I view teaching as a learning experience, where there is a continuous flow of information and knowledge between instructors and students and amongst students themselves. Therefore, my teaching pedagogy revolves around both active and passive learning, interactive group projects and individual efforts.
I am very active in community outreach events, especially those that are related to equity-deserving groups. During my studies at UBC, I helped pioneer the Biology Undergraduate Diversity in Research Program as Program Coordinator. In that position, I organized mentorship and internship programs for equity- deserving UBC Biology Undergraduate students.
Biology
B. Sc. Biology: Ankara University, 2021
M. Sc. Zoology: The University of British Columbia, 2023
Allen Haaheim teaches ENGL 150 (Academic Research and Writing), and has taught ENGL 110 (Academic Reading, Writing, and Thinking) and ENGL 120 (Introduction to Literary Genres) at Corpus Christi College. He specializes in comparative literature and early medieval Chinese literature, and he is competent in mid-Victorian poetics and as a generalist in the literary traditions of China and the West.
His research agenda aims to mine the good in world traditions through comparative studies. The transcultural potential of the radically innovative prosodic theories of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) and Shen Yue (441–513), as rooted in their particular traditional religious worldviews and ontologies of perception, is the subject of his (undefended) doctoral dissertation at the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. Related interests include intercultural and intercivilizational theory, philological exegesis and translation, continental thought and criticism, folklore and folk music, and relations between aesthetics and ethics.
He holds an MA in Classical Chinese Poetry and a BA in English, both from the University of Victoria. In addition to Corpus Christi College, he has taught courses at Simon Fraser University (World Literature), Quest University Canada (Mandarin Chinese), and the University of Victoria (Comparative Literary Theory). He also taught for many years as a TA at the University of Toronto, UBC, and the University of Victoria; several years of ESL in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Canada; and four years of high school.
His most recent publication is “The Poetry of Zuo Binglong (1850–1924)” (with Lap Lam), in Xinzhou yayuan (Singapore Elegantiae Florilegium) 11 (April 2021) 167–180.
English
Business
Benjamin Wong has been a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC since 2005. A doctoral student at the University of Illinois, and holder of degrees from the University of British Columbia and Colorado Christian University, Benjamin held clinical positions in sectors including vocational rehabilitation, school counselling, education consultancy, and addictions. A sought-after advocate in the mindful use of digital technologies, he has spoken at professional conferences throughout North America on the prevention and treatment of Gaming Disorder. Over the past several years, Benjamin has focused his efforts on clinical supervision and teaching, with ongoing appointments at various institutions including City University in Canada. Benjamin is also a contractor of outreach services with the BC Government’s Responsible Gambling Program.
Pyschology
BSc, University of British Columbia
MA, Colorado Christian
PhD, University of Illinois (pending completion)
Faculty, Rhodes Wellness College
Faculty, Stenburg College
Faculty, Alexander College
Faculty, City University of Canada
Faculty, Vancouver Community College
BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
Carla Shore APR FCRPS is a senior public relations professional with 25+ years experience working in BC and Ontario. She is also a writer with expertise in everything from news releases to corporate reports to fabulous social media posts. She’s been teaching communications and marketing at post-secondary institutions for six years, including University of the Fraser Valley, Langara College, and BCIT. She is pleased to be joining Corpus Christi to teach communications.
Communications
Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communications
Bachelour of Journalism from Carleton University
Diplôme d’Études Françaises from Université de Bourgogne
Currently researching the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in communications and marketing.
Colin’s research ranges primarily over two areas: epistemology and the philosophy of religion. In epistemology, he’s interested in what kinds of reasons one must possess in order to be rationally justified in holding a belief, and what the structure of those reasons must be. In the philosophy of religion, he works mainly on arguments about the nature and existence of God. His current work focuses on debunking arguments as they arise in epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of mathematics. In addition to his teaching at Corpus Christ College, Colin is Chair of Philosophy at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Outside of philosophy, Colin is a lifelong vert skateboarder and surfer.
