CAPI student intern and scholar alumni

Kaylin Arason |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Peachland, BC - UVic department of study:
Political Science and Gender Studies - Internship host organization:
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women - Country:
Thailand - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Hayley Dwyer |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Victoria, BC - UVic department of study:
Social Work - Internship host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Meghan Flood |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Burnaby, BC - UVic department of study:
Geography, Professional Communications - Internship host organization:
CITYNET Yokohama - Country:
Japan - Internship duration:
September-December 2019

Tracy Hampton |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Grimshaw, Alberta - UVic department of study:
Sociology and Political Science - Internship host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Taylor Josephy |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Quesnel, BC - UVic department of study:
Earth & Ocean Sciences, Envir. Restoration (diploma) - Internship host organization:
The SAM Project - Country:
Zambia - Internship duration:
June-August 2019

Jemma Kosalko |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Smithers, BC - UVic department of study:
Political Science, Intercultural Education (diploma) - Internship host organization:
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies - Country:
Indonesia - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Olvie Li |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Richmond Hill, Ontario - UVic department of study:
Master's student, Social Dimensions of Health - Internship host organization:
Society for Participatory Research in Asia - Country:
India - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Jess MacIver |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
North Vancouver, BC - UVic department of study:
Anthropology and Philosophy - Internship host organization:
Ukulapha Community Outreach Project - Country:
South Africa - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Ariana Maragh |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Victoria, BC - UVic department of study:
Social Work - Internship host organization:
Ukulapha Community Outreach Project - Country:
South Africa - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Maeve Milligan |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Campbell River, BC - UVic department of study:
Pacific and Asian Studies - Internship host organization:
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies - Country:
Indonesia - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Selina Powszedny |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Squamish, BC - UVic department of study:
Environmental Studies and Geography - Internship host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2019

Luisa Schwarz |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Fredericton, NB - UVic department of study:
Geography and Enivronmental Studies - Internship host organization:
Karenni Social Development Centre - Country:
Thailand - Internship duration:
June-December 2019

Erin Spence |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Qualicum Beach, BC - UVic department of study:
Political Science - Internship host organization:
CITYNET Yokohama - Country:
Japan - Internship duration:
May-August 2019

Christopher Tse |
Blog posts |
- Hometown:
Vancouver, BC - UVic department of study:
Social Work (graduate student) - Country:
Malaysia and Thailand - Independent research project duration:
September-December 2019
Thank you to our sponsors
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program is managed through a unique partnership of Rideau Hall Foundation, Community Foundations of Canada, and Universities Canada
Interns

Ainslee Arthurs |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Child and Youth Care - Host organization:
Ukulapha Community Outreach Project - Country:
South Africa - Internship duration:
May-August 2018
Mikaela Chia |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Biology & Psychology major - Host organization:
Society for Participatory Research in Asia - Country:
India - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Emily Clare |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Child and Youth Care - Host organization:
Ukulapha Community Outreach Project - Country:
South Africa - Internship duration:
May-August 2018
Jacob Derksen |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
Anthropology undergraduate - Host organization:
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies - Country:
Indonesia - Internship duration:
June-December 2018
Alanya Dhalla |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
3rd year Gender Studies and Environmental Studies - Host organization:
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women - Country:
Thailand - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Clara Harding |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Anthropology - Host organization:
Society for Participatory Research in Asia - Country:
India - Internship duration:
May-November 2018

Nick Harrison |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Political Science - Host organization:
Karenni Social Development Centre - Country:
Thailand - Internship duration:
June-December 2018

Courtenay Jacklin |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
2nd year UVic Law JD program - Host organization:
The Other Media - Country:
India - Internship duration:
May-August 2018

Rachel Lynch |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
graduate student, Economics - Host organization:
The SAM Project - Country:
Zambia - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Liam Marshall |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
Philosophy undergraduate - Host organization:
CITYNET Yokohama - Country:
Japan - Internship duration:
May-August 2018
Mackenzie Martin |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
4th year Anthropology - Host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Christopher Tse |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
graduate student, Social Work - Host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Kanika Varma |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
3rd year Anthropology - Host organization:
CITYNET Yokohama - Country:
Japan - Internship duration:
September-December 2018
Charlotte Whyte |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
2nd year Anthropology - Host organization:
Malaysian Social Research Institute - Country:
Malaysia - Internship duration:
May-November 2018
Incoming Scholar

Lynn Ng Yu Ling |
Blog posts |
- UVic department of study:
PhD student, Political Science - Home country:
Singapore - Scholarship duration:
September 2018-April 2019

