouver and the Underlying Processes that Imperil LGBTQIA2S+ Survival
Alison Ariss
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)
Salish Weaving in Relation with the Land: The Work of Wrapping Territory and Critiquing Institutions
Neha Sharma-Mascarenhas
India
Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
Analyzing data and policy outcomes for repair, reuse, and recycling for end-of-life electronics
Rivkah Gardner-Frolick
United States of America
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Quantitative evaluation of local air pollution in collaboration with the Strathcona community to inform environmental injustice concerns.
Alberto Campos
Brazil
Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
Rewilding the Brazilian Caatinga.
Evelyn Arriagada
Chile
Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
Islander women mapping water-related problems and solutions
Kennedy Borle
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)
Investigating the unmet need for clinical genetic services in Canada and identifying strategies to improve equitable access to care
Callista Ottoni
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)
Loneliness and social connection: A community-engaged study with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic using visual and traditional methods
Trevor Goodyear
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Out on the street: A community-based study with homeless 2SLGBTQ+ youth who use drugs
Caitlyn Yates
United States of America
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)
Degrees of Visibility: the Journeys of Extra-continental Migrants through the Americas
Kohle Merry
Canada
Master of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (MPTPHD)
Promoting sustainable telerehabilitation: co-development of a novel telerehabilitation system for repetitive strain injuries
Shayda Swann
United States of America
Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)
Investigating the role of reproductive hormones in healthy aging for women living with HIV: A community-collaborative cohort study
Nick Middeldorp
Netherlands
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)
Territories in dispute: repression and protection in Indigenous struggles in Northern Cauca, Colombia
Rena Del Pieve Gobbi
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)
Mental Health Disability in higher Education: Images of stigma and resilience
Megha Kalia
India
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
Making Augmented Reality Feasible for Robot Assisted Surgery
Nance Cunningham
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)
Untold Stories of True Strength: Bringing voices of patients into health professionals' education
Bonnie Tulloch
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD)
Do the ends justify the memes? Exploring the relationship between youth, internet memes, and digital citizenship
Cristina Rubino
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)
Uncovering unseen links between visual and motor impairment after stroke.
Sarah-Nelle Jackson
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)
Getting (Virtually) Medieval: Live-Streaming as Public Scholarship
Jeffrey Hicks
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD)
Using large-scale administrative data to study the long-term causes and consequences of social assistance use
Amanda Johnson
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)
Bioplastic from agroforestry waste: end-of-life management
Esteban Morales
Colombia
Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)
Reimagining violence on social media: promoting critical media literacy and peace education in Colombia
Ine Beljaars
Netherlands
Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)
Toward a cultural politics of Afro-Latin partner dancing in the Netherlands
Jennifer Murray
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)
Conducting community-based research to investigate risk factors associated with a high rate of preterm birth in a First Nations community in British Columbia (BC)
Michael Schwan
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)
Gitksan Neologism Formation: The Future of Gitksan With Roots in the Past
Jason Winikoff
United States of America
Doctor of Philosophy in Music, Emphasis Ethnomusicology (PhD)
The Music of the Masks: Zambian Luvale Percussion, Makishi, and Timbral Aesthetics
Shota Iwasaki
Japan
Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Studies (PhD)
Fostering Awareness of Marginalized People through Literature: A Case Study of Critical Literary Pedagogy by a Marginalized Instructor
Monica Shank Lauwo
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)
Stories of lives and literacies: Social class, translanguaging and imagined futures of Tanzanian children
Lara Sarlak
Turkey
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)
Infrastructures of the Displaced: a case study of Istanbul
Michelle Hak Hepburn
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)
Thinking with trees to see the forest: Huayruro trees and deforestation in San Martin, Peru
Sara Press
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)
Diagnosing Disparities: Unsettling the Anglo-Colonial Standards of Health and Normality in Canada and the United States
Pranav Shrestha
Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Affordable and portable microscopy for screening sickle cell disease in rural/remote communities
Fiona Beaty
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)
Marine resilience in the Anthropocene: understanding the adaptive capacity of marine socio-ecological systems to change
Roger Yu-Hsiang Lo
Taiwan
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)
From annotation to assessment: Tools for sign language phonetic and phonological research
Verena Rossa-Roccor
Germany
Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
Academics as activists? Leveraging political knowledge-to-action strategies to improve ecological determinants of health through climate policy