UBC experts are ready to comment on topics related to the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to the 2010 Games in Vancouver, B.C. The list below will be updated periodically at www.ubc.ca.
Additionally, UBC — home of the recently completed UBC Thunderbird Arena, a 2010 competition venue — is sending at least 41 members of its community to Beijing this summer as athletes, coaches, sports doctors and staff. For information on UBC’s Beijing-bound contingent, visit www.ubc.ca/beijing.
Chinese Society
Pitman Potter, Faculty of Law, Institute of Asian Research
604.822.4686; potter@interchange.ubc.ca
- Law, trade and human rights issues (away Aug. 7-15).
Tsering Shakya, Institute of Asian Research
604.822.2968, tsering.shakya@ubc.ca
- Tibet-China relations.
Timothy Cheek, Institute of Asian Research
604.822.4688; 604.323.4302 (cell), t.cheek@ubc.ca
- Chinese history, politics and intellectual debates.
Paul Evans, Institute of Asian Research, Liu Institute
Through Sept: 604.684.5986 (ext. 1555), 604.376.9012 (cell), paul.evans@ubc.ca
- Canada-China relations.
Penny Gurstein, School of Regional and Community Planning
604.822.6065; gurstein@interchange.ubc.ca
- China’s urbanization and urban planning (available after Aug. 11).
Michael Leaf, Centre for Human Settlements, Institute of Asian Research
604.822.2644.2644, leaf@interchange.ubc.ca
- China’s urbanization and urban planning.
Tom Hutton, Centre for Human Settlements, Community and Regional Planning
604.822.4818, thutton@interchange.ubc.ca
- China’s urbanization and urban planning.
Health and Performance
Nadine Nembhard, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Athletics Canada
n_nembhard@shaw.ca
- How athletes are preparing for the 2008 and 2010 Games.
Bob McCormack, Dept. of Orthopedics, Team Canada Chief Medical Officer
Contact through Catherine Loiacano, UBC Public Affairs 604.822.2644, 604.209.3048 (cell); catherine.loiacano@ubc.ca
- Medical issues related to UBC and Canadian athletes in Beijing.
Michael Brauer, School of Environmental Health
brauer@interchange.ubc.ca
- Health effects of air pollution, indoor air quality and the measurement of particulate matter.
Chris Carlsten, Dept. of Medicine, School of Environmental Health
604.875.4729, chris.carlsten@vch.ca
- Environmental respiratory disease, asthma and cardiovascular disease in air pollution, occupational lung disease.
Andrea Reid, Physiotherapist, Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre
604.880.7342, a_reid_@hotmail.com
- Orthopedic and sport related conditions
Economics, Sustainability and Social Issues
James Brander, Sauder School of Business
604.822.8483; james.brander@sauder.ubc.ca
- Economics of the Olympics
Kin Lo, Sauder School of Business
604.822.8430; kin.lo@sauder.ubc.ca
- Olympic environmental policies and sustainability
Peter Nemetz, Sauder School of Business
604.822.8443; peter.nemetz@sauder.ubc.ca
- Sustainability and business, natural resource policy related to energy and the environment, environmental economics, transportation policies
David Gillen, Sauder School of Business
604-822-8352; david.gillen@sauder.ubc.ca
- Pacific Gateway Initiative, transport economics, urban transportation
Stan Hamilton, Sauder School of Business
604.822.8558; stanley.hamilton@sauder.ubc.ca
- Impact of Olympics on B.C. real estate.
Ben Perrin, Faculty of Law
604.822.1208, perrin@law.ubc.ca
- The increased risk of human-trafficking and sex tourism around mega-events (available after Aug. 1)
Margot Young, Faculty of Law
604.822.9685, myoung@law.ubc.ca
- Homelessness, poverty, civil liberties and social impacts in 2010.
Hisham Zerriffi, Liu Institute, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
604.827.4468, hisham.zerriffi@ubc.ca
- Energy systems and climate change.
Mira Sundara Rajan, Faculty of Law
604.827.5339, sundararajan@law.ubc.ca
- Copyright law, intellectual property, censorship, free speech, internet, culture, Aboriginal issues.
Olympic History and Experience
Hyung-Gu Lynn, Institute of Asian Research
604.822.1277, hlynn@interchange.ubc.ca
- History of the Olympics
Fred Hume, UBC Athletics
604.687.2381; fred_hume@hotmail.com
- UBC athletic history
Robert Hindmarch, School of Human Kinetics (Prof. Emeritus)
604.786.9304; drbobh@interchange.ubc.ca
- General manager of Canada’s 1964 UBC-based Olympic hockey team, former vice-president of Canadian Olympic Association, past director of UBC Athletics.
Tricia Smith, Vancouver lawyer and four-time Olympian
604.806.3550 (office); 604.506.3175 (cell); tcmsmith@barnescraig.com
- Smith participated in the first-ever Olympic regatta for women at the 1976 Montreal Games. She won silver in Los Angeles in 1984.
George Hungerford, Vancouver lawyer and Olympic gold medallist
604.736.8500 (ext. 1); georgehungerford@telus.net
- Hungerford won Olympic rowing gold in Tokyo 1964 despite suffering from mononucleosis. He and Roger Jackson, not regular rowing partners, were last-minute additions to their gold-medal pairs race.
UBC and the Olympics
Bob Philip, Athletics and Recreation
Contact through Ben Shach at 604.822.9115, varsity@interchange.ubc.ca
- UBC varsity athletes competing in Beijing, UBC Thunderbird Arena.
Brian Sullivan, Vice-President, Students
604.822.3955; vpstudents@exchange.ubc.ca
UBC’s role in development of the UBC Thunderbird Arena, a 2010 competition venue for Olympic men’s and women’s ice hockey and Paralympic sledge hockey.
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