I am an interdisciplinary scholar who studies the intersection of immigration, citizenship, and education, with a focus on how settler colonial states and institutions govern mobility and belonging. My areas of specialization include adult and higher education, Canadian immigration policy, international student mobility, temporary and multi-step migration, refugee resettlement, citizenship education, and newcomer settlement and integration from a critical perspective.

My current research is part of the “Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides” Canada First Research Excellence Fund program. I work specifically on projects within the citizenship and participation theme.

As a scholar-practitioner, I also engage in policy-relevant knowledge mobilization and contribute to professional communities of practice. I am a Public Policy Consultant with the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia. I also worked for over a decade as an International Student Advisor and have been a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant since 2014. This work informs my applied understanding of Canadian immigration, citizenship, and settlement policy and practice.

In my role as Research Associate at the Centre for Migration Studies, I advance interdisciplinary research on migration, support and develop training and teaching initiatives, and strengthen policy outreach with government and community partners.

I hold a PhD in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia and a MA in Geography from Simon Fraser University.

EDST 513: Current issues in Higher Education