The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Rosemary Kimani-Dupuis, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Geographies of Trauma and Healing: Resistance, Resilience, ‘Ustawi wa’, and the Lived Experiences of African Women Refugees from the EHAGL Region in Canada,” on August 22 2025.
We extend thanks to Rosemary’s supervisor, Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee members Dr. Bree Akesson and Dr. Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, internal/external examiner Dr. Andrea Brown, external examiner Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami, University of Alberta, and chairperson Dr. Lisa Kuron.