welcome to the 2015-2016 psychology majors orientation session

WELCOME TO THE 2015-2016

PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS ORIENTATION SESSION

•Welcome by the Head, Dr. Jan Cioe

•Introduction of Program Advisors & Unit Assistant

•Introduction of Faculty members

•Opportunities to volunteer for psychological research

•Introduction of Psychology Course Union

•Information about CPA

•Nature of program B.A. / B.Sc.

• Course Prerequisites Majors / Honours

• Honours as preparation for Graduate Studies• Honours Program with a Specialization in

Forensics

•Calendar / Degree Navigator

•General Question Period

DR. JAN CIOE

Agenda

Welcome from the Head

A few words of welcome from the current leader of the Psychology Department, who exemplifies the concept of a smaller campus where more personal contact is possible between students and faculty through an intimate learning environment.

Program Advisor:

Jan CioeSenior Undergraduate Advisor

We may have another person in January – I will let you know if this happens.

Support Staff

Initial contact person for Psychology....

Marla MacDonaldASC 286PHONE: 250-807-9528EMAIL: psychology.okanagan@ubc.ca

Support Staff

Initial contact person for Psychology Graduate Program....

Marlis WecelsASC 167APHONE: 250-807-8241EMAIL: psych.gradstudies.ok@ubc.ca

YOUR Psychology Librarian

Arielle Lomness

Phone: 250.807.8410

Email: arielle.lomness@ubc.ca

Office: LIB246

THE PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY

MICHAEL WOODWORTH Hon.B.A. (Victoria), M.Sc. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Dalhousie), R.Psych.

Office: ASC 205Phone: (250) 807-8731Email: michael.woodworth@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: psychopathy; violent offending; deception detection; computer-mediated communication; assessment and treatment of forensic populations; memory and psychiatric issues primarily within a legal context

CURRENT TEACHING: forensic psychology; Sabbatical until January

SUSAN WELLSB.A. (Pennsylvania State), MSW (SUNY, Albany), Ph.D. (Southern California)

Office: ASC 453Phone: (250) 807-8163Email: susan.wells@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: investigates the possible causes of overrepresentation of African American children in the United States’ out-of-home care; re-entry into out-of-home care after reunification with family; stability of out-of-home care placements; explores child welfare case types to identify characteristics that more closely represent the complexity of cases seen in the field

CURRENT TEACHING: program evaluation [JOINT APPOINTMENT WITH SOCIAL WORK: child welfare services and policy; research methods (g)]

ZACH WALSHHon.B.A. (U. of Winnipeg), M.S. (Rosalind Franklin U), Ph.D. (Rosalind Franklin U), R.Psych.

Office: ASC 206Phone: (250) 807-9373Email: zachary.walsh@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: psychopathy; substance abuse; addictions; borderline personality disorder; criminal violence; intimate partner violence; socioeconomic status; neighbourhood factors; normal personality; affective dysregulation; attentional biases; the interrelated roles of personality, substance use and sociodemographic factors in predicting different classes of violent behavior; the affective and cognitive factors that subserve antisocial behavior in general

TEACHING: introduction to psychology; research methods and statistics; drugs and behaviour; psychological interventions [g]

CAROLYN SZOSTAK,Hon.B.A. (Carlton), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (UBC)

Office: ART 324Phone: (250) 807-8736Email: carolyn.szostak@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: Media and mental health stigma; how mental health/disorders are portrayed in different genres of television (dramas, comedies, talk shows, etc.) and how these depictions influence people’s attitudes and behaviours; the role of media in combating stigmatizing attitudes about mental health disorders and suicide; adjustment to university.

CURRENT TEACHING: psychopathology; counseling interviewing

JANICE SNYDER B.Sc. (Alberta, Lakehead), Ph.D. (Alberta)

Office: ART 319Phone: (250) 807-8733Email: janice.snyder@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: role of attentional orienting in navigation, visual search, and reading readiness with an emphasis on determining the neural correlates underlying these abilities; explores the mechanisms and neural substrates of "selective attention" that allow for coherent behaviour in a visually complex world

CURRENT TEACHING: introductory psychology; cognition; visual perception

BARBARA RUTHERFORDB.P.E. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Auckland)

On Administrative Leave

Office: ART318 Phone: (250)Email: barbara.rutherford@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: communication between the hemispheres of the brain during reading in people with and without a reading disability such as dyslexia; developmental trends in hemispheric specialization for reading NOT CURRENTLY TEACHING: [memory; cognitive processes; biopsychology]

STEPHEN PORTERB.Sc. (Acadia), M.A. (UBC), PhD. (UBC), R.Psych.

