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  • Viola Cohen
    UBCO
    6 February, 2023 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Viola Cohen

    As a communications and marketing strategist, Viola believes the best part of her work is learning and writing about the talented faculty, staff and students at UBC Okanagan. Find out why ‘unfortunate chocolate choices’ inspired her favourite quote.

  • Yan Gao
    UBCV
    12 December, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Yan Gao

    As an education and advancement coordinator in the Faculty of Medicine, Yan organizes learning activities and administers awards for graduate students and postdoctoral students. Find out what she believes is the greatest question ever asked.

  • Hilary Reid
    UBCV
    14 November, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Hilary Reid (née Clark)

    Hilary is an English Language instructor with the Faculty of Education. Now, in her 40th year of teaching, find out what education means to her and learn about her family’s legacy of 106 years of continuous pedagogy at the university.

  • Kashif Mairaj Deen
    UBCV
    11 October, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Kashif Mairaj Deen

    Kashif is a research engineer who seeks to find sustainable solutions in his work with materials engineering and applied electrochemistry.

  • Carole Miller
    UBCO
    26 September, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Carole Miller

    Carole is an accounts payable specialist at UBC Okanagan. Learn more about why she enjoys educating people about finance, how her newest family member fills her heart with joy, and what she loves about working from the Okanagan campus.

  • Akshay Kumar Bharatha
    UBCV
    6 September, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Akshay Kumar Bharatha

    Akshay is a human resources administrative clerk, and can be found working at the Access desk on the Vancouver campus. Find out what he believes is the best thing about working at UBC.

  • Anirudh Asuri Mukundan
    UBCV
    8 August, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Anirudh Asuri Mukundan

    As a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at UBC Vancouver, Anirudh develops numerical methods to understand human blood flow. Find out why he believes he received the best advice from his PhD advisor.

  • Johannah May Black
    UBCO
    11 July, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Johannah May Black

    As an educator in the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office at UBC Okanagan, Johannah creates resources, develops curriculum, facilitates workshops and more. Find out why she encourages others to try out her newest hobby – roller skating.

  • Mehwish Anwer
    UBCV
    30 May, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Mehwish Anwer

    Mehwish is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Find out why her favourite quote is by Marie Skłodowska-Curie: "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

  • Angelina Tagliafierro
    UBCV
    3 May, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Angelina Tagliafierro

    Angelina is a Communications and Marketing Strategist in the Faculty of Arts. Find out which character trait she believes allows a person to be a better communicator, colleague, and citizen.

  • Jacqueline Ashby
    UBCV
    28 March, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Jacqueline Ashby

    Jacqueline advises on faculty development, assessment/evaluation, and curriculum at the Family Medicine Residency Program in Abbotsford. What does she think is the greatest question ever asked?

  • David Gramling
    UBCV
    14 March, 2022 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: David Gramling

    David is a professor and head of the Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies department. Find out why he goes paddle boarding before challenging work engagements.

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