Petra Molnar
Lawyer and Researcher · International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Lori Wilkinson
Professor of Sociology · University of Manitoba
Professor of Sociology, specializing in immigration and refugee studies and survey methods
Research Methods Race and Ethnic Relations Settlement Integration Youth and School-To-Work Transitions
Richard A. Boswell
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: boswellr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4633 / Office 350-200
Statutory Interpretation Immigration Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic Refugee Law & Policy
Stephanie Nawyn
Associate Professor and Co-director of Center for Gender in Global Context · Michigan State University
Stephanie Nawyn specializes in migration and refugees, human trafficking and migrant labor exploitation.
Gender Immigration Refugees Resettlement
Karla McKanders
Clinical Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in refugee and immigration Law. Runs Vanderbilt's Immigration Practice Clinic.
Asylum Law Refugees Civil Rights Refugee Law Immigration
Stephanie J. Silverman
Bora Laskin National Fellow in Human Rights Research
Professor Silverman is an international expert on immigration control, particularly immigrant detention and community monitoring programs.
Immigration Policy Immigration Detention Refugee Studies Alternatives to Detention Public Policy Analysis
Karen Musalo
Professor of Law, International Law Professorship Chair and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: musalok@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4720 / Office 403-100
Refugee Law and Policy Gender Asylum Women's Rights Child Migrant's Rights Gender Justice / Central America
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Associate Professor of History & American Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Al-Tikriti has firsthand experience with Middle Eastern affairs, as a researcher, humanitarian and election monitor.
Forced Migration (Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons) Genocide Higher Education Humanitarian Affairs History of the Ottoman Empire
Jessie Thomson
Senior Director, Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Team · CARE Canada
Leading expert in humanitarian assistance and refugee protection
Humanitarian Assistance International Development Refugee Protection Forced Migration Gender and Emergencies
Louisa Taylor
Director · Refugee 613
Director at Refugee 613
Immigration Human Rights Diversity & Inclusion Coalition Building Refugee Resettlement
Liliane Binego
Researcher in Stabilisation Agriculture · Coventry University
Liliane Binego's research work involves responding and building resilient food productions systems in fragile environments.
Sustainable Living Adaptive Management of Biotic Stressors Pre and Post Disaster Response Food Security Fragile Environments
Dorota Blumczynska
Executive Director · Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc.
Welcoming refugees into our communities strengthens the fibers of our societies and enriches our human experiences.
Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Diversity Social inclusion Refugee Resettlement Public Speaking
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor and Director of Field Education · University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.
refugees and asylum seekers vicarious trauma and resilience human rights approach to social work co-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide Trauma and Recovery
Jon Bauer, J.D.
Clinical Professor of Law · University of Connecticut
Expertise: Asylum and Refugee Law, Immigration Law, Employment and Housing Discrimination, and Legal Ethics
Asylum and Human Rights Employment and Housing Discrimination Asylum and Refugee Law Immigration Law Legal Ethics
Bree Akesson
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work
Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education
Connie Mulligan
Professor · University of Florida
Connie Mulligan is interested in understanding patterns of human genetic variation with implications for human health and evolution.
Syrian Refugees Impact of Stress Complex Phenotypes Influence of Genetics on Response to Trauma and Stress Epigenetic Analysis
Robert Rabil, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Robert Rabil is an expert in political Islam, terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S.-Arab relations.
U.S. Foreign Policy Reform in the Arab world U.S.-Arab Relations Terrorism Political Islam
Bethany Lacina
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Bethany Lacina is an expert in civil and ethnic conflict.
Migration International Relations Territorial Autonomy Civil Conflict Ethnic Conflict
Laura Madokoro
Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University
Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.
Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage
Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui
Professor, Sociologist & Researcher, DEI Expert · Sheridan College
DEI, Social Inequality; Immigration; Integration; Refugees; Racism; Islamophobia; Deviance; Radicalization; Terrorism; Hate Crimes.
Sociology Social Activism Politics Global Media and Culture Immigration and Ethnicity Immigration and Citizenship