Stephanie Cortinovis is a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her research interests include global climate governance, low-carbon transitions, environmental ethics, and, most prominently, the implications of negative emissions technologies within those domains. In her PhD, she intends to apply strategies for decision-making under deep uncertainty to understand emerging […]
Stephanie Rose Cortinovis Read More »
Rumana Khorshed is a PhD student in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her doctoral dissertation will focus on skilled labour migration. Rumana’s other research interests include sustainable development and public policy. Rumana holds a master’s in environmental studies in Sustainability Management from the University of Waterloo. Her master’s thesis
Marika Jeziorek is a PhD Candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, where her research focuses on temporary protection mechanisms (TPMs) and the institutionalization of precarity in global migration governance. Her dissertation examines how TPMs — such as Canada’s CUAET and the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive — normalize temporary, selective responses
Ahmad Fareed Khan is a Ph.D. candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs interested in the Global political economy, particularly economic sanctions. Ahmad’s interest is centric on Economic sanction’s impact on third-party states. Ahmad’s master research paper analyzed the discourse around economic sanctions in the mainstream media. Ahmad has completed two MAs: One in
Hope Elizabeth Tracey is a Ph.D. Candidate in Global Governance at the BSIA via University of Waterloo, Canada, specializing in ocean governance in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) under the supervision of Dr. Neil Craik. Her doctoral research is situated at the interface of public international law, international relations, international organization literature, and regime interaction/complexity
Hope Elizabeth Tracey Read More »
Rachael Vriezen is a PhD student in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her doctoral dissertation will focus on the effects of climate change on the global agrifood industry and the resultant implications for food security. Rachael’s other research interests include evidence synthesis, research quality, consumer food choices and food
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 (she/her) is a Ph.D. student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She also recognizes her position as a settler on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. She completed her BA at Wilfrid Laurier University and her MA at the University of Waterloo. Madison’s MA focused primarily on cryptocurrencies
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 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) (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
Nicole Bulger (Burns) Read More »
Alexander Waworuntu is a PhD in Global Governance candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He is a recent graduate of the Balsillie School’s Master of Arts in Global Governance program and additionally holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton University. Alexander has extensive experience working on Indo-Pacific region issues.
Alexander Waworuntu Read More »
