The Faculty Fellows and College Fellows of St. John’s College are UBC faculty members and UBC administration/staff members who have accepted an invitation to be actively involved in the life of the College. Through service on standing committees, by organizing talks, conferences and colloquia, in mingling with College residents at dinners and social events, our Faculty Fellows play an integral role in the creation of our rich, diverse, international community.
Dr. Joan Anderson, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
Dr. Gage Averill, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Professor of Music
Dr. Stefania Burk, Associate Dean, Academic in the Faculty of Arts, and Senior Instructor in the Department of Asian Studies
Dr. Helen Burt, Associate Vice President Research & International and Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Timothy Cheek, Professor, Institute of Asian Research
Dr. Paul Evans, Director and Professor, Institute of Asian Research
Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva, Director, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Dr. Candace Galla, Assistant Professor, Language and Literacy Education
Dr. Sathish Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Mr. Larry Grant, Elder-in-Residence, First Nations House of Learning
Professor Gu Xiong, Professor, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory
Dr. Mark Harris, Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Professor Nancy Hermiston, School of Music, Coordinator of the Voice and Opera Divisions and University Marshal, External, Legal and Community Relations
Dr. Linc Kesler, Chair, First Nations Studies Program and Director and Senior Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs
Dr. Vinay Kamat, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Anna Kindler, Senior Advisor to the Provost, and Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. Pawel Kindler, Sr. Instructor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Dr. David Ley, Professor and Head, Department of Geography
Dr. Dianne Newell, Professor Emerita, Department of History
Dr. Marc Parlange, Dean, Applied Science Faculty
Dr. Wes Pue, Professor, Allard School of Law
Dr. Skip (Arthur) Ray, Professor Emeritus, Department of History
Dr. Christopher Rea, Associate Professor, Asian Studies Department
Dr. Patricia Shaw, Founding Chair, First Nations Language Program and Professor, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Olav Slaymaker, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography
Dr. Tsur Somerville, Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Economics, Sauder School of Business and Director, Centre for Transportation Studies (CTS)
Dr. Mark Turin, Chair, First Nations Languages Program and Associate Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Yves Tiberghien, Director of the Institute of Asian Research and Associate Professor, Political Science
Dr. Ilan Vertinsky, Director, FEPA Research Unit and Professor, Strategy and Business Economics/Operations and Logistics
Dr. Patricia Vertinsky, Professor, School of Kinesiology
Dr. Handel K. Wright, Canada Research Chair and Director of Centre for Culture, Identity, & Education
Ex-Officio
Professor Stephen J. Toope, Past President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia, 2006-14
Dr. Hugh Brock, Associate-Provost Academic Innovation
Dr. Henry Yu, St. John’s College Principal, and Associate Professor, Department of History
Dr. Christopher Lee, St. John’s College Associate Principal, and Associate Professor, Department of English
College Fellows
Ms. Eilis Courtney, Director of Ceremonies
Dr. Sara-Jane Finlay, Associate Vice-President Equity and Inclusion
Dr. Jenny Phelps, Assistant Dean, Student Admin. & Strategic Initiatives
Ms. Shirley Nakata, Ombudsperson for Students
Ms. Janine Root, Manager, Campus Initiatives, Development & Alumni Engagement
Mr. Peter Wanyenya, International Student Advisor, Special Populations & Programs, International Student Development
Ms. Grace Wong, Senior Advisor International, Office of the Provost and VP Academic
