See her profile: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/jude-walker/

From PhD to Life: Meaningful Careers for PhDs
Dr. Jen Polk is a regular contributor to University Affairs. She is active in supporting people with PhD as they navigate their careers.
Papa PhD (Podcast)
Dr. David Mendes (located in Montreal) interviews individuals who have completed PhDs and have chosen non-academic careers. He interviews in French and English.
Jobs on Toast
Dr. Chris Humphrey provides good resources and a lot of information on transferrable skills.
Tip: Canadian Government, BC Public Service Agency and Metro Vancouver are often employers in the UBC Virtual Career Fair. Visiting their booth is quite helpful for insights on the work application process in the public sector.
Websites for finding work in International Organizations such as the UN, and WHO.
Dr. Ali Abdi, Professor in EDST, is the 2021 recipient of the David N. Wilson Award for Distinguished Service. The award, which is bestowed by the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC), recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution in research, mentorship and teaching. The award criteria are long term distinguished service to CIESC; distinguished achievement in research and teaching; exemplary mentorship of students; and service to the international network of comparative and international scholars.
Congratulations Dr. Abdi!

Text by Dr. Blye Frank
The article, “Land as teacher: understanding Indigenous land-based education” can be found here: https://en.ccunesco.ca/idealab/indigenous-land-based-education

Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Job Title
Retired educator and school administrator
Workplace
Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools
EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s
EdD 2019; MA 2003; Diploma 2007
Concentration
Educational Studies – General – Activity Theory and BC competencies curriculum
Residence
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Karina Younk completed her Doctorate of Education in 2019 while working full-time as an elementary school educator and administrator. In her collaborative research with 12 educational leaders, the group co-constructed their understandings of how the competencies focus of BC’s curriculum was shifting teaching, learning, and assessment practices. In her 38-year career in education, Karina worked as a teacher and administrator in K-12 French Immersion, English, Gifted and Special Education. She was involved in many collaborative school and district projects designed to support learners and their families. One example was a leading the implementation of a Universal Designs for Learning (UDL) project with Special Education Technology (SET-BC). Karina also worked as an author (Arrimage and Thoughtsteps) and as a consultant with Art Image Publications/Éditions Beauchemin presenting to educators across Canada and the United States. While completing her M.A. at McGill, she was invited to be a sessional lecturer with students in their final semester of the education program. Later, she taught a Special Education course to diploma students at Vancouver Island University. Inspired by opportunities to engage with colleagues, families, students, and community partners, Karina enjoys working with others to expand collective learning cultures of trust, curiosity, innovation, and risk-taking. Having retired from her district in 2020, Karina now has more time for other interests like volunteering with BC Marine Trails, home renovations, travel, learning Spanish, and leading a more active lifestyle with ocean swimming, hiking, cycling, skiing, and excursion kayaking. Karina especially enjoys having more time to spend with family and friends.

Pronouns
He/ Him/ His
Job Title
Pre-Doctoral Instructor
Workplace
University of Washington, Seattle
EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s
MEd, 2014
Concentration
Society, Culture and Politics in Education (SCPE)
Residence
Seattle, Washington, USA
After graduating from UBC I moved back to Hiroshima, Japan with my spouse, Yuco. I eventually became one of the first fully licensed non-Japanese citizens to teach public school in Hiroshima Prefecture. Since 2020 I have been splitting my time between Hiroshima and Seattle, where I am working towards a PhD in Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. I currently teach an undergraduate course in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. The theme of the course is the history of education in the United States. Also, I serve as a steward for my academic student employees union, UAW Local 4121. My two children are Oliver Kiyotake (age 7) and Sophia Chidori (age 5).
Website: www.jonathanbfisher.net
Email: jonathanbfisher@gmail.com

Job Title
Executive Director, ABCDE (Association of BC Deans of Education), retired
Workplace
–
EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s
EdD, 1979; MA 1972
Concentration
Educational Studies – General – Philosophy of Education
Residence
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sandra Bruneau resides in Vancouver, near UBC, on the historical, traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and T’sleil-Waututh First Nations. She was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and took her first degrees at the University of Saskatchewan. Sandra Bruneau has over 45 years’ experience in Education, beginning with teaching secondary school in Calgary and ending with her retirement in Fall 2018 as Executive Director of the Association of BC Deans of Education (ABCDE). Sandra has been prominent in both the development and delivery of teacher education programs at UBC and at TRU, Kamloops, where she served as Associate Dean of Education. At UBC, she oversaw the placement and supervision of 400-450 secondary student teachers each year and was responsible for the “UBC Education” newsletter sent to UBC Education Alumni and Faculty. At TRU, she led the development of a new Bachelor of Education elementary degree program and helped facilitate the staffing, funding and accreditation procedures while also overseeing TRU’s ECE, Early Childhood Education Diploma. Following that tenure, she gained valuable experience with an Education organization in Vancouver, after which she was appointed Executive Director of the BC Deans of Education, along with several consultancy projects with UBC and SFU Faculties of Education, most notably the joint SFU-Surrey School District Counselling program and the WKTEP (West Kootenay Teacher Education Program) review. Sandra has been an active member of CSSE (Canadian Society for the Study of Education) since the 1970’s and has delivered over two dozen papers and talks at sessions of CAFE, (Canadian Association of Foundations of Education), and CPES, (Canadian Philosophy of Education Society). She has been awarded both the CAFE Distinguished Service Award and the CPES Distinguished Service Award for her dedication and service. Her case studies are included in the CAFE volume on Canadian teacher education published by U. Manitoba with Oxford University Press. Her main area of study is rational moral education, with attention to anti-racism education, critical thinking, courage, and empathy. Now that she has more time, Sandra writes scads of poems and continues her musical interests. She and her husband Bill embrace the adventurous spirits of their two children and six grandchildren.
Email: sandra.bruneau@gmail.com

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She/Her/Hers
Job Title
Chair, Counselling, Academic Support & Assessment (CASA)
Workplace
Thompson Rivers University
EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s
PhD, 2014
Concentration
Higher Education (HIED)
Residence
Kamloops, BC, Canada
I have over 30 years of instructional, research and administrative experiences at post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. I completed a BEd and MA in Mathematics Education at the University of Victoria, followed by a PhD in Educational Studies from UBC. For my dissertation, I explored the connections between emotional intelligence and first year experiences of undergraduate students. My current fields of interest are assessment and evaluation in higher education, as well as student experiences especially related to changes in emotional intelligence. I am a faculty member at Thompson Rivers University, serving as the Chairperson of the Counselling, Academic Support and Assessment (CASA) department and the Principal Coordinator of the Assessment Centre. I am also the founding president of the Canadian Higher Education Testing Association (CHETA), a network of professionals involved with testing services at post-secondary institutions across Canada.
Website: https://kamino.tru.ca/experts/home/main/bio.php?id=cjames
Email: cjames@tru.ca

Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Job Title
Editor and Dissertation Coach
Workplace
(Re)Visions
EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s
PhD, 2018
Concentration
Educational Studies – General
Residence
Everett, Washington, USA
Since finishing my PhD in Educational Studies, I decided to use the skills and knowledge I acquired to help other PhD students and academics to produce their best writing. As the founder of (Re)Visions, I work with junior and senior scholars on theses, dissertations, journal articles, and book manuscripts. I love helping people to improve their writing through editing and coaching. I also see my work as integral to providing the much-needed support and inspiration that we all need as we work to complete big writing projects.
Website: www.alkrevisions.com
Email: alkrevisions@gmail.com