Exploring the Impact of Campus Tours on Prospective Student Decisions at UBC
Conducted a thematic analysis of over 400 Student Ambassador applications to evaluate how UBC’s campus tours influence prospective students’ decisions to enroll and apply as ambassadors.
MOA Cultural Interpreter Ambassador Adventure
Led the planning and coordination of a Cultural Interpreter-led tour at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology, offering student ambassadors a meaningful encounter with Indigenous belongings, storytelling, and cultural education.
Skills Matrix
The Skills Matrix is a valuable tool that helps me track key competencies gained through my academic, work, and extracurricular experiences. This living document allows me to articulate my skills effectively for job applications, interviews, and networking opportunities.
Okanagan Live Virtual Campus Tours Shadowing Coordination
Assisted in organizing a specialized training project that offers UBC Vancouver Campus Student Ambassadors the opportunity to observe Okanagan campus tours. This porject aims to enhance their understanding of the Okanagan campus experience, fostering greater awareness of the academic, social, and community opportunities available to prospective students across both campuses. The program strengthens cross-campus collaboration and resource/ knowledge exchange.
Exploring Chronotopes in Palestinian Literature: Time, Space, and Exile in Kanafani and Azzam
This research explores how the interplay of linear and nonlinear chronotopes in the literary works Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani and The Man and His Alarm Clock by Samira Azzam reflects the authors' lived experiences of Palestinian exile and displacement. By analyzing their use of time and space, the study examines how these narrative techniques represent the personal and historical realities of the authors, offering insight into the broader Palestinian experience of displacement caused by
Research on Forced Migration in the Gaza Strip
As part of my Geographies of Migration class, this research investigates the impact of the Israeli blockade on forced migration in the Gaza Strip. It examines how the blockade's economic and security consequences drive Palestinians to migrate within Gaza and across borders, focusing on the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict. The study highlights the role of political sovereignty in shaping migration routes and the challenges faced by displaced individuals.
Research on Community-Based Conservation
For my GEOG 310: Environment and Sustainability class, I examined the effectiveness of community-based conservation (CBC) compared to protectionist models. I argued that CBC better supports Indigenous communities by involving them in conservation efforts, providing both ecological and economic benefits. Through case studies like the Lacandon Community Forest and the Maya Biosphere Reserve, I demonstrated how CBC can enhance biodiversity protection while empowering local communities.
False Creek: the Sea2City Design Challenge
As part of the Sea2City Design Challenge, I collaborated with CityStudio and the City of Vancouver on their coastal adaptation plan for False Creek. This project focused on evaluating the impact of sea level rise on vulnerable communities. I conducted site visits, reviewed design proposals, and critiqued the plans, particularly concerning unsheltered cyclists who were overlooked in the design.
Urban Warfare: The Case of Gaza’s Infrastructure
In a research project focused on urban politics and conflict, I authored a report titled "Urban Warfare: The Case of Gaza’s Infrastructure," which examines the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, referred to as urbicide. Through this analysis, I investigated how Israeli tactics, including airstrikes and blockades, have targeted water, sanitation, housing, and electricity systems, creating a humanitarian crisis while undermining Palestinian urban resilience.
In-person Campus Tour Presentation
Delivered pre-tour presentations to prospective students and their families before the walking tour of our Vancouver campus. The presentations focused on three key themes—learning, location, and community—highlighting the those aspects of UBC.
Your Roof, Your Rights: Working Towards Student Housing Justice
This event provided a space for students from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences, insights, and resources regarding housing justice for students. Event included a trivia activity, small group discussions, and networking opportunities with the Social Justice Centre and Migrant Students United at UBC.
Seminar Coordinator
As a seminar coordinator for GEOG 422, Palestine in the World Seminar, I was responsible for the proposal, planning, and coordination of an upper-year undergraduate seminar on the geography of Palestine. This role involved organizing course materials, managing communication between faculty and students, and supporting the scheduling and logistics of guest speakers and seminar discussions. I collaborated closely with the instructor and another student to ensure that the seminar ran smoothly.
Neoliberal Globalization Meets Settler Colonialism: The Case of the Jerusalem Light Rail
In my essay, Neoliberal Globalization Meets Settler Colonialism: The Case of the Jerusalem Light Rail, I analyze the role of the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) as a mechanism of Israeli settler colonialism in East Jerusalem. The paper investigates how the JLR serves as a tool for territorial control, connecting Israeli settlements while displacing Palestinian communities and reinforcing Israel’s authority over East Jerusalem.
Urban Warfare: The Case of Gaza’s Infrastructure.
This report examines urbicide, the ongoing deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli authorities.
What is Fast Fashion?
A research initative that led to the creation of an educational resource. The resource provides an introduction to the fast fashion industry and the environmental and social injustices cost of having a reliance on such an unjust and unsustainable system.
U.S Info Days Event
Prospective students from the US and their families joined us this fall to discover the University of British Columbia. Attendees toured our stunning Vancouver campus, engaged with current students and advisors, and learned about undergraduate programs, admissions, scholarships, and student life. The event featured a guided campus tour, interactive panel discussions, and opportunities to connect with other US-based prospective students.
Workshop on Intergenerational Connectivity and Community Building
This workshop, titiled "Youth Mental Health Innovation Toolkit Creation", aimed to empower youth to address mental health challenges associated with technology use. This collaborative event, hosted by CCEL, combined brainstorming, creative tool creation, and project ideation to kickstart actionable initiatives addressing youth mental health concerns in the digital age.
Student Movements and Activism
Bi-weekly Meeting on Student Movements and Activism on the UBC Vancouver Campus This activity focused on questions, reflections, and conversations about activism and the discourse on Palestine at UBC.
UBC: Media Magnified
A team meeting activity that I faciliated designed to help Student Ambassadors feel more prepared when responding to questions related to social media or media coverage about UBC.
Pacific Museum of Earth Ambassador Adventure
This activity included a tour of the Pacific Museum of Earth as part of Ambassador Adventures Programming. This series allows Student Ambassadors to learn about parts of campus and UBC.
Belkin Art Gallery Ambassador Adventure
Organized and led an Ambassador Adventure to UBC’s Decolonization Tour at the Belkin Gallery, exploring Indigenous art and the themes of settler colonialism, reconciliation, and decolonization.
Your Roof, Your Rights: Working Towards Housing Justice for Students
Organized a workshop under the UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning in collaboration with the Social Justice Centre and Vancouver Tenants Union. Over 40 participants engaged in discussions on housing security, availability, and affordability, featuring a presentation, Q&A, and reflection session to foster awareness and community-building around housing justice.
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