Philosophy
PhD
Editor of Christian Philosophy of Religion: Essays in Honor of Stephen T. Davis (2015, The University of Notre Dame Press.)
Editor (with Peter Horban) of Contemporary Arguments in Natural Theology: God and Rational Belief (2022, Bloomsbury.)
“The X-Claim Debunking Argument and Theistic Mooreanism” Philosophia Christi. Vol. 25. No.1 (2023), 61-75
“Theism, Explanation, and Mathematical Platonism” Philosophia Christi. Vol. 22. No. 2 (2020), 325-334
“Retributive Justice” (with Patrick Findler) in Think 21 (60): 57-64. 2022
“Propositional Platonism, Representation, and Divine Conceptualism”, in The European Journal for the Philosophy of Religion Vol. 8. No 4. (2016), 195-212
“A Note on Mind-Dependence” in Philo: A Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 17. No. 1 (2014), 92-98
“Swinburne on Basing and Deviant Inferential Pathways,” in Acta Analytica: International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition Vol. 30. No. 1. (2015), 87-95.
“Divine Thoughts and Fregean Propositional Realism,” in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion Vol. 76. No. 2. (2014) 2014, 41-51.
“Epistemic Supervenience and Internalism: A Trilemma,” in Theoria: The Swedish Journal of Philosophy Vol. 75, No.2 (2009), 129-151.
“Modal Stability, and Warrant,” in Philosophia Vol. 34, No. 2 (2006), 173-188.
“Plantinga’s S5 Modal Argument, Obvious Entailment, and Circularity: Response to Sennett,” in Philo: A Journal of Philosophy Vol. 7, No. 2 (2004), 71-78.
“Evidentialism, Warrant, and the Division of Epistemic Labor,” in Philosophia Vol. 31, Nos. 1-2 (2003), 185-203.
“Some Remarks on BonJour on Warrant, Proper Function, and Defeasibility,” in Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology Vol. 4, No. 2 (2000), 215-228.
The Canadian Philosophical Society, The American Philosophical Association
Physics
Dr. Mazari-Andersen has been a biology instructor for over 20 years at several institutions in British Columbia. She is currently an Open Faculty Member at Thompson Rivers University, and she is a biology instructor at Corpus Christi College. She also taught for 15 years at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, at UBC, at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, etc.
She has enjoyed teaching at Corpus Christi College, since she loves to explore with her students their academic pathway. Being a first year instructor has allowed her to support them in their decisions about which course or which areas they want to focus on in the future.
About 12 years ago, she also switched her career focus and became a holistic nutritionist. This has allowed her to have personal clients, as well as explore different holistic ways of creating wellness. She is passionate about teaching, and currently she is exploring teaching also in Latin America. You can find her at: https://naturesheal.ca/
Biology
BSc Biology, MSc Biology, PhD Botany
UBC, Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, etc.
Canadian Association of Natural Nutrition Practitioners
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition Alumni Association
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Dr. Andrei Golobokov’s research interests center around International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics, with a particular focus on Eurasia. His regional area of expertise is Russia / China – Russia relations. Andrei has teaching experience in Canada, the U.S., China, and Russia. He teaches Introduction to International Relations and Politics, Russia/Eurasia in the World, Great Powers in the Asia-Pacific, Governments, Ideologies, and International Organizations.
As a Fulbright Scholar in 2017 – 2018 (the University of Louisville, US), Andrei developed a study on great power strategy in the Asian-Pacific region. The courses he designed tackled key debates about global and regional security, economics/IPE, and the developing world order.
Between 2015 and 2020, Andrei published a number of articles and a book chapter, mostly analytical and empirical papers. The results of his study were presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES), Korea-Russia, and China-Russia Forums. His current research project is the nature of the level of analysis and great power engagement types in international institutions, including the security framework on the Korean Peninsula (Six-Party Talks), Shanghai Cooperation Organization, etc.
