Welcome to the Applied Behaviour Change (ABC) Laboratory! We are located in the Upper Campus Health (UCH) building in the Centre for Health Behaviour Change (CHBC). The ABC Lab is overseen by Dr. Heather Gainforth, Associate Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences within the Faculty of Health and Social Development. As a lab, we are committed to conducting partnered research where the endpoint is application rather than just publication within five years.
The Applied Behaviour Change Lab is also a part of the newly emerging Centre for Health Behaviour Change which also includes the SCI Action Canada Lab (PI: Martin Ginis) and the Diabetes Prevention Research Group (PI: Jung).
Lab Research Themes
Applied Behaviour Change
To develop, understand, and improve the application of evidence-based behaviour change interventions in real-world settings.
Integrated Knowledge Translation
To advance the science and practice of Integrated Knowledge Translation.
Areas Of Research Interest
Dr. Heather Gainforth is an Associate Professor at UBC Okanagan, a Canada Research Chair in Research Coproduction & Implementation Science, and a Principal Investigator in UBC’s Centre for Health Behaviour Change. She is also a Principal Investigator and the Associate Director of Meaningful Engagement within the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries. Her Applied Behaviour Change Lab focuses on conducting and mobilizing meaningful research in areas of knowledge mobilization, behaviour change, and research partnerships, with a particular emphasis on spinal cord injury research.
Email: Dr. Gainforth || Twitter: @hgainforth
