STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ¦ JIA 2013
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STAFF Editor-in-Chief SAM ROWAN is a fourth-year Honours Political Science with International Relations student, and is interested in the changing conceptualizations of global politics, and the production and sociology of the discipline. Sam has studied abroad at Sciences Po Paris, and will be pursuing graduate studies in the fall. Sam is also involved in running Cinema Politica UBC, and enjoys cycling and eating quinoa. Senior Editors MICHAEL BARRETT completed his undergraduate degree in December 2012, with a major in Political Science and a minor in Economics. In September, he will be attending law school. MOLLIE DEYONG will graduate this year with a BA in Political Science. Her favourite topics of study are gender and legal theory, though she wishes she had taken at least one history course during her undergrad. Mollie›s interests include food (eating, cooking, smelling), animals (special emphasis on dogs and capybaras), and reading (anything other than romance novels). In September 2013, she will be attending law school at the University of Victoria. KELSEY FRANKS is a fourth-year student, pursuing a degree in Honours Political Science with International Relations. She recently returned to UBC after spending time on exchange in England, where she furthered her knowledge of European history, politics and culture. After graduation, Kelsey plans on continuing her studies in law and global affairs, and travelling. ISABELLE PLESSIS is in the final year of her degree in Honours Political Science with International Relations and a minor in German. Though interested in all things international, she has a soft spot for International Political Economy, with a research interest in global governance, emerging economies, and European integration. She is currently writing her Honours thesis on the politicization of Chinese investment in sub-Saharan Africa. Isabelle has studied abroad in England and Germany, and will use any excuse to go travelling. When not studying, you can find Isabelle running, sleeping, or eating (and sometimes all three at once). Isabelle will begin a master›s degree in International Political Economy next year. Junior Editors SAMMY BARKER is a fourth-year Honours Political Science student with an interest in immigration politics, security studies and international diplomacy. After graduation, Sammy is off to law school where she tentatively plans to specialize in immigration law. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, yoga and golfing. NIKKI BLU is an International Relations and Political Science student finishing her last year at UBC. She is interested in global environmental politics and conflict management. After graduation she plans on continuing her studies in water security and water resources management. During her spare time when she is not immersed in the exciting world of IR, she enjoys swimming, painting and baking. FATIMA HEWAIDI is a third-year International Relations student. In addition to serving on the editorial board, she has also been involved in the International Relations Students Association as the Head Delegate of this year’s Model NATO team and as the Director of Delegate Affairs at UBCMUN 2013. Upon graduating, she plans to move to the Middle East and prepare herself for graduate studies in International Relations with an extensive concentration on the MENA region. JULIE JENKINS is pursuing a degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology. Her academic interests include critical, postcolonial and democratic theory, the sociology of knowledge and power, and public-interest policy and law. Active in Vancouver’s independent media community, Julie is committed to projects that create space for public pedagogy and inclusive dialogues about social, political and economic change.