Winer, Kyra
Kyra is interested in investigating and comparing the process of becoming a non-violent extremist with the process of becoming a violent extremist, in order to examine the differences between these …
Nazari, Noorin
Noorin is a second-year PhD. candidate in the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include radicalization and de-radicalization in the educational systems of Muslim majority …
Diallo, Ousmane Aly
Ousmane Aly is a second-year PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. Her doctoral thesis is on the regional response to the Mali conflict and …
Archambault, Emil
Emil has begun working with Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (University of St Andrews, TSAS Junior Affiliate), mapping the activities of the right-wing extremist group Soldiers of Odin in Canada, as well as …
Bastug, Mehmet

Mehmet Bastug is a Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He received his PhD degree in Global Affairs from Rutgers University. His research interests include terrorism …
Alam, Mariful
Mariful Alam is a senior PhD candidate at York University in the Socio-Legal Studies program. His doctoral dissertation investigates the relationship between legal regimes, state surveillance, and political dissent. The …
Haag, Julius
Julius’s dissertation research examines the impact of direct and vicarious police-citizen encounters on youth from racialized and marginalized backgrounds in Toronto, ON. In particular, he is concerned with the impact …
Schmidt, Rachel

Rachel’s current research is on the recruitment, demobilization, and reintegration of women and girls in non-state armed groups. This is an extension of her Master’s research (NPSIA), where she completed …
Ahmad, Fahad

For his SSHRC funded doctoral project, Fahad Ahmad will be studying how the work of community organizations that provide social and economic support to immigrant and Muslim communities mitigates radicalization. …
Rigato, Brandon

Throughout his graduate studies at both Ryerson University and Carleton University Brandon’s research has focused entirely around security, organized crime, and terrorism. His main interests have been the way in …
Ibrahimi, Said Yaqub

Yaqub Imbrahimi is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. His research interests includes terrorism; international security, Islamic radicalization; Islamism; and the emergence of …
Diallo, Ousmane Aly
Ousmane is second-year PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. His doctoral thesis is on the regional response to the Mali conflict and the Islamist …
Harb, Jenna
Jenna’s dissertation seeks to analyze the development of Canadian national security and counter-terrorism policies utilizing archival research, key informant interviews, and Access to Information strategies. She will apply Foucault’s theorization …
Njoku, Emeka

Emeka Njoku is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ibadan. His research was shaped by the events that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks …
Bakali, Naved

Naved Bakali is a doctoral student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. His research relates to anti-Muslim racism, Muslim youth identity, and Muslim-Western civic engagement. …
Dilimulati, Maihemuti
Maihemuti Dilimulati is a doctoral student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. Since entering his PhD program in 2014, he has been working with the …
Chan, Alice

Alice Chan is a doctoral student in Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. Her doctoral study explores the potential connection between religious literacy and religious bullying – a root …
Laprise, Véronique
Véronique Laprise is a PhD student in the Centre d’Étude du Religieux Contemporain at the University of Sherbrooke. She is a former Canadian Forces Officer, and worked in finances and …
Kalajdziovski, Natasia
Natasia Kalajdziovski is a PhD candidate at Middlesex University. She is currently based at the university’s School of Law, where she was awarded a fully-funded research studentship to complete her …
Rodrigue, Nana Ngassam

Nana Ngassam Rodrigue est doctorant en Etudes Internationales à l’Université de Douala au Cameroun où il prépare une thèse de doctorat sur les causes et les conséquences du terrorisme en …
Massé, Johanna
Joahanna Massé a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Université Laval. For the past three years, under the tutelage of Dr. Aurélie Campana, her main focus has …
Romaniuk, Scott Nicholas
Scott Romaniuk is a PhD Candidate in International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy. He has an MRes in Political Research (University of Aberdeen), a BA with a double …
Veilleux-Lepage, Yannick

Yannick Veilleux-Lepage is a PhD candidate in International Relations, at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, located at the University of St. Andrews, GB. His …
Todd, Hilary

