Public Scholars

Profiles of the UBC Okanagan Public Scholars

Connecting Research, Clinical Practice, and Community

Connecting Research, Clinical Practice, and Community

Jacqueline Tams discusses her community-based participatory action research project and what being a public scholar means to her.

Using Operations Research to Build Sustainable and Resilient Systems

Using Operations Research to Build Sustainable and Resilient Systems

Mohammad Reza Khodoomi discusses his research on sustainable, resilient, and efficient energy and supply chain systems.

How Do Housing Reforms Shape Neighbourhoods? Tracking Affordability and Displacement Vulnerability in Kelowna, BC

How Do Housing Reforms Shape Neighbourhoods? Tracking Affordability and Displacement Vulnerability in Kelowna, BC

Hoda Pourpirali explains her interdisciplinary research, which explores the implementation and impacts of housing policies.

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

Meet Rohene Bouajram

Meet Rohene Bouajram

Time Remembers Her Name: How Women of Colour Transform the Future of Leadership Through Ancestral Knowledge

2025 Vanier Winner Kelsey Doyle Discusses Her Community-Led Research and the Impact that the Vanier Win Has on Her Work
Meet Nathan Adams

Meet Nathan Adams

Developing an inclusive language media guide for sedentary behaviour and spinal cord injury.

Meet Donna Langille

Meet Donna Langille

Paris as Site of Queer Memories: Using Augmented Reality (AR) in 2SLGBTQIA+ Public History

Meet Andrea Burrows

Meet Andrea Burrows

Advancing the Perinatal Home Visiting Program Delivery Through Virtual Care