QES Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Rachel Barr | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Marlin Beswetherick | Malaysian Social Research Institute | Malaysia | Blog |
Chad Boissy | African Institute of Mathematical Sciences School Enrichment Center | South Africa | Blog |
Will Howling |
Society for Participatory Research in Asia
|
India | Blog |
Sasha Mosky | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Luc Nadeau | Malaysian Social Research Institute | Malaysia | Blog |
Seema Prasad | Malaysian Social Research Institute | Malaysia | Blog |
Loreen Regnander | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
QES Scholars
Name | Location | Blog |
Su Yen Chong | Canada | Blog |
Alexandra Lloyd | Australia | Blog |
Ngozi Nwoko | Canada | Blog |
Christina Service | New Zealand | Blog |
Japan Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Rasheedah White | CITYNET Yokohama | Japan | Blog |
President's Beyond Borders Fund Intern
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Duncan Chalmers | Karenni Social Development Centre | Thailand | Blog |
International Youth Internship Program Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association (BOMSA) | Bangladesh | Blog | |
Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association (BOMSA) | Bangladesh | Blog | |
Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog | |
Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog | |
Pourakhi | Nepal | Blog | |
Migrant Centre | Nepal | Blog | |
Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog | |
Nepal Institute of Development Studies (NIDS) | Nepal | Blog | |
Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) | Bangladesh | Blog | |
Luke Yang | Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee | Nepal | Blog |
Crossing Borders Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Zachary Brabazon | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit | Bangladesh | Blog |
Kenda Chang-Swanson | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Kimberly Copeland | Malaysian Social Research | Malaysia | Blog |
Emma DeVynck |
Karenni Social Development Centre
|
Thailand | Blog |
Claire Horwood | Malaysian Social Research | Malaysia | Blog |
Sidney Moss | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Hannah Shin | Network Activities Group | Myanmar | Blog |
Joel Toorenburgh | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit | Bangladesh | Blog |
Danae Zachari | Malaysian Social Research Institute | Malaysia | Blog |
Crossing Borders Scholars
Name | Location | Blog |
Taiwo Afolabi | Canada | Blog |
Jesse Baltutis | South Africa | Blog |
Janice Dowson | South Africa | Blog |
Bhiamie Eckford-Williamson | Canada | Blog |
Elena Lopez | Malaysia | Blog |
Charli Mohammed | Singapore | Blog |
Jeanique Tucker | Canada | Blog |
Japan Interns
Name | Location | Blog |
Nicola Craig Hora | Japan | Blog |
Sophia Mayen | Japan | Blog |
Katt McGrath | Japan | Blog |
International Youth Internship Program Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Shanzeh Ameen | Pourakhi | Nepal | N/A |
Chih Chen | Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog |
Harshada Deshpande | Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee | Nepal | Blog |
Shannon Doyle | Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog |
Brian Hutchinson | Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines | Blog |
Nadya Jamal | Pourakhi | Nepal | Blog |
Dugal Monk | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines | Blog |
Valérie Paradiso | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines | Blog |
Leanne Perera | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines | Blog |
Elizabeth Thipphawong | Migrant Centre | Nepal | Blog |
Crossing Borders Interns
Name | Organization | Location | Blog |
Tabitha Black-Lock | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit | Bangladesh | Blog |
Siobhan Davis | Malaysian Social Research | Malaysia | Blog |
Yasmine El-Hamamsy | Malaysian Social Research | Malaysia | Blog |
Cam Gianotti | BRAC Migration Program | Bangladesh | Blog |
Kip Jorgensen | BRAC Migration Progam | Bangladesh | Blog |
Jordan Konyk | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit | Bangladesh | Blog |
Michelle Maillet | Migrant Centre | Nepal | Blog |
Roxanne Power | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Perry Watson | Society for Participatory Research in Asia | India | Blog |
Bridget Woods | Asia-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women | Malaysia | Blog |
Crossing Borders Scholars
Name | Location | Blog |
Taiwo Afolabi | Canada | Blog |
Emily Aston | Malawi | Blog |
Alex Berry | India | Blog |
Sara Bourquin | Botswana | Blog |
Ben Lawrence | Canada | Blog |
Raviv Litman | Singapore | Blog |
Jennifer Mateer | India | Blog |
2014
Name | Organization | Location |
Elsie Daoust | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines |
Harrison Ellis | National Domestic Workers Movement | India |
Shannon Doyle | Centre for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines |
Alanah Nasadyk | CITYNET | Japan |
Kip Jorgensen | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) | Bangladesh |
Sean Grisdale | CITYNET | Japan |
2013
Name | Organization | Location |
Natalia Yang | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) |
Bangladesh |
Sonia Preisler | Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) |
India |
Elena Lopez | Center for Migrant Advocacy |
Philippines |
Christine Galipeau | WARBE Development Foundation |
Bangladesh |
Cory de Vries | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines |
Jacquie Day | Migrant Forum in India | India |
2012
Name | Organization | Location |
Harrison Ellis | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines |
Beaudin Bennett | WARBE Development Foundation | Bangladesh |
Jamie Myrah | Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) | India |
Cassana Kelly | Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines |
Marguerite Heyns | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) | Bangladesh |
Victor Huynh | Migrant Forum in India | India |
Adam Tran | Migrant Forum in India | India |
George Benson-Patterson | WARBE Development Foundation | Bangladesh |
Chandra Merry | Center for Migrant Advocacy | Philippines |
Catherine Lawrence | Migrant Forum in Asia | Philippines |
2011
