Professor Catherine Backman receives University of Southampton Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellowship
Just announced: UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Professor Catherine Backman has received a University of Southampton Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellowship. The Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellowship was established to celebrate the University of Southampton’s 60 years as a royal chartered university. This fellowship promotes high caliber academic collaboration, contributing to advances […]
UPDATE: Workshop cancelled
Regrettably, this workshop is cancelled. Thank you for your interested in this Continuing Professional Development opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact letitia.henville@ubc.ca or catherine.backman@ubc.ca.
Ben Mortenson on CBC Radio
Ben Mortenson was featured on CBC Radio Vancouver’s “Early Edition” to discuss the results of his study investigating the online dating profiles of older adults. Ben’s work with Drs. Laura Hurd Clark and Mineko Wada is helping to change what we think of as “successful ageing.” Listen to Ben debunk ageist assumptions with Rick Cluff.
Congratulations to Stephanie Glegg
Congratulations to Stephanie Glegg (BScOT, 2004), who recently received the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP)’s Career Enhancement Award in support of her PhD research. Glegg’s project, titled “Using Social Network Analysis to Advance Knowledge Translation in Pediatric Rehabilitation,” draws on her training in the UBC Occupational Therapy program, as well as her ten […]
OT Lens – Winter 2016
Please see our Winter 2016 Newsletter here.
Volunteer “Patients” needed for Occupational Therapy practical exams!
Want to be an OT? Thinking about applying to the MOT program? This opportunity will assist you to learn more about the MOT program and ask questions about applying to the MOT program directly to OT faculty & instructors! Come build your volunteer work resume with us! Volunteers are needed to act as a […]
Congratulations, Kristy!
The Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is very proud to acknowledge Master of Occupational Therapy student Kristy Inouye, who has won a UBC Affiliated Fellowship. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year to meritorious students on the basis of academic excellence and research potential. Congratulations, Kristy!