Nicholas Coops
Director, Teaching and Learning

Nicholas is a faculty member in the Faculty of Forestry specializing in the application of remote sensing (viewing the Earth from above) imagery to environmental issues. He teaches remote sensing at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and leads the Integrated Remote Sensing Studio (IRSS), a team of 15 researchers and students developing new, innovate approaches to spatially model environmental phenomena.

Jean Marcus
Associate Director, Teaching & Learning

Jean manages the USI Teaching & Learning Office and oversees the coordination, support and enhancement of sustainability education at UBC. Jean is also a Scientist in Residence with the Vancouver School Board, and has taught various ecology and conservation biology courses. Jean received her Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Victoria and came to UBC in 2003 for a postdoctoral fellowship in marine conservation.

Andrew Riseman
USI-UBC Farm Liaison

In addition to his responsibilities in USI, Andrew is an Associate Professor, Plant Breeding and Agroecology at UBC; the Academic Director for the Centre for Sustainable Food System-UBC Farm; a researcher at the UBC Botanical Garden; and an Associate Member in UBC’s Department of Botany. His areas of research include the breeding of crops for sustainable production systems and the development of urban agricultural technologies compatible with attractive and livable communities. Andrew completed his doctorate at Penn State, followed by a post-doc position in Denmark.

Kshamta Hunter                                                                                                                                               

Student Advisor, Teaching and Learning

With a background combining teaching and research, Kshamta helps students explore learning opportunities on how to incorporate sustainability in their studies. She also manages the Sustainability Educaiton Resource Centre, an online sustainability-oriented course inventory, the UBC Sustainability News and keeps track of sustainability-related leadership and volunteer groups and events on campus. Kshamta earned a BSc in genetics and a BEd in biological sciences before teaching science in high schools for 3 years. She’s working on a master’s that focuses on the development and assessment of sustainability curricula.