Is There Something Fishy About the Polygraph?
Dr. Hugh Gusterson’s new article “Is There Something Fishy about the Polygraph?” is featured in the latest issue of Anthropology News. This article examines the history and use of the controversial polygraph test. In 2017 Dr. Gusterson and his research assistant Dana Burton observed the nine-day court case of White Marlin Open, Inc. v. Heasley […]
Sara Shneiderman Receives Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Shneiderman on receiving the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to the guidance and support of graduate students.
The Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves Receives GG Innovation Award
Dr. Andrew Martindale and his colleagues in the Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG) have received a 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Award for the development of resources for those affected by the search for missing children and unmarked burials. The CAAWGUG was formed in May 2021 and, drawing on many years of […]
Amirpouyan Shiva Receives Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Shiva who has received the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Shiva’s exemplary contributions to innovative pedagogy and curriculum development have had a substantial impact on his student and colleagues, and with this award he joins a celebrated circle of committed and talented instructors at UBC. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded […]
Research Clusters Renewed in 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Daisy Rosenblum, whose Research Excellence Clusters have been renewed in 2024. The UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network Cluster Co-leads: Carlos Molina Hutt & Sara Shneiderman Building transdisciplinary connections and identify shared research goals to inform disaster risk reduction policy and decision making at community and governance levels. Advancing multi-hazard assessment and mitigation […]
Associate Faculty Member Dr. Danya Fast New Book Raises Tough Questions
Dr. Danya Fast was recently interviewed by the Vancouver Sun about her research looking at the stories of young people living on the streets of Vancouver and her new book ” The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver” “I hope that the book humanizes these young people,” Fast said. “This […]
New Research Cluster Led by Camilla Speller Aims to Help Decolonize Curation
Congratulations to Dr. Speller and her interdisciplinary team who have been awarded a 2024 grant for their new Research Excellence Cluster: Decolonizing Curation: Addressing the Global Heritage Repository Crisis in the Age of UNDRIP (United nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) Our research cluster will bring together First Nation and local communities, archive, […]
Sara Shneiderman Receives Killam Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Shneiderman, on her recent Killam Research Fellowship. The Killam Research Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these […]
Helena Zeweri Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Helena Zeweri, who was recently awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project Beyond Refuge: The Impact of Offshore Detention on Afghan Social and Political Life in Australia This project is an ethnographic examination of the intimate effects of carceral border policies on diasporic social and political life. More specifically, the […]
Dr. Kristen Barnett named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Archaeology
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Barnett on being named Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Archaeology. The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next […]