The UBC Research-based Theatre Collaborative consists of over 70 committed members, including UBC Vancouver and Okanagan faculty, student trainees, professional theatre artists, local community members, and national and international partners.

The UBC-based Steering Committee represents the interdisciplinary spirit of the Collaborative, and an External Advisory of leading international RbT scholars provides guidance on Collaborative objectives and initiatives. 

Steering Committee

  • George Belliveau, Cluster Lead, Professor, Theatre Education
  • Christina Cook, Cluster Coordinator, PhD Student, Counselling Psychology
  • Susan Cox, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health
  • Tal Jarus, Professor, Occupational Science and Therapy
  • Simangele Mabena, PhD Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Madjid Mohseni, Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Rena Sharon, Professor, School of Music
  • Tetsuro Shigematsu, Artist

External Advisory

UBC Cluster Members

  • Patricia M. Barkaskas, Associate Professor of Teaching, Peter A. Allard School of Law
  • Laura Bulk, PhD Student, Occupational Science and Therapy
  • Grant Charles, Associate Professor, Social Work
  • Derek Gladwin, Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Laen Hershler, PhD Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Kedrick James, Associate Professor of Teaching, Deputy Department Head, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Michelle LeBaron, Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
  • Michael Lee, Associate Professor of Teaching, Occupational Science and Therapy
  • Virginie Magnat, Associate Professor
  • Minelle Mahtani, Associate Professor, Institute for Social Justice
  • Yael Mayer, Postdoctoral Fellow, Occupational Science and Therapy
  • Amir Michalovich, PhD Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Anne Murphy, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies
  • Jennica Nichols, PhD Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education, School of Population Health and Centre for Applied Ethics
  • Bonny Norton, Distinguished University Scholar, Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • John Oliffe, Associate Director, Professor, School of Nursing
  • Raymond Pai, Lecturer, PhD Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education
  • Geraldine Pratt, Professor, Geography
  • Marvin Westwood, Professor, Counselling Psychology

National & International Cluster Members

Additional Cluster Members

Jan Hare, UBC Faculty (Indigenous Education)
Luke Bokenfohr, UBC Graduate Student
Phillip Lopresti, UBC Graduate Student
Janice Valdez, UBC Graduate Student
Avril Foster, UBC Graduate Student
Michelle Turner, UBC Graduate Student
Lara Aysal, UBC Graduate Student
Dacotah Splichalova, UBC Graduate Student
Daniel Ji, UBC Graduate Student
Brynn Williams, UBC Graduate Student
Sarah Calvert, UBC Graduate Student
Hailey Matheson, UBC Graduate Student
Hali McLennan, UBC Graduate Student
Jessi Knutson, UBC Graduate Student
Martina Shovar, UBC Graduate Student
Jada Benko, UBC Graduate Student
Tim Garthside, UVIC Graduate Student
Hoi Fai Wu, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
Mingshuai Yan, Sichuan Normal University
Julia Henderson, Concordia University
David Geary, Capilano University
Kyle Stooshnov, University of Alberta
Alisha Ali, New York University
Yanlin Xu, South China Agricultural University
James McKinnon, Quest University
Pamela Baer, University of Toronto
Foster Eastman, Community Artist
Tracy Averill, Community Artist
Bahareh Shigematsu, Community Artist
Ingrid Bousillion, Community Artist
Mark Zuberbuhler, Community Partner
Keyvan Maleki, Community Partner
Candace Cook, Community Partner
Yuval Jarus, Community Artist
Tim Laidler, Community Partner
Stephen Heatley, UBC Faculty (Theatre)
Lynn Bosetti, UBC-O Faculty (Higher Education)
Lawrence Berg, UBC-O Faculty (Georgraphy)
Eva Ziltener, University of Zurich
Erika Piazzoli, Trinity College Dublin
Phillip Naud, Independent artist, Paris
Diane Conrad, University of Alberta
Joelle Aden, University de Paris VII
Annie Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University
Kathryn Dawson, University of Texas (Austin)
Stephani Woodson, Arizona State University
Mette Lyngstad, Western Norway University
Montserrat Paerera, Institut de Theatre, Spain
Esther Uria, University de Basque, Spain
Richard Sallis, University of Melbourne
Dan Harris, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
Tara Goldstein, University of Toronto
Selena Busby, Central School of Drama, University of London