Dr. Marie Tarrant
Provost and Vice-President, Academic pro tem
Dr. Marie Tarrant is Provost and Vice-President, Academic pro tem and a professor in the School of Nursing at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
She was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Development in January 2023, after serving as Dean pro tem since January 2022. Prior to her role as Dean, Dr. Tarrant led the School of Nursing as Director from 2016 to 2021. Before joining UBC, she was the Deputy Head of the School of Nursing at the University of Hong Kong.
Dr. Tarrant is the lead investigator in the School of Nursing Maternal and Child Health Lab and is a frequently cited UBC expert on maternal and child health issues. Her areas of research focus are breastfeeding—including the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to protect, promote and support breastfeeding—and maternal and childhood vaccine hesitancy, including COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
During her career, she has also practiced as a community and public health nurse in rural and remote areas of Canada, including the far north.
“I’ve gained a global perspective and understanding of how people across different cultures and backgrounds think and do things differently. The biggest lesson from this experience was that I realized that there is no best way to do things. Everyone has a unique approach towards situations, and that necessitates considering diverse perspectives and viewpoints at work.”
– Dr. Marie Tarrant
LEADERSHIP ONE-ON-ONE
Leadership one-on-one is a Q&A series aimed at getting ‘behind the scenes’ with senior leadership at UBC. Read Dr. Tarrants’s interview here.
FACULTY PROFILE
Learn more about Dr. Tarrant’s background, research interests and publications.