The 2022-2023 Peer Advisors

We are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Peer Advisor Team:

  • Rodrigo Dos Santos
    PhD Student
August – December, 2022

Rodrigo is a Ph.D. candidate in Curriculum Studies. He has taught in public schools in Brazil where he obtained a MA in education and a BA in Biology. His research focuses on teachers’ resistance to educational reforms and teachers’ professional identity.

Rodrigo Dos Santos

  • Ian Fraser Alexander
    PhD Student
September 2022 – April 2023

Ian is a third year PhD student studying Social Studies education in international contexts. He is from Canada’s East Coast and has taught Social Studies and English in a number of schools in China and South Korea. He has taken multiple courses in four UBC departments and happy to help incoming students.

Ian Alexander

Ian Alexander

  • Yasaman Moussavi
    PhD Student
September 2022 – April 2023

Yasaman is a PhD student in Art education. She holds an MFA with two emphases on Painting and Printmaking from Texas Tech University. She also holds a MA in Art Studies from Tehran University, Iran, and a BFA in Painting from Alzahra University Tehran, Iran.

Yasaman Moussavi

  • Conan Lee
    MA Student
September 2022 – April 2023

Conan is a MA student in science education. He is an international student from Hong Kong, and is passionate about science outreach and informal science learning. When he is not studying or working, he loves making science videos on YouTube!

Conan Lee

Conan Lee

  • Liya Ma
    MA Student
September 2022 – April 2023

Liya is a MA student in Curriculum Studies. She is from Edmonton, Alberta, where she obtained her BEd and BSc degrees from the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on the professional integration of Chinese immigrant teachers in the BC school system, specifically how they adapt to pedagogy in BC K-12 schools.

Liya Ma

Please feel free to contact them at  edcpgradpeeradvisor@gmail.com.