The holidays are just around the corner. UBC experts are available to comment on topics related to the season.
Gifting
Andrew Baron
Department of Psychology
Tel: 604-822-6311
Email: abaron@psych.ubc.ca
- Gift-giving and gender stereotypes
Health and Happiness
Wendy Hall
School of Nursing
Tel: 604-822-7447
Email: wendy.hall@ubc.ca
- Sleep management during the holidays
Mark Holder
Department of Psychology, UBC Okanagan
Tel: 250-491-1399
Email: mark.holder@ubc.ca
- “Seasonal factors” that may contribute to happiness including spending, volunteering, acts of kindness, spirituality and religiosity, social relationships and exercise.
- Strategies to enhance happiness in adults during the holidays
Abhishek Kar
PhD candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Email: abhishekkar2305@gmail.com
- Household air quality over the holidays
Jonathan Little
School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Tel: 250-878-6893
Email: jonathan.little@ubc.ca
- Low carb diets during the holiday season
- Optimizing the effects of exercise
- Diabetes
- Nutrition
* available as of Dec. 17
Community
Graham Riches
School of Social Work
Tel: 250-594-4205
Email: graham.riches@ubc.ca
- Food bank donations and the right to food