Our Team

Carolyn works with students, faculty, and alumni across graduate programs in the Faculty of Arts to facilitate work-integrated learning opportunities. She started with the Arts Amplifier as the Grants Editor in 2020 and has been instrumental in shaping its programming and direction.

Carolyn received her PhD in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University, where she also worked to develop a successful proposal for an innovative PhD program that combines community-based learning and new approaches to the dissertation. She is an experienced editor, with expertise in research- and art-focused grant proposals, and worked as a fundraising consultant in a previous life. Her writing has been published in a number of creative and academic journals.

Ying provides support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Arts with grant writing and finding funding opportunities for self-directed projects and work-integrated learning experiences.

She recently completed an MA in the Department of Asian Studies at UBC. Ying has also worked with the Public Humanities Hub and participated in one of the Amplifier’s Collaborative Cohort Projects, where she learned about community-engaged learning and worked on grants for public-facing projects. She previously worked with the Amplifier as the Curriculum Development and Communications Assistant last year and is excited to be back!

Please reach out if you’re curious about funding opportunities, want help brainstorming projects, or have any questions about Amplifier programming
You can contact Ying at: ying.han@ubc.ca

Marjorie Namara Rugunda is the Arts Amplifier Communications and Programming Assistant, where she will be working  on several  projects including the newsletter. She is a second year PhD student in the Department of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Marjorie holds a BA with Honours from Rhodes University, South Africa, and a Master’s degree from the University of Calgary. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a middle and high school English teacher.

She has also served as a Research Assistant with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies, writing research briefs for the Migration Insight Series. An avid writer passionate about stories and perspectives from the African continent, her work has appeared in Africa Is a Country, Inkstick Media, and Brittle Paper.

You can contact Marjorie at mrugunda@mail.ubc.ca