Inclusive Excellence
The Department of Biology is working within the goals of UBC to support inclusive excellence.
We respectfully acknowledge the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, in whose traditional, ancestral, unceded territory UBC Okanagan is situated.
Indigenous Students
STUDENT RESOURCES
BIOLOGY EDI COMMITTEE
The Department of Biology Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is dedicated to promoting and advancing the values of equity, diversity and inclusion in the unit, Faculty and university. The committee aims to identify and address social justice issues, focusing on advocacy and support of historically and persistently marginalized communities, within the framework laid out in both UBC’s Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Framework and the Indigenous Strategic Plan.
For more information about the committee and it’s goals, please see our Terms of Reference.
Perry Howard
Department Head, Associate Professor
biology.head@ubc.ca
Brendan D’Souza
Lecturer
brendan.dsouza@ubc.ca
Robin Young
Associate Professor of Teaching
robin.young@ubc.ca
Zoë Soon
Associate Professor of Teaching
zoeanne.soon@ubc.ca
Matthew Nelson
Lecturer
matthew.nelson@ubc.ca
Jennifer Rhodes
Department Assistant
jennifer.rhodes@ubc.ca
Daniel Gaudet
Graduate Student Representative
Biology Graduate Student Union
Silke Schonekess
Course Union Representative
Ecology and Zoology Course Union
Rory Smith
Course Union Representative
Microbiology Course Union
Zadie Mcleod
Course Union Representative
Biochemistry Course Union