GDVM Mentorship Program |
​Programme de mentorat GDVM 

L'objectif principal de ce programme est de favoriser les relations professionnelles entre les étudiant(e)s en GDVM à tous les niveaux et de promouvoir le partage des connaissances. Le programme est accessible à tous les membres GDVM. Vous trouverez ci-dessous le profil de chacun des mentors GDVM, qui comprend les mots-clés de leurs intérêts de recherche, les services de mentorat disponibles et une courte biographie.

Les mentors sont disponibles pour au moins une rencontre avec le mentoré par session et accessible via courriel dans un délai raisonnable (1 à 5 jours).  Les deux peuvent élaborer leur propre plan et se connecter virtuellement en fonction des besoins.  Les mentorés doivent choisir eux-mêmes leur mentor en utilisant les informations fournies dans les profils ci-dessous. 

*Si vous êtes intéressé à devenir mentor, veuillez communiquer avec nous par courriel à uofo.gdvm@gmail.com

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The primary purpose of this program is to help foster professional relationships amongst GDVM students at all levels and to promote knowledge-sharing. The program is available to all GDVM members. Below, you will find the profiles for each of the GDVM mentors which includes their research interests key-words, available mentorship services, and short bio.

 Mentors will be available for at least 1 meeting with the mentee per semester and accessible via email within a reasonable delay (1-5 days). The two can develop their own plan and connect virtually on an as-needed basis. Mentees are to self-select their mentor using the information provided on the profiles below. 

*If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please communicate with us by email at uofo.gdvm@gmail.com

MA Candidates | Candidats à la Maîtrise

​Caelen Welch,
​MA Candidate, Specialization Environmental Sustainability (Thesis)

Research Interests:
​Climate Change | Sustainable Finance | Sustainable Bonds | Sustainable Cities | Corporate Social Responsibility | ESG Investing | Debt Capital Markets | The Green Economy | Rural (renewable) Energy Access
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research |
​Networking with Academics | Student Life Experience |
​International Student Experience
My area of focus is sustainable finance and the greening of the global financial markets. More specifically, I will be looking at the harmonization of taxonomies and standards related to sustainable bonds (i.e. green, social, sustainability, and transition bonds) and the potential benefits of further harmonization to emerging and developing markets as the global community seeks to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy.
I enjoy learning about and discussing almost all aspects of sustainable finance and environmental sustainability as it relates to development more generally.

Hellen Konyango​, 
​MA Candidate, (MRP)​

Research Interests: 
Africa | Youth Empowerment | Youth Employment |
Entrepreneurship | Sustainable Development
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience |​ Networking with Academics | Student Life Experience | International Student Experience
My research focus is on the importance of economic empowerment for the youth in Africa, who will become more than half of the population on the continent by 2050. I seek to learn more about the role of entrepreneurship in empowering the youth to not only build sustainable livelihoods, but also grow businesses that employ fellow youth, in order to counter the high rates of youth unemployment.

​After completing my studies, I plan to use this research and my professional experience in a career dedicated to preparing the youth in Africa to enter the workforce and build businesses that positively impact their communities.

Gabrielle Dubé,
MA Candidate,
​(MRP and Co-op)

​Intérêt de recherche: 
Drones militaires | sécurité | nexus | sécurité-développement |
discours social et consentement |
théories féministes en relations internationales et développement  |  théories critiques en
terrorisme | études des conflits
Afghanistan, Moyen-Orient,  États-Unis, et Canada
Service de mentorat:
Expérience académique | Comment faire de la recherche | Vie étudiante
​Ayant étudié le développement et le féminisme, je m’intéresse notamment aux questions à l’intersection de ces deux sujets. Je me concentre surtout sur les conflits, le terrorisme et la sécurité et leurs relations avec le développement d’un pays et de ses habitant.es. Puisque mon parcours et mon mémoire m’ont permis d’effectuer beaucoup de recherche sur l’Afghanistan, j’ai un intérêt marqué pour le Moyen-Orient, mais aussi pour les États-Unis et le Canada en raison de leur présence militaire, politique et économique dans la région.

J’ai aussi beaucoup lu et écrit à propos des affaires internes et internationales, du consentement et du discours entourant les questions de sécurité et de développement. D’ailleurs, je me suis penchée sur les façons dont les gouvernements obtiennent le consentement des populations, à la maison comme à l’étranger, pour certaines politiques.
Research Interests: 
Military drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | Security |
Security-development Nexus | Social Discourse and Consent |
Feminist International Relations | Critical Terrorist Studies | Conflict Studies | Afghanistan,  Middle East and U.S. & Canada
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research | Student Life Experience 
Having studied development and feminism, I am interested in questions at the intersection of gender and development. More precisely, I focus on conflict, terrorism and security issues and their impact on the development of a country. Since I have done extensive research on Afghanistan for my MRP, I am particularly interested in the Middle East, as well as the US & Canada due to their military, political and economic involvement in the region.

I also read and write a lot about domestic and foreign relations, as well as consent (on a macro level) and discourse; I focused on governments obtaining consent from populations, at home or abroad, for certain policies and for intervention.