- Haydn Shook was an intern for Mirgant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Kelly Lindsay was an intern for WARBE Development Foundation in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Mikaela Robertson was an intern with the Centre for Migrant Advocacy in Quezon City, Philippines
2010
- Chany Chea was an intern with the Center for Migrant Advocacy in Quezon City, Philippines
- Stephanie Ellis was an intern with the The WorldFish Center in Los Banos, Philippines
- Matt Loewen was an intern with The WorldFish Center in Los Banos, Philippines
- Sabrina Buzzalino was an intern with Isis International in Quezon City, Philippines
- Andrew Kim was an intern with the Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Leah Staples was an intern with Isis International in Quezon City, Philippines
- Susie Miller was an intern with the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Kathryn Aedy was an intern with Isis International in Quezon City, Philippines
- Furqan Asif was an intern with The WorldFish Center in Los Banos, Philippines
- Karen Campbell was an intern with the Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Danielle Castellino was an intern with the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Rudelle DeSouza was an intern with The Learning Institute in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Caitlin Devlin was an intern with the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Katie Palmer was an intern with the Center for Migrant Advocacy in Quezon City, Philippines
2009
- Loubna Amarir was an intern with the Center for Migrant Advocacy in Quezon City, Philippines
- Celeste Dempster was an intern with The WorldFish Center in Los Banos, Philippines
- Linley Faulkner was an intern with Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era in Quezon City, Philippines
- Saje FitzGerald was an intern with the Women and Gender Institute of Miriam College in Quezon City, Philippines
- Cindy Jiang was an intern with Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Justine Little was an intern with the Center for Migrant Advocacyin Quezon City, Philippines
- Jessica Ly was an intern with the Women and Gender Institute of Miriam College in Quezon City, Philippines
- Melanie Matining was an intern with Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Anne Mitaru was an intern with Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era in Quezon City, Philippines
- Patrick O'Neill was an intern with Migrant Forum in Asia in Quezon City, Philippines
- Dylan Sherlock was an intern with Future Generations/China in Beijing, China
- Raya Yampolsky was an intern with Future Generations/China in Beijing, China
- Jackie Ziegler was an intern with The WorldFish Center in Los Banos, Philippines
2008
- Hilary Gorman was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Sayuri Holman was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Michelle Reid was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Lindsay Walton was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Helen Beynon was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Kate-Lynn Duplessis was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Adam Houston was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Anjali Lowe was an intern in Quezon City, Philippines
- Gabriel Rose was an intern in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Celeste Shankland was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Morgan Slavkin was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Bridgitt Sloan-McMullin was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Thomas Sullivan was an intern in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Alison Scott was an intern in Tokyo, Japan
- Heidi Wudrick was an intern in Tokyo, Japan
2007
- Kathleen Armstrong was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Emily Kydd was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Len Statz was an intern in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Sally McBride was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Adam Ross was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Simmi Dixit was an intern in Quezon City, Philippines
- Stacey Lambert was an intern in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Peter Rosenbluth was an intern in Hanoi, Vietnam
2006
- Chantal Beaubien was an intern in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Pia Bustos was an intern in Suva, Fiji and in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Yiching Chua was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Julie Ham was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Martin Laycock was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Florine Lawrance was an intern in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Kierin Mackenzie was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Laura McLennan was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Jeannie Patterson was an intern in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Angus Wong was an intern in Koror, Palau
2005
- Zoe Bake-Paterson was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Katie Bisaro was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Devon Peavoy was an intern in Port Vila, Vanuatu and Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Michelle Rogers was an intern in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Rachel Rouhana was an intern in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Carla Taylor was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Larry van der Est was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
2004
- Allison Eades was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Nathan Elliot was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Meghann Gregg was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Zahra Ismail was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Lisa Okada was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand and Victoria, British Columbia
- Rebecca Plucer was an intern in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Carla Schuk was an intern in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
- Gwyn Robinson was an intern in Chiang Mai, Thailand
2003
- Shane Barter was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Kate Vallance was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand
- Joanna Wong was an intern in Bangkok, Thailand