Ana Visan is a PhD candidate in Global Governance. Her interests lie at the intersection of critical border studies, science and technology studies, and migration governance. Her project looks at how the EU is using technology to achieve interoperability in migration management. Ana completed a Master’s degree in Global Migration at University College London. Her
Yazgulu Sezgin is a PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. Her interests are centered around migration policies, refugee protection, gender equality and social cohesion. Yazgulu holds a Master of Law in International Law from the University of Kent where her research focused on legal instruments on human trafficking. She has
International Policy Governance
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Nico Saunders is a Ph.D. Candidate and Doctoral Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, through the University of Waterloo. Her research explores the impact of UNESCO on urban security governance of World Heritage Cities, with particular focus on policy mainstreaming and urban militarization. This research also examines the aesthetic paradox of countering terrorism and
Madeleine Pinard is a doctoral candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on creating environmental migration governance to mitigate human conflict. Madeleine Pinard completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto where she studied peace, conflict and justice studies. She then pursued a postgraduate certificate in
International Policy and Governance
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Sociology and Legal Studies
University of Waterloo
Warren Dodd is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo. His research aims to understand and address the social and ecological determinants of global health and development. In particular, he is interested in how factors such as poverty, migration, food security, and climate change interact
Ashley Lebner is Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is currently completing a monograph, The Mystic of Friendship in Settler Amazonia, which explores the mystic relational dynamics that have animated the resettlement and politics of Southeast Amazonia since the late twentieth century. The book extends work that has appeared in venues including Current Anthropology (see especially
Global Health Dr. Neil Arya is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo and in Health Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University. He was the founding Director of the Global Health Office at Western University where he conducted research regarding the impact of international experiences on host communities
Nelson Graham is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs through Wilfrid Laurier University. His research delves into the pivotal role higher education institutions are playing in providing academic and integration supports to international students. Additionally, he explores how international student’s temporary status hinders their access to federal and
