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Natalie Suzor is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. In 2021, Natalie graduated with distinction from the University of Windsor with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Development Studies, with Specializations in French Language and International Exchange. During her […]

Natalie Playford holds an Honours B.A. degree from King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario in Political Science. Her research interests include international monetary policy, global financial institutions, sustainable development, and the gendered dimensions of trade. During her undergraduate, Natalie has had the opportunity to further these interests by working as a research

Mehnaz Hossain recently graduated magna cum laude from York University with a BA Honors in International Development Studies with specializations in Migration and Diaspora and, Politics, Governance and Policy. During her time at York, she developed an interest in the history and future of development practices and how that is being practiced currently within the

Mackenzie White holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario. She completed a Double Major in Political Science, and in Social Justice & Peace Studies. She is also returning to King’s simultaneously during the 2021-2022 academic year to complete the recently developed Law and Public Policy

Laura Manners is a student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in the Master of Arts in Global Governance program. She recently graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Environment, Resources and Sustainability with minors in Geography and Environmental Management and Urban Studies. She also graduted with a

Joseph De Sapio received his doctorate in history from the University of Oxford in 2011, and is the author of Modernity and Meaning in Victorian London (2014), as well as a variety of articles exploring nineteenth-century perceptions and dislocations of mobility and globalisation in a British imperial context.  Since 2013, De Sapio has taught at

Jacklyn Yee is a graduate student in the MA Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is deeply grateful to be learning as an uninvited guest on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Jacklyn received her BA International Relations with a minor in Gender, Race, Sexuality and

Emily Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. Emily completed a Double Honours in Human Rights and International Relations. Her undergraduate thesis examined Turkey’s and the EU’s response to the influx of Syrian refugees and the resulting 2016 EU-Turkey Deal. Her thesis analyzed the rights violations against Syrians seeking

Anya Johnson Poon is a Master of Global Governance candidate and Graduate Research Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management with a Specialization in Development Studies from Carleton University. Her academic interests include: social policy, migration and mobilities, international development, international political economy, medical

Alma Stafa is a recent graduate of Trent University holding a B.A.H. in International Development and Political Studies. She is currently a Global Governance M.A candidate at the Balsilie School of International Affairs. As an undergraduate student, Alma’s research interests primarily focused on gender, conflict, the Balkans, and refugees. In 2019, Alma attended the Kosovo

Bushra Zaheer (she/her) received her Honours Bachelor of Arts (co-op) degree specializing in International Development Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). She has a keen interest in environmental justice applied through furthering decolonial, Indigenous-led, migrant-sensitive climate policy. Through her co-op placement, she contributed to the application of Biocultural Community Protocols outlining the land