Alumni

Courtney is a young white woman with long blonde hair. She is in a boat on a clear, blue mountain lake, looking back over her shoulder at the camera and holding a wooden oar. She is wearing a bucket hat and sunglasses, and a long sleeved shirt.

Meet alumna Courtney Smaha!

Courtney is the Project Director for the Atl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative.

Lily smiles at the camera on a quiet urban street. She is waearing a patterned scarf and has shoulder length sandy coloured hair.
A woman in a traditional woven hat, sunglasses and blue hoodie smiles at the camera

New exhibition explores Indigenous women’s connection to the Salish Sea

Co-curated by Geography alumna Jessica Hallenbeck, The Water We Call Home furthers her collaboration with Coast Salish and Sahtu Dene artist Rosemary Georgeson.

Recent geography graduate creates student support fund

Recent geography graduate creates student support fund

Emily Acheson, who graduated with a PhD in 2020, created the fund to support geography students who may be facing financial hardship — especially during COVID-19.

UBC Geography alumna turns 100

UBC Geography alumna turns 100

Irene Beveridge was a student at UBC Geography in the 1930s, but had to discontinue her studies due to the outbreak of World War II.

Jessica Hallenbeck wins CAG award for research

Jessica Hallenbeck wins CAG award for research

The Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada recognizes high quality graduate research that furthers understanding of the geography of Canada.

A geography graduate’s search for the elusive ‘ideal’ job

A geography graduate’s search for the elusive ‘ideal’ job

2007 alumna Amy Thai shares her journey from UBC Geography to Metro Vancouver’s Air Quality and Climate Change group.

Virtual coffee with this year’s UBC Geography graduates

Virtual coffee with this year’s UBC Geography graduates

Connect with graduating students and new alumni online to provide support and advice as they embark on their careers

Glacier retreat can lead to an increase in landslides

Glacier retreat can lead to an increase in landslides

A new paper from recent graduate Hayley Williams and associate professor Michele Koppes has highlighted the connection.

Sarah A. Whaley Book Prize awarded to Dr. Tara Cookson

Sarah A. Whaley Book Prize awarded to Dr. Tara Cookson

Recognizing Dr. Cookson’s work on her book ‘Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs’.