Michaela Hynie
Co-Director, CRS
Professor
Faculties
Faculty of Health
Research Interests
Refugee and immigrant mental health, culture and health access
Abi Eshra
Co-Director, CRS (on sabbatical 2026/27)
Associate Professor
Faculties
Department of English
Research Interests
Iranian diaspora literature and art, refugee literature. Prof. Eshra鈥檚 area of specialization encompasses Middle Eastern diasporic writing, in particular, the literary aftermath of the war on terror.
Dagmar Soennecken
Editor-in-Chief,
Associate Professor
Faculties
Department of Social Science
School of Public Policy and Administration
Research Interests
Comparative politics & policy regarding citizenship and migration, refugees and the role of the courts, anti-terrorism issues
Jennifer Hyndman
Resident Faculty, Former Director, CRS
Professor
Faculties
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Research Interests
Refugee Studies, Conflict and Displacement, Gender and Nationalism, Humanitarianism, Immigration and Refugee Resettlement in Canada, Transnationalism, Geographic Regions of South Asia and East Africa
