Will Valley

Will Valley

April 17, 2018

Will Valley

Associate Dean, Equity, Decolonization, and Inclusion

Associate Professor of Teaching, Applied Biology

604–822–6534

will.valley@ubc.ca

Food, Nutrition, and Health 210, 2205 East Mall

Education

University of British Columbia, PhD, Sustainable Food System Education

University of British Columbia, BEd, Secondary Sciences

University of British Columbia, BSc, General Biology

Research

Will's research interests include:

  • Sustainable Food Systems Education
  • Systems Thinking and Cognitive Psychology
  • School Food and Nutrition Education + K-12 School Food Systems
  • Community-Engaged Scholarship
  • Urban Agriculture
Teaching

Selected Publications

Rojas, A., Black, J., Orrego, E., Chapman, G., & Valley, W. (2017). Insights from the Think&EatGreen@School Project: How a community-based action research project contributed to healthy and sustainable school food systems in Vancouver. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue Canadienne Des éTudes Sur L’alimentation, 4(2), 25-46.

Valley, W., Wittman, H., Jordan, N., Ahmed, S., & Galt, R. (2017). An emerging signature pedagogy for sustainable food systems education. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 1-14. doi:10.1017/S1742170517000199

Valley, W., Fu, G., & Jovel, E. (2017). Preparing students for complexity and uncertainty: Flexible Learning strategies for developing environmental professionals. In Envisioning futures for environmental and sustainability education (Eds. Corcoran, P.B., Weakland, J.P., & Wals, A.E.J.). Wageningen Academic Publishers. pp. 217–228. Access: http://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.3920/978-90-8686-846-9_15

Valley, W. and Wittman, H. (2016). Urban Agriculture in Vancouver, BC: motivations, meanings, and multi-functionality. In The Governance of City Food Systems: Case Studies From Around The World. (Eds. Deakin, M., Diamantini, D., & Borrelli, N.). Milano: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation. pp. 41-61. Retrieved from http://www.fondazionefeltrinelli.it/article/ebook-utopie-the-governance-of-city-food-systems-case-studies-from-around-the-world/

Cassidy, A., Fu, G., Valley, W., Lomas, C., Jovel, E., & Riseman, A. (2016). Flexible Learning Strategies in First through Fourth-Year Courses. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 9(0), 83–94.

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Kristen Walker

April 17, 2018

Kristen Walker

Associate Professor of Teaching, Applied Biology

604–822–6873

kristen.walker@ubc.ca

MacMillan 187, 2357 Main Mall

Education

University of Calgary, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2011

University of British Columbia, PhD in Animal Welfare, 2010

Portland State University, MSc in Biology, 2005

San Diego State University, BSc in Biology, 1999

Research

Kristen has had a fascination with wildlife since she was young. During her undergraduate studies, she discovered that veterinary school was not the only route to pursue to work closely with animals. While a BSc student she began volunteering with an endangered species recovery program with giant pandas, which lead to an opportunity to study the behaviour of these charismatic animals in China. After this experience Kristen continued on in her pursuit of the study of animal behaviour. Her passion for wildlife grew and so did her desire to help give wild animals greater humane treatment. Kristen completed an MSc in Biology working on sea otter ecology and behaviour through Portland State University. She then joined the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia to complete a PhD where she assessed and helped mitigate the pain responses of sea lions to highly invasive marking procedures including abdominal surgery and hot-iron branding. After her graduate studies, Kristen spent time as a wildlife biologist and a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Calgary.

Kristen now focuses on urban wildlife. She has worked closely with the Stanley Park Ecology Society’s Co-Existing with Coyotes program. Collaborative research has been aimed at identifying humane deterrents systems and reducing coyote conflicts for urban coyotes. In addition, Kristen is a part of the UBC Farm Biodiversity Monitoring project assessing the diversity of vertebrates through the use of remote trail cameras. Kristen also has students involved in projects using trail cameras both at Stanley Park and UBC, monitoring bird collisions on campus, and various public perception surveys related to human-wildlife conflicts.

Teaching

As a teaching professor, Kristen teaches a variety of courses in the Applied Animal Biology Program. Her courses focus on compassionate conservation, wildlife welfare, and animal behaviour. Kristen has developed courses that give students immersive experiential learning opportunities. Kristen supervises many students for independent directed studies (APBI 497) and thesis (APBI 499) wildlife projects.

