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Assistant professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 x 2775
E-mail: Philippe.Frowd@uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

I study security with an emphasis on border security and migration. My main geographical focus is West Africa, especially the countries of the Sahel region. I pay close attention to the role of new technologies of surveillance and emerging non-state actors.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Africa
• Borders
• Immigration
• International relations
• International terrorism

Language preference:

English and French

Associate Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Criminology

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (1790)
E-mail: david.moffette@uottawa.ca
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Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

Canadian and European immigration, refuge, and border policies; criminalization of immigration; access to services for immigrants without status; regularization programs; racial profiling; immigration detention

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Borders
• Detention
• Immigration
• Immigration services

Language preference:

English and French , Español

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

Contact information:

Cell: 6138832013
E-mail: Jason.Nickerson@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

I have expertise in Canadian and international health systems, humanitarian crises (wars, natural disasters, refugee crises), and high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks (Ebola, Marburg, COVID, influenza, cholera, measles, etc.). In my current role, I am the lead on Canadian health policy issues for Canada’s respiratory therapy profession, and draw on my background as a respiratory therapist in the acute care and long-term care sectors to speak authoritatively on respiratory illnesses (RSV, influenza, pneumonia, COVID, etc.), Canadian healthcare access, pharmacare, and national health policy. As a researcher, I conduct research into health service access among older adults and marginalised populations, particularly the health needs of older adults during emergencies such as natural disasters and during wars, and the development and use of experimental medical countermeasures (vaccines, therapies, diagnostics) for diseases such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, avian influenza, and COVID-19. I spent a decade working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), including as the organization's Humanitarian Representative to Canada where I led humanitarian diplomacy during wars and conflicts disease epidemics, refugee crises, and natural disasters. I have on-the-ground experience in Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, and the Central African Republic. I bring first-hand insights into how humanitarian crises, diplomacy, foreign policy, and health security intersect. Key commentary areas: Emerging and neglected infectious disease threats & medical countermeasures Respiratory health, respiratory illnesses, Canadian health policy, national pharmacare, and access to healthcare challenges (wait times, quality of care, professional practice) Canada’s role in humanitarian diplomacy and crisis response Health system strengthening in fragile and conflict affected states Intersections of foreign policy, disasters/conflict, and global health security Affiliations: Senior Director, Public Policy, Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists; Investigator, Bruyère Health Research Institute, Ottawa; Adjunct Professor of Common Law, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Afghanistan
• Africa
• Borders
• Canadian politics
• Critical-care medicine
• Diseases
• Drugs
• Epidemiology and community medicine
• Ethics in international affairs
• Foreign aid
• Foreign aid
• Foreign Policy
• Globalization
• Health
• Health administration
• Health care
• Health law
• Health policy
• Health research
• Health-service providers
• Home care
• Immigration
• Infectious Diseases
• International criminal court
• International development
• International development and globalization
• International health
• International health
• International humanitarian law
• International organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Population health
• Primary health care
• Respiratory medicine
• War crimes

Language preference:

English only

Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

Contact information:

Office: 613-582-5800 x2426
E-mail: emily.wills@uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

My geographical areas of expertise are the United States and the Arab Middle East, particularly Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Egypt, and Kuwait. My thematic areas of expertise are social movements, migrants and migration, refugees, and community organizing and NGOs. I am also able to comment on social issues more broadly in my countries of interest.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Borders
• Diasporas and Remittances
• Feminist politics and theory
• Globalization
• Immigration
• Immigration services
• Middle East
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Transnationalism

Language preference:

English only