Alumni Profiles

See what the UBC Arts experience was like for our Arts alumni — including some helpful advice for current Arts students — and discover where they are now in their careers. 
Aaron Ames
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Political Science | Sociology
Work Term
Aaron Bains
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Aaron Chin
BA, 2012
Area(s) of Study
Economics | Political Science
Work Term
Aboozar Ahmadi
MPPGA, 2019; BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
International Relations | Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Adrian Liem
BA, 2000
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Adrian Myers
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Ahmed Najdat
MJ, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Alan Brodie
BFA, 1989
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Albert Chan
BA, 2013; BEd, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Alex Ozols
BA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Alex Sangha
BSW, 1999
Area(s) of Study
Social Work
Work Term
Alfonso Hernandez
MPPGA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Alison Fung
BA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Geography
Work Term
Alison Matthews
MFA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Amanda Lewis
BA, 2005; MA, 2007
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Andreas Kuntze
BA, 1993
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Andrew Han
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Economics | Philosophy
Work Term
Andy Holmes
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice | Sociology
Work Term
Annika Steiro
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Anya Zoledziowski
MJ, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Astghik Hairapetian
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | International Relations
Work Term
Aurora Tejeida
MJ, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Avril Espinosa-Malpica
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Economics | French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | Political Science
Work Term
Azar Eskandarpour
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Barbara Bernhardt (née Handford)
BA, 1969
Area(s) of Study
Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Work Term
Bo Wang
MPPGA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Brad Vis
BA, 2008
Area(s) of Study
Classical Near Eastern and Religious Studies | Political Science
Work Term
Brenda Yuen
BA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Caleb Lee
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Linguistics
Work Term
Carmen Lee
BA, 2001
Area(s) of Study
International Relations | Political Science
Work Term
Carole Joling
BA, 1967; BLS, 1969
Area(s) of Study
Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies | French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies
Work Term
Charles Wilkinson
MA, 2008
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Charlotte Erdmann
BA, 2005
Area(s) of Study
Philosophy
Work Term
Chiamaka Mọgọ
MPPGA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Chris Freek
BA, 1997
Area(s) of Study
Classical Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Work Term
Chris Howe
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Christina Morrow
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
International Relations
Work Term
Christopher Cheung
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
English | Journalism | Sociology
Work Term
Christopher Moore
BA, 1971
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Ciaran Dudley
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Cicely Belle Blain
BA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Work Term
Cindy Lin
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Claire Seaborn
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Geography | Political Science
Work Term
Claudia Martinez
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Philosophy
Work Term
Connie Chang
BA, 2007
Area(s) of Study
English | History
Work Term
Connie Wu
BMS, 2020
Area(s) of Study
Media Studies
Work Term
Connor Meakin
BA, 2012
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Coral Santana
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing | Theatre and Film
Work Term
Cris Derksen
BMus, 2007
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Cristina Blanco Iglesias
BIE, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Dalya Al Masri
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Dan Mangan
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Daniel Guillemette
MJ, 2012
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Danielle Bicknell
BA, 2008
Area(s) of Study
International Relations | Political Science
Work Term
Dankile Lin
BA, 2020
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Darlene Munro
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | History
Work Term
David Michael Fonseca
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Debi Wong
BMus, 2008
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Desiree Adib
BA, 1997
Area(s) of Study
Geography | Political Science
Work Term
Devon Wong
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Dominic Barton
BA, 1984
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Eden Robinson
MFA, 1995
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing
Work Term
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
First Nations and Indigenous Studies | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Ellen Keith
MFA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing
Work Term
Emi Sasagawa
MJ, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Emily Cheung
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Emily Dishart
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Emily Whiting
BA, 2022
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Eric Franzo
MA, 2012
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Erica Chiaki Kawabe (Shimizu)
BA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Faisal Paktian
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Geography | Political Science
Work Term
Fatou Wurie
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Fred Lee
BA, 1988
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Glenn Pangilinan
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Economics | Political Science
Work Term
Gloria Gutman
BA, 1961; PhD, 1970
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Graeme Wheeler
BMS, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Media Studies
Work Term
Graham Heal
BA, 1983
Area(s) of Study
Geography
Work Term
Gregory Tiersma-Woollgar
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Heather Hastie
BA, 1993; BEd, 1995
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | Political Science
Work Term
Hogan Chan
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Hugh Knapp
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Husein Rahemtulla
BA, 2012
Area(s) of Study
Philosophy
Work Term
Hussein Janmohamed
BMus, 1996; MMus, 2014; MMus, 1998
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Isabel Peng
BA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
James Martin
BA, 1988
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Jan Jettel
MBA, 2012; BA, 2005
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies | Economics | Political Science
Work Term
Jane Liu
BA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Janice Li
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Jasmine Sealy
MFA, 2020
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing
Work Term
Jayne Wilkinson
MA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Jennifer Zilm
MLAIS, 2017; MA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Classical Near Eastern and Religious Studies | Library, Archival, and Information Studies
Work Term
Jeremy Wallace
PhD, 1999
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies
Work Term
Jessica Hope-Ross
BA, 2008
Area(s) of Study
English | Theatre and Film
Work Term
Jessica La Rochelle
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
English | Sociology
Work Term
Jianna Faner
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Jill Schmelke
