Our Team
Vince Hopkins, PI
Vince is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at UBC and PI of the BPPL.
Professor
Christian Schimpf
Christian is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the BPPL. He also served as the BPPL's Acting Director (October 2024-February 2025).
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Lydia is a graduate student assistant at the BPPL and a PhD student in Political Science at UBC, specializing in immigration and integration policies in Canada. Her research explores these topics through the lenses of political behaviour and social psychology, with a focus on experimental designs.
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Lydia Laflamme
Samar Virk
Samar is a graduate research assistant with the BPPL and a MA in Political Science. His research focuses on immigration and integration policy in Canada, exploring these through the lens of political behaviour and experimental methods.
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Syju has a background in behavioural insights research and extensive experience delivering large‑scale behaviour change campaigns in public health.
Lab Manager
Syju John
Maddie is a 4th year international economics student minoring in psychology. She’s keenly interested in behavioural science to improve policy making. Her best ideas usually come mid yoga-flow, typically on a quiet west coast beach.
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Maddie Buss
Sidney Hurst
Sidney is a research assistant at the BPPL and a fourth-year BA Political Science student at UBC with a focus on LGBTQ+ politics through a political behaviour lens.
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant