As a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Policy I currently lead a project investigating the impact of refugee sponsorship on sponsors, their neighbours, and friends. I investigate whether this model for resettling refugees encourages charitable behaviour towards them and other social causes, and whether sponsors gain new skills and enhanced well-being. I look at factors predicting long-term engagement by sponsors, and interventions to support them. This project relates to my broader interests in migration, pluralism, and experimental evaluations of public policy.I also teach in the Department of Government on the research methods used in social science to detect cause and effect, make predictions, and test ideas. The goal is to transform students' thinking around news, policy, and events they witness around the world, how they might be related, and when one causes the other. The goal is to help the next generation of policymakers, politicians, journalists, advocates, and business leaders engage in better decision making and thinking.

Contributing to the development of migrant health indicators under the World Health Organization, and writing a chapter on seasonal farm labour across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

Oversaw data analysis for and co-wrote a report on Digital Equity in Canada and Indigenous Youth Engagement. Also provided input into the immigration and housing sections for a review of the 2021 and 2022 federal budgets.