PhD Students

Thinking About Reframing Sustainability Through Relationships

Thinking About Reframing Sustainability Through Relationships

Julia Jung, Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies student in the Sustainability theme, explains what brought dem to UBC Okanagan and deir research at the FEELed Lab

Decarbonizing Kidney Care Services: From Environmental Assessment to Informed Action

Decarbonizing Kidney Care Services: From Environmental Assessment to Informed Action

Meet Saba Saleem, Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering student. Saba’s research integrates healthcare decision-making and environmental considerations.

Leading Within Departments and Across Campus: Introducing the 2026 Graduate Dean’s Leadership Award Winners

Leading Within Departments and Across Campus: Introducing the 2026 Graduate Dean’s Leadership Award Winners

Joud Jelassi, Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering student, and Scarlett MacPherson, Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Sciences student, are shaping the graduate student experience of tomorrow.

Meet Joud Jelassi

Meet Joud Jelassi

Meet Joud Jelassi: One of our 2026 Graduate Dean’s Student Leadership Award winners. Joud’s research investigates airborne micro‑ and nanoplastics through global air sampling to better understand their sources, distribution, and implications for environmental and human health.

Three Minutes, Lasting Impact: UBCO Graduate Students Take the Stage
Using nursing history to deepen our understanding of child mental health among Black children

Using nursing history to deepen our understanding of child mental health among Black children

Using nursing history to deepen our understanding of child mental health among Black children

Meet Carolyn Crawford

Meet Carolyn Crawford

Psyched about Psychedelics? Investigating perceptions of psilocybin in people living with pain to inform a knowledge translation initiative.

Meet Kelsey C. Doyle

Meet Kelsey C. Doyle

Ecological Storytelling: Indigenous-Led Filmmaking and Intergenerational Knowledge Transmission in Outer Island Micronesian Communities

2025 Vanier Winner Kelsey Doyle Discusses Her Community-Led Research and the Impact that the Vanier Win Has on Her Work
UBC Okanagan’s Final Vanier Winners are Using Technology to Improve Weight Management Programs and to Create Media for Intergenerational Storytelling

UBC Okanagan’s Final Vanier Winners are Using Technology to Improve Weight Management Programs and to Create Media for Intergenerational Storytelling

UBC Okanagan’s 2025 Vanier winners are Sarah Craven and Kelsey Doyle. Sarah examines portable metabolism measuring devices while Kelsey uses filmmaking to enhance intergenerational storytelling and advocacy.