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
Faculty of Applied Science
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Office of Global Engagement
UBC Graduate School
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
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
iSchool (Library, Archival and Information Studies)
Lisa Nathan
Associate Professor
604-822-1574
lisa.nathan@ubc.ca
Department of Psychology
Dr. Benjamin Cheung
Lecturer & Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator
604-822-3007
bycheung@psych.ubc.ca
Faculty of Dentistry
Vacant
Program Advisor
Faculty of Education
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
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
Page updated: September 25, 2025