David Webster Email & Phone Number

History professor in Sherbrooke, Quebec. President of the Eastern Townships Research Centre. Researcher into Canadian foreign relations, development aid, Asian history, human rights, social movements. Passionate about connecting research to public audiences. Former NGO director, current advisory council member for human rights groups. Author of Challenge the Strong Wind: Canada and East Timor 1975-99 and Fire and the Full Moon: Canada and Indonesia in a Decolonizing World. Editor of Flowers in the Wall: Truth and Reconciliation book and co-editor A Samaritan State Revisited: Historical Perspectives on Canadian Foreign Aid. 12 years teaching experience, 25 years experience in research and NGO advocacy work. Skills • Talented researcher with strengths in Canada’s place in the world and Indigenous affairs who has written 100+ academic and public-facing articles• Leader in knowledge mobilization, evidenced by extensive mentoring of researchers and comfort with online publications, including a strong commitment to open access publishing• Effective communicator in both spoken and written communication (including publications and interviews in both official languages) with demonstrated cross-cultural competence • Award-winning and innovative teacher and team-builder who has successfully built effective teams and collaborated with colleagues and with other organizations • Capable issue advocate with record of affecting government and international organization policies

Listed skills include Policy Analysis, University Teaching, International Relations, Research, and 9 others.

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  The University Of British Columbia

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