Selected Publications

Walker, K.A. and Koralesky, K.E. (2021) Student and instructor perceptions of engagement after the rapid online transition of teaching due to COVID‐19. Natural Sciences Education 50 (1): e20038. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20038

McLellan, B. and Walker, K.A. (2020) Efficacy of motion-activated sprinklers as a humane deterrent for urban coyotes (Canis latrans). Human Dimensions of Wildlife 26 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2020.1781985.

Horning, M., Haulena, M., Tuomi, P.A., Mellish, J.E., Goertz, C.E., Woodie, K., Berngartt, R.K., Johnson, S., Shuert, C.R., Walker, K.A., Skinner, J.P., Boveng, P.L. (2017) Best practice recommendations for the use of fully implanted telemetry devices in pinnipeds. Animal Biotelemetry 5:13. DOI 10.1186/s40317-017-0128-9

Walker, K.A., Trites, A.W., Haulena, M., and Weary, D.M. (2012) A review of the effects of different marking and tagging techniques on marine mammals. Wildlife Research 39: 15-30.

Walker, K.A., Duffield, T.F., and Weary, D.M. (2011) Identifying and preventing pain during and after surgery. Invited review, Applied Animal Behaviour Science 135: 259-265.

For a list of Kristen’s publications click here.

Awards & Honours

UBC Killam Teaching Prize, 2019/2020

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Daniel Weary

April 17, 2018

Daniel Weary

Professor, Applied Biology
Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

604–822–3954

dan.weary@ubc.ca

MacMillan 189, 2357 Main Mall

Education

McGill, Queen’s, Concordia Universities, Postdoc

Oxford Unixersity, D.Phil, Zoology

McGill University, M.Sc, Biology

McGill University, B.Sc, Biology

Research
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Dan's work aims to assess and improve various aspects of animal well-being. Most of Dan’s work focuses on dairy cows and calves, and on laboratory rats and mice. Current research focuses on five themes:

  1. Developing and validating methods for assessing affective states, including behavioural, cognitive and motivational testing methods to assess pain and non-pain aversion.
  2. Identifying alternative management practices that improve animal welfare. Key examples include work testing the effects of group housing, colostrum feeding practices and alternative weaning methods, and work is focused on assessing practical improvements to housing systems that improve comfort and reduce injuries.
  3. Use of automation for recording behaviours useful for the early detection of disease and other states relevant to welfare, including the development of algorithms that capture new types of information from existing sensors.
  4. Conceptual contributions including new perspectives on the assessment of felt emotions and suffering in animals, how animal welfare can be conceived, and how the livestock industries should respond to welfare concerns.
  5. Use of experimental, quantitative and qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups and online surveys to understand perspectives of animal caregivers and the public with regards to animal care and use.
Teaching

I developed (together with David Fraser) the course “Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Animal Use” (now APBI 315) when I first arrived at UBC. This course has enrolment capped at 80 students and fills on the first day that registration opens. The course attracts students from a variety of disciplines and is highly rated by students. In Nov. 2000, this course won an international award from the Humane Society of the United States as one of the top courses of its type. This course was also featured in the book “Teaching the Animal: Human Animal Studies Across the Disciplines” (DeMello, 2010).

In response to consultation with existing undergraduates and recent graduates, I spearheaded the development of the new undergraduate program Applied Animal Biology that began accepting students in 2009 and has now grown to be the second largest major in the Faculty. In 2012, I created the honours stream for the major. An important component of the Applied Animal Biology program (and especially the honours stream) is a research capstone experience in the final year of study. To help prepare our undergraduates for this experience, and more generally to provide students research experience, I co-created (and co-instruct with Nina von Keyserlingk) the course “Research methods in Applied Animal Biology” (APBI 398). This course has also garnered high student evaluations.

I have also developed and instruct three graduate courses: Topics in Animal Welfare (AANB 550); Seminar in Animal Welfare Science (AANB 551); and Research Methods in Applied Animal Biology (AANB 504). Normally two of these are offered each year, primarily to the graduate students associated with the Animal Welfare Program.

Selected Publications

See Google Scholar for a complete list of publications.

Weary, D.M. 2019. Suffering, agency and the Bayesian mind. In: Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals (Ed. by F.D. McMillan). CABI, Wallingford, UK, pp. 156-166.

Weary, D.M. and J.A. Robbins. 2019. Understanding the multiple conceptions of animal welfare. Anim. Welfare 28:33-40.