Office: ASC 204Phone: (250) 807-9129Email: stephen.porter@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: psychology and law; legal decision-making; forensic aspects of memory/PTSD; deception detection; criminal behaviour; psychopathic personality; examines the criminal activity of psychopathic offenders, the accuracy of memory for traumatic events and behavioural cues to deception

CURRENT TEACHING: forensic psychology; psychopathy & violence [g]; psychopathology [g]; Sabbatical in January, 2016

BRIAN O’CONNORH.B.Sc. (St. F.X.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (U. Victoria)

Office: ART 330Phone: (250) 807-9636Email: brian.oconnor@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: statistics; methods; normal and abnormal personality; interpersonal behaviour; psychopathology; writes software for statistical procedures

CURRENT TEACHING: advanced statistics & research methods [also g]

CYNTHIA MATHIESONB.A. (MacMurray), M.A. (Northern Arizona), B.A. Hon. (U. Ottawa), M.Sc. & Ph.D. (U. Calgary)

PROVOST

Office:Phone:Email: cynthia.mathieson@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: identity theory; narrative and thematic analyses; health psychology; women's health; provide an understanding of identity and its narrative as well as the barriers to health care

NOT CURRENTLY TEACHING: [community psychology; history of psychology; health psychology]

Lesley LutesB.A. (Concordia), M.Sc. (Wake Forest University), Ph.D. (Virginia Tech), R.Psych.

Office: ASC 203Phone: (250) 807-8128Email: lesley.lutes@ubc.ca

Director of Clinical Training

RESEARCH: obesity intervention and prevention; developing alternatives to standard clinical treatments for obesity and associated health conditions including diabetes; examining theoretically based alternative treatment approaches in different populations including adults, children, veterans, and African Americans; utilizing different treatment modalities and technologies; and examining alternative interventionist models for treatment delivery

CURRENT TEACHING: ethics & professional standards in clinical psychology, clinical practica in health behavior change, and internship preparation

MAYA LIBBENB.Sc. (U of A), PhD (McGill)

Office: ASC 284Phone: (250) 807- 9026Email: maya.libben@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: cognitive neuroscience; psychopathology; schizophrenia; psycholinguistics; bilingualism; transitive inference; figurative language processing; eating disorders; uses behavioural and neurophysiological methods to examinelanguage, attention and memory in clinical and non-clinical populations

CURRENT TEACHING: introductory psychology; clinical practicum & Psychological interventions II – Affective disorders [g]

MARVIN KRANKB.A. (Indiana), Ph.D. (McMaster)

Office: ART 334Phone: (250) 807-8773Email: marvin.krank@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: development of substance abuse in adolescence; vulnerabilities related to social learning; cognitive models that differentiate implicit (unconscious) from explicit memories; the relative role of automatic associations versus executive control;social experiences, dispositions, memories, and thoughts that predict transitions to substance use and to substance abuse.

CURRENT TEACHING: learning; drugs & behaviour; addiction;

SUSAN HOLTZMANB.Sc. (McMaster), M.A. (UBC), Ph.D. (UBC), R.Psych.Office: ASC 283Phone: (250) 807-8730Email: susan.holtzman@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: health psychology; adjustment to chronic illness; stress and coping; close relationships; caregiving; depression; chronic pain; organ transplantation; daily process methodologies; pathways through which the social environment can influence physical and emotional well-being in healthy and chronically ill populations

CURRENT TEACHING: introductory psychology; health psychology; psychological assessment [g] – Currently on Leave

MARK HOLDERB.A. (SFU), Ph.D. (Berkeley)[on leave from 2014.01-07]