MJ, 2000
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Jill Slattery
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing | English
Work Term
Joanna Biddlecombe
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Joanna Chiu
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Jordan McNiven
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Jorge Izquierdo Salvador
PhD, 2018
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies
Work Term
Jouel Tiu
BA, 2002
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Judith McLean
BSW, 1986; MSW, 1989
Area(s) of Study
Social Work
Work Term
Jules Arita Koostachin
PhD, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Julia Boyle
BA, 2007
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Julianna Bouso Rodriguez
BMus, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Julie Bélanger
PhD, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Justin Tse
BA (Honours), 2007; MA, 2009; PhD, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Geography | History
Work Term
Kat Jayme
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Kate De Lorme
BFA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Kathleen Allan
BMus, 2011
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Kavita Dau
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Economics | English
Work Term
Kelly O'Keefe
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | Political Science
Work Term
Kelsey Beninger
BA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | Psychology
Work Term
Kenneth Wong
BA, 1985
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Kerry McDowall
BA, 2000
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Kevin Thach
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Kristen Walters
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
L.K. Sham
BA, 2007
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Laura Sparks
BA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Lauren Hamman
MPPGA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Lawrence Book McKnight
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies | Geography
Work Term
Leah Clark
BA, 2004
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Leah Manson
BA, 2004
Area(s) of Study
English | Philosophy
Work Term
Lesley Duncan
PhD, 2009; MA, 2005; BA, 2002
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Lien Yeung
MJ, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Liesl Lafferty
MFA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing | Theatre and Film
Work Term
Lilian Chau
MA, 2005; BA, 2000
Area(s) of Study
Anthropology
Work Term
Lina Zdruli
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
International Relations
Work Term
Lindsay Wong
BFA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing
Work Term
Lucas Wong
BMus, 2004
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Luna Ferguson
PhD, 2016; MA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice | Theatre and Film
Work Term
Mackenzie Macht
BA, 2012
Area(s) of Study
English | Interdisciplinary Studies
Work Term
Madeleine Natale
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies
Work Term
Marc Sierro Goffaux
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Marcus Chung
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Marion Benkaiouche
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Matthew Ramsey
MJ, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Matthew Richardson
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Meg O'Hara
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Megan Dias
MA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Melanie Mpanju
BA, 2021
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Michael Zipursky
BA, 2004
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Michelle Ghoussoub
MJ, 2016; BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
International Relations | Journalism | Political Science
Work Term
Michelle Kim
BA, 2002
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies | Canadian Studies
Work Term
Miquel Kishimoto
BIE, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Myia Antone
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
First Nations and Indigenous Studies | Geography
Work Term
Nano Clow
BFA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Theatre and Film
Work Term
Natalie Morrill
MFA, 2013
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing
Work Term
Natasha Damiano
MA, 2011; BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Anthropology
Work Term
Natasha Jeshani
BA, 2005
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Nathan Bowles
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Nathan Seef
MPPGA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Nemo Anyudan Zhao
BA, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Economics | History
Work Term
Nick Stember
MA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Olivia Fellows
MJ, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Journalism
Work Term
Paul R Kim
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Phil Cawdery
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Prajju Mantha
BA, 2020
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Rebecca Dirnfeld
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Reda El Maazi
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Sociology
Work Term
Rhianon Jones Allen
BA, 1974
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Richard N. Liu
BA, 1993
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies
Work Term
Riel Hishon
BA, 2016
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Robert Dawson
MA, 1989; BA, 1987
Area(s) of Study
International Relations | Political Science
Work Term
Rosalyn C. RainDancer
BA, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Work Term
Ryan Cardwell
BA, 2004
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies | History
Work Term
Ryan Spong
BA, 1999
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Sam Fenn
MA, 2016; BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Samantha Bruin
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
English | Psychology
Work Term
Sandra Nomoto
BA, 2005
Area(s) of Study
English | Theatre and Film
Work Term
Sania Chaudhry
BA, 2014
Area(s) of Study
Psychology | Sociology
Work Term
Sanya Pleshakov
MA, 2010
Area(s) of Study
History
Work Term
Scott Matthews
PhD, 2006
Area(s) of Study
Political Science
Work Term
Sean Collins
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Economics
Work Term
Shaun Olafson
BA, 2023
Area(s) of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Work Term
Siena Wood Hutton
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Classical Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Work Term
Sonja Thoma
PhD, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Linguistics
Work Term
Spencer Britten
MA, 2017; BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Spencer Lindsay
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
First Nations and Indigenous Studies
Work Term
Syed Faiz Jaffar
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies | International Relations
Work Term
Tamara Osseiran
BMS, 2019
Area(s) of Study
Media Studies
Work Term
Tao-Yee Lau
BA, 2007
Area(s) of Study
History | International Relations
Work Term
Taryn Hardes
BA, 2011
Area(s) of Study
English
Work Term
Terry Lum
BA, 1998
Area(s) of Study
Geography
Work Term
Tina Wang
BA, 2015
Area(s) of Study
Music
Work Term
Tomo Yamaguchi
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Economics | Political Science
Work Term
Verna Yam
BA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Asian Studies | International Relations
Work Term
Victor Ngo
BA, 2013
Area(s) of Study
Geography
Work Term
Victoria Fraser
BFA, 2018
Area(s) of Study
Creative Writing | Psychology
Work Term
Victoria Lansdown
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Work Term
Wilson Lee
BA, 2009
Area(s) of Study
Psychology
Work Term
Yue Yao
BA, 2020
Area(s) of Study
Art History and Visual Art
Work Term
Yulanda Lui
BA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Work Term
Zameena Dadani
MPPGA, 2017
Area(s) of Study
Public Policy and Global Affairs
Work Term
Ziya Tong
BA,
Area(s) of Study
Psychology | Sociology
Work Term