Vancouver Campus

Orlando Rojas, PhD

Orlando Rojas, PhD

Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Bioproducts

Scientific Director, Bioproducts Institute

Director, Pulp and Paper Center

Biobased Colloids and Materials, Renewable Nanomaterials, Bioproducts

Jess McIver

Jess McIver

Assistant Professor

Gravitational wave astronomy, multi-messenger astrophysics, LIGO, gravitational wave detectors, neutron stars, black holes, supernova,

Kimberley Brownlee

Kimberley Brownlee

Professor of Philosophy

Loneliness, Isolation, Belonging, Social human rights, Freedom of association
Civil disobedience, Conscience, Protest, Punishment,

Adam Rysanek, PhD

Adam Rysanek, PhD

Assistant Professor

green building design, construction and operation

Katherine Bowers, PhD

Katherine Bowers, PhD

Assistant Professor of Slavic Studies

Russia, Eastern Europe, Russian literature, Russian culture, Russian language, Siberia, gothic literature, narrative, genre, digital humanities, media studies,

Purang Abolmaesumi, PhD

Professor

medical imaging, machine learning on data at scale, and image-guided diagnosis and interventions

Lillian Hung, RN, PhD

Lillian Hung, RN, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Impact of technology and environments on care experiences of persons with dementia; using robotics, iPads and other technologies to improve care of dementia patients

Maggie Low, PhD

Maggie Low, PhD

Assistant Professor

Co-chair, Indigenous Community Planning program

Indigenous-state relations, Indigenous community planning, Indigenous-led reconciliation efforts, Indigenous sovereignty and jurisdiction

John Steen

John Steen

Associate Professor

Innovation, industrial change, mining, critical metals, economic development, social license to operate, mega projects,

Michael Hooper

Michael Hooper

Associate Professor

Urban planning, displacement, disasters, densification, participatory planning, post-disaster reconstruction, comparative politics, urban politics, public policy,

Bradley Miller

Associate Professor

Canadian history, Canadian politics history, criminal justice history, law history, Canada constitution history, British Empire history, Canadian-American relations,

Cristiano Loss

Cristiano Loss

Assistant Professor in Timber Engineering

Associate Chair of UBC Wood Building Design and Construction

Timber Engineering, Timber Design, Mass Timber Assemblies, Engineered Wood Products, Sustainability, Reliability-Based Design, Seismic Design, Dynamic of Structures, Design by Testing, Design for Deconstruction,

Eric Kim, PhD

Eric Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor

health psychology, social epidemiology, psychology of aging, healthy aging, resilience, purpose in life, meaning in life, positive psychology, psychological well-being, optimism, happiness, volunteering, altruism,

Dr. Lauren Emberson, PhD

Dr. Lauren Emberson, PhD

Assistant Professor

developmental cognitive neuroscience, learning abilities, memory, perception (audition and vision),

Dr. Kristen Haase, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor

older adults, cancer, aging, chronic illness, seniors health, rapid testing, rapid antigen testing, COVID-19

Dr. Omar Swei

Assistant Professor

Improving the design and maintenance of infrastructure systems

Dr. Robert Russo, PhD, JD

Dr. Robert Russo, PhD, JD

Lecturer

Human Rights, Labour, Law, Political Science, United States, Labour & Employment Issues, Human Rights, Temporary Foreign Workers, COVID-19

Lorien Nesbitt, PhD

Lorien Nesbitt, PhD

Assistant Professor

urban forestry and socio-ecological interactions in urban environments, with an emphasis on environmental justice, human health, well-being and climate change

Tony Silva, PhD

Tony Silva, PhD

Assistant Professor

Sexuality, sexual identity, LGBTQ, heterosexuality, gender, masculinity,

Rajeev Jaiman

Rajeev Jaiman

Associate Professor

Fluid-Structure Interaction, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Methods,