Office: ART 320Phone: (250) 807-8728Email: mark.holder@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: positive psychology and the science of happiness; research has four main thrusts: 1) the predictors (e.g., temperament, spirituality, and social) of happiness in children; 2) strategies and programs to promote well-being; 3) the biological basis of happiness; and 4) developing new measures of happiness

CURRENT TEACHING: introductory psychology; positive psychology]

LINDA HATTB.Sc. (Oklahoma), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Alberta)

Office: ART 327Phone: (250) 807-9323Email: linda.hatt@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: health psychology; pain management; experimental analysis of behavior

CURRENT TEACHING: health psychology; personality; history and theories of Psychology / contemporary theories [g] – Currently on Sabbatical Leave

LIANE GABORA Hon.B.Sc (UWO), M.Sc. (Queens), Ph.D. (Free University of Brussels)

Office: ART 336Phone: (250) 807-9849Email: liane.gabora@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: creativity; concepts, especially how they combine and adapt to new contexts; origins of modern cognition; cultural evolution; computer models of the above

CURRENT TEACHING: CURRENTLY ON MEDICAL LEAVE - psychology of creativity

PAUL GABIASB.A., Ph.D. (NYU), LL.D. (Victoria)

Office: ART 228Phone: (250) 807-9383Email: paul.gabias@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: interface between visual and haptic perception; the comprehension and production of haptic pictures by the blind; health and adjustment; increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, and social aspects blindness CURRENT TEACHING: introductory psychology; non-visual perception; psychology of touch; psychological aspects of advocacy

PAUL G. DAVIES B.A. (Simon Fraser), M.Sc. (Western Washington), Ph.D. [Waterloo] Postdoctoral Work [Stanford]

Office: ART 327Phone: (250) 807-8727Email: paul.g.davies@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: The focus of my research is intergroup relations; specifically, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. One program of research examines diverse forms of social identity threat, and a second examines how perceived stereotypicality can influence the levels of prejudice and discrimination that target stigmatized individuals. The majority of my research is applied to business and law enforcement contexts.

CURRENT TEACHING –Introductory psychology; social psychology; social psychology of interpersonal relations

LINDA ALLAN,B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Guelph)

Office: ART 328Phone: (250) 807-8729Email: linda.allan@ubc.ca

RESEARCH: ageist attitudes and beliefs in different populations; the mitigation of ageist attitudes and behaviour; ageist treatment of the elderly; cognitive ageing; a cross sectional comparison of adults’ and university undergraduates’ attitudes and knowledge about elderly persons CURRENT TEACHING: child and adulthood & aging; not available in Term 2.

JAN CIOEHon. B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (UWO), M.Phil. (Cantab) Ph.D. (UWO), R.Psych.

Office: ASC 285Phone: (250) 807-8732Home: (250) 763-1225Email: jan.cioe@ubc.ca

UNIT HEAD, Psychology, IKBSAS

RESEARCH: human sexuality; forensic psychology; recovery of function from cortical lesions

CURRENT TEACHING: research methods and statistics; human sexuality I & II

HARRY MILLER [Adjunct]B.A. (Alberta), MEd (Alberta), Ph.D. (Ohio State University)

Office: RHS210Phone: 250-862-4220 Email: dr.harry.miller@interiorhealth.ca

RESEARCH: assessment of memory with traumatic brain injury; peripheral vascular disease and cognition; emotional function post stroke; effects of alcohol use on recovery from brain injury.

CURRENT TEACHING: neuroscience of cognition

TARA CARPENTER [Sessional]Hon. BA [Dalhousie], MA [UBCO]

• Intro psych & Developmental

Office: ART332[T1]; ART326[T2}Phone: 250-807-9507Email: tara.carpenter@ubc.ca

Danica Patton[Sessional]BA [Malaspina], MA [SFU], PhD [SFU]

Office: ART332Email: Danica.patton@ubc.ca

• Biopsychology of Behaviour; Sleep and Rhythms; Brain & Behaviour; Intro Psych.

Jocelyn Wentland [Sessional] Hon. BA [UBCO], MSc [Ottawa], PhD [Ottawa]

Office: ART323Email: Jocelyn.wentland@ubc.ca

• Interpersonal Relations

Opportunities to volunteer for psychological research

Psychology Course UnionHelping students make the most of their UBC Okanagan Campus experience...

