Dr. Bryson is a Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education. Their research and teaching interests include medical humanities, critical literary theory, academic freedom and collegial governance, queer and trans theory and critical digital literacies.

Heather Joan Tam is an interdisciplinary artist, and a researcher for documentary films on history in British Columbia and Canada, including All Our Father’s Relations (dir. Alejandro Yoshizawa, 2016), the story of the Grant siblings who journey to rediscover their father’s roots in China and understand his relationship with their Musqueam mother, and Incorrigible: The Story of Velma Demerson (dir. Karin Lee, 2022), based on Demerson’s memoir about her illegal incarceration, while pregnant in 1939 under Ontario’s Female Refuges Act for living with her Chinese fiancé as a white woman, and her lifelong quest for justice. Heather was Curator at the Bowen Island Museum & Archives from 2007 to 2013.

Stanley provides logistical, financial, event, and administrative support for the Public Humanities Hub’s various programs and outreach. He has a UBC Master of Arts in History (2021) with a keen interest in public history, community stories, and migration studies. His MA thesis primarily used oral history interviews to examine the 1969 riots in Kuala Lumpur. Stanley continues to be engaged with his local community through freelance translation work, occasional classical music performances, and various non-profit initiatives.

Bianca (she/her) is the Digital Scholarship Graduate Academic Assistant with the Hub and a second-year MA student in the Department of Asian Studies. Active in Digital Humanities projects and efforts within Japanese studies and the broader East Asian Studies in North America and beyond, she is excited to bring her expertise and knowledge to the UBC Community as a newcomer to the Hub.

Ying (she/her) is a Graduate Academic Assistant with the Hub and a second-year MA student in the Department of Asian Studies. She is invested in doing interdisciplinary work within her research and loves discovering ways to connect the dots between seemingly disparate ideas. She is joining the Hub this year, and is excited to play a part in empowering learners, supporting unconditional access to knowledge, and cultivating an open-minded arena for exploration.

Sydney Lines (she/her/hers) has several years experience working in higher education, museums, and in various kinds of cultural programming. She is a multifaceted creative thinker who loves big ideas, memorable stories, and gathering communities through participation in arts and culture. She started at the Hub as a Graduate Academic Assistant in 2019 and completed two PhD Arts Co-op terms as the Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives for the Hub during Fall 2020 and Fall 2022.