Lecturer @UBCPsych, interested in social robotics and assistive technologies 🤖, patient experience👩🏼⚕️, and brain health 🧠. She/her.
Joined August 2015
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What would it look like to build a social robot tailored for kids with a lived experience of anxiety?
In this newly published work, we connected with 56 kids and parents to explore robot applications, emotions, and appearance.
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Work with us! We invite applications for a Lecturer position in Psychology with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.
Apply by January 5, 2025. Learn more and apply:
bit.ly/3NVRxwe
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People are having wild reactions to Canadian French words so here is no less a source than the Prime Minister of Canada doing a Québecois vocabulary comparison with two vloggers from France
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Every semester, I administer a mid-semester questionnaire to see how it's all going. When possible, I try implement the feedback and improve the second half. Anyway, here are the questions I have used and refined over the years:
forms.gle/VJXjZEethGmwsEQF8
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If you or your students are interested in studying measurement and quant methods I will be reviewing grad applications for the Fall 2025 admission. Some info about applying: jessicakayflake.com/join-the…
If you have any questions ask them here so I can answer them and update the FAQ!
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An all timer Taskmaster clip.
The Laminator. King of stationary.
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Join us in welcoming Dr. @jilldosso as a Lecturer in our department! “In my teaching, one of my core values is being reflective and iterative – trying new things, being curious and creative, and inviting students to create the classroom community with me.” bit.ly/4dXF5qz
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Applications for our Diversity Mentorship Program close on August 2! This program is geared towards advanced undergrads or recent graduates who want to pursue graduate studies in psychology. It's is open to people anywhere in the world! Apply here: bit.ly/UBCPsychDiversity
Applications for our Diversity Mentorship Program are open! This program provides mentorship and professional development for students from diverse, under-resourced, traditionally underrepresented, and/or marginalized backgrounds. bit.ly/UBCPsychDiversity
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📷 Participate in UBC research and meet real social robots! The NEST Lab is looking for kids (8-12y) to visit BCCH and interact with robotic characters and animals.
No robot experience necessary!
📷 Visit for more info: bit.ly/NESTrobot
ALT Study recruitment poster that says "Meet real social robots!" and links to bit.ly/NESTrobot
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Do you care for someone living with #dementia? Have you ever posted about being a care partner on #socialmedia? Dr. Robillard’s research team at UBC would like to hear from you! For more information, contact [email protected] or visit ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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Got hacked by scammers and bots in a recent online survey after recruiting from Reddit. Over 4,000 responses became just 200 valid ones after a major data clean-up. These digital tricksters were craftier than anticipated. It's a new era of online scams (1/9).
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It's Trainee Thursday!👏 Meet @jilldosso - a @UBC Postdoctoral Fellow whose research explores ChatGPT & social robotics for #dementia support. Her research aims to influence care ecosystems & empower older adults with dementia & caregivers to make informed decisions.🧠🌐 #epicHQP
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For many people, red appears to be in front of blue. For some people, blue appears to be in front of red.
A write-up of our recent ChatGPT & dementia paper!
📌 @DMCBrainHealth speaks to NEST's Dr. @jilldosso on using ChatGPT as a source of health information for dementia🧠
centreforbrainhealth.ca/news…
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Gearing up to teach for the spring semester? I made some Powerpoint files with collections of activities I use in my classes--weekly checkins, warm-up activities, and exit tickets. You are welcome to download and adapt for your class! drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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What does ChatGPT know about dementia?
A blog post from NEST lab trainee @jilldosso reports new data about what users can expect to encounter.
neuroethicscanada.wordpress.…
This work is relevant to robot developers, voices in tech policy, academics, and families interested in the world of smart, social technologies.
Freely available, peer-reviewed academic publication here: mdpi.com/2414-4088/7/12/118
Short write-up here: nestlab.ca/sidekick.html
Authorship team: Jaya Kailley (@jayakailley), Julie Robillard (@ScientificChick), Susanna Martin