Staff & Faculty Directory

Dr. Graham J. Reynolds teaches and researches in the areas of copyright law, intellectual property law, property law, intellectual property and human rights, and technology and access to justice. His current research focus is the intersection of intellectual property and human rights, as well as the relationship between intellectual property and social justice.  

Andrew received his BA (Economics) from Queen’s University and MSc (Management) from the Smith School of Business. He has worked for a federal crown corp. in the oil & gas industry based out of Calgary, for an eyewear manufacturer in Amsterdam, and most recently as a Data Access Coordinator for Population Data BC, part of UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. He is a flexible administrator who enjoys helping teams identify and solve problems.

Sam leads communications for the Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project. She has experience across a number of industries including fine art, professional services, medicine, and community development. Prior to joining HART, she managed communications and business development for a firm in the UK. She currently volunteers her time with a local rowing club and a Toronto-based literary magazine. Sam is thrilled to join the team at HART and UBC, especially given her particular interest in affordable housing and housing justice.

Supriya Routh is an Associate Professor at the Allard School of Law. His research interests include theory of labour and employment law, legitimacy of law-making for sustainable livelihoods, social justice and global value chains, postcolonialism and informal workers in the Global South, human rights and international labour law, and workers’ collective action. His socio-legal research agenda straddles the disciplines of law, political philosophy, and sociology.

Dr. Russo obtained his LLB, LLM and PhD degrees from the Allard School of Law.  His research has been primarily in the area of immigration and labour/employment law and he has published several peer-reviewed articles in this field.  He joined UBC as a part-time faculty member in 2017 and was appointed a full-time Faculty Lead Lecturer for the LLMCL program in 2018.  He has subsequently guided the teaching for the Distance Learning and LLMCL programs as well as teaching in the first-year J.D. program.  He has also designed and taught online courses in in Torts and Public Law.

Salima Samnani is a Kenyan Indo-Canadian Muslim immigrant. Her experience as a litigator and as a lecturer focuses on public law and civil law including family, child protection, and employment law. Salima’s research, areas of expertise, and advocacy focus mainly on access to justice, anti-racism, clinical legal education, and education for self-represented and underrepresented litigants.

Dr. Janis Sarra served as UBC Presidential Distinguished Professor from 2014 to 2019, an appointment by the President to recognize a faculty member that has made outstanding contributions as a scholar and academic leader. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Sarra served as Director of the Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC. Dr. Sarra is Professor of Law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and founding Director of the National Centre for Business Law.

Sadiya Sayyed is the Administrative Assistant for Associate Deans, Faculty & Adjuncts.