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  • Dr. Lacey Samuels

    Professor

    Department of Botany


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  • Dr. Colin Brauner

    Professor

    Department of Zoology


    The primary goal of my research program is to investigate environmental adaptations (both mechanistic and evolutionary) in relatio

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  • Dr. Doug Altshuler

    Professor

    Department of Zoology


    Dr. Altshuler completed a Masters of Science in biological sciences at Purdue University and a PhD in zoology at the University o

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  • Dr. Christopher McLeod

    Associate Professor

    School of Population and Public Health


    Dr. Christopher McLeod is an Associate Professor and Director of the Partnership for Work, Health and Safety in the School of Popu

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  • Dr. Kelly McNagny

    Professor

    School of Biomedical Engineering


    Dr. Kelly McNagny obtained his BSc from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) , PhD in Immunology at the University of Alabama at

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  • Dr. Dave Michelson

    Associate Professor

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


    Professor David G. Michelson leads the Radio Science Lab at UBC and serves as Director of both the AURORA Connected Vehicle Test..

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  • Dr. Benjamin Matthews

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Zoology


    Dr. Benjamin Matthews received a BS in Biology from the California Institute of Technology in 2004 and completed his graduate

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  • Dr. Kiran Soma

    Professor

    Department of Psychology


    Dr. Kiran Soma is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a Member of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at…

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  • Dr. Paige Raibmon

    Professor

    Department of History


    Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History. My research and teaching revolve around a range of questions united…

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  • Dr. Philip Matthews

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Zoology


    Phil Matthews completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide in South Australia (2008) before taking up an ARC funded APA…

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  • Dr. Katie Marshall

    Associate Professor

    Department of Zoology


    Dr. Marshall started her career at UBC as a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in 2013. In 2016…

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  • Dr. George Belliveau

    Professor

    Department of Language and Literacy Education


    Professor George Belliveau specializes in Theatre Education where he integrates theatre as a form of research and artistic…

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  • Dr. Adam Clare

    Professor

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    Dr. Adam Clare is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada, having worked for 15 years in manufacturing research

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  • Dr. Stan Floresco

    Professor

    Department of Psychology


    Dr. Stan Floresco is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and an Investigator at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain He

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  • Dr. Anusha Kassan

    Associate Professor

    Department of Education – Counselling Psychology & Special Education


    Dr. Anusha Kassan is an Associate Professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology programme at The University of British Col.

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  • Dr. Thomas Booker

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences


    Dr. Tom Booker is an evolutionary geneticist studying forest trees. By understanding how species…

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  • Dr. Maja Krzic

    Professor

    Faculty of Land and Food Systems


    Dr. Maja Krzic is a Professor of Soil Science in the Faculties of Land and Food Systems and Forestry. She is internationally…

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  • Dr. Jennifer Coelho

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Department of Psychiatry


    Dr. Jennifer Coelho is a psychologist in the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents…

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  • Dr. Warren Cardinal-McTeague

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences


    Warren Cardinal-McTeague is a Métis and Cree from the communities of Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta…

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  • Dr. Sandra Brown

    Associate Professor

    Faculty of Land and Food Systems


    Sandra Brown is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. She is a geographer…

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  • Dr. Rachel Germain

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Zoology


    Dr. Rachel Germain is an associate professor in the Dept. of Zoology and member of the Biodiversity Research Centre…

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  • Dr. CD Alison Bailey

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Asian Studies


    Dr. CD Alison Bailey is an assistant professor in pre-modern Chinese literature in the Department of Asian Studies, UBC…

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  • Dr. Andrea Webb

    Associate Professor

    Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy


    Dr. Andrea Webb spent a decade as a classroom teacher and department head before returning to higher…

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  • Dr. Anne Salamon

    Associate Professor and Department Head

    Department of French – Hispanic – and Italian Studies


    Anne Salamon is Associate Professor of French (Romance Philology) and the Department Head for the Department of French, Hispanic..

