Labour
Livelihoods
Sustainability

I am a Professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa.

I have published in various journals including Marine Policy, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, The Extractive Industries and Society, International Migration, The Global Social Challenges Journal, and The Journal of Rural Studies. I have produced commentary pieces for The Conversation - Canada.

I have held research fellowships at re:work, Humboldt University (Germany), the Institute for Advanced Study, Université de Lyon (France) and the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (South Africa). I am an Associate Editor for the Global Social Challenges Journal.

My research interests include:

  • Unacceptable work

  • Labour precarity

  • Environmental change

  • Sustainability

  • Resource & labour governance (including mHREDD policies)

  • Migration and mobility

  • Commodities (fish and sand)

I am involved in projects examining :

  • Changing Work at Sea (how can poor working conditions be improved)

  • Just Seafood (understanding the role of ‘trash’ fish in seafood supply chains and if/how due diligence policies can support labour reforms)

  • Livelihood precarity within the sand system