Helena Shilomboleni
Environment, Resources and Sustainability
University of Waterloo
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Research Clusters
Justin Barnes
Justin Barnes is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, a Research Fellow at the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), and Canada Fellow at Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI). Justin serves as Assistant Editor at the Arctic Yearbook (arcticyearbook.com), an annual interdisciplinary peer-reviewed volume focused on Arctic
Madison Lee
Madison Lee (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) at the Balsillie School of International Affairs through Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in International Political Economy. Her doctoral research explores the intersection of Big Tech companies, capitalism, and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotics, and the Internet of Things. Madison’s work particularly engages with ongoing
Catherine Weaver
Catherine (Kate) Weaver is Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, where she also co-directs Innovations for Peace and Development and is a Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. Kate teaches and conducts research on global
Wesley Wark
Wesley Wark is an expert on national security and intelligence issues, in both a Canadian and international context. He is a senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, where he co-directed a major project on Canadian National Security Strategy. He is co-author of the CIGI special report, “Reimagining a Canadian National
Vijay Ganesh
Dr. Vijay Ganesh is a professor of computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining GeorgiaTech in 2023, Vijay was a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada from 2012 to 2023 and a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2012. Vijay completed his PhD in computer
James Orr
James Orr is a PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs through Wilfrid Laurier University. His research focuses on the sociological legitimacy of the International Criminal Court throughout Africa. More broadly, he is interested in how international institutions with primarily Western foundations are perceived in the Global South. James completed a MA in
Fatmanur Delioglu
Fatmanur Delioglu is a Ph.D. candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on migration governance, critical border studies, solidarity, resistance, and gender. Her dissertation examines how technology shapes the migration experiences and resistance strategies of migrants on the move. Fatmanur is currently a research assistant
Nicole Bulger (Burns)
Nicole Bulger (Burns) (she/her) is a settler on Turtle Island and has been living on the traditional territories of the Attawandaron, Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples for the last decade. Nicole is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, specializing in Global Justice and Human Rights. Nicole’s master’s research focused
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Alexander Waworuntu
Alexander Waworuntu is a PhD candidate in Global Governance and Global Political Economy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His primary research focus is on the political economy of digital entertainment industries. His doctoral research explores the role of state actors in cultivating national video game industries in Southeast Asia. His other research interests
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Brandon Dickson
Brandon Dickson (he/him) is a PhD candidate (ABD) at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research focuses on the international drivers of sustainability decision making in organizational policies. Previously, Brandon’s research programme has focused on the politics of education in the wake of mass atrocities. Brandon has worked in various research roles in academic,
Abdiasis Issa
Abdiasis Issa is a PhD Candidate and Doctoral Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research interests include United Nations and African Union peace operations, regional security governance, security regionalism and the interplay of international and regional organizations in peacebuilding, managing conflict and global governance. His dissertation critically examines the United Nations-African Union