award-winning journalist writing for the Victoria Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C.
Msc International Migration and Public Policy, London School of Economics
Funded by Rotary International Global Grants Scholarship.
R. James Travers Foreign Correspondent Fellowship, 2011
Investigation into refugee detention in Australia and Thailand. You can read the series at www.timescolonist.com/human-smuggling
This series won a 2013 Amnesty International Canada media award, a prize which recognizes journalism that promotes human rights around the world. It was also nominated for a 2013 Canadian Hillman Prize, which recognizes investigative journalism in the service of the common good.
Available for public lectures and media commentary on immigration and refugee issues in Canada, Europe and Australia.