Hilary Todd is a PhD student in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Supervised by Dr. Rick Parent, who has extensive knowledge in policing and terrorism related issues, …
Dunford, Tyler

David Dunford is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. He holds an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and a M.A. in criminology. His …
Rebbani-Gosselin, Meriem
Meriem Rabbani-Gosselin is currently completing a PhD in Criminology at the University of Montreal. Her PhD project revolves around the creation of an ethnography on Montreal’s new center for the …
Abbasciano, Suzzette Lopez
Suzzette is a PhD student in Criminology and research assistant with the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to entering her doctoral …
Nwankpa, Michael
Persen, Kerry
Kerry Ann Persen is a PhD student at Stanford University. Her research focuses on societal responses to terrorism, and in particular, her dissertation project explores the effects of transnational political …
Nociti Dubois, Noëmie

Noëmie fait présentement un PhD à l’Université du Québec à Montréal en psychologie spécialisée en terrorisme. Plus spécifiquement, elle étudie le rôle de l’acculturation ainsi que la quête de sens …
Dur-e-Aden, Aden

Aden Dur-e-Aden began his PhD studies at the University of Toronto in Department of Political Science in the fall of 2015. His research will focus on rebel
Osterberg, Erin
Erin is a PhD student in the Department of Geography at UBC. The post 9/11 securitization of borders, combined with the policy options and response initiatives, as they pertain to …
Shkolnik, Michael

Michael Shkolnik is the 2015-16 Cadieux-Léger Fellow at the Department of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), focusing on issues related to counterterrorism, insurgency, and strategic foresight. Michael is also a PhD …
Crosset, Valentine
Valentine Crosset is a PhD student in the Department of Criminology at the Université de Montréal.
Neal, Patrick
Patrick Neal is a doctoral student at Royal Roads University in the Doctor of Social Sciences Program. His research examines public / private partnerships related to cybersecurity and terrorism and …
Scrivens, Ryan

Ryan Scrivens is a PhD candidate in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Both his research objectives and experiences go hand-in-hand with the goals of TSAS, having studied …
Mangat, Rupinder

Rupinder Mangat is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Waterloo.Her research looks at how the Canadian Forces use social media as a means of communication, especially communication …
Ford, Katie
Katie Ford is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Waterloo. The research that Katie intends to carry out focuses on reducing the ability of terrorist organizations to …
Pumphrey, John

John Pumphrey is is a student in the Doctorate of Social Sciences Programme at Royal Roads University. With more than 25 years of experience in the security and police specialty, …
Irving, Mark
Mark Irving is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law Graduate School. Using a case study method, his research
Speed, Shannon
Shannon Speed is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo. She is interested in the Rule of Law and Sovereignty contextualized …
Bérubé, Maxime

Maxime Bérubé is a PhD student in Criminology at Université de Montréal. He is interested in criminology, political violence and cybersecurity. More specifically, his research interests are focused on terrorism, …
Hai, Nadia

Nadia Hai is a PhD candidate in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Her current research will explore how the al Qaeda movement communicates with its Western …
Dawson, Stephanie
Stephanie Dawson is a PhD candidate in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. She has been the primary research assistant on the TSAS working paper dedicated to understanding …
Boucher Boudreau, Geneviève

Geneviève Boucher Boudreau is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Ottawa. She focuses her researches on the concept of violence, national identity, radicalization and …
Rahman, Azizur

Azizur Rahman is a PhD student in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) at the University of Manitoba. Mr. Rahman has completed (in four countries – i.e., Bangladesh, …
Ouellet, Marie

Marie Ouellet is a PhD candidate in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Her primary research focus has been on illicit trafficking networks, and criminal groups – how …
O’Neil, Siobhan

Siobhan O’Neil is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and a guest scholar at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. …
Labove, Joshua

Joshua Labove is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. He is interested in borders, both as a geopolitical production, but also as a means …
Hussain, Nazia
Nazia Hussain is a PhD candidate in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Her research interests are urban violence, urban governance, terrorism, and transnational crime.
