About

Current Roles at UBC

Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Science (2022-present)
Professor of Teaching, Department of Chemistry (2022-present)

Awards

Chemical Institute of Canada Award for Chemistry Education (2022)
Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Science (2006, 2010)
Undergraduate Chemistry Society Teaching Excellence Award (2010)
Alma Mater Society Just Desserts Award for Service to Students (2008, 2012)

Previous Roles at UBC

Deputy Academic Director; Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (2019-2021)
Director, First-Year Seminar in Science (SCIE 113) (2019-2021)
Director, Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2021-2022)
Institutional Co-lead, Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL network) (2019-2022)
Co-chair, Academic Integrity Working Group for UBC-Vancouver (2020-2022)
Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Chemistry (2015-2022)
Chemistry Departmental Director, Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (2010-2017)
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Chemistry (2010-2015)
Research Associate in Teaching and Learning Enhancement, Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight) (2005-2010)

Selected Service Contributions

Associate Editor, Journal of Chemical Education (2022-present)
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2021-2022)
Member of the UBC Senate (2020-present)

Professional Societies

American Chemical Society, Member (2001-present)
Canadian Society for Chemistry, Member (2012-present)
American Educational Research Association, Member (2006-present)
Americal Psychological Association, Member (2020-present)
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Member (2021-present)
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Member (2021-present)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 2014
Master of Science, Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, 2005
Bachelor of Science, Honours Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2002