I'm a political scientist focusing on public policy, refugee resettlement, global migration governance, and international relations. In 2022 I took the step to focus on my role as the Co-Founder of Pairity, a platform using data-driven solutions to scale and improve refugee resettlement. I'm also a Research Affiliate at York's Centre for Refugee Studies, where I research asylum and irregular migration trends. 

I teach about migration and politics, particularly interactions between state and regional migration policies and changes in irregular migration systems; global governance; and refugee integration. My teaching philosophy is that students learn most when encouraged to think critically, engage with big debates, and consider moral, political, and practical tensions and trade-offs in policy-making.  

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From 2020 to 2022 I was a Senior Research Associate at the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at TMU, where I helped lead research on global migration governance. I was previously Associate Director of the Global Migration Lab. at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, where I taught graduate seminars on global migration governance. 
 

My research is grounded in long-term fieldwork. I've spent several years trying to understand irregular migration systems by talking to migrants, refugees, policymakers, civil servants, NGOs, and security personnel around the world. My previous SSHRC-funded research examined determinants of irregular migration to Canada, and how legal aid affects access to justice for refugee claimants. My current research investigates visa policies and the global determinants of mixed migration, with Co-Investigators in Tijuana, Mexico.  

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I believe in open public debate. I provide media commentary, and regularly speak with policymakers.   ​

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Outside work I enjoy back-country hiking, running, gardening, and sharing food and drink.