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.

On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 4: I don’t like what I don’t practice

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 4: I don’t like what I don’t practice

On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 3: Practice for Purpose

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 3: Practice for Purpose

On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 2: Emotional Beginnings

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 Continue reading On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 2: Emotional Beginnings

Tales of a Sabbatical: On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 1

I have reached mid-career, and am on sabbatical — a precious gift of time to think big and broad about the nature and scope of my scholarly work. So far, my year has been transformative in many ways. Because, I Continue reading Tales of a Sabbatical: On Becoming a Student of Drawing, Part 1

Improving University Teaching Conference 2025

I’m delighted to be presenting a talk at the Improving University Teaching Conference in London UK. My talk title is Cultivating Researcher Identity and Importance of Positionality among Students in Quantitative Psychology Research Methods. Here are my slides, final edition (updated Continue reading Improving University Teaching Conference 2025