Healthy Masculinities in STEM

Healthy Masculinities in STEM

This event is hosted by EDI.I Office in the Faculties of Applied Science, Forestry and Land and Food Systems at UBC. 

Contributors 

Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Moderator 

Dana-Lyn (born Wilson) is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer.  Dana-Lyn is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation, serving since 2021. She holds a joint position of Senior Manager of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity at LFS and Forestry. Dana-Lyn has been a speaker on numerous panels on Indigenous research, communities and ISP implementation.  She currently sits on the Indigenous Working Group, co-chairs the ISP Community of Practice, and advises front-line student services advisors on best practices in Indigenous student support.

Will Valley, Panelist 

Will Valley is an associate professor of teaching in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia and the academic director of the core curriculum in the faculty, the Land, Food, and Community (LFC) series. The objective of the LFC series is to create learning opportunities that encourage students to become citizens, professionals, and leaders who understand the opportunities and obstacles to creating regional, national, and global food systems that are ecologically regenerative, socially just, and economically viable. 

 Hisham Zerriffi, Panelist 

Hisham Zerriffi is an Associate Professor in Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia (UBC)/ He was previously an Assistant Professor and the Ivan Head South/North Research Chair in the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC.  Dr. Zerriffi’s research is at the intersection of technology, energy and the environment, with a particular focus on rural areas of the developing world. 

Graham R. Hendra, Panelist - Healthy Masculinity in STEM

Graham R. Hendra is a Lecturer and Mech 2 Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He holds a B.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and a Ph.D. from UBC, and he is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).

Dr. Alon Eisenstein, Panelist

Dr. Eisenstein is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Technology Entrepreneurship and Professional Development at the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s School of Engineering, which is situated on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. Since joining the UBC School of Engineering in 2021, Dr. Eisenstein has introduced and taught several courses on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership, applying experiential learning pedagogy throughout. For close to a decade, Dr. Eisenstein has been developing, studying and advancing the use of Work-Integrated Learning pedagogy within entrepreneurship education.