Sarah Daniels

Sarah Daniels completed her BA with Honours in Psychology in our lab. As an experienced yoga teacher, she is interested in the interplay between yoga and psychology and how different yogic practices can support mental health. Her honours thesis evaluated Mindful Rest Therapy, a yoga-nidra based practice, for its efficacy in reducing problematic alcohol use through mediating factors in this behaviour. When she isn’t at school or teaching yoga, you can find her snowboarding, paddleboarding or hiking.

Kateryna Ogorova

Kateryna completed her BA in Psychology at UBCO. Originally from Montreal, QC, Kate relocated to the Okanagan to pursue her passion and interest in mental health studies. Her main area of research interest is in examining the availability and quality of substance use services for children and youth of diverse populations. With this research, Kate plans to enhance the quality of mental health services by providing culturally sensitive treatment options for people with substance use disorders. She worked on a directed studies project which focused on the affect misattribution procedure (AMP) alongside Dr. Krank and Master’s student Jill Robinson. In her spare time, Kate likes to do film editing, and to work on her Salamba Sirasana in her yoga practice.

Constantin Marin-Beke

Constantin graduated from UBCO in the 2016/17 academic year and completed a post-graduate dual degree in biology and his honours thesis with Dr. Marvin Krank. Constantin is interested in the use of technology to assess implicit cognition, long-lasting interventions for substance abuse, public health policy, theories of personality, and evolutionary psychology. He is a commited puppy dad away from the lab and is training his German Shepherd for agility, foraging, and search & rescue.

Skylar Schmidtke

Skylar completed her BA Honours in psychology with a minor in creative writing. Skylar is interested in the psychology of health and fitness. She completed on her honours thesis assessing the use of health claims on alcoholic beverages. Specifically, she examined if perceptions of health increase alcohol use among adolescents. In her spare time, Skylar enjoys reading, baking, and anything Taylor Swift!

Grant Regier

Grant Regier first discovered his passion for psychology while pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at UBCO. Currently, obtained his degree in 2018 in psychology and biology minor. His varied interests within the field of psychology include: the jury selection process and voir dire practices, violent crime recidivism and substance use, how to debunk drug use myths and strengthen the retention of factual information against myths. When he is not working, Grant enjoys hiking, gardening, martial arts, swimming, and experimenting with various recipes in the kitchen (most of which turn out surprisingly well).

Chantelle Wood

Chantelle Wood is a third year Psychology Student completing her Bachelor of Arts. With a background in child and youth programming, special education and healthcare, Chantelle is fascinated by the promotion of health and well-being. She is incredibly grateful to learn all she can at UBC-O, and plans to use this knowledge to foster relational intelligence and positive self-image in youth.
Outside of school Chantelle loves any chance to salsa dance and explore the natural beauty of the Okanagan with friends and family.

Jaicee Payette

Jaicee is a 4th year psychology student who began and intends to complete her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus. She participates as a volunteer in the Cognition and Substance use Lab, and is interested in entering into the field of psychiatry in the future. Her academic interests include mental health, and substance use and abuse in teens and children.

Brittany Belcher

Brittany is a third year undergraduate student majoring in psychology. She will be attending law school when she is finished with her bachelor’s degree. She hopes to eventually become a judge. Her interests in criminal law focus on racism and groups of people who are highly misrepresented in the Criminal Justice System. Brittany loves traveling and will be going to Australia in the summer. She also loves running, hiking and relaxing with her dachshund Sophie.