UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2025/2026 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence.
Public lectures presented through the EDI Scholar-in-Residence program will take place in the Antonio and Marissa Peña Learning and Events Room in IKBLC, with support from the Peña Fund. Register for all upcoming events on our website.
2025/2026 EDI Scholar – Term 1 (September to December 2025)
Jennifer Gagnon (she/they)
Dr. Jennifer M. Gagnon is a Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. She is the creator and President of UBC’s Disability Affinity Group, which works towards the goals of community care and Disability Justice, and serves on UBC’s Accessibility Committee. Her research is interdisciplinary and embraces topics in Disability Studies, political theory, classics, qualitative methods, accessible healthcare, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), feminism, and gender. As an advocate, she is involved in efforts and workshop facilitation on Disability Justice, accessibility, consent culture, and LGBTQ2SIA+ inclusion. Read Jennifer’s full bio.
2025/2026 EDI Scholar – Term 2 (January to April 2026)
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie (she/her)
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councilor of her Coast Salish nation. She co-created UBC’s Weaving Relations course, IDEAL program, and Cascades of Change program, among others, and has led the UBC Orange Shirt Day Intergenerational March since 2021. Dana-Lyn has worked in Indigenous programming and student affairs since 2012 and has spent the majority of her post-secondary career in four faculties at UBC, the Allard School of Law, Applied Sciences, Land and Food Systems and Forestry. Read Dana’s full bio.
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Photo credit for Jennifer Gagnon portrait: Felicia Byron
This project is part of UBC Library’s strategic direction to engage with communities.
Learn more about our Strategic Framework.
