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Research assistant to Dr. Brian Schmidt on his SSHRC funded research project on the History of International Relations Theory

Courses include: PSCI 3107: Causes of War; PSCI 3607: North American Security and Defense and PSCI 1000: Introduction to Political Science”Responsibilities: providing lectures, grading papers, proctoring and marking exams; and general administrationHeld weekly office hour to address student concerns and work with students one on one

Participate in CSDS programs and initiativesRepresent CSDS at events and conferences

Provide research support to Distinguished Fellow and former Ambassador Paul HeinbeckerFormally acknowledged for contributions in, Getting Back in the Game: A Foreign Policy Playbook for CanadaCoordinated and managed the Laurier University Seminar Series on Global Governance which brought together many of Canada’s policy elite for a series of roundtable discussions with Laurier students

Research Assistant to Dr. Veronica Kitchen on her SSHRC funded project relating to municipal security in the international arena.Compiled and assessed research pertaining to the role of municipalities within the international security arenaFormally acknowledged in Dr. Kitchen CPSA paper Security at the Vancouver Olympics Evaluated

Coordinated and managed the Virtual Seminar Series and Blogger Program.Assisted in the management, moderation and coordination of a joint e-conference between CIGI and the Organization of American States (OAS)Conducted research as needed for PolicyNet projects and programs, leading to several publicationsCoordinated global initiatives and promoted collaboration among PolicyNet’s ten internationally based member schools

Established Inquiry & Insight as a nationally distributed, peer reviewed journal addressing contemporary issues within the field of political scienceSupervised a staff of eleven graduate students throughout the editing andpublishing process

Courses include PSCI 110: Politics in the Contemporary World and PSCI 250: The Comparative Politics of State and NationResponsibilities: grading papers, running seminars, proctoring and marking exams and general administrationHeld weekly office hour to address student concerns and work with students one on one

Held literacy camps for native children on isolated reservesResponsibilities: curriculum development, community outreach, events planning and student supervisionSpearheaded the establishment of the Lake Helen Children’s Library

Phd, Political Science, First Class Standing

Activities and Societies: Migration and Diaspora Studies Research Unit - Doctoral Participant Centre for Security and Defence Studies.

Ma, International Relations

Thesis "Explaining the Decrease: Kashmiri Terrorism Since 2001" supervised by Dr. Veronica Kitchen and Dr. Ramesh Thakur.

Bachelor'S Degree, Education, First Class Standing