Inclusive Excellence

The Department of Biology welcomes all students, and we are here to support you on your academic journey.

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.

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 HowardPerry Howard
Department Head, Associate Professor
biology.head@ubc.ca

Brendan D'SouzaBrendan D’Souza
Lecturer
brendan.dsouza@ubc.ca

Robin Young
Associate Professor of Teaching
robin.young@ubc.ca

Zoe_SoonZoë Soon
Associate Professor of Teaching
zoeanne.soon@ubc.ca

Matthew Nelson
Lecturer
matthew.nelson@ubc.ca

Jennifer RhodesJennifer 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