Alumni Spotlight

Portrait photo of Sameer Shah

IRES’s interdisciplinarity is driven by its students, says alum Sameer Shah

Interview from 2024

Jamie Donatuto carries on knowledge from IRES and Swinomish communities

Jamie Donatuto carries on knowledge from IRES and Swinomish communities

Interview from 2024

Portrait photo of Emma Gillies

IRES fostered alum Emma Gillies’s love of learning

Interview from 2024

Portrait photo of Claire Ewing

Wanting to do actionable research brought alum Claire Ewing to IRES

Interview from 2024

At IRES, alum Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa combined social and ecological sciences

At IRES, alum Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa combined social and ecological sciences

Interview from 2024

Jill Guerra recalls a culture of curiosity and rigour at IRES

Jill Guerra recalls a culture of curiosity and rigour at IRES

Interview from 2024

Arvind Saraswat, PhD – Project Assessment Director with the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) of the Province of BC and a Visiting Professor at the School of Environmental Science at Simon Fraser University

Arvind Saraswat, PhD – Project Assessment Director with the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) of the Province of BC and a Visiting Professor at the School of Environmental Science at Simon Fraser University

Interviewed pre-2020

Maery Kaplan-Hallam, MA – Senior Specialist, Climate Change and Health at First Nations Health Authority

Maery Kaplan-Hallam, MA – Senior Specialist, Climate Change and Health at First Nations Health Authority

Interviewed pre-2020

Emma Luker, MSc – Sustainability and Engagement Planner, UBC Campus + Community Planning

Emma Luker, MSc – Sustainability and Engagement Planner, UBC Campus + Community Planning

Interviewed pre-2020