Weary, D.M. and M.A.G. von Keyserlingk. 2017. Public concerns about dairy-cow welfare: how should the industry respond? Anim. Prod. Sci. 57:1201-1209.

Weary, D.M., P. Droege and V.A. Braithwaite. 2017. Behavioural evidence of felt emotions: approaches, inferences and refinements. Adv. Stud. Behav. 49:27-48.

Weary, D.M., B.A. Ventura and M.A.G. von Keyserlingk. 2016. Societal views and animal welfare science: understanding why the modified cage may fail and other stories. Animal 10:309–317.

Awards & Honours

Awards for research include most notably my fifth consecutive 5-year appointment as an NSERC Industrial Research Chair (1997 — present). Other recent awards for research include the 2013 Metacam 20 Welfare Award (awarded by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association for outstanding contributions to the field of Cattle Welfare), the 2014 Charles River Excellence in Refinement Award (awarded by the Johns Hopkins CAAT for excellence in research on the welfare of laboratory animals), the 2015 Killam Prize (awarded by the Killam Foundation for overall excellence in research (in 2014 I also received the Killam Prize for excellence in teaching), and the 2016 Ruminant Well-being Award from the World Association for Buiatrics. In 2015 I was appointed as a fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. In 2017 I received the the JDS-100 award from the American Dairy Science Association. In 2018 I was awarded the Paech Visiting Professorship at the University of Sydney and was recognized by Clarivate Analytics as a Highly Cited Researcher (in the top 1% by citations for field in Web of Science). In 2020 I was awarded the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, and the Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science from the American Dairy Science Association.

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Julie Wilson

April 17, 2018

Julie Wilson

Lecturer, Applied Biology

604–822–6360

julie.wilson@ubc.ca

MacMillan 156B, 2357 Main Mall

Education

University of British Columbia, MSc

University of British Columbia, BSc

Research

Julie Wilson's research interests involve the assessment of the quality and quantity of freshwater resources, including surface and groundwater. She is broadly interested in how different land use practices affect water resources and how this, in turn, affects human development (e.g. food and energy production). These issues were the basis of her M.Sc. research at UBC (2010). A better understanding and management of land-water linkages and cumulative effects will help to improve human health and environmental sustainability.

Julie’s professional and research goals have evolved towards science outreach and communication: strengthening connections between the academic community and the public, policy makers, the private sector, youth, and more. Science education and literacy is also an emerging field of interest. See other programs that Julie has been involved with at UBC including the NSERC CREATE program, TerreWEB, and also the SOILx and Soil4Youth programs.

Selected Publications

Krzic, M., J. E. Wilson, P. Hazlett and A. Diochon. 2019. Soil Science Education Practices Used in Canadian Postsecondary, K-12, and Informal Settings. Natural Sciences Education, 48:190015.http://doi.org/10.4195/nse2019.09.0015

Rose, A., J. E. Wilson and L. M. Lavkulich. 2017. Analysis of Impervious Surface Area, and the Impacts on Soil-Based Agriculture and the Hydrologic Cycle: A Case Study in the Agricultural Land Reserve in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Agricultural Sciences, 8, 837-856. https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2017.88062

Wang, Y., J. E. Wilson , D. Brayshaw and L. M. Lavkulich. 2017. Effects of aggregate extraction on water storage in the Pepin Creek watershed, BC, Canada. Natural Resources, 8, 461-477. https://doi.org/10.4236/nr.2017.87030

Wilson, J. E., J. Zhang, C. Lomas, L. M. Lavkulich and R. Yada. 2017. Instructors' perspectives on learning technologies in the multidisciplinary Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Canada. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 7(10): 772-782. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2017.7.10.971

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Kelleen Wiseman

April 17, 2018

Kelleen Wiseman

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) Academic Director

kelleen.wiseman@ubc.ca

MacMillan 329, 2357 Main Mall

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Education

The University of British Columbia, 2014, PhD

Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, 1991, MBA

University of Saskatchewan, 1985, BSA, Agricultural Economics

Research

Dr. Wiseman has cross-cutting industry experience in the agri-food business, banking and marketing sectors in Canada and the United States that she integrates into her academic work. Her research and teaching focus on sustainable entrepreneurship, green financing, and sustainability reporting within the climate, food, and agri-business sectors.