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND

- CPA Campus Representative – Lauren Hotchkiss lrhotchkiss@shaw.ca

- Email: shirley.hutchinson@ubc.ca

- UBC Okanagan Informational Page:http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/psyo/welcome.html

- Facebook Group Page:Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at UBCO

OVERVIEW OF THE CPAObjectives of the CPA:

1) Improve the health and wealth of Canadians

2) Promote excellence and innovation in psychological research, education and practice

3) Promote the advancement, development, dissemination, and application of psychological knowledge

4) Provide high quality services to members of the CPA

UBC (OKANAGAN CAMPUS) AND THE CPA

Faculty Representative

Dr. Jan Cioe

Undergraduate Campus

Representative

Lauren Hotchkiss

Graduate Campus

Representative

Shirley Hutchinson

BECOMING INVOLVED WITH THE CPAWhat are the benefits?- Great volunteering opportunity

- Many opportunities to become involved in specialized areas (e.g., Criminal Justice Psychology, Clinical Psychology)

- Opportunity to either present at, or attend the annual CPA convention

- Access to CPA Journals/Newspapers/Publications

- Student Price Card

- Annual Convention (e.g., presentations, networking, workshops, student awards, job opportunities and travel) – Victoria 2016

BECOMING INVOLVED WITH THE CPA

For Students:- Must be a psychology student with proof of enrolment

- Membership: $62.00* (subject to rate change each year)

- All members can purchase access to a variety of CPA Special Interest Groups (for an additional cost)

NATURE OF THE PROGRAM

• Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology• Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology• General B.A. with a concentration in Psychology• Bachelor of Arts Honours with a Specialization in Forensic Psychology

• Bachelor of Science Major in Psychology• Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology• Bachelor of Science Honours with a Specialization in Forensic Psychology

A minor in Psychology can be taken in combination with any B.A. or B.Sc. Major or Honours Degree

Course prerequisites for Psychology Courses

HONOURS AS A PREPARATION TO GRADUATE STUDIES

HONOURS PROGRAM WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN FORENSICS

DR. Steve Porter ASC204stephen.porter.ubc.ca

Lisa Crossley ASC201lisa.crossley@ubc.ca

John Howard SocietyKelowna Halfway HouseMinistry of Child and Family DevelopmentKelowna ProbationRCMP major crimesForensic Psychiatric Services (Melbourne, AUS) Forensic Psychiatric Services (Port Coquitlam, BC) Potential:Iceland Prison System

KEY RESOURCE:ACADEMIC CALENDAR

calendar.ubc.ca/okanagan

All the details about the University rules and regulations including the specific requirements for our degrees and programs

USING DEGREE NAVIGATOR

Degree Navigator

Simple Step-by-Step Instructions

Log onto your CWL

Logging on: Student Services Centre

Start Page

Select the Degree

Select Report / BA: Completed[ ], Not yet [×]✔

Select UBC Report for BSc & Arts report for BA

BSc / Completed[ ], Not yet [×]✔

BA requirements

BSc requirements

BSC REQUIREMENTSArts Requirement: Student must complete at least 18 credits

of Arts course credits, including 6 credits of first-year English and at least 12 other credits in Arts courses that are recognized for credit toward the B.A. degree.

Note: PSYO courses are NOT Arts courses for B.Sc. Psychology students.

Psych requirements

Psych requirements

• The second-year courses are often prerequisites for upper-level (third- and fourth-year) courses in the discipline. Students are strongly advised to consider what upper-level courses are of interest to ensure that they have the proper prerequisites.

Unused / Invalid

Search degrees

Search degrees- your transferred courses will NOT show up on this version unless your permanent record has been changed

Arts Report

In the Arts Report you will see the details of Lists A & B

Degree Navigator Demos

to get to the Demos in your SSC account click on Need

Help? / Video Tutorials / Degree Navigator Tutorials+

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Degree Navigator Demos

PSYCHOLOGY MEET AND GREET….Meet the faculty, students, and staff from the Psychology Department

Tuesday, September 23rd, 20152:00-4:00 p.m.

UNC200--Ballroom

Refreshments and conversation provided!!

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