People

Bailey Cordrey

Bailey Cordrey

Bailey Cordrey is an international affairs researcher and communications practitioner with interests in environmental security, migration regimes and the governance of emerging technologies. She is a Master of Global Governance candidate and Graduate Research Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and was awarded a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo in

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Rebecca Cameron St-Pierre

Rebecca Cameron St-Pierre

Rebecca Cameron St-Pierre is a graduate student in the University of Waterloo Master of Arts Global Governance Program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Prior to her enrolment in this program Rebecca received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Waterloo as well as a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management

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Kaitlyn Berriman

Kaitlyn Berriman

Kaitlyn Berriman holds an Honours Bachelor’s Degree of Social Science in International Studies and Modern Languages from the University of Ottawa. She graduated in 2018 with honours after having participated in the French Immersion stream and choosing Spanish as her modern language of focus. In 2019 Kaitlyn completed a Certificate in Common Law from the University

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Aidan N. Barrett

Aidan N. Barrett

Aidan Nathaniel Barrett was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario. He attended elementary school at Tait St. School and secondary school at Southwood Secondary School. Between 2007 and 2013, Aidan Barrett was a regular member of the 296 City of Cambridge Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, where he ultimately achieved the rank of Flight

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Adnan Ali

Adnan Ali

Adnan Ali recently graduated from the University of Waterloo with a 4-year Honours Political Science degree and a global governance specialization. During his undergrad, Adnan demonstrated a special interest for the discipline of philosophy by completing 12-courses which has enabled him to understand why it is the underpinning discipline of all disciplines. Adnan is deeply passionate

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Noor Afsar Mirza

Noor Afsar Mirza

Noor Mirza is a Master’s of Global Governance candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in Waterloo Ontario. She did her B.A in Political Science and History (co-operative education) with a specialization in Global Governance and a French minor from the University of Waterloo. Her research interests relate to international relations in the Middle East

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Kristy Smith

Kristy Smith

Kristy Smith is a master’s student of the International Public Policy program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Before embarking on her master’s studies, Kristy spent eight years as a communications professional in various policy driven organizations — the most recent being the Centre for International Governance Innovation. In her career, she has had the

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Melanie Slimming

Melanie Slimming

Melanie Slimming recently graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a double major in Global Studies and Communications, with specializations in International Development and Media and Cultural Theory, respectively. As well as a research specialization, specific to her Global Studies degree. Melanie has several experiences pertaining to community development and leadership training facilitation through participating in a

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Oluwatobi ‘Tobi’ Ogundele

Oluwatobi ‘Tobi’ Ogundele

Tobi Ogundele completed her Masters in Economics degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. Her research examined international migration theories and their relevance in explaining inter-African migration. Before that, she obtained Bachelor of Commerce and BSc (honours first class) degrees in Economics, specializing in human capital formation and the importance of health and

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Haily McKenzie

Haily McKenzie

Haily McKenzie received a Bachelor of Global Studies [Honors] with a research specialization, and double minor in History and French from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in 2020. Haily also received a diploma in early childhood education in 2012, which led her to work for the Waterloo Region District School Board as an Early Childhood Educator for

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Patricia Masur

Patricia Masur

Patricia Masur graduated in 2018 from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. Early on in her undergraduate studies Patricia developed a keen interest in the militarisation of authority in post-conflict zones; with a research focus on gang violence in Latin America and post-conflict statebuilding in South Africa. Her undergraduate thesis

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Alexandra Harrington

Alexandra Harrington

Dr. Harrington is a scholar of international treaty regimes and their contributions to global governance, with a focus on potential impact for the Sustainable Development Goals. She is also involved in issues of transitional justice and governance.

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