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  • Dr. Patrick Moran

    Associate Professor

    Department of French – Hispanic – and Italian Studies


    Patrick Moran is a specialist of medieval French literature. He has been at UBC since 2018, after teaching at…

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  • Dr. Alison Lister

    Professor

    Department of Physics and Astronomy


    Dr. Alison Lister is the Associate Dean, Student and Supervisor Support effective May 1 on a 3-year term. Alison is a Professor…

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  • Dr. James Johnson

    Professor

    Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences


    Prof. James Daniel Johnson, PhD is a Full Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, in the Faculty of…

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  • Dr. Isabelle Delage-Béland

    Assistant Professor of Teaching

    Department of French – Hispanic – and Italian Studies


    Isabelle Delage-Béland is Assistant Professor of Teaching (French) since July 2023. Before joining…

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  • Dr. James Olson

    Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    Dr. James Olson, PhD, P.Eng., is currently serving his second five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at the…

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  • Dr. Michael Wolf

    Professor

    Department of Chemistry


    Dr. Michael Wolf completed a Combined Honours Degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry at Dalhousie University,…

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  • Dr. Jon Mikkelsen

    Professor

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


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  • Dr. Rachel Fernandez

    Professor

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology


    Dr. Rachel Fernandez is a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and assumed the role of Associate Vice President, Research &…

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  • Dr. Soheil Mahmoud

    Associate Professor

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


    Soheil Mahmoud completed his doctoral work at the University of Calgary in the area of plant biochemistry and molecular biology.

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  • Dr. Tom Sork

    Professor Emeritus

    Department of Educational Studies


    Dr. Tom Sork’s academic interests include program planning for adult learners, professional ethics…

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  • Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin

    Professor

    Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy


    Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin is a science educator within the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. She specializes in science…

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  • Dr. David Anderson

    Professor

    Deptartment of Curriculum and Pedagogy


    Dr. David Anderson is a Professor in the fields of Visitor Studies, Museum Education and Science Education, and is the Director…

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  • Dr. Laura Moss

    Professor

    Department of English Language & Literatures


    Laura Moss (BA, U of Toronto; MA U of Guelph, PhD Queen’s U) is Professor of English at UBC…

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  • Dr. Rita Irwin

    Professor Emerta

    Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy


    Rita L. Irwin is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor Emerita of Art Education and Curriculum Studies and former…

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  • Dr. Mark MacLachlan

    Dean

    Faculty of Science


    Dr. Mark MacLachlan completed his BSc in chemistry at UBC (1995), PhD at the University of Toronto (1999) and post-doc at MIT.

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  • Dr. Kit Grauer

    Associate Professor Emerita

    Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy


    Since retirement in 2013, Kit Grauer has remained actively involved in art education organizations…

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  • Dr. Jonathan Verrett

    Associate Professor

    Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering


    Jonathan Verrett (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the…

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  • Dr. Boris Stoeber

    Professor

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    Boris Stoeber is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering

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  • Dr. Scott Oser

    Professor

    Department of Physics and Astronomy


    Prof. Oser works at the interface of particle physics and astrophysics. He received his PhD…

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  • Dr. Andrea Bundon

    Assistant Professor

    School of Kinesiology


    Dr. Andrea Bundon is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia and a principal…

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  • Dr. Dirk van Zyl

    Professor Emeriti

    Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering


    Professor and Chair of Mining and the Environment. Dirk has more than 40 years’ experience in research, teaching and consulting…

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  • Dr. Jason Hein

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Chemistry


    Dr. Jason Hein received his B.Sc. in biochemistry at the University of Manitoba in 2000. In 2005…

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  • Dr. Adheesh Sathaye

    Associate Professor

    Department of Psychology


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  • Dr. Coll Thrush

    Professor

    Department of History


    Coll Thrush is professor of history and Killam teaching laureate at the University of British Columbia and associate faculty…

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  • Dr. Dory Nason

    Associate Professor

    Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies


    Dory Nason (Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe) is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Institute for Critical…

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  • Dr. Machiel van der Loos

    Associate Professor Emeritus

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    H.F. Machiel Van der Loos received the Ingénieur Mécanicien degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (197

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  • Dr. Brett Eaton

    Professor

    Department of Geography


    Dr. Brett Eaton is a fluvial geomorphologist interested in how rivers respond to land use and environmental…

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  • Dr. Alireza Nojeh

    Professor

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


    Alireza Nojeh works on electron emission phenomena and vacuum nanoelectronic devices including free-electron…

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  • Dr. Yusuf Altintas

    Professor

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    Yusuf Altintas is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UBC and holds the NSERC–Pratt & Whitney Canada-Sandvik Coromant…

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  • Dr. Mona Gleason

    Professor

    Department of Educational Studies


    Dr. Mona Gleason is a historian of education specializing in the history of children and youth. Her research examines age and size

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  • Dr. Juri Jatskevich

    Professor

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


    Dr. Juri Jatskevich is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC. Juri…

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