Staff & Faculty Directory

Joanne is a Graduate Program Advisor at Allard Law.

Robert is WSÁNEĆ and a member of the Tsawout First Nation, his home community; he carries the name YELKATŦE, which was passed to him by his late grandfather, Earl Claxton Sr.  His PhD research uses community participation methodologies to explore the ways WSÁNEĆ laws are generated by and reflect the values, philosophies, lands, and worldviews of the WSÁNEĆ people.

Gareth is responsible for the operational and administrative functions of the Admissions and Recruitment Office, including the implementation and maintenance of admissions systems, the processing of applications, and the management of first-year registration. He also offers advising for applicants and participates in the recruitment initiatives as part of the Admissions team.

Debbie is the Finance Manager at Allard Law.

Professor Wei Cui joined the law faculty at the University of British Columbia in 2013. His research and writing span a wide range of topics in tax law and policy, including international taxation, tax administration and compliance, tax and development, the value added tax, and tax and spending policies targeted at the labor market. His current research projects examine the evolution of international tax design as a part of the post-WWII international economic order, as well as tax and subsidy policies designed to combat climate change and to support innovation.  

Professor Dauvergne has been working in the area of refugee, immigration, and citizenship law over the past quarter of a century.  For a decade she held the Canada Research in Migration Law.  In 2012, Dauvergne was named a Fellow of the Trudeau Foundation in recognition of her contributions to public discourse in Canada. In 2019 she was honoured with a Queen’s Counsel designation.