Program Advisors


This page lists advisors with faculties, schools and departments who are available to work with Indigenous students. Contact the advisor that applies to you to help you to plan course timetables and make sure you meet your program’s requirements.

If someone is missing from this page, please Contact Us to have them included.



Allard School of Law

Indigenous Legal Studies

Russell Nesbitt

Associate Director, Indigenous Legal Studies
604-822-2177
nesbitt@allard.ubc.ca


Faculty of Applied Science

School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture

Tara Deans

Manager, Student Services & Recruitment
604-822-3445
tdeans@sala.ubc.ca


Engineering Academic Services

Catherine McInnis

Academic Advisor
catherine.mcinnis@ubc.ca


Indigenous Community Planning

Dr. Maggie Low

ICP Advisor
maggie.low@ubc.ca


School of Nursing

Dr. Leanne Currie

Associate Professor
604-822-7485
leanne.currie@nursing.ubc.ca


Faculty of Arts

Arts Indigenous Student Advising

Amanda Engen

Academic Advisor, Indigenous Students
arts.indigenous@ubc.ca

Maggie Moore

Academic Advisor, Indigenous Students
magdalena.moore@ubc.ca


School of Creative Writing

Billy-Ray Belcourt

Associate Professor
billyray.belcourt@ubc.ca


iSchool (Library, Archival and Information Studies)

Lisa Nathan

Associate Professor
604-822-1574
lisa.nathan@ubc.ca


School of Music

Amy Farahbakhsh

Student Advisor
music.advisor@ubc.ca


Department of Psychology

Dr. Benjamin Cheung

Lecturer & Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator
604-822-3007
bycheung@psych.ubc.ca


School of Social Work

Christine Graham

Program Advisor
604-822-4119
sowk.advisor@ubc.ca


Faculty of Dentistry

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Vacant

Program Advisor


Faculty of Education

Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP)

Alexis Okabe

Program Advisor
alexis.okabe@ubc.ca


School of Kinesiology

Deborah Gromer

Associate Academic Advisor
604-822-4512
deborah.gromer@ubc.ca


Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Jordan Scansen

Indigenous Academic Advisor
jordan.scansen@ubc.ca


Faculty of Medicine

School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

Anthony Herdman

Associate Professor
604-827-4853
aherdman@audiospeech.ubc.ca


Indigenous MD Admissions Program

Meghan MacGillivray

Indigenous Student Initiatives Manager
indigenous.md@ubc.ca


School of Population and Public Health

Dr. Chris Richardson

Associate Professor
chris.richardson@ubc.ca


Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Nadine Duke

Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Manager
nadine.duke@ubc.ca


Faculty of Science

Salisha Old Bull

Indigenous Academic Advisor
604-827-1570
salisha.oldbull@ubc.ca


Sauder School of Business

Jessica Pilfold

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Academic Services
604-827-5451
jessica.pilfold@sauder.ubc.ca

Kirsten Decle

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Academic Services
604-822-8333
kirsten.decle@sauder.ubc.ca


Office of Global Engagement

Go Global: International Learning Programs

Fay Alikhani

Global Engagement Advisor
604-827-2321
fay.alikhani@ubc.ca


UBC Extended Learning

Karen Rolston

Director, Career and Professional Programs
604-822-1435
karen.rolston@ubc.ca


UBC Graduate School

Indigenous Graduate Initiatives

Brianne Howard

Director, Academic Support
brianne.howard@ubc.ca


Master of Journalism

Valentina Martinez

Program Manager
soj.grad@ubc.ca



Page updated: September 25, 2025