Our Alumni

Team members who have previously worked with the CIF on collaborative projects.

  • Dr. Beth Nyboer

    Settler of Dutch & German descent

    Past Position: Post-doctoral Fellow

    (Jan - Dec 2022)

    Current Occupation: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

  • Kate Mussett

    Settler of Ukrainian & English descent

    Past Position: MSc Student

    (Jan 2021 - Apr 2023)

    Current Occupation: PhD Student, Fisheries Management Lab, SFU

  • Colton Van Der Minne

    ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) & settler descent

    Past Position: Undergraduate Honours Thesis Student

    (May 2022 - Apr 2023)

    Current Occupation: PhD Candidate, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, UBC

  • Nicole Jung

    Settler-descendent of Chinese Immigrants

    Past Position: Undergraduate Honours Thesis Student

    (Apr 2021 - May 2022)

    Current Occupation: PhD Candidate, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, UBC

  • Kasey Stirling

    Nlaka'pamux & Mi'kmaq

    Past Position: MSc Student

    (Jan 2021 - Aug 2023)

    Current Occupation: PhD Student, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, UBC

  • Kil Hltaanuwaay Tayler Brown

    Haida (K̲ayahl 'laanas), Musqueam, & mixed settler descent

    Past Position: Community Teaching Assistant

    (Jan - Sep 2025)

    Current Occupation: Project Manager, Council of the Haida Nation’s Marine Planning Program

  • Gidin Jaad Erica Reid

    Naay ‘Yuwans X̱aaydag̱a and Lax Kw’alaams

    Past Position: Community Teaching Assistant

    (Jan - Sep 2024)

    Current Occupation: Educator, Artist, and Author

  • Nasya Moore

    Nisg̱a'a & Leq'a:mel

    Past Position: Undergraduate Directed Studies Student

    (May 2025 - Aug 2025)

    Current Occupation: Indigenous Foodways Community Outreach Facilitator, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

  • Dr. Alexander Duncan

    Chippewas of Nawash

    Past Position: PhD Student and Candidate

    (Sep 2021 - Sep 2025)

    Current Occupation: Research Associate, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, UBC