Political Science
M.A., Political Science University of British Columbia 2021
Ph.D. in Political Science Far Eastern Federal University, 2012
M.A. and B.A. in International Relations Honors, Graduated with High Distinction Far Eastern State University, 2004
Golobokov A.S. (2021) The effects of “thick reinforcement” in the Six-Party Talks _International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
Golobokov A.S. (2019) Russian Naval Activity in the Asia–Pacific: The Herald for a New Alliance? _The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Golobokov A.S. (2017) Contemporary Foreign Policy of China, Russia, and the United States in the Asia-Pacific. International Relations (Russia)
Golobokov A.S. (2016) Russia in the APR: the role, interests, and priorities of regional security and economic development in interests, tasks, prospects (co-authored with Sevastyanov S.V., Lukin A.L., etc.). Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok.
Golobokov A.S. (2016) Various forms and mechanisms of Chinese-Russian cooperation in the energy sphere and the role of non-governmental structures. Pacific Science Review.
Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
Research Assistant, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
Instructor, Far Eastern Federal University
Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies
International Federation of Journalists
International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences
CUPE
Great powers engagement in international organizations
Dr. Bruce Martin teaches geography online at Corpus Christi College, Crandall University, and Briercrest College. He has also taught geography and/or theology at Acadia University, Carey Theological College, Tyndale Seminary, Tyndale University College, and Taylor University College.
Bruce appreciates the positive dialogue that can exist between science and Christian faith. He also enjoys exploring the practical ethical imperative that Christian faith can provide for living in relationship with the natural world. In 2016, Bruce was a Visiting Scholar at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, U.K. (the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion) and the recipient of a Study Grant from the Louisville Institute.
Originally from Vancouver and a graduate of UBC, Bruce now lives in Lethbridge, Alberta. Bruce has been active on and chaired School Councils at Catholic Central High, St. Francis Junior High, and St. Patrick’s Fine Arts Elementary Schools (Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division).
In his spare time, Bruce has volunteered with the City of Lethbridge in affordable housing and environmental issues. He enjoys traveling, hiking, photography, and painting. He is still searching for the perfect dark chocolate.
Geography
Dr. Emil Canlas joined St. Mark’s College and Corpus Christi College in 2011. Prior to joining St. Mark’s, he occupied a variety of academic and administrative positions at Angeles University Foundation in the Philippines; he has also taught religious education and education courses both in the undergraduate and graduate levels in the same University.
Educational Management
Ph.D. in Educational Management (Angeles University Foundation, Philippines)
M.A. in Christian Formation Education (Maryhill School of Theology & Angeles University, Philippines)
B.S. Education in Religious Education (St. Joseph’s College, Philippines)
Management Certificate in Human Resources Management (British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, Canada)
Dr. Farnaz Pournia received her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from UBC in 2023. She worked under supervision of Dr. Linda Matsuuchi (Department of Zoology) and the title of her dissertation was “The role of Connexin43 carboxyl terminal domain in regulating various signaling-induced cytoskeleton-dependent cellular processes in B-lymphocytes.”
During her PhD work, she was able to show an unconventional role for a channel forming protein, Connexin43, in various cellular processes that are important for development and responses of one of the cells of our immune system (B-lymphocytes).
During her PhD training, Dr. Pournia discovered a passion for teaching and higher education through teaching assistant (TA) experiences as well as outreach and community events. Consequently, she decided to pursue a career in teaching and higher education and worked towards it by completing multiple training programs offered by UBC Centre for Teaching and Learning. After completing her PhD program in Fall 2023, she started teaching at UBC.
At the same time, she participated in the Teaching and Development Program (TDP) for new faculty at UBC as well as course design intensive (CDI) to be able to advance her skills in teaching and learning, pedagogy development and use of new technology, as well as communication.