Teaching

Dr. Wiseman teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level at The University of British Columbia.

Courses:

  • FRE 302 Small Business Management in Agri-food Industries
  • FRE 516 Financial and Marketing Management in Agri-food Industries
  • FRE 520 MFRE Seminar and Industry Insight Series
  • FRE 547 FRE Graduating Project – Work Experience
Selected Publications

Developing logistic regression models using purchase attributes and demographics to predict the probability of purchases of regular and specialty eggs, British Poultry Science. 2015 56 (4): 425-435

Salted and preserved duck eggs: a consumer market segmentation analysis, Poultry science. 2015 94 (8): 1942-1956

Health and Nutrient Claims in Processed Food Products: Are Consumers Gaining or Losing?, Journal of Food Distribution Research. 2011 42 (1): 118-122

Influences of demographic characteristics, attitudes, and preferences of consumers on table egg consumption in British Columbia, Canada, Journal of Poultry Science. 2011 90: 1088-1095

Teens, Food Choice and Health: How Can a Multi-Method Research Methodology Enhance the Study of Teen Food Choice and Health Messaging?, Journal of Food Distribution Research. 2011 42 (1): 123

Additional Information

Kelleen Wiseman is the Academic Director of the Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) graduate program at The University of British Columbia. Her research and teaching focus on sustainable entrepreneurship, green financing, and sustainability reporting within the climate, food, and agri-business sectors.

With extensive cross-disciplinary experience in agribusiness management and the banking industry in Canada and the United States, she integrates practical industry insights into her academic work. A notable achievement in her career is the launch of UBC's Micro-Certificate in Environmental Metrics for Sustainability Reporting, a program designed to equip professionals with the tools to develop and apply environmental metrics that track organizational impacts and enhance sustainability management practices.

Under her leadership, the MFRE program has seen significant advancements in data analytics training, the development of impactful graduating projects, and the adoption of innovative teaching techniques. These efforts have positioned the program as a leader in preparing students for impactful careers in the global climate, food, and environmental sectors. Her dedication to teaching excellence has been recognized with the prestigious Killam Teaching Award, underscoring her commitment to fostering an engaging and impactful learning environment.

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Eduardo Jovel

April 17, 2018

Eduardo Jovel

Associate Professor, Applied Biology

Director, Indigenous Research Partnerships

604–822–3338

eduardo.jovel@ubc.ca

MacMillan 327, 2357 Main Mall

UBC Aboriginal Research Lab

Research

My research interests include Indigenous plant knowledge, mycology, natural product chemistry, and Aboriginal health. I am especially concerned with organismal and chemical diversity and their intersection with human and environmental health. I am interested in Indigenous peoples’ worldviews and their use of ecosystem resources to maintain health and wellness, particularly plants uses. My research includes Indigenous medicinal systems, food security, environmental health, research ethics, gender relations, and Indigenous research methods. I strive to integrate interprofessional research practices and education, and merge Indigenous knowledge and Western academic disciplinary positions and cultural contexts, while maintaining academic rigor.

