Institute of Asian Research (IAR) Fellows for 2025/26

Jia (Laurie) Tao
Masters Student, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Student (MPPGA) and an IAR fellow with the Himalaya Program
Email: tj2021@student.ubc.ca

Salina Dolmo Lama
Masters Student, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Student (MPPGA); IAR fellow with the Himalaya Program
Email: salinadolmolama@gmail.com

Yi Yi Wang
Masters Student, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Student (MPPGA); IAR fellow with the Himalaya Program
Email: wangyiyi617@gmail.com


Anne Kukuczka
VIRS Student, Department of Anthropology (2026); PhD Candidate, University of Zurich
Email: anne.kukuczka@uzh.ch


Gopal Khanal
PhD in Resources, Environment and Sustainability; Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES); Faculty of Science
Email: gkhanal@student.ubc.ca






Roshan Pokhrel
Masters Student, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship
Email: roshan34@student.ubc.ca

Ryan Gauvin
PhD Candidate, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory
Email: rmgauvin@gmail.com


Saori Ogura
PhD Student, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Email: saori.ogura@ubc.ca


Tenzing Sedonla Ukyab Lama
MA in Critical Curatorial Studies, Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Email: sedonla1@student.ubc.ca

Trishala Chettri Dutta
PhD Student, Department of English Language and Literature
Email: td97@student.ubc.ca