Dr. Pournia believes in student-centered learning approach where a respectful and inspiring learning environment is facilitated by the instructor to help students thrive and reach their full potential.
Biology
PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, UBC (2023)
Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
Germain McKenzie is a Peruvian-Canadian theologian and sociologist who earned a Ph.D. in Religion and Culture from the Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.). His academic interests focus on the intersection of Catholic theology and sociology in both a theoretical and applied manner. In regard to the former, he is currently studying the pre-conditions for a dialogue between theology and the social sciences that would respect the nature and method of each of those disciplines. As per the latter, Dr. McKenzie is studying new evangelization initiatives in Canada through the use of quantitative and qualitative sociological approaches, in the light of secular and post-secular studies.
Dr. McKenzie interests include issues related to moral theology, in particular those belonging to Catholic social ethics as applied to refugees and immigrants into Canada. He has been an activist for Catholic-inspired social change in Latin America and has served poor communities in the shanty towns of Lima, his city of birth, for more than 10 years. In this connection he has published peer-reviewed articles on social ethics: “Medellin: 30 Years After” and “John Paul II’s Reconciliation Proposal for Latin America.”
Dr. McKenzie is also interested in the social dynamics of religious minorities, having done studies on different Buddhist lineages in Peru, and also in Catholic revivalist groups. He is keen of exploring the origin, development and integration into the life of the Church of lay associations and ecclesial movements, as well as in the evolution of the theological understanding of the relationships between the charismatic and institutional dimension of the Church.
He has worked at various Peruvian universities and has also taught at Niagara University, in Lewiston, New York. While conducting his doctoral studies, Dr. McKenzie was awarded by his alma mater with the Hubbard Dissertation Fellowship, and by the Canadian Consortium for the Study of Religion with the Travel Scholarship for Doctoral Students. He also worked as Research Assistant for the Hispanic Ministry Organizational Culture Project, carried out by the Institute for Public Research and Catholic Studies (Washington, D.C.)
He currently lives in Surrey with his wife, Giuliana.
Sociology and Religious Studies
Dr. Gerrit Krueper is a member of the Killam Family of Scholars and graduated with a Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of British Columbia in November 2024. Specializing in New Media Studies, his research interrogates the socio-political implications of livestreaming platforms and media audiences that draws upon new media theory frameworks to critique paradigms of audience engagement and agency. His work extends to the study of video games, focusing on themes of play, leisure, and anti-work as ideological constructs in capitalism.
Film and Media Studies
Krueper, Gerrit. The dialectical stream : a new media theory of live streaming and its political and social potentials (T). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0445564
Krueper, Gerrit. “Becoming Cyborg: Liberating One’s Real Species-Being. A Materialist Ontology of the Posthuman.” Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics. IOS Press: 2020. 501-509.
Print. https://www.iospress.nl/book/culturally-sustainable-social-robotics/
2019 – 2024 | University of British Columbia, Canada
2017 – 2018 | University of Rochester, New York, USA
2016 – 2017 | Research Master at the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities
2016 – 2017 | University of Cologne, Germany
2014 – 2015 | State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany), USA
2012 – 2016 | University of Würzburg, Germany
Dr. Hamid Maghzian is an engineering Ph.D. graduate of the University of British Columbia with a diverse educational background in Civil/Structural engineering and Mechanical engineering.
During the past 8 years, Dr. Maghzian has taught courses in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Computer programming. His philosophy in teaching involves engaging students in class and providing ample practical examples as well as problem sets to demonstrate and achieve the learning objectives of the course.
In their future careers, the students would be facing new challenges, which they have not seen in any course before. Dr. Maghzian helps instill a problem solving skill in students so they can think critically when the time comes. Presenting thought-provoking problems in class and allowing students to work on them in groups has been an efficient technique to that end.
“One on one interaction with the students has been a central point of my teaching practice. Each student is unique, hence has a unique way of understanding. It is important for me to recognize their differences and be the guide along their unique journey towards understanding.”
Mathematics