Research Projects

  • ecological and socio-economic intensification for food security in smallholder agriculture in the Andes, Peru
  • assessment of indoor moulds in Aboriginal housing and impacts on health
  • identification of potential sources of bioactive molecules from BC fungi
  • impacts of environmental contaminants on traditional marine foods and medicines
  • antioxidant activities, total phenolic content, and antimicrobial properties of BC native plants and entomogenous fungi
  • evaluation of plants with mercury chelating properties
Selected Publications
  • Niloofar Kahkeshani, Yaghoub Razzaghirad, Seyed Nasser Ostad, Abbas Hadjiakhoondi, Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani, Homa Hajimehdipoor, Hosein Attar, Mahtab Samadi, Eduardo Jovel, & Mahnaz Khanavi (2014). Cytotoxic, Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor and Antioxidant Activity of Nepeta menthoides Boiss & Buhse essential oil. J. of Essential Oils 17(4):554-552
  • Olaizola, C., Abramowski, Z.A., and Jovel Ayala, E. (2013). Photoprotective Effect of Fungal Melanins Against UBV in Human Skin Cells. Micologia Aplicada International 25(1):3-12
  • Harder, H., Rash, J., Holyk, T., Jovel, E., Harder, K. (2012). Indigenous Youth Suicide: A Systematic Review of Literature. Journal Of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community 10(1): 125-142.
  • Jauregui X, Clavo ZM, Jovel EM, Pardo-de-Santayana M. (2011) Plantas con madre”: Plants that teach and guide in the shamanic initiation process in the East-Central Peruvian Amazon. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134(3):739-52.
  • Kang, S., Jovel, E. H. Hong, B. Hwang, P. Liu, M. Lee, K. Lee, and G.H.N. Towers. 2007. Chemical Constituents of the Moss Hylocomium splendens. Natural Products Sciences 13(4): 394-397.
  • Jovel, E.M., X. Zhou, D.S. Ming, T.R. Wahbe, and G.H.N. Towers. 2007. Bioactivity-guided isolation of the active compounds from Rosa nutkana and quantitative analysis of ascorbic acid by HPLC. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 85:865-871.
  • Wahbe, T.W., E.M. Jovel, D.R. Silva, V.E. Pilco, and N.R. Point. 2007. Building International Indigenous People’s Partnerships for Community-Driven Health Initiatives. EcoHealth 4:472-488.
  • Yi, O., E.M. Jovel, G.H. Towers, T.R. Wahbe, and D. Cho. 2007. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of native Rosa sp. from British Columbia, Canada. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 58(3):178-189.
  • S.J. Kang, S.H. Kim, P. Liu, E.M. Jovel, and G.H.N. Towers. 2007. Antibacterial activities of some mosses including Hylocomium splendens from South Western British Columbia Fitoterapia 78(5): 373-376.
  • González, M.I., E. Cifuentes, J.E. Cortéz, C. Ríos, S.J. Rothenberg, M. Veiga, and E.M. Jovel. 2006. Concentraciones de mercurio total en sangre y cabello por ingesta de pescado en niños, mujeres embarazadas y en edad reproductiva residentes de los municipios aledaños al lago Chalapa, Jalisco- México. Acta Toxicológica Argentina. 14:22-24.
  • Archibald, J., E.M. Jovel, R. Vedan, and R. McCormick. 2006. Creating Transformative Aboriginal Health Research: The BC ACADRE at Three Years (2006). Canadian Journal of Native Education 39(1): 4-11.
  • Archibald, J., E.M. Jovel, R. Vedan, and R. McCormick. 2006. Indigenous Education: Creating and Maintaining Positive Health. Canadian Journal of Native Education 39(1):1-3.
  • Jovel, E.M., J. Cabanillas, and G.H.N. Towers. 1996. An Ethnobotanical Study of the Traditional Medicine of the Mestizo People of Suni Mirano, Loreto, Perú. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 53:149- 156.
  • Jovel, E.M., G.H.N. Towers, and P. Kroeger. 1996. Hydroquinone: the toxic compound of Agaricus hondensis. Planta Medica 2(62): 185.

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Murray Isman

April 17, 2018

Murray Isman

Dean Emeritus, Applied Biology (Entomology/Toxicology)

murray.isman@ubc.ca

FNH Building 244, 2205 East Mall

Education

University of British Columbia, 1975, BSc, Zoology

University of British Columbia, 1977, MSc, Zoology

University of California, Davis, 1981, PhD, Entomology

Research
  • Development of botanical insecticides and antifeedants. Collaborating with university and industrial partners, we have investigated the development of botanical insecticides derived from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), from medicinal plants and timber species of southeast Asia and Central America, and from tall oil, a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry. For the past 20 years we have been collaborating on the development of essential oil-based pesticides for EcoSMART Technologies Inc. (USA), now under the auspices of KeyPlex (USA) and Kittrich Corp. (USA). Investigations have included isolation and identification of active principles, modes-of-action against pest insects, effects on natural enemies and fish, and efficacy under greenhouse and field conditions.
  • Behavioral and physiological effects of plant defensive chemicals on insects. We have investigated the effects of mixtures of plant chemicals on insect feeding and on the development of resistance to botanical insecticides. Studies have characterized habituation to feeding deterrents in caterpillars, the metabolism of plant defensive chemicals by herbivorous insects, and the pharmacokinetics and fate of plant chemicals in insects. We have also documented synergy among essential oil constituents and determined a mechanism underlying synergy.
  • Since 2011 we have been developing pest management tools for management of bed bugs in human dwellings. These include repellents and attractants (with SemiosBio Technologies Inc.) and natural residual insecticides (with DE Laboratories Inc.).

