# Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipients

**Source**: https://academic.ubc.ca/awards/killam-awards-fellowships/killam-graduate-teaching-assistant-award/killam-graduate-teaching
**Parent**: https://academic.ubc.ca/awards/killam-awards-fellowships/killam-graduate-teaching-assistant-award

#### 2024/2025

Vishak Nandan Aathresh, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Alexis A. Bahl, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Holly Bergeron-Dumaine, Music, Faculty of Arts\
Kabir Bhalla, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science\
Melike Karaca Bulut, Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry\
Kenny Chiu, Statistics, Faculty of Science \
Mengyang (Billy) Guo, Accounting & Information Systems, Sauder School of Business\
Gizem Guryil, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education\
Layal Jbara, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Vanessa Johnson, Faculty of Dentistry\
Ali Khodaei Tehrani, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Stuart Knight, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences\
Lexis Ly, Faculty of Land & Food Systems\
Caleb Marshall, Mathematics, Faculty of Science \
Johanna Mickelson, Psychology, Faculty of Arts\
Yuveshen Mooroogen, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Robyn Peers, English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts\
Carrie Peters, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Rodrigo Sierra Rosales, Population & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

#### 2023/2024

Shane Atienza, History, Faculty of Arts\
Emma Betz, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Emily Cadger, Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Faculty of Arts\
Hallie Dau, Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine\
Fraser Douglas, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Christina Draeger, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Matthew Fliss, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Pedro Villalba González, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Sina Halvaei, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences\
Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Hsuan-Che (Brad) Huang, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Sauder School of Business\
Giovanna Correa Lucci, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education\
Nisha Patel, Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry\
Jessica Quinton, Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry\
Thristan Taberna, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Busra Turgu, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (GTA in Faculty of Science)\
Meet Upadhyay, Materials Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Olivia Wu, Dietetics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems\
Francis Yuen, Psychology, Faculty of Arts

#### 2022/2023

Leena Alkhammash, Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine\
Connor Bevington, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Ritwik Bhattacharjee, Critical Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts\
Tessa Blanchard, Zoology, Faculty of Science\
Haley Branch, Botany, Faculty of Science\
William Chen, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Katie Faulkner, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Yingxiang Li, Finance, Sauder School of Business\
Keisha Maloney, Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science\
Tala Maragha, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry\
Yeganeh Dorri Nokoorani, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Kate Peterson, Faculty of Forestry\
Sneha Singh, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences\
Oscar Smith, Music, Faculty of Arts\
Jeanette Steinmann, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Ryan Stillwagon, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Charlotte Trainor, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Katrina Waldhauser, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Tony Yang, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

#### 2021/2022

Jonathan Agyeman, Statistics, Faculty of Science\
Loay Al-Salehi, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Araliya Arnott, Botany, Faculty of Science\
Jennifer Baron, Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry\
Lennie Cheung, Faculty of Land and Food Systems\
Madhurima Datta, Faculty of Dentistry\
Ismália De Sousa, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science\
Jonathan Ferreira, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education\
Jan Hammer, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Damien Huet, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Todd Kamensek, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine\
Leah Kuzmuk, Psychology, Faculty of Arts\
Torin McLachlan, English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts\
Julie McNutt, Chemistry, Faculty of Science\
Tiera Naber, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Arwa Nemir, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences\
Kelsea Perry, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Hossein Piri, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of Business\
Lisa Trainor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

#### 2020/2021

Abiola Adeniyi, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry\
Summer Caton, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Nikolaus Dean, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Deena Dinat, English Language & Literatures, Faculty of Arts\
Kieran Forde, Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education\
Pascale Fricke, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Sauder School of Business\
Samuel Griffin, Chemistry, Faculty of Science\
Carly Jones, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Lui Xia Lee, History, Faculty of Arts\
Amy Liu, Zoology, Faculty of Science\
Nichole Moerhuis, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Zachary Morse, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science\
Natasha Orr, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine\
Parham Pashaei, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Christopher Reimer, Geography, Faculty of Arts\
Elizabeth Straus, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science

#### 2019/2020

Laura Bulk, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine\
Kathleen Coupland, Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry\
Jesse Couture, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Jill Dosso, Psychology, Faculty of Arts\
Colin Dring, Faculty of Land and Food Systems\
Yulia Egorova, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Deborah Good, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Sonja Isberg, Statistics, Faculty of Science\
Katelyn Janzen, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science\
Mahsa Khalili, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Henry Lai, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Masoud Malakoutian, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Jeanie Malone, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Craig Stensrud, English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts\
Emily Truong Cheung, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Jens Vent-Schmidt, Botany, Faculty of Science

#### 2018/2019

Abdullah Al-Digs, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Jeff Bale, Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Applied Science\
Susanne Bradley, Computer Science, Faculty of Science\
Stephanie Cheung, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine (TA in Botany, Faculty of Science)\
Vibhuti Dhingra, Operations & Logistics, Sauder School of Business\
Roquela Fernandez, Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts\
Roza Vaez Ghaemi, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Idaliya Grigoryeva, Geography/Economics, Faculty of Arts\
Hassan Halawa, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Kaye Hare, Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education\
Ben Hives, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Linda Horianopoulos, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science\
Rhy McMillan, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, Faculty of Dentistry\
Rebecca Sheppard, English Language & Literatures, Faculty of Arts\
Anna Smith, Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

