Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award 2020/2021 recipients

April 27, 2021

We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award:

Killam Teaching Prize 2020/2021

The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. 

  • Dr. Joanna Cannon, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education
  • Dr. James Charbonneau, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Michael Cox, Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Lori Daniels, Faculty of Forestry
  • Dr. Hugh Davies, Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Tamara Etmannski, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, Political Science, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Jordi Honey-Rosés, Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Ihhwa Kim, Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts
  • Michael Lee, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Stella Lee, Zoology, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Katherine Lyon, Sociology, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Laurie McNeill, First Year & Interdisciplinary Programs, Faculty of Arts
  • Jason Min, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Lynn Norman, Zoology, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Olusegun Oyedele, Cellular and Physiological Sciences (Southern Medical Program), Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education
  • Dr. Coll Thrush, History, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Mark Van Raamsdonk, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. HsingChi von Bergmann, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
  • Sheryda Warrener, Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Stephanie Waterman, Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Chunhua Wu, Marketing and Behavioural Science, Sauder School of Business

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award 2020/2021

The Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is presented each year to 16 graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC.

  • 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

Learn more about the Killam teaching awards at UBC.



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