Panthers as Researchers

Read about UPEI's amazing graduate students and faculty members who are contributing to the UPEI Panther community and the world!

UPEI Master of Arts student Aneilla Dennis on the Charlottetown waterfront
| Students, Graduate Students
"UPEI's MAIS program encourages independence, critical thinking, and self-reflection."

Aneilla Dennis is a student in the International Relations (Island Studies) and Island Public Policy stream of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program.

UPEI Paramedicine graduate Kellie MacLeod
| Students, Graduate Students
"This degree opens doors you may not even realize exist."

Kellie MacLeod is putting her UPEI degree in Paramedicine to work as an Advanced Care Paramedic and a graduate student.

UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students
"The MAIS program is steeped in a philosophy that 'to love is to learn'.”

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of UPEI's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.

UPEI graduate student Aadesh Nunkoo
| Graduate Students
"Graduate studies at UPEI have given me the confidence to approach my work."

Meet Aadesh Nunkoo, Master of Science in Mathematical and Computational Sciences graduate student and UPEI alumni.

Rhea Fisher
| Graduate Students
"UPEI helped solidify my goals of supporting my colleagues through instructional coaching."

Rhea Fisher's experience in the UPEI Master of Education in Leadership in Learning program has enhanced her career as an instructional coach.

MAIS student Hexi Wang working in a student lounge
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Graduate Students, Students
"PEI has given me so much, I’d love to give something back."

Meet Hexi Wang, second-year student in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program

UPEI student EeVon Lim outside the Health Sciences Building
| Alumni, Graduate Students
"The MAHSR program balances academic learning with real-world experience."

Meet EeVon Lim, Master of Applied Health Services Research student and UPEI Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition graduate.

UPEI student Owen Brown
| Graduate Students, MAHSR, Research
"I wanted to be in a place where my research could give back to the community."

Stratford, PEI's Owen Brown is in his first year of the UPEI Master of Applied Health Services Research program.

UPEI grad student and instructor Bethany Vessey in her office
| Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Students
"UPEI has always been a supportive and collaborative academic environment."

Bethany Vessey is the Professional Practice Coordinator for UPEI's Dietetic Internship program, and a graduate student in the Master of Applied Health Services Research program

UPEI MBA-GL student Shaun Taylor
| Graduate Students
"The connections you make have the potential to open doors you never knew existed."

Shaun Taylor is an aerospace engineer and second-year MBA in Global Leadership student at UPEI.

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