Read about great UBC KIN students before you and where they are today as alumni
Nikol Grishin
KUS President 2019-2020 Nikol is in her final undergraduate year of a health science stream in the School of Kinesiology. She is the current KUS president and works with the first all-female KUS council in 10 years. When she initially applied to UBC, she planned to enter science with the vision of pursuing medicine in […]
Carswell, Lindsay
Graduating year: 1995
Degree: BHK
As director of the Ride to Conquer Cancer at the BC Cancer Foundation, Lindsay Carswell has had the privilege of building a career which enables him to make a lasting difference in the lives of others. By overseeing BC’s largest mass participation fundraising event for the past five years, Lindsay has had the opportunity to promote cycling to thousands of British Columbians looking to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
Lusk, Serena
Graduating year: 1997
Degree: BHK
Serena Lusk, BHK 1997, found her beginnings in recreation as a competitive swimmer in her early teens. As a junior swim coach at age 13 and a lifeguard at 16, Serena knew early on that she wanted to be involved in sport and recreation as a career.
Graffos, Angelo
Graduating year: 2016
Degree: BKin
Combining his love of sports and working with children and youth, Angelo has been involved as a volunteer, support worker, and skills head coach for the Canucks Autism Network since 2014. His consistent and dedicated work has been recognized by the organization with a volunteer training scholarship in 2017.
Miles, Rosalin
Graduating year: 1998
Degree: MHK
Congratulations to Dr. Rosalin Miles for receiving the Hidden Heroes 2019 Award. Former Chief, Gail Sparrow of the Musqueam band, nominated Rosalin for her role in shaping the non-profit, hosting the annual National Indigenous Physical Activity & Wellness conference.
Kimoto, Ray
Graduating year:1965
Degree: BPE
Ray graduated from UBC having played Thunderbird tennis and baseball., the latter under legendary UBC coach Frank Gnup. This was the “early era” of UBC baseball which produced many good players, memories and stories.
Pai, Ling
Graduating year: 2007
Degree: BHK
Today she is a champion surfer on the Canadian National Adaptive Surfing team, and recently won silver at the Adaptive Surfing Championships in Hawaii in June. Ling is also a trail runner and accomplished backcountry skier.
Ramsden, Rachel
Graduating year: 2013
Degree: BKIN
Rachel Ramsden graduated from the School of Kinesiology in 2013. While originally attracted to the program with an interest in sport and physical activity, Rachel’s interests evolved to focus on community-level policy and programming that support healthy communities.
Lam, Joyce
Graduating year: 2017
Degree: BKin
In 2015, Joyce began working as a Work Learn student in the Frontotemporal Dementia Research Program at UBC Hospital. This experience served as a jumpstart into her career in academic research – not only did she gain valuable insight into working and conducting research in a clinical setting, but she learned much about neurodegenerative diseases, and was able to expand her network in the field of neurology.
Bi, Mark
Graduating year: 2005
Degree: MA
Mark served Lilong New Media as Vice President of Operations. Prior to working with Lilong, Mark was Director of Operations at Relay China, a subsidiary of the advertising company Publicis Groupe – considered to be one of the top three advertising companies in the world.