#### 2017/2018

Amir Abdi, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Shirin Boroushaki, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Rachel Brydolf-Horwitz, Geography, Faculty of Arts\
Mateus Fandino, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Randip Gill, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education\
Mabel Ho, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Jordon Johnson, Computer Science, Faculty of Science\
Kate Jongbloed, Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine\
Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick, Allard School of Law\
Amir Maleki Zamenjani, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Bronwyn Malloy, English, Faculty of Arts\
Francisco Paz, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Geralyn Ruissen, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Emily Scribner, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science\
Christine Sumner, Faculty of Land and Food Systems\
Evelyn Sun, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science

#### 2016/2017

Maryam Dalkilic, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education\
Jaclyn Dee, Botany, Faculty of Science\
Derek Fujimoto, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Omnia Gamal El-Dien Ibrahim, Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry\
Rebecca Ko, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine (TA in Botany)\
Anne Lasinsky, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Nicole Malette, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Brendan McCormack, English, Faculty of Arts\
Leigha Rock, Faculty of Dentistry\
Negar Roghanian, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Carlos Sanchez, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Pamela Sargent, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Lifei Sheng, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of Business\
Grace Truong, Psychology, Faculty of Arts\
Cole Zmurchok, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Ignacio Zurbriggen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

#### 2015/2016

Tim Anderson, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education\
Lachlan Caunt, Peter A. Allard School of Law\
Matthew Coles, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Yana Gorokhovskaia, Political Science, Faculty of Arts\
Caitlyn Grypma De Jong, Chemistry, Faculty of Science\
Sarah Huber, Computer Science, Faculty of Science\
Sean McBeath, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Chantal Mustoe, Chemistry, Faculty of Science\
Jonathan Newell, English, Faculty of Arts\
Leo Ng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine\
Vanessa Radzimski, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Theresa Schroder, Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land & Food Systems\
Navid Shirzad, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Devra Waldman, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education\
Ashley Whillans, Psychology, Faculty of Arts\
Joerg Winter, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

#### 2014/2015

Chad Atkins, Chemistry, Faculty of Science\
Cindy Blois, Mathematics, Faculty of Science\
Camila Casquilho Resende, Statistics, Faculty of Science\
Nathaniel Furey, Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry\
Graham Hendra, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Abbas Jessani, Faculty of Dentistry\
Vivienne Lam, Botany, Faculty of Science\
Katherine Lyon, Sociology, Faculty of Arts\
Stephen Mattucci, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Firas Moosvi, Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science\
Eve Preus, English, Faculty of Arts\
Juan Serpa, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of Business\
Christoph Sielmann, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science\
Barbara Smith, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education\
Magdalena Wojda, Peter A. Allard School of Law\
Megan Wong, Anthropology, Faculty of Arts\
Melanie Wong, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education

#### 2013/2014

Parisa Behnamfar, Electrical and Computer Engineering\
Kristen Carter, Art History, Visual Art & Theory\
Vincent Chan, Mathematics\
Benjamin Cheung, Psychology\
Jeffrey Goeders, Electrical and Computer Engineering\
Heather Holroyd, Sociology\
Won Kim, Language and Literacy Education\
Andy Leung, Statistics\
Kristina McBurney, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology\
Alym Moosa, Medicine\
Leanne Racicot, Chemistry\
Md. Hafizur Rahman, Chemical and Biological Engineering\
Sara Schroeter, Language and Literacy Education\
Bryanna Thiel, Land & Food Systems\
Ashley Welsh, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Science Education

#### 2012/2013

Catherine Goldie, School of Nursing\
Saloome Motavas, Electrical and Computer Engineering\
Eddie Hung, Electrical and Computer Engineering\
Serbulent Turan, Political Science\
Christopher Ward, School of Music\
Helene Frohard-Dourlent, Sociology\
Darwin Song, Periodontics\
Ryan Deschambault, Language and Literacy Education (LLED)\
Amanda Wager, Language and Literacy Education (LLED)\
Richard Schuster, Forest Science Centre\
Kirk Kristofferson, Sauder\
Christopher Roach, Michael Smith Labs\
Julius Davies, Computer Science\
Carmen Anthony Bruni, Mathematics\
Jared Brendan Stang, Physics and Astronomy\
Jonathan Massey-Allard, Physics and Astronomy\
Natalie McCormick, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Faculty funded award)

#### 2011/2012

Eric (Robert) Pospisil, Mechanical Engineering\
James (William) Butler, Chemical and Biological Engineering\
Miguel (Angel) Guillen Torres, Electrical and Computer Engineering\
Leah Field, School of Music\
Samuel T. Reed, Political Science\
Gillian Sandstrom, Psychology\
Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Curriculum and Pedagogy\
Emma Patricia Holmes, Land and Food Systems\
Naayeli Ramirez Espinosa, Law\
Courtney Hanna, Child and Family Research Institute\
Bruno da Silva, Computer Science\
Nikta Fay, Zoology\
Jason McAlister, Earth and Ocean Sciences\
Amanda Musgrove, Chemistry\
Jason Wickenden, Chemistry\
Michael Mueller, Sauder\
Dahai Zhang, Pharmaceutical Sciences *(Faculty funded award)*

#### 2010/2011

Anthony An, Mechanical Engineering\
Matthew Pan, Mechanical Engineering\
Vickie Whiffen, Chemical & Biological Engineering\
Natalie Baloy, Anthropology\
April Liu, Art History, Visual Art & Theory\
Maberley Luger, English\
Zulfikar Kanji, Dentistry\
Alex Leung, Biochemical & Molecular Biology\
David Beare, LLED\
Maryam Moayeri, LLED\
Jennifer Burt, Forestry\
Daniel Mazur, Physics & Astronomy\
Ellen Schelew, Physics & Astronomy\
Jenny McCune, Botany\
Corinne Riddell, Statistics\
Rebecca Taylor, Earth & Ocean Sciences\
Michael Read, Sauder