Read about great UBC KIN students before you and where they are today as alumni
Dragomir, Gerry
Graduating year: 2021
Degree: MHPCTL
As the head coach of Racewalk West, Gerry Dragomir coaches four international-level racewalk athletes. One of those athletes is Evan Dunfee, who won bronze for the men’s 50km walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. After graduating from the HPCTL program, Gerry hopes to “complete a doctoral program in the near future” and eventually conduct a documentary on his “40+ yearlong [career] as a sports coach.”
Smith, Mark
Graduating year: 2020
Degree: HPCTL
Upon graduating from the HPCTL program, Mark led the Canadian Women’s National Softball Team to a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and has since retired as an international coach. “I felt this was the right time for me to move on and try something different.”
Tanvi Khurana
Hi, my name is Tanvi! I am in the Bachelor of Kinesiology and Master of Management program, specializing in Social and Behavioural Sciences. I have recently moved to Vancouver from Edmonton, Alberta. There, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with young children as a camp counsellor, high school students as the Secretary-General […]
Nicholas Feng
Hello everyone! My name is Nicholas Feng, and I am a 2nd-year undergrad Kinesiology student in the Neuromechanical and Physiological Sciences Stream. This year, I will be working as the communications coordinator for “Campus Kinnections,” a program that pairs upper-year students with first-year and transfer students in Kinesiology. I joined Campus Kinnections to provide incoming […]
Andrew Yong
Hi, my name is Andrew, I am the Associate Director of Campus Kinnections. I am a fourth year student in the education stream. I was the VP Student Life for 2020-2021. Within Campus Kinnections, I will be overseeing logistics as well as planning and promoting fun events. I joined this program to be more involved […]
Alexia Lee
Hello! My name is Alexia, and I’m a fourth-year undergraduate Kinesiology student in the interdisciplinary stream. I’m the director of “Campus KINnections” this year, which is a peer mentorship program in the KUS that pairs upper-year students with first-year and transfer students in Kinesiology. Campus KINnections provides students new to UBC Kinesiology with resources, tips […]
Jalalpoor, Philip
Graduating year: 2018
Degree: BKin
Philip played on the varsity basketball team for 3 years during his time at UBC, and after seasons in Spain, Austria, and Germany, he was able to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Jalalpoor, Mackenzie
Graduating year: 2018
Degree: BKin
Mackenzie played on the varsity softball team for 4 years during her time at UBC, and now has her own company called ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ where her mission is to spread light to others by sharing perspective.
KIN Senior Orientation Leader: Gabriella Goodger
Gabriella Goodger is a second-year student in the multidisciplinary stream. After she graduates, Gabriella plans to attend medical school and pursue a career in medicine. Gabriella will be a KIN Orientation Leader this September 2021. She says, “Having attended online Jumpstart due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my orientation leaders were integral parts of creating a […]
KIN Senior Orientation Leader: Jason Lin
Jason is also a volunteer at two physiotherapy clinics, East Vancouver Sports Rehabilitation Clinic (EVSRC) and Kids Physio Group, where he shadows physiotherapists and provides assistance during their treatment sessions. “At EVSRC, I help out in kinesiology and strength and conditioning sessions in the Essentials of Athletics gym, where I also observe, make suggestions, and […]