Pictured are 36 PSI scholars from the first and the second cohorts
Now entering its second year, UBC's Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) welcomes 40 new doctoral students to its network, in addition to the 39 from last year. Congratulations to our 2016-17 scholars! Stay tuned for upcoming PSI events in the fall.
| Name | Doctoral Program | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Yemi Adeyeye | Forestry | Exploring the Multi-Scalar Politics and Production of Knowledge in Forest Governance in Bolivia |
| Ashli Akins | Interdisciplinary Studies | Dismantling Voicelessness: Culturally Significant Art as a Tool to Deconstruct Embedded Racism, Inequity, and Poverty |
| Evan Bowness | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | Food Sovereignty, Urban Agriculture and Transformative Food Activism |
| Laura Bulk | Rehabilitation Science (Medicine) | Being Blind in a Sighted World |
| Eury Chang | Theatre (Arts) | Beyond Identity Politics: The History of Asian Canadian Theatre (1950-2010) |
| Mollie Chapman | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | Agr-"culture" and Biodiversity: Rethinking Payments for Ecosystem Services in Light of Agrarian Values |
| Beth Clark | Interdisciplinary Studies | Hormone Therapy Initiation for Transgender Youth: Ethical and Shared Decision Making Processes in BC |
| Tugce Conger | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | Green Infrastructure as a Resilience Building Tool to Reduce Coastal Flooding Risk |
| Severn Cullis-Suzuki | Anthropology (Arts) | Multigenerational Language Acquisition of Xaayda kil: Fluency for Self, Family, and Community |
| Ronald Darvin | Teaching English as a Second Language (Education) | Investigating Social Class and New Literacies of Migrant Filipino Youth in the Knowledge Economy |
| Emma Feltes | Anthropology (Arts) | The Constitution Express and the Making of Indigenous Rights in Canada |
| Jamie Fenneman | Botany (Science) | A Critical Taxonomic and Floristic Review of the Plant Family Asteraceae in BC |
| Sarah Fessenden | Anthropology (Arts) | "We just Wanna Warm some Bellies": Food Not Bombs, Anarchism, and Recycling Wasted Food for Protest |
| Claire Fogal | Theatre (Arts) | Western Canadian Evolutions of Decroux and Grotowski in Theatre Pedagogy, Practice and Performance |
| Jocelyn Fraser | Mining Engineering (Applied Science) | From Social Risk to Shared Purpose: Can the Mining Sector Transform Social Responsibility? |
| Gregory Gan | Anthropology (Arts) | The World in A Suitcase: Experience of Place amongst Transnational Migrants of Russian Emigres |
| Stephanie Glegg | Rehabilitation Science (Medicine) | Using Social Network Analysis to Advance Knowledge Translation in Pediatric Rehabilitation |
| Aarthi Gobinath | Neuroscience (Medicine) | Comparison of Pharmacological and Non-Pharamcological Antidepressants in a Rat Model of Postpartum Stress |
| Laura Guzman Uribe | Zoology (Science) | Understanding the Role of Dispersal and Species Interactions in Bromeliad Macroinvertebrate Communities |
| Hassan Halawa | Electrical and Computer Engineering (Applied Science) | Artemis: Defending Against Automated Large-Scale Cyber Intrusions by Focusing on the Vulnerable Population |
| Celestin Hategekimana | Population and Public Health | Strengthening Healthcare System to Improve Health Outcomes in Rwanda |
| Takuro Ishikawa | Experimental Medicine (Medicine) | Communicating the Safety Benefit of Booster Seats |
| Lily Ivanova | Sociology (Arts) | Institutionalizing Empathy: The Role of Culture in the Representation and Interpretation of Genocide |
| Francois Lachapelle | Sociology (Arts) | Two Case-Studies in the Sociology of Late-Modernity Scientific Fields and Academic Mobility |
| Kyle Loewen | Geography (Arts) | Making and 'Fixing' Logistical Problems: Experimentation and the Restructuring of Last-Mile Logistics |
| Maggie Low | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | Indigenous Governance and the Reconcilation Protocol Agreement: Implications for Heiltsuk Nation in Bella Bella, BC |
| Alicia Luedke | Political Science (Arts) | Women, Peace and Security' in the Twenty-First Century: Armed Groups and Sexual Violence in War |
| Graham McDowell | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | Socio-Ecological Adaptation to Hydrological Change in High Mountains |
| Miranda Meents | Botany (Science) | Building a Model of Golgi Processing through Mapping of Xylan Biosynthesis |
| Sereana Naepi | Educational Studies (Education) | Indigneous Women's Experiences of Supporting Indigenous Student Success in Higher Education |
| Stephanie Nakagawa | Opera (Arts) | Canadian Opera Aria Anthology for Soprano |
| Teilhard Paradela | History (Arts) | Audiences Exposed: Communication and Discipline in the Philippines in the late 20th Century |
| Chantelle Recsky | Nursing | Developing a Taxonomy of Technology-Mediated Adverse Events |
| Emily Rugel | Population and Public Health | Defining Equitable Access to Natural Space as a Mental Health-Promoting Urban Resource |
| Jaime Semchuck | Educational and Counselling Psychology (Education) | Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives on a School-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention |
| Jeremy Stone | Community and Regional Planning (Applied Science) | Gentrification and the Resilence of Low Income Neighbourhoods: Disaster, Displacement and Planning |
| Evan Taylor | Language and Literacy Education (Education) | Doing Cancer "While Trans*": Biopolitical Intersections of Gendered Embodiment and Cancer Regimes |
| Bulmaro Valdes Benavides | Biomedical Engineering (Applied Science) | Improving Stroke Therapy through the Use of Robotic Devices and Augmented Feedback |
| Katie Warfield | Language and Literacy Education (Education) | #TheRealMe: Phenomenology, New Materialism, and Social Media Self-Imaging |
| Stephen Williams | Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Science) | The Splash and the Ripples: Evaluating the Societal Effects of Social Innovation Lab Processes |
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