Authors

Dr. Jeffrey Reeves is the former Vice-President of Research & Strategy for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Prior to joining APF Canada, Dr. Reeves was the Director of Asian Studies at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. Reeves has over 15 