Alumni

Perhaps the greatest legacy of the UBC Animal Welfare Program is the many graduates who have gone on to influential positions where they promote the welfare of animals in business, education, government and the animal protection movement.

Find a full list of program alumni and their theses here.

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Christina Doelling
(MSc 2025)

Dairy Cattle

Sarah Kappel
(PDF 2025)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada)

Camila Cavalli
(PDF 2025)

Lecturer in the Psychology Department at UBC

Erin B. Ryan
(PhD 2025)

Animals in Society

Negar Sadrzadeh
(MSc 2024)

Dairy Cattle

Hui Pin (Julia) Lee
(MSc 2024)

Animals in Society

Emeline Nogues
(PhD 2024)

Post-Doctoral Research, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University

Antonio Hou
(MSc 2023)

Companion Animals

Kai von Rentzell
(MSc 2023)

Companion Animals

Michael Brunt
(PhD 2022)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Erin A. Ryan
(MSc 2021)

Specialist, Wild Animal Welfare at BC SPCA

Benjamin (Ben) Lecorps
(PhD 2020)

Lecturer, Bristol Veterinary School

Ruan Daros
(PhD 2019)

Associate Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Anne-Marieke Smid
(PhD 2019)

Postdoctoral Scholar, the University of Calgary

Devon Wilson
(MSc 2019)

PhD Candidate, University of Guelph

Ajmal Khan
(PDF 2018)

Senior Scientist, Animal Nutrition and Physiology at AgResearch Limited, New Zealand

Christine Sumner
(PhD 2018)

 Science Officer, SPCA New Zealand

Joanna Makowska
(PhD 2016)

Adjunct Professor;
Director & Senior Scientist, Animals in Laboratories Program at the Animal Welfare Institute

Joao Costa
(PhD 2015)

Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Beth Ventura
(PhD 2015)

Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Group at the University of Lincoln

Amber Itle
(MSc 2014)

Washington State Veterinarian at the State Department of Agriculture

Sara Dubois
(PhD 2014)

Adjunct Professor;
BC SPCA Chief Scientific Officer

Katy Proudfoot
(PhD 2013)

Associate Professor, the University of Prince Edward Island;
Director, Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College

Meghann Cant
(MSc 2013)

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy at BC SPCA

Elisabeth Ormandy
(PhD 2012)

Director of Research, Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE)

Lindsay (Collings) Fertilo
(MSc 2011)

Regional Dairy Specialist

Geoff Urton
(MSc 2009)

Principal, Your Purpose Coaching and Consulting

Leanne McConnachie
(MSc 2007)

Consultant, Animal Welfare Programs

Nicole Fenwick
(MSc 2005)

Manager, Research and Standards
at BC SPCA

Sophie Neveux
(MSc 2004)

Animal Welfare and Milk Quality Advisor, Agropur

Jeremy Marchant
(Visiting Researcher 1999)

Chief Scientist, Organic Plus Trust