Emelia Patterson

Emelia Patterson (she/her) is an MA student in Political Science at the University of Victoria, where her research focuses on the small-scale/artisanal mining industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She seeks to understand how industry-related political-economic policy shifts, both internationally and domestically, have ultimately impacted the health and labour conditions of miners and their local communities. Emelia works as a Research Assistant for her supervisor, Dr. Marlea Clarke, for the SSHRC-funded project Governing Forced Labour in Supply Chains, and is a Graduate Research Fellow at the UVic Centre for Global Studies.

Emelia graduated with distinction from Queen’s University with a BA (Hons) in Global Development Studies, and a Certificate in Law.