Graduated Students

Student Name
Program/Date
Role
1st/current position
Allison Cutting (Masters) – co-supervised with Terre Satterfield
Masters (2022)
Supervisor
Working for non-profit environmental organization in the United States
Annie Mejaes
Masters (2021)
Supervisor
Now doing her PhD at UBC.
Isaac Jonas
Masters (2021)
Supervisor
Working for a Municipal Government in BC
Nicolas Talloni
PhD (2021)
Supervisor
Post-doc, Univ. of Victoria
Allison Witter
PhD (2021)
Supervisor
BC Government
Tim Cashion
PhD (2020)
Supervisor
Data Analyst, Vancouver
Travis Tai
PhD (2020)
Co-supervisor
Post-doc, Univ. of Victoria
Nathan Bendriem
Masters (2019)
Supervisor
RFMO
Sarah Harper
PhD (2019)
Supervisor
Post-doc, Univ. of Victoria
Rebecca Singleton
PhD (2018)
Supervisor
BC Government
Anna Schuhbauer
PhD (2017)
Supervisor
Post-doc, UBC Oceans & Fisheries
Darah Gibson
Masters (2017)
Supervisor
BC Government
Andres M. Cisneros-Montemayor
PhD (2014)
Supervisor
Assistant professor, SFU
Andrea Haas
Masters (2014)
Supervisor
Research Associate at Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas
Vicky Lam
PhD (2013)
Supervisor
Research Associate, IOF
Teresa Ryan
PhD (2013)
Co-Supervisor
Consultant
Wilf Swartz
PhD (2013)
Supervisor
Director, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
Dale Marsden
PhD (2012)
Supervisor
Professor, UN University, Korea & Director, DFO
Megan Bailey
PhD (2012)
Supervisor
Canada Research Chaiir & Associate professor, Dalhousie University
Nigel Haggan
PhD (2012)
Co-supervisor
Consultancy
Berchie Asiedu (Univ. of Sunyani)
PhD (2012)
Co-supervisor
Lecturer, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana
Liesbeth van der Meer
Masters (2012)
Supervisor
Vice President, Oceana, Chile
Louise Teh
PhD (2011)
Supervisor
Research Associate, IOF
Gakushi Ishimura
PhD (2010)
Supervisor
Associate Professor, University Iwate, Japan
Andres M. Cisneros-Montemayor
Masters (2010)
Supervisor
Research Associate, IOF
Ben Starkhouse
Masters (2009)
Supervisor
Fisheries Manager, Washington State
Yajie Liu
PhD (2008)
Supervisor
Associate Professor, University of Tromso, Norway
Siv Reithe (Univ. of Tromsø, Norway)
PhD (2007)
Co- supervisor
Researcher, University of Tromsø, Norway
Ahmed Khan (UBC)
MSc (2007)
Supervisor
Obtained his PhD from Memorial Univ.; Post-doc at St Mary’s Univ., Halifax
Megan Bailey (UBC)
MSc (2007)
Supervisor
Obtained her PhD at UBC
Heather Keith (UBC)
MSc (2007)
Supervisor
Working for an International Consultancy in Vancouver
Louise Teh (UBC)
MSc (2006)
Supervisor
Obtained her PhD from UBC
Falcao Mario (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
PhD (2005)
Co-supervisor
Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Maputo, Mozambique
Eunice Konadu-Twum (Univ. of
Ghana)
Masters
Co-supervisor
Assistant Lecturer, Univ. of Ghana
Dyhia Belhabib PhD
PhD (2014)
Committee member
Post-doc, Fisheries Centre
Frédéric Le Manach
PhD (2014)
Committee member
Working for Bloom, Paris
Krista Greer
MSc (2014)
Committee member
Research assistant, Fisheries Centre
Lisa Boonzaier
MSc (2014)
Committee member
Working for an NGO in Cape Town
Aylin Ulman
MSc (2014)
Committee member
PhD Student in Europe
Brajgeet Bhathal
PhD (2014)
Committee member
Research Associate, Fisheries Centre
Maria Cristina Infante
PhD (2014)
Committee member
Defended her thesis on March 7, 2014
Rhona Govender
MSc (2013)
Committee member
Unknown
Tabitha Mallory (John Hopkins)
PhD (2013)
Committee member
Post-doc, Princeton-Harvard “China and the World” Program
Leah Beary
PhD (2013)
Committee member
Working for an NGO
Ahmed Khan (Memorial)
PhD (2012)
Committee member
Post-doc, Memorial University
Dawit Tesfamichael
PhD (2012)
Committee member
Post-doc, Fisheries Centre
Lydia Teh
PhD (2011)
Committee member
Post-doc, Fisheries Centre
Divya Alice Varkey
PhD (2010)
Committee member
Scientist, B.C. Ministry of the Environment
Eny Buchary
PhD (2010)
Committee member
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Adam Soliman (UBC-Food &Resource Economics)
MSc (2010)
Committee member
Director of the Fisheries Law Centre
Maria Jose Espinosa Romero (UBC-IRES)
MSc (2010)
Committee member
Working for an NGO in Mexico
Marivic Pajaro
PhD (2009)
Committee member
Works for the Haribon Foundation, Quezon City, Philippines
Jennifer Jacquet
PhD (2009)
Committee member
Faculty at NYU, New York
William Cheung
PhD (2007)
Committee member
Assistant professor, UBC Fisheries Centre
Stephanie McWhinnie
PhD (2007)
Committee member
Lecturer (Assistant professor), Univ. of Adelaide
Cameron Ainsworth
PhD (2005)
Committee member
Assistant professor, Univ. of South Florida
Ahmed Gelchu
PhD (2007)
Committee member
Works for BC Hydro, Vancouver
Louisa Wood
PhD (2007)
Committee member
Scientist, UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Sarah Klein (UBC, IRES)
MSc (2010)
Committee member
PhD student at the IRES
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
MSc (2009)
Committee member
PhD student at York University, U.K.
Richard Stanford
MSc (2002)
Committee member
Works for an NGO in England
Wilf Swartz
MSc (2004)
Committee member
Obtained his PhD from UBC
Brajgeet Bhathal
MSc (2006)
Committee member
Obtained his PhD from UBC
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