Brianna Plant, President of the Anthropology Student Association for 2020-21
Brianna Plant is an undergraduate student at UBC and President of the Anthropology Student Association for 2020-21. Now in her final year, she is majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Anthropological Archaeology. Brianna was in the midst of writing final papers when we sat down for this interview in spring of 2021. —-Lindsey Paskulin, […]
Diana Marsh
Dr. Diana Marsh is currently an Assistant Professor of Archives and Digital Curation in the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies. Dr. Marsh earned her PhD from UBC in 2014. I met with her in March of 2021 to talk about her work in museum and archival studies, and about her career so far. […]
Dr. Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan
Dr. Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University in Ottawa. She is an alumna of the University of British Columbia, having earned her PhD in 2012. I sat down with her to discuss her latest book, a graphic novel, Gringo Love: Stories of Sex Tourism in […]
Dr. Camilla Speller
Dr. Camilla Speller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at UBC. Dr. Speller is a biomolecular archaeologist, and a specialist of ancient DNA and protein analysis. Her previous work includes the use of these techniques to reconstruct marine ecosystems, investigate the genetic history of domestic turkeys, and search for clues of past […]
Tracey Heatherington
Dr. Tracey Heatherington is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Recently appointed, Dr. Heatherington arrived to UBC in June of 2020. As an environmental anthropologist, her current research covers conservation and sustainability in the context of globalisation, neoliberalism, social justice, and development. I sat down to talk with her about cloned mouflons, seeds, […]
Anudeep Dewan
Anudeep Dewan is a 1st year PhD in the department of Anthropology, supervised by Dr. Sara Shneiderman. She has a bachelor’s in Development Finance from Kathmandu University in Nepal and a MA in Asian Studies and Geography from the University of Oregon (USA). I met with her in January to discuss her research interests and […]
Caitlyn Yates
Caitlyn Yates is a 1st-year PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology at UBC, supervised by Dr. Shaylih Ryan Muehlmann. She has a BA in Anthropology from Trinity University and a MGPS in Global Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. In Winter of 2021, we met up on Zoom to discuss her research, interests, […]
Younus Mushtaq Ahmed
Younus Mushtaq Ahmed is a first year PhD student in Anthropology, supervised by Dr. Vinay Kamat. He has a BA in Sociology from the University of Madras and a Master of Human Sciences in Sociology and Anthropology from International Islamic University Malaysia. I met with him in early February of 2021 to talk about his […]