Aaesha Shehzad is a second year double degree student. She completed her first year at the University of Warwick, UK where she studied International Relations. Previously, she completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan. At the Balsillie School of International Affairs she hopes to build upon her previous […]
Spencer Page is a graduate student in the Balsillie School’s Master of Arts in Global Governance. He recently received his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta, also completing an English minor and the interdisciplinary Burman Scholars program. As an undergraduate student, Spencer’s research focused on the overlapping discourses related to
Ivy Muriuki holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo, with distinction. She completed a joint honours Legal Studies and Sociology degree, with a minor in International studies in 2020. During her time at the University of Waterloo, Ivy gained knowledge in multi-lateral institutions, international relations, international public law, decolonization, democracy, human rights, and
Ashley was born and raised in Kenya and is a qualified lawyer from the University of Warwick – School of Law. Ashley will be joining the double MA in Global Governance after completing her first masters in Political Economy from Warwick University. Her wider research interests include international security, human rights, comparative politics, war and post-conflict
Jacob Miller is a recent graduate of the University of Ottawa where he studied International Studies and Modern Languages. As part of his undergraduate degree he focused his studies on international political economy and development economics while improving upon his knowledge of French and Portuguese. His studies also took him to Lyon where he attended the
Marcello Maddalena graduated from Queen’s University in 2020 with a Batchelor of Arts degree in Political Studies. During his time at Queen’s, Marcello developed a strong interest in global affairs and participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including serving on the Executive Committee for Queen’s Model Court and Academic Director for the Political Studies Department Student Council.
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A recent MA graduate from the Tri-University Graduate Program from Wilfrid Laurier Kayla Grant‘s area of interest lies in sovereignty issues surrounding international police work and cyber security. Kayla’s research during her Masters examined the role of police in United Nations peacekeeping operations and sparked her interest in the role of police in an international capacity
Kyle Fritz graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science with a Research Specialization. Throughout his undergraduate studies, Kyle developed an interest in international relations, with a primary focus on security studies. He remains interested in the balance between human security and national security while paying close attention
Sophia Foster completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights at the University of Ottawa in 2018. During her undergraduate degree, Sophia had the opportunity to take part in several fields of research, including human rights, environmentalism, and security. At the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, she aided the Special Rapporteur
Eric Denyoh was born and raised on the beautiful West African coast of Ghana. He completed his undergrad in 2020 from York University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Global Political Studies. His passion for the field of Global Governance started from childhood growing up in Ghana where he was exposed to the significance of
Harry is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo. He completed his MA in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and his BA in History at Simon Fraser University. Harry’s research interests include international financial and monetary governance and developmental finance. His doctoral
Kestrel DeMarco is a student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in the Master of Arts in Global Governance program. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen’s University, where she majored in Environmental Science and minored in Mathematics. She spent the last two summers working at the Queen’s University Biological Station on
