My research at the University of Ottawa is designed to contribute to dialogue about how governments, manufacturers and businesses can increase collaboration and certify if a product has - or has not - been produced using child labour. By conducting interdisciplinary research, my doctoral research will examine the links between business and human rights safeguard standards and child labour.
I have experience in evidence-based policy making. Since 2003, I have worked for the Government of Canada, including as a governance and human rights analyst and specialist at Global Affairs Canada, and as a policy analyst working on early childhood development issues including for First Nations and other Aboriginal children at Employment and Social Development Canada. I have represented the Government of Canada at two Global Conferences on Child Labour (The Hague and Brasilia).
I have conducted policy research to produce technical guidance on child protection system strengthening at Global Affairs Canada. I was the project lead for the Child Protection team’s existing grants all of which are focused on data, monitoring and research (six grants, 2014-2016, totaling $10M) including as part of the Together for Girls Partnership conducting Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS). This includes support to UNICEF for “Case Studies on National Child Protection Frameworks” (Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania). Recently, I co-drafted the Theory of Change for the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. I have presented at conferences, and this included a keynote presentation on the challenges for donors of child safeguarding in Cape Town, South Africa to ensure protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
Before joining Canada’s public service, I supported the Honourable Landon Pearson in her role as the Personal Representative of the Prime Minister & Advisor on Children's Rights to the Minister of Foreign Affairs - in meeting Canada's commitments to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children. This resulted in the production of "A Canada Fit for Children". I have also managed the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) at Save the Children UK; worked at UNICEF’s Office of Research in Florence, Italy; and worked at the Open Learning Agency in Vancouver, BC.
At CRIN from 2000-2003, I conducted research and produced working papers on social movements and managing flows of information in a global child rights community that included fieldwork in Kenya and Nepal; and served as managing editor for a range of publications including working papers and thematic reports published in English, French and Spanish, which explored issues such as: children and macroeconomics; mainstreaming children’s rights; children and young people’s participation; child rights and the private sector; and the UN Special Session on Children (see CRIN reviews 12-17).
I hold dearly in my heart my experience as a Fellow in International Development with the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, which enabled me to travel to India and work with the Centre for Health Education and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) where I conducted evaluation research on the “mela” (or Indian fair) as a model of empowerment for women and children.
I have experience in evidence-based policy making. Since 2003, I have worked for the Government of Canada, including as a governance and human rights analyst and specialist at Global Affairs Canada, and as a policy analyst working on early childhood development issues including for First Nations and other Aboriginal children at Employment and Social Development Canada. I have represented the Government of Canada at two Global Conferences on Child Labour (The Hague and Brasilia).
I have conducted policy research to produce technical guidance on child protection system strengthening at Global Affairs Canada. I was the project lead for the Child Protection team’s existing grants all of which are focused on data, monitoring and research (six grants, 2014-2016, totaling $10M) including as part of the Together for Girls Partnership conducting Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS). This includes support to UNICEF for “Case Studies on National Child Protection Frameworks” (Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania). Recently, I co-drafted the Theory of Change for the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. I have presented at conferences, and this included a keynote presentation on the challenges for donors of child safeguarding in Cape Town, South Africa to ensure protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
Before joining Canada’s public service, I supported the Honourable Landon Pearson in her role as the Personal Representative of the Prime Minister & Advisor on Children's Rights to the Minister of Foreign Affairs - in meeting Canada's commitments to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children. This resulted in the production of "A Canada Fit for Children". I have also managed the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) at Save the Children UK; worked at UNICEF’s Office of Research in Florence, Italy; and worked at the Open Learning Agency in Vancouver, BC.
At CRIN from 2000-2003, I conducted research and produced working papers on social movements and managing flows of information in a global child rights community that included fieldwork in Kenya and Nepal; and served as managing editor for a range of publications including working papers and thematic reports published in English, French and Spanish, which explored issues such as: children and macroeconomics; mainstreaming children’s rights; children and young people’s participation; child rights and the private sector; and the UN Special Session on Children (see CRIN reviews 12-17).
I hold dearly in my heart my experience as a Fellow in International Development with the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, which enabled me to travel to India and work with the Centre for Health Education and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) where I conducted evaluation research on the “mela” (or Indian fair) as a model of empowerment for women and children.
