Congratulations to the UBC Anthropology Class of 2025! You’ve worked hard, asked important questions, and developed skills that will serve you well in whatever comes next. We’re proud of what you’ve accomplished and look forward to seeing where your paths lead. Well done to each of you!
Doctoral Graduates
Dr. Maya Daurio
Supervisor: Dr. Mark Turin
Committee Members: Dr. Sara Shneiderman, Dr. Tracey Heatherington, Dr. Andrew Martindale
Thesis/Dissertation: Convergence and Conflagration: Wildfires and Shifting Landscapes in the Cache la Poudre Canyon, Colorado
Dr. Jonathan Eaton
Supervisor: Dr. Sara Shneiderman
Committee Members: Dr. Stephanie Chang (SCARP), Dr. Gaston Gordillo, Dr. Jennifer Kramer
Thesis/Dissertation: Anticipating Disaster: Uncertainty, Heritage, and Place-making in Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Jasmine Sacharuk
Supervisor: Dr. Zhichun Jin
Committee Members: Dr. David Pokotylo, Dr. Lisa Copper (AMNE)
Thesis/Dissertation: Cultural Transformation and Diaspora during the Erligang Period: A Case Study via Digital Image Analysis of Panlongcheng Ceramic Microstructure
Dr. Caitlyn Yates
Supervisor: Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann
Committee Members: Dr. Alexia Bloch, Dr. Hugh Gusterson
Thesis/Dissertation: Degrees of Visibility: Multi-Continental Travelers’ Journeys through the Americas
Master of Arts Graduates
Olivia Brophy
Supervisor: Dr. Vinay Kamat
Committee Members: Dr. Zahra Hayat
Thesis: Reconsidering Youth Pregnancy in the Willamette Valley: Engaging Adult Support Providers
Connor Sziklasi
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Menzies
Committee Members: Dr. Tracey Heatherington
Thesis: Overrun & Undermined: The Alteration of Park Atmospheres in the Canadian Rockies
Oriana Smy
Supervisor: Dr. Vinay Kamat
Committee Members: Dr. Juan José Alava (IOF)
Thesis: The Plasticene Ocean: The Dynamic Human Dimensions of Marine Plastic Pollution and “Ghost Gear” in Baja, California Sur, Mexico
Doris Loewen
Supervisor: Dr. Camilla Speller
Committee Members: Dr. Kendra Chritz (Earth and Ocean Sciences)
Thesis: Field ZooMS: Expanding Access to Archaeological Bone Fragment Identification Using a Minimally Invasive Method
Bachelor of Arts, Honours Graduates
Anya Akimoff
Supervisor: Dr. Aleksa Alaica
Thesis: Charting the Understudied Landscape: Isotopic Baselines for CAM Plants and Other Native Organisms in Peru’s Tierras Blancas Region
Sydney Baril
Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Gusterson
Thesis: Health Decision Making Among First Year Students at the University of British Columbia
Teagan Dale-Johnson
Supervisor: Dr. Amirpouyan Shiva
Thesis: C̓əsnaʔəm as a Site for Contested Values: a Qualitative Media Analysis of Press Coverage
Diane Huang
Supervisor: Dr. Millie Creighton
Thesis: Braving the elements, exploring the “local” Gorpcore and outdoor sporrts among UBC students of Chinese descent
Kendra Leishman
Supervisor: Dr. Aleksa Alaica
Thesis: Climate, Culture, and Cormorants: A Paleoclimatic Moche Animal Use Study
Hermela Mekonen
Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Gusterson
Thesis: Narratives at War: Constructing Legitimacy in the Fano Insurgency in Ethiopia
Megan-Vi Nguyen
Supervisor: Dr. Amirpouyan Shiva
Thesis: No Pain, No Gain: Risk and Care in University Sports
Isobel Thurber
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Kramer
Thesis: The Educational Turn: Indigenous Tourism in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and its Navigation of Capitalist Systems
Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology Major) Graduates
Jared Andrews Almack | Jovana Asprovski | Keely Bachmann | Aiden Bertuzzi | Frances Chan | Angus Clarke | Danielle Cosco | Leonardo Dervisevic | Desiré Deschenes | Eliot Enns | Amy Forsyth | Sara Friesen | Sofia Jamal | Victoria Jamer | Schuyler Jimmie | Amon Kaboly-zadeh | Drishti Khatwani | Kiizh Kinew Erdrich | Noah Klassen | Griffin Lee | Ren Lee | Amancio LeRoux | Sarah Li | Liana Marsh | Oliver McDonald | Julia Moreno | Sofia Najera Gonzalez | Olivia Nelson | Juliette Pankow | Jelena Parr | Amanda Payne | Lara Perlmutter | Rachel Pinkus | Stephe Po | Aashton Prasad | Kelsey Robson | Erika San Pascual | Shreya Shomoyeeta | Saranggan Thavakumaran | Jenny Viengsamom | Olivia Waman | Ryenne Wen | Derrick Wong | Lucas Wright | David Xu | Ruier Yang | Jhee Yun
