About Catherine Rawn

Senior Instructor at UBC; teaches learners in Intro Psychology (Psyc 101 & 102), quantitative research methods and statistics (Psyc 217 & 218), and others; heads Psychology's TA Development; co-writes quantitative research methods textbook; shows up. From Guelph Ontario; enjoys balcony gardening, good food, good wine; half-marathoner and occasional sprint triathlete; car-free; vegetarian; happily married; nemeses: bell peppers, aphids.

Approach to Analyzing Qualitative Student Evals Data 2026

For as long as I’ve been teaching I have been analyzing qualitative comments from students, often sharing insights (see blog tag student evaluations of teaching and Teaching Evaluations (Archive W2008-W2020) for links by course). The last few years, although I’ve Continue reading Approach to Analyzing Qualitative Student Evals Data 2026

Improving University Teaching 2026 Poster Presentation

We’re proud to present the following poster from afar at the Improving University Teaching – Annual Global Education Conference for University Teaching. The research herein represents a two-year collaboration with four excellent (then) undergraduate students: Manya Bansal, India Pereira, Jeanie Continue reading Improving University Teaching 2026 Poster Presentation

STLHE 2026 Workshop Presentation

Hello from Hamilton Ontario! I am delighted to be attending the 2026 STLHE Conference, presenting a workshop with my SoTL Canada Writing Group (SCWG) collaborators: Dave Carlgren, Alyssa Counsell, Sobia Ekram, Sue Hampton, Alvina Mardhani-Bayne, and Shawn Xiong. Thank you Continue reading STLHE 2026 Workshop Presentation

On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 5: Transformation

This post is part of a series beginning with Tales of a Sabbatical: On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 1. For February and March 2026, I was a student in CDSR 100 Introduction to Drawing (Continuing Studies) at Emily Carr University of Continue reading On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 5: Transformation