Resources for students
The Peer Academic Advisers offer advice and access to resources to incoming graduate students and lively, collegial exchanges with students from many countries and backgrounds. The Peer Academic Adviser at the Doctoral level is a significant source of information and support for incoming PhD students. Her role as a community builder is unparalleled in the Department. The Peer Academic Adviser at the Master’s level is devoted to attending to the concerns and questions central to the experiences of master’s students in EDCP. They stay tuned into what goes into building and sustaining collegial relations amongst diverse participants in the Department. The Peer Advisers are available for support and questions with respect to:
- Office space
- Day-to-day UBC logistical questions
- Technology resources
- Writing, research, and assignment related questions
- Relationships between students and their advisers
- Relationships between students and other students
- Adapting to life in Vancouver
Contact
Contact your Peer Advisers at edcpgradpeeradvisor@gmail.com.
The 2023-2024 team includes:
Vicente Regis
PhD Student
September 2023 – April 2024
Vicente embraced artistic endeavours when he was a child, growing up playing with his brother and friends in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. His professional life started as a legal educator, working with kids in conflict with the judiciary system. After an intense process of self-examination, he became a music educator and worked in Brazilian Social-constructivist schools for fifteen years. Five years ago, he came to UBC to pursue my graduate studies and raise my children in Canada. He got a MA in Media and Technology Education Studies and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Curriculum Studies. His current study focus is on musicality, autobiography and poetry.
Patricia Unung
PhD Student
September 2023 – April 2024
Patricia is an EDCP Ph.D student with specialty in Home Economics Education. Her B. Sc. (Ed.) and M. Sc. (Ed.) in Home Economics Education respectively, were obtained from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. The onset of her career path began with tutoring a primary class for a term in Monef kiddies school after her first degree, with progression in subsequent term to teach Home Economics at Monef High school for four years, doubling as boarding mistress in same school. After herMasters degree Award in 2014, she took on a Home Economics lecturing appointment same year in the Faculty of Education at the University of Uyo. She continued in same career until she had admission to pursue a PhD program at the University of British Columbia.
Ariane Faria dos Santos
PhD Student
January 2024 to August 2024
Ariane Faria is a PhD student in Curriculum Studies Education. She holds a Master’s in International Education Policy Analysis from Stanford University (USA) and another in Education from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). She also has a bachelor’s and Teacher Credential in Philosophy from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Her research interests include math classroom practice and curriculum implementation to improve opportunities to learn for students with different backgrounds. She is particularly interested to understand how learning studies and variation theory can support British Columbia math teachers make decisions in the specific context of their classroom practices. She hopes her research can better connect both micro (classroom/schools) and macro (policymakers) actors to design and implement more equitable curriculum policies.
Laura Duarte
MEd Student
September 2023 – April 2024
Laura is a MEd student in Science Education. She is from Bogotá, Colombia, where she obtained her BSc in biology from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She is passionate about elementary science and environmental education, especially in rural communities. Place based education and ecopedagogy are some of her research interests.
Majedeh Miresmaeli
MEd Student
September 2023 – April 2024
Majedeh is a second-year master’s student in Art Education. She is an international student from Iran. Her journey into the world of art began at a young age when she discovered a connection with making crafts. She obtained her BA and MA degrees in Handicrafts from her homeland and she is a woodcrafts freelance artist.