Research Projects

Host-induced volatiles in tomato as an early warning system for greenhouse pest management

We demonstrated that tomato plants attacked by cabbage loopers emit novel terpenes in quantities related to pest density and duration of feeding. Most importantly, we detected very high levels of these compounds (using an ultrafast portable gas chromatograph) in areas of a commercial greenhouse where insects were feeding at levels that would have gone unnoticed by human scouts (Miresmailli et al. 2010a,b, 2012).

Bioactivity of plant essential oils and their constituents to insects

Research in this area accounted for 1/2 of the peer-reviewed publications from my laboratory in the past five years. In particular, we demonstrated internal synergy of constituents of rosemary oil (Tak et al. 2015) and determined the mechanism – enhanced penetration of one of the toxicants (Tak & Isman 2015). We also demonstrated that essential oils rich in d-limonene can prevent the movement of twospotted spider mites between bean plants in the greenhouse (Da Camara et al. 2015). We continue to evaluate new sources of plant essential oils as insecticides. One example of my recognition for this body of work (apart from numerous invitations for symposium papers and book chapters) is that a paper I published in Crop Protection in 2000 has been cited over 700 times according to ISI’s Web of Science.

Learning and memory in moths

We originally demonstrated that habituation to oviposition/feeding deterrents in cabbage looper larvae alleviated deterrence to those compounds in subsequent moths – an example of memory persisting through metamorphosis. More recently we have demonstrated that this phenomenon is not a result of ‘chemical legacy’ (traces of the compound on the integument of the insect) but requires gustatory exposure (feeding) in larvae (Akhtar et al. 2009).

Graduate Students

Please note: I am no longer accepting ANY graduate students under my supervision.

Teaching
  • APBI 327 – Introduction to Entomology (10%)
  • PHAR 448 – Environmental & Cellular Toxicology (25%)
Selected Publications

See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.

Refereed Research Papers

Tak, J.-H., E. Jovel and M.B. Isman (2016) Comparative and synergistic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil constituents against the larvae and an ovarian cell line of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Lep., Noctuidae). Pest Management Science 72: 474-480.

Tak, J.-H. and M.B. Isman (2015) Enhanced cuticular penetration as the mechanism for synergy of insecticidal constituents of rosemary essential oil in Trichoplusia ni. Scientific Reports 5: 12690.

Isman, M.B. and M.L. Grieneisen (2014) Botanical insecticide research: many publications, limited useful data. Trends in Plant Science 19: 140-145.

Akhtar, Y. and M.B. Isman (2013) Horizontal transfer of diatomaceous earth and botanical insecticides in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). PLOS One, 8(9): e75626

Isman, M.B. (2006) Botanical insecticides, deterrents, and repellents in modern agriculture and an increasingly regulated world. Annual Review of Entomology 51: 45-66.

Refereed Review Papers and Book Chapters (last five years)

  • Isman, M.B. (2016) Pesticides based on plant essential oils: phytochemical and practical considerations. In: Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Production, Phytochemistry, and Utilization, V.D. Jeliazkov and C.L. Cantrell (eds.), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, in press (accepted 19 Oct 2015).
  • Isman, M.B. (2015) A renaissance for botanical insecticides? Pest Management Science 71: 1587-1590.
  • Isman, M.B. and M.L. Grieneisen (2014) Botanical insecticide research: many publications, limited useful data. Trends in Plant Science 19: 140-145.
  • Miresmailli, S. and M.B. Isman (2014) Botanical insecticides inspired by plant-herbivore chemical interactions. Trends in Plant Science 19: 29-35.
  • Isman, M.B. (2014) Botanical insecticides: A global perspective. In: Biopesticides: State of the Art and Future Opportunities, A.D. Gross, J.R. Coats, S.O. Duke and J.N. Seiber (eds.), American Chemical Society Symposium Series 1172: 21-31.
  • Isman, M.B. and R. Seffrin (2014) Natural insecticides from the Annonaceae – A unique example for developing biopesticides. In: Advances in Plant Biopesticides (D. Singh, ed.), Springer Verlag, pp. 21-33.
  • Isman, M.B. and M.L. Grieneisen (2014) Botanical insecticide research: many publications, limited useful data. Trends in Plant Science 19: 140-145.
  • Miresmailli, S. and M.B. Isman (2014) Botanical insecticides inspired by plant-herbivore chemical interactions. Trends in Plant Science 19: 29-35.
  • Isman, M.B., S. Miresmailli and C. Machial (2011) Commercial opportunities for pesticides based on plant essential oils in agriculture, industry and consumer products. Phytochemistry Reviews 10: 197-204.
  • Akhtar, Y. and M.B. Isman (2012) Plant natural products for pest management: the magic of mixtures, pp. 231-247. In: Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests (I. Ishaaya, S.R. Palli and A.R. Horowitz, eds.), Springer Verlag.
  • Isman, M.B. and G. Paluch (2011) Needles in the haystack: exploring chemical diversity of botanical insecticides, pp. 248-265. In: Green Trends in Insect Control (O. Lopez and J.G. Fernandez-Bolanos, eds.), Royal Society of Chemistry.
Awards & Honours
  • Gold Medal, Entomological Society of Canada , 2011
  • T. Leigh Distinguished Alumni Lecture, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis , 2010
  • Peter Wall Distinguished Scholar, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, UBC , 2004
  • Elected Fellow, Entomological Society of America , 2014
  • Elected Fellow, Royal Entomological Society (London) , 2014
  • Lifetime achievement award, Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia , 2014
Additional Information
  • President, International Society of Chemical Ecology, 2001-2002
  • President, Phytochemical Society of North America, 1991-1992
  • President, Entomological Society of British Columbia, 1987-1988 and 1998-1999
  • Honorary Scientist, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea, 2007-2009
  • Honorary Professor, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, 2006
  • Visiting Professor, Chemical Ecology, Universidad Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil, 1998

