Student Stories

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 […]

Patrick Wu

Patrick Wu

Patrick Wu is a Master of Kinesiology student whose focus is on investigating “practical ways to drive behavioral change and to advance the world of strength and conditioning.” His passion is Olympic-style weightlifting which he practices 5-6 days a week! He loves it so much that he has started his own strength and conditioning business […]

Anika Cheng

Anika Cheng

Anika is a fifth year Kinesiology student in the interdisciplinary stream, who is set to graduate in June 2021. She is an active member of the KIN community, having participated in the Co-op, Work-learn, and KIN Mentorship programs. After graduating, Anika is excited to start a Master’s in Occupational Therapy at UBC. Anika and her […]

Evans, Chris

Evans, Chris

After working in Community Centres in Richmond and Vancouver, & GF Strong Rehab. Centre; I switched to the Computer/I.T. field (22 years now). I started at Shaughnessy Hospital as a Computer Operator then Systems Analyst. My career also includes roles such as Technical Support Analyst & Systems Engineer at various large-scale data centres incl. MDA, […]

Xueqing (Snowy) Zhou

Xueqing (Snowy) Zhou

Xueqing (Snowy) Zhou is a fourth-year Kinesiology student in the Interdisciplinary Stream. She will be graduating in May 2021 and will pursue a Master of Science in Kinesiology at UBC in the fall, focusing on exercise, neurophysiology and urogenital health. Originally from China, Xueqing was drawn to kinesiology because of a knee injury she suffered […]

Ahmadian, Mehdi

Ahmadian, Mehdi

A former elite athlete and international karate champion, he says that as an athlete “I was always curious about how my body responded to different types of exercise training.” This curiosity led him to pursue studies in the field of physical education and sport sciences.

Iacobellis, Joseph

Iacobellis, Joseph

Graduating year: 1974, 1977
Degree: BPE, MPE
A Vancouver legend in his own right and was dubbed the ‘man with the midas touch’ when it came to the longevity and success of Capilano University’s (formerly Capilano College) athletics program. Retired now since 2016, Joe was Capilano’s second Athletic Director and built an elite soccer program by setting high athletic and academic standards. During his tenure he captured 10 British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association (now PACWEST) championships.

Mulcahy, Glen

Mulcahy, Glen

Graduating year: 1991

Degree: BPE
Glen’s major was in Motor Control and Performance and soon after graduation he began coaching. He has now coached men, women, boys and girls in slow-pitch, hockey, baseball, softball, rugby and ball hockey for more than 2 decades.