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  • Soodabeh (Soodi) Joolaee
    UBCV
    19 April, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Soodabeh (Soodi) Joolaee

    Soodabeh works in the Faculty of Medicine, helping people share their voice and tell their story through qualitative research. Her favourite quote is by H. A. Sayeh: “Love is joy. Love is freedom. Love is the beginning of humanity.”

  • Rebecca Tyson
    UBCO
    6 April, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Rebecca Tyson

    As a professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC Okanagan, Rebecca studies how populations grow and disperse in complex landscapes. Her favourite quote is by Dennis Lee: "Sometimes my mind is crazy, sometimes my mind is dumb, sometimes it sings like angel wings and beeps till kingdom come."

  • Philipp Reichert
    UBCO
    15 March, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Philipp Reichert

    Philipp manages UBCO's International Programs & Services, announcing immigration policy shifts, responding to global crises, and implementing student support programs.

  • Patricia Hingston
    UBCV
    8 March, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Patricia Hingston

    As an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Patricia's greatest work achievement is renewing program curriculum to better prepare students for working in the food industry.

  • Jeetender Amritsar
    UBCV
    22 February, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Jeetender Amritsar

    As one of the facility managers at the Vancouver campus, Jeetender leads the maintenance services of buildings. He also loves walking trails on rainy days and encourages you to give it a try.

  • Derek Gladwin
    UBCV
    8 February, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Derek Gladwin

    Derek Gladwin talks about working with teacher candidates and how K-12 teachers inspire him.

  • Meghan MacGillivray
    UBCV
    25 January, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Meghan MacGillivray

    Meet Meghan: The best part of her job is telling Indigenous applicants they have been accepted into the Doctor of Medicine program and are going to become doctors.

  • Matt Capper
    UBCV
    14 December, 2020 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Matt Capper

    Matt works in the UBC Sauder Marketing and Communications team and shares his thoughts on the greatest question ever asked, what he loves about his team, and his one personal experience that he’d encourage others to try in the great outdoors.

  • Doris Xiong
    UBCV
    30 November, 2020 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Doris Xiong

    Meet Doris, Program Coordinator for first year and Interdisciplinary Studies programs in the Faculty of Arts, who is new to Vancouver and is looking to connect with her colleagues at UBC.

  • Amber Shilling
    UBCV
    9 November, 2020 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Amber Shilling

    Amber Shilling supports Indigenous research across UBC through relationships, facilitation, and education. She admires humility in others, as a critical part of the learning process to make mistakes, correct actions, and change things for the better.

  • Erin Fields
    UBCV
    19 October, 2020 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Erin Fields

    As an Open Education & Scholarly Communications Librarian, Erin values barrier-free access to information and learning through experimentation. Find out what she enjoys most about her work and what traits she most admires in others.

  • Mike Marin
    UBCV
    21 September, 2020 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Mike Marin

    Meet Mike, and learn about his proudest work achievement, favourite quote, and interests outside of work.

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