Professional Affiliations

  • Jounal of Pest Science, Subject Editor: Plant-derived pesticides 2012
  • Journal of Economic Entomology, Subject Editor: Ecotoxicology 2002
  • Biopesticides International, Regional Editor 2005
  • EcoSMART Technologies Inc., Scientific Advisory Panel – member 1997
  • ADAPPT, OPTIONs, Chair, International advisory committee 2010
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research, Subject Editor: Botanical insecticides 2015

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Gail Hammond

April 16, 2018

Gail Hammond

Associate Professor of Teaching in Food, Nutrition and Health

604–822–3934

gail.hammond@ubc.ca

FNH 214, 2205 East Mall

Food, Nutrition and Health Website

Education

University of British Columbia, Faculty Certificate Program, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

University of British Columbia, PhD, Human Nutrition

University of British Columbia, MSc, Human Nutrition

University of Victoria, BSc, Chemistry

Research

Grounded in my professional practice as a nutrition educator in the community and in academia, my research activities have focused on:

  1. Gaining understanding of how decision-making processes influence women’s food choices and examining use of this information to improve food choice behaviours.
  2. Examining processes used to develop nutrition communication/education resources for the purpose of improving knowledge translation and consumer education.
Teaching

In my teaching practice, I aim to create transformative learning environments that are informed by the pedagogical literature and are responsive to students’ critical reflections on their undergraduate educational experiences. To this end, I study, implement and evaluate different pedagogies, class activities and evaluation processes.

Undergraduate Teaching Areas

  • FNH 250: Nutrition Concepts and Controversies
  • FNH 342: Critical Perspectives on Consumer Food Practices
  • FNH 370: Nutrition Assessment
  • FNH 473: Applied Public Health Nutrition
  • FNH 490: Topics in Food, Nutrition and Health
  • DHYG 208: Oral Health Sciences II
  • DHYG 310: Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice III
  • DENT 420: Dentistry II: Basic Clinical Dentistry
Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Paez-Varas, C., & Hammond, G. (2022). Food insecurity on campus: A community-engaged case study with student-led families at the University of British Columbia. Canadian Food Studies, 9, 103–123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i3.576

Hammond, G. K., Chapman, G. E., & Barr, S. I. (2011). Healthy midlife Canadian women: How bone health is considered in their food choice systems. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 24, 61–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01125.x

Hammond, G. K., & Chapman, G. E. (2008). Decision-making in the dairy aisle: Maximizing taste, health, cost and family considerations. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice & Research, 69, 66–70. https://doi.org/10.3148/69.2.2008.66

Books

Whitney, E., Rolfes, S. R., Hammond, G., & Piche, L. A. (2016). Understanding Nutrition, 2nd (Canadian) edition. Nelson Education Ltd.

Additional Information

Professional Affiliations

  • College of Dietitians of British Columbia
  • Dietitians of Canada

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