Student Stories

Karen Tam

Karen Tam

Karen is graduating this Spring with a BKin in the interdisciplinary stream. She states why she was drawn to the KIN program, “I am very interested in human physiology, anatomy, and biomechanics.” Karen played on the varsity swimming team during her undergraduate degree, and hopes to attend the Olympics in Tokyo after graduation.

Ford Smith

Ford Smith

Ford is graduating this Spring with a BKin in the interdisciplinary stream. Upon graduation, Ford plans to practice prehospital care as a paramedic or physician. When asked why he decided to join UBC KIN, Ford says, “I was drawn to the program as it was well regarded. KIN has a great community feel and a […]

Aisha Rehman

Aisha Rehman

“I learned to facilitate discussions that relate to all aspects of health care.” Aisha is graduating on June 2, 2021 from the Interdisciplinary stream. She says that she “loved how KIN professors have such diverse backgrounds and that when subjects were brought up, we were able to discuss the multitude of topics with kinesiology that […]

Felman Faria

Felman Faria

Felman Faria graduates with a BKin in the Health Sciences Stream. He states that he “loves being active and being able to help others live active lives.”

Negin Riazi

Negin Riazi

Negin Riazi is graduating from UBC KIN with a PhD this Spring and will be continuing a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Brock University with Dr. Karen Patte. Her research will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and the related impacts of school closures and reopenings on youth mental health. Negin has been selected as the graduate […]

Aayush Malhotra

Aayush Malhotra

Aayush Malhotra completed his BKin at UBC and will now receive his Masters in Kinesiology on June 2nd. Aayush says that during the COVID pandemic, “I was presented with a choice regarding how I wanted to spend what turned out to be quite a long time in isolation. I felt it would be more productive […]

Grant Phillips-Hing

Grant Phillips-Hing

Grant is graduating with a BKin, in the health sciences stream and will start his MKin at UBC in the fall. After he completes his Masters, Grant wishes to pursue a career in medicine. “I hope to specialize as a general practitioner to empower individuals through proactive medical support and intervention.” Throughout his undergraduate degree, […]

Kirkland Halliday

Kirkland Halliday

Kirkland has pursued a dual BKin and Masters of Management degree and will graduate from Kinesiology this spring with a BKin in the interdisciplinary stream. She will continue her studies in June to complete her Masters of Management degree with the UBC Sauder School of Business. Once she has finished her Masters degree, Kirkland plans […]

Allison Hill

Allison Hill

Allison is graduating from KIN’s interdisciplinary stream and plans to apply to a Master’s program in Australia where she hopes to continue her studies in Marketing and Management in the Sports and Entertainment field. “I want to utilize my dual citizenship with Canada and Australia to combine my undergraduate education with my strong interests and […]

Delon Chan

Delon Chan

Delon Chan is graduating with a BKin in the health sciences stream. Delon has been selected as the undergraduate speaker for the UBC Spring 2021 graduation ceremonies as a result of his passion and dedication to the KIN community. Upon graduation, Delon will be completing a Masters in Kinesiology at UBC under the supervision of […]