Graduate teaching assistants recognized

UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has recognized 19 graduate students for their work as Graduate Teaching Assistants. 

In recognition of the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our undergraduate programs, the university annually awards teaching prizes to Graduate Teaching Assistants. This year's Killam Teaching Assistant Award recipients include 19 UBC graduate students who have earned recognition and respect from their students and supervisors for their role as TAs.

The Killam Teaching Assistant Award includes a certificate and $1,000 for the recipient. Given annually since 1996, these awards recognize teaching excellence at the university and support graduate students in their work.

Congratulations to the 2024/25 winners:

  • Vishak Nandan Aathresh, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Alexis A. Bahl, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Holly Bergeron-Dumaine, Music, Faculty of Arts
  • Kabir Bhalla, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science
  • Melike Karaca Bulut, Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry
  • Kenny Chiu, Statistics, Faculty of Science 
  • Mengyang (Billy) Guo, Accounting & Information Systems, Sauder School of Business
  • Gizem Guryil, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education
  • Layal Jbara, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Vanessa Johnson, Faculty of Dentistry
  • Ali Khodaei Tehrani, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Stuart Knight, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Lexis Ly, Faculty of Land & Food Systems
  • Caleb Marshall, Mathematics, Faculty of Science 
  • Johanna Mickelson, Psychology, Faculty of Arts
  • Yuveshen Mooroogen, Mathematics, Faculty of Science
  • Robyn Peers, English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts
  • Carrie Peters, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
  • Rodrigo Sierra Rosales, Population & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Previous years' winners are listed on the VP Academic website.

For more information on Killam awards for graduate students, visit the Killam awards page.

 

Friday, 02 May 2025