PhD Candidates | Candidats au Doctorat

Michael Agyapong Nkansah, PhD Candidate

Laura Beckett,
​PhD Candidate
Research Interests: 
​Climate Finance | Multilateral Climate | 
​Adaptation Finance
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research | Networking with Academics | Career Advice | Student Life Experience | ​International Student Experience
Tracking the flow of multilateral climate funds from the international level to local communities focusing on efficiency in terms of transaction cost such as climate program fees, cost of capacity building as well as effectiveness in terms of the use of climate finance channels such as through intermediary institutions or direct access to local communities and the impact of climate adaptation projects on local communities.
Research Interests:
​​Resilience | Livelihoods | Urban Studies 
​ Climate Change | Adaptation | Urban Agriculture

Kenya | Uganda | Ethiopia, Somalia | South Sudan
​Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research |  Career Advice |
​ Networking with Academics | Student Life Experience
My PhD thesis looked at the political ecology of urban resilience in Phnom Penh. I studied the impacts of climate change and urban expansion on a community of urban farmers. I also completed a policy analysis to understand the institutional response to climate change in Cambodian cities. Prior to pursuing my PhD I worked in the field of development and humanitarian response in East Africa. ​

Katelyn Cassin, PhD Candidate

Research Interests: 
Lebanon; some knowledge of interventions in Afghanistan | UN peacekeeping | micro peacebuilding |cosmopolitanism |complexity theory | religious peacebuilding | incremental conflict resolution theory | social network theory | changing global order
Mentorship Services: 
Academic Experience | Conducting Research | Networking with the Academic Community | Career Advice | Student Life Experience ​
I study the connections and relationships between UN peacekeepers and individuals living in south Lebanon, including both the contexts and the spaces in which people interact and what those interactions mean to the individuals involved and to peace at a broader level. I have conducted qualitative field research in south Lebanon, including semi-structured, narrative interviews as well as participant observation. I am currently in the data analysis phase of my dissertation. I have also written on the topic of shifts in world order and the implications of these changes for UN peace operations, and have taught on the subjects of cosmopolitanism and global citizenship.

Clothilde Parent-Chartier, Candidate au Doctorat

​Intérêt de recherche: ​
​Étude des migration | théories féministes | genre et développement | accès à la terre | facteurs de résistance à l'égalité des genres

Sénégal | région du Fuuta (Sénégal) | Québec
Service de mentorat:
​Expérience académique | Comment faire de la recherche
Ma thèse de doctorat portera sur le programme québécois de parrainage privé des réfugié.es. Je cherche à comprendre l’impact des relations que développent les personnes qui parrainent des réfugié.es et les personnes qui sont parrainées sur les processus d’intégration. L’intégration sera conceptualisée selon une perspective féministe décoloniale.

Andrea Khan,
​PhD Candidate

Research Interests:
​Comparative Case Study Research | Human Rights | Governance | Corporate Social Responsibility | Child Labour | Working Conditions 
Mentorship Services:
Academic Experience | Conducting Research | Career Advice
My research is on India’s cotton industry.
I have worked in the field of international development since 1999, which has included research, specialist support and field missions to countries in Africa and Central America.

Past Mentors | ​Mentors précédents

​Natalie Buchanan, MA Candidate, Specialization in Gender Studies (Thesis and Co-op)

Research Interests:  
Girl Child Soldiers | Children of Child Soldiers | Gender-based Violence |  Gender Equity | Human Rights | Gender and Development | 
​Gender Inclusion
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research |
​ Networking with Academics | Student Life Experience
I’m in the gender specialization so I’m always happy to chat about anything pertaining to gender. My thesis explores if and how child soldier disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs account for the specific needs of girls who become pregnant while soldiers and their children. More broadly, I’m interested in how gender is included/mainstreamed, gender-based violence, and gender equity. Through this program, I was able to intern with Oxfam Canada and UNESCO Bangkok. Currently, I'm on Co-op with Global Affairs Canada on the Gender Equality Specialists Team.  I’m happy to chat about navigating the program, other aspects of student life, and your own research/international development interests!

​Roheen Bhatti, MA Candidate, Specialization in Environmental Sustainability (MRP and Co-op) 

Research Interests: 
​Water Management & Governance | Water Trade | Environmental Policy | Agriculture | Environmental Health |  Geographies of Inclusion | 
​Climate Change | Sustainable Development
Mentorship Services: 
Academic experience | Conducting Research |  Career Advice |
​ Networking with Academics | Student Life Experience
I come from a relatively scientific and technical background with a BSc in Environmental Science & Geography from McMaster University. As a result, my research interests lie in bridging the gaps between translating climate science into doable sustainable solutions, especially where it concerns social equity and environmental policy. My current research includes examining the roles of civil society and the public/private sectors in water management and governance in South Asia to address and mitigate the critical water scarcity issue in the region. I am always happy to engage in discussions surrounding any global climate and water issues, but also am happy to chat about navigating the intricacies of graduate school or any of your personal international development passions! Currently working with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Eric Dupuis, MA Candidate, (MRP) Candidat à la maîtrise (mémoire avec Co-op) 

Intérêt de recherche: 
(in)efficacité de l'aide | COVID-19 et le développement |
L'éthique des travaux humanitaire | Responsabilité sociale des entreprises
Service de mentorat:
Expérience académique | Réseautage avec les académiques |
Conseils de carrière | Vie étudiante
Quand je suis arrivé à l'École de développement international, je n'étais pas certain de ce que je voulais rechercher pour mon mémoire ou potentiellement ma thèse. Une année plus tard, en situation de pandémie, je n'ai toujours pas choisi ma question de recherche.  Je suis passionné par tout, et mes intérêts évoluent très rapidement, conséquemment, je considère transférer vers l'option cours. Je suis surtout intéressé par l'(in)efficacité de l'aide, l'éthique des travaux humanitaires et les impacts de la Covid-19 sur la mondialisation et le développement. Je travaille actuellement à Affaires mondiales Canada dans les Relations bilatérales en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre.​