College and Faculty Fellows

The Faculty Fellows and College Fellows of St. John’s College are UBC faculty, administration, and staff members who have accepted an invitation to be actively involved in the life of the College. Through service on standing committees, by organizing talks, conferences and colloquia, in mingling with College residents at dinners and social events, our Faculty Fellows play an integral role in the creation of our rich, diverse, international community.

Dr. Joan Anderson, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing


Dr. Gage Averill, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Professor of Music


Dr. Stefania Burk, Associate Dean, Academic in the Faculty of Arts, and Senior Instructor in the Department of Asian Studies


Dr. Helen Burt, Associate Vice President Research & International and Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences


Dr. Timothy Cheek, Professor, Institute of Asian Research


Dr. Paul Evans, Director and Professor, Institute of Asian Research


Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva, Director, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice


Dr. Candace Galla, Assistant Professor, Language and Literacy Education


Dr. Sathish Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering


Elder Larry Grant, Elder-in-Residence, First Nations House of Learning; Adjunct Professor, First Nations and Endangered Languages Program


Professor Gu Xiong,Professor, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory


Dr. Mark Harris, Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice


Professor Nancy Hermiston, School of Music, Coordinator of the Voice and Opera Divisions and University Marshal, External, Legal and Community Relations


Dr. Vinay Kamat, Associate Professor, Anthropology


Dr. Anna Kindler, Senior Advisor to the Provost, and Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy


Dr. Pawel Kindler, Sr. Instructor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences


Dr. David Ley, Professor and Head, Department of Geography


Dr. Minelle Mahtani, Associate Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice


Dr. Dianne Newell, Professor Emerita, Department of History


Dr. Skip (Arthur) Ray, Professor Emeritus, Department of History


Dr. Christopher Rea, Associate Professor, Asian Studies Department


Dr. Susan Rowley, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology


Dr. Patricia A. Shaw, Founding Chair, First Nations Language Program and Professor, Department of Anthropology


Dr. Olav Slaymaker, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography


Dr. Tsur Somerville, Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Economics, Sauder School of Business and Director, Centre for Transportation Studies (CTS)


Dr. Mark Turin, Chair,  First Nations Languages Program and Associate Professor, Anthropology


Dr. Yves Tiberghien, Director of the Institute of Asian Research and Associate Professor, Political Science


Dr. Ilan Vertinsky, Director, FEPA Research Unit and Professor, Strategy and Business Economics/Operations and Logistics


Dr. Patricia Vertinsky, Professor, School of Kinesiology


Dr. Handel K. Wright, Canada Research Chair and Director of Centre for Culture, Identity, & Education

Professor Stephen J. Toope, Past President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia, 2006-14


Dr. Hugh Brock, Associate-Provost Academic Innovation

Dr. Ainsley Carry, Vice-President, Students


Ms. Eilis Courtney, Director of Ceremonies


Dr. Sara-Jane Finlay, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion


Andrew Parr, Managing Director, Student Housing and Hospitality Services


Dr. Jenny Phelps, Assistant Dean, Student Admin. & Strategic Initiatives


Ms. Shirley Nakata,  Ombudsperson for Students


Ms. Janine Root, Manager, Campus Initiatives, Development & Alumni Engagement


Ms. Grace Wong, Senior Advisor International, Office of the Provost and VP Academic


Ms. Wendy Yip, UBC Ambassador