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UBC Campus and Community Planning: The Green Building Action Plan
From Fall 2017-2018, I had the very exciting and unique opportunity to participate in writing and researching the new UBC Green Building Action Plan (GBAP) for UBC Campus and Community Planning. The GBAP outlines goals, targets, and actions to advance academic and residential buildings at UBC towards making net positive contributions to human and natural systems by 2035.
Final Project – Safer Buildings for Birds: a GIS Analysis
Buildings are the main anthropogenic cause of death for birds in cities, with approximately 16 to 42 million deaths in Canada each year, and around 10,000 deaths at UBC. To investigate this issue as a final project in my Advanced Issues in GIS class, I created a model to identify core institutional buildings of high bird collision risk at UBC. The project aims to recommend UBC operational staff where to target bird friendly design retrofits.
My ePortfolio Journey 2016-2018
Here is a timeline of my involvement with ePortfolio making and the UBC Arts ePortfolio program starting from my 3rd year GIS class to the present! This post will be updated as I continue to collaborate with the UBC Arts ePortfolio program.
Final Project – Cultural Appropriation as a Spectrum
In order shed light on the complexity of cultural appropriation, I worked on a group project to present a variety of commonly discussed examples from popular media and daily life as a spectrum. Through the project, we hope to engage people to think beyond "is this appropriation?" to "if this is appropriation, who benefits and who doesn't?"
Cultivating Environmental Education in Downtown Vancouver
As a term-long project, I worked with a group of 4 students as consultants for the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and CityStudio with the goals to: Investigate existing environmental education (EE) programming in community centres and identify opportunities for the Parks Board to expand them.
Final Project – Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery in BC
For the final project of my GEOB 372- Introduction to Cartography course, we were tasked to make a thematic map on any issue we were interested in. As a volunteer for educational programs at the Vancouver Aquarium, I decided to use my cartography skills to make an educational proportional symbol map that would summarize the current state of Oregon Spotted Frog populations and recovery programs in BC from 1998-2010.
Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) & Cartography
Performing spatial analysis and designing maps with an attention to visual communication for a variety of audiences. I have proficient knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS 10 and Adobe Illustrator in both academic and work settings.
Public Speaking
Combined with academic presentations and volunteering in educational programs, I develop my ability to speak to audiences of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and English abilities. Adaptability and attentiveness to your audience are key to great public speaking!
Report Writing
Writing reports to highlight findings, challenges and recommendations for further work. In other words: taking academic research and repackaging it into concise summaries for broader audiences.
Storytelling
Sharing the stories of things I'm passionate about and using my platform to amplify important stories of community members I interview.
Visual Communication
Designing posters, websites, and videos with an emphasis on balancing information with engaging visual aids. I have intermediate experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere.
GEOB 270- Intro to GIS
Winter 2016. A journal of my first steps into GIS and its applications in visualizing census data and environmental risk. I learn the basics of projections, coordinate systems, and data collection.
GEOB 370- Advanced Issues in GIS
Winter 2018. I dive deeper into GIS and apply spatial analysis across fields of ecology to crime mapping. I explore least-cost path analysis, multi-objective decision making, statistical methods, and primary data collection.
GEOG 372- Intro to Cartography
Spring 2017. An exploration of cartography methods and visual communication of the spaces around us. I make reference maps, thematic maps, and special purpose maps!
HIST 483- Asian Migrations to the Americas
Spring 2018. I explore ongoing histories of Asian migration, identity formation, and racial discrimination in North America through videos, interviews, digital art and online research.
PLAN 425- Urban Planning Issues and Concepts
Spring 2018. In this course, I become acquainted with prominent urban planning theories such as community consultation, intersectionality, and green cities. I collaborate with the Vancouver Parks Board in a group project to assess environmental education programs in the city.
UBC Arts ePortfolio
ePortfolio Peer Mentor. I provide drop-in support to students and support faculty in their classrooms, sharing my experiences on how ePortfolios can be used to enhance course learning.
UBC Campus + Community Planning
Green Building Action Plan Research Assistant. I co-wrote the 2018 UBC Green Building Action Plan and work on ongoing projects to advance sustainability on campus.
UBC Learning Exchange
English Conversation Program Facilitator. I facilitate English conversation groups for ESL learners to practice speaking, reading, and listening comprehension skills on current and relevant topics.
Vancouver Aquarium
Marine Educator and Gallery Educator. I connect visitors with local ecology and conservation initiatives through props and hands-on interactions with marine animals.