Tareq Yousef is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and holds a PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology from Dalhousie University, where he completed a thesis on the neuromodulatory properties of nitric oxide in the process of light adaptation in the vertebrate retina. As an Assistant Professor of Teaching at UBC’s Okanagan campus, Tareq’s focus on horizontal cells has shifted toward pedagogy and curriculum, with a special interest in equity in neuroscience.

One of his current projects focuses on post-secondary student attitudes regarding the climate change and human labour exploitation consequences of artificial intelligence model use in education. He is specifically interested in whether or not learning about these issues reflects students’ changes in potential behaviour or desired leadership from institutions.