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Anthropology
University of Waterloo
People
Narendran Kumarakulasingam
Dr. Narendran Kumarakulasingam’s work explores the world-making capacities of marginalized actors in contexts of massive violence. One area of his scholarship examines the lived experience of atrocity in postcolonial societies as a site for rethinking globalized notions of redress, repair and transgression. A second, undertaken in collaboration with Mvuselelo Ngcoya (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban),
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Neil Arya
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
Michael W. Manulak
Michael W. Manulak is Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, his M.A. from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and earned a D.Phil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on international organizations, multilateral diplomacy,
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Mark Sedra
Mark Sedra is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. His current research focuses peacebuilding and statebuilding issues in conflict-affected countries. He has conducted research on a number of countries and regions, including Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and the Balkans; however, the bulk of his research
Christopher Bennett
Christopher Bennett is a Definite Term Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Waterloo. His research interests cover a wide range of topics in political theory, climate ethics, and the history of ideas. His recent work focuses conceptions of justice between generations that can help guide contemporary responses to climate change. More specifically, he
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Mary S. Caesar
Mary S. Caesar’s primary research areas are public health, urban food security, urban governance, gender and race in South and southern Africa. Her doctoral research focused on the history of public health and local governance in twentieth century South Africa. She examined the requisite institutional arrangements to manage and prevent urban health crises in a
Heather Whiteside
Heather Whiteside is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. Heather studies the political economy of the state. She is currently working on grant-funded projects related to colonial era joint-stock royal charter companies in British North America (SSHRC Insight Development Grant) and public enterprise solutions for post-pandemic recoveries (SSHRC Insight Grant). In 2020, she received an
Olaf Weber
Olaf Weber is a University Research Chair in Sustainable Finance and professor at the School for Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo. His research interests focus on the connection between financial sector players, such as banks and sustainable development, and the link between sustainability and financial performance of enterprises. The
Jason Thistlethwaite
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events
University of Waterloo
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Carrie Mitchell
Dr. Carrie Mitchell is a specialist in environmental planning in cities. After completing her PhD in geography at the University of Toronto, she worked as a senior program officer at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), funding and managing a portfolio of projects on adaptation to climate change in South and Southeast Asia. Dr. Mitchell’s current research
Daniel Scott
Dr. Daniel Scott is a Distinguished University Professor and Research Chair in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo (Canada) and a Canada Excellence Fellow at Canadian University Dubai. He has worked extensively on the human dimensions of climate change, particularly the transition to a low carbon tourism economy and