TEAM AND PARTNERS

Team and Partners

The EaSEIL initiative is a combined effort between faculty, staff, students, and UBC partnering offices across departments and disciplines. 

Leadership Team

A headshot of Laura Lukes. She is smiling in front of a blurred grey background. She has long, straight red-brown hair, and is wearing a black and red collared shirt.
Laura Lukes
PI, Project Manager,
Community of Practice Design, Lead Research & Evaluation
A headshot of Shandin Pete. He is smiling in front of a blurred tree background. He has short, brown hair, and is wearing a blue collared shirt.
Shandin Pete
Co-PI, Place-based Indigenous Communities’ Partnerships, Culturally Congruent Pedagogies
A headshot of Silvia Mazabel. She is smiling in front of a blurred brown background. She has long, black hair, and is wearing a white collared shirt with a black t-shirt underneath.
Silvia Mazabel
Community of Practice
Design & Facilitator,
Research & Evaluation
A headshot of Sarah Bean Sherman. She has dark hair pulled back in a ponytail or bun, and is wearing a pink shirt with pink and blue flowers. She is similing in front of a shoreline with dry grass and an island visible in the background.
Sarah Bean Sherman
Students as Partners
A headshot of Brett Gilley. He is on a hiking trail, wearing a tan hat, grey shirt, and red hoodie. He has short brown hair and a beard, and is smiling.
Brett Gilley
Inclusion & Accessibility
A photo of Wylee Fitz-Gerald leaning against the side of a boat and looking off-camera. Wylee has long, straight brown hair and is wearing a black pullover and navy pants.
Wylee Fitz-Gerald
Consultant, Indigenous Engagement (May-Dec 2023)

EaSEIL Community of Practice Instructors

Twenty-nine faculty members have participated in the EaSEIL Community of Practice meetings and activities over time. They belong to the Departments of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (19); Integrated Sciences (1), Geography (1), Mining Engineering (1), Botany (2); and to the Faculty of Forestry (3) in the UBC Vancouver Campus. Two members joined EaSEIL remotely from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences in UBC-Okanagan Campus. 

Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Hal Bradbury5
Roger Beckie1
Brett Gilley1
Lee Groat1
Lindsey Heagy1
Ken Hickey1
Mitch D’Arcy4
Tara Ivanochko1
Maite Maldonado1
Scott McDougall3
Michael Lipsen2
Simon Peacock1
Lucy Porritt1
Joel Saylor1
James Scoates1
Shandin Pete1
Matthew Tarling5
Jason Yeung1
Jason Young5

Geography
Brett Eaton6
Nina Hewitt1

Integrated Sciences
Denise Gabriel2

Faculty of Forestry
Nolan Bett2
Warren Cardinal-McTeague2
Suzie Lavallee4

Mining Engineering
Tonia Welch2

Botany
Jaclyn Dee4
Abel Rosado4

Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences
(UBC-Okanagan)
Saoirse MacKinnon2
Craig Nichol2

  1. 2022-2025
  2. 2023-2025
  3. 2022-2024
  4. 2022-2023
  5. 2024-2025
  6. April 2022, Summer 23/24

Student Partners

  • Alexandra Dolling | MSc StudentGeological Sciences | Graduate Research Assistant | May 2024 – August 2025
  • Sophie Dupuis | BA in Anthropology | Work Learn Course Developer Assistant | May 2023 – August 2023
  • Wylee Fitz-Gerald | MSc Oceanography | Graduate Academic Assistant | April 2022 – May 2023
  • Daniel Harris | 4th year Urban Forestry student | Undergraduate Academic Assistant | June 2022 – July 2022
  • Hudson Holdcroft | 3rd year Natural Resources Conservation student | Undergraduate Academic Assistant | October 2024 – May 2025
  • Cynthia Liu | Graduated with Dual Degree in Natural Resources Conservation and Education | Work Learn Undergraduate Academic Assistant; Research Assistant | May 2022 – February 2023
  • Sophie Ma | PhD Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology candidate | Graduate Academic Assistant | October 2024 – May 2025
  • Ruth Moore | MSc Geophysics Sciences student | Graduate Academic Assistant | May 2024 – August 2024
  • Jasmin Moreno | MSc Student of Public Health | Graduate Academic Assistant | October 2024 – June 2025
  • Kitt Peacock | MFA Visual Arts student | Graduate Academic Assistant | June 2024 – August 2024
  • Larissa Rocha | 3rd year Science student | Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Assistant; UAA | May – August 2023; May 2024- August 2025
  • Peri Sheppard | BSc in Geology | Undergraduate Academic Assistant | May 2022 – May 2023
  • Abhideep Singh | 2nd year Materials Engineering student | Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Assistant | May 2022 – August 2022
  • Nigar Sultana | MSc Geological Sciences student | Graduate Academic Assistant | September 2022 – August 2024
  • Morrison Tulloch | 3rd Year BA Media Studies student | Undergraduate Academic Assistant | July 2024 – September 2024
  • B.D. Voss | PhD Geological Sciences student | Graduate Research Assistant | May 2024 – August 2025
  • Charisse Webb | 2nd year Environmental Science student | Undergraduate Academic Assistant | May 2022 – December 2022
  • Judy Hua Zhu | 4th year Environmental Science student | Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Assistant | May 2022 – August 2022

We also acknowledge the 17 students (14 undergraduates & 3 graduates in science & engineering programs) who partnered with the EaSEIL leadership team by participating in focus groups from October 2022 to March 2023. Please visit our poster on learning science in field settings and beyond to learn more about this work.

Note: The students’ program information represents their affiliation when they joined the EaSEIL initiative.

UBC Partnering Offices

EaSEIL leadership consults and collaborates with UBC support offices to enhance the different aspects and goals of the initiative and works towards sustainable, long-term support for those teaching science in outdoor learning spaces.

Sam Filipenko
Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI)
Kayla Lar-Son
X̱wi7x̱wa Library
(to learn more click here)
Janey Lew
Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology Indigenous Initiatives (CTLT II)
Bruce Moghtader
Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL)
Lindsay Nelson UBC Department of EOAS
Ashley Welsh
Skylight: The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching & CTLT

Lerato Chondoma, Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI) (Partnership ended due to UBC-IRSI staffing changes)

Karleen Delaurier-Lyle, X̱wi7x̱wa Library

Sandra Fox, Indigenous Community Liaison, Office of Research Services (UBC-O) (Partnership ended due to UBC-O staffing changes)

Collaborations

Co-hosted event: Skylight, “Indigenous Perspectives on Data, Evidence, and Uncertainty in Science” with Shandin Pete (October 24, 2024)

Co-hosted event: X̱wi7x̱wa Library, Indigenous Voices Collection Mini-Library Board Game Night for Students (September 23, 2024).

Co-hosted event: Skylight & CTLT, “Using the construct of novelty space to explore how experiences with disability intersect with experiences in science teaching and learning” with Caitlin Callahan (May 7, 2024)

Co-hosted event: CTLT II and EaSEIL at the Indigenous Initiatives Classroom Climate Series (March 12, 2024)

In collaboration with Lindsay Nelson and X̱wi7x̱wa Library we launched the Mini-Library: Indigenous Voices Collection at UBC-Teck Geological Field Station

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