DEBORAH BARKOWSKY
MA student, PSYCHOLOGY

deborah7@interchange.ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Marvin Krank, PSYCHOLOGY

BA Kwantlen Polytechnic University

RESEARCH: pilot study investigating the moderating role of executive function on the relationship among neglect/violence exposure and adolescent substance abuse; antidepressant and stimulant effects on developing neural pathways; gender differences in neuroendocrines and decision-making during adolescence; neuroscience of attachment, stress, emotion, and addiction.

TOM BEGGS
MA student, PSYCHOLOGY

tombeggs@hotmail.com

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Susan Holtzman, PSYCHOLOGY

BA (Honours) Queens & University of Ottawa

RESEARCH: pilot study on irritability, relationships between stress, coping, and exercise, coping and chronic pain in those with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

PAMELA BLACK
MA student, PSYCHOLOGY

pblack@swgc.mun.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Stephen Porter
Michael Woodworth,
PSYCHOLOGY

MAXINE CRAWFORD
MA student, PSYCHOLOGY

maxcrawford@shaw.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Mark Holder, PSYCHOLOGY

 BA (Honours) TRU

RESEARCH: the effects of nature and spirituality on our well-being.  Item Response Theory anaylsis of commonly used measures in positive psychology

HANIE EDALATI
        PhD student, INTERDISCPLINARY
GRADUATE STUDIES

hanie.edalati@ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Marvin Krank, PSYCHOLOGY

 MA Alzahra University

RESEARCH: implicit cognitive processes that interact with substance abuse; Attentional bias to drug and alcohol cues; Interaction of traumatic memories with craving; Gender differences in substance abuse with a focus on the role of violence and trauma

ERIN HUTTON
PhD student, PSYCHOLOGY

  Erin.Hutton@ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISOR
Michael Woodworth, PSYCHOLOGY

MA, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

RESEARCH: Linguistic differences between psychopathic and nonpsychopathic offenders; psychopathy; violent offending; female offenders; forensic assessment and treatment.

langille.jennifer@gmail.com

FACULTY SUPERVISOR
Zachary Walsh, PSYCHOLOGY

MA Clinical Psychology,University of Regina
BAA (Honours) Kwantlen Polytechnic University

RESEARCH: intimate partner violence and perpetrator subtypes, social support, sex offender treatment programs, substance use, homelessness, and prejudice/racism/sexism, particularly in post-colonial Canada

apara.ranjan@ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISORS
Liane Gabora
Brian O'Connor
PSYCHOLOGY

 MA Allahabad University

RESEARCH: underlying mechanism of creativity, individual differences, creative style

JULIA SHAW
PhD Student, PSYCHOLOGY

julishaw@interchange.ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISOR
Stephen Porter, PSYCHOLOGY

BA Simon Fraser University 
MSc (Honors) University of Maastricht, Netherlands

RESEARCH: risk assessment; reintegration of offenders; deception detection and recidivism

LEANNE TEN BRINKE
PhD student, PSYCHOLOGY 

lbrinke@interchange.ubc.ca

FACULTY SUPERVISOR
Stephen Porter, PSYCHOLOGY

BSc (Honours) Dalhousie

RESEARCH: credibility assessment; facial cues to deception; and offense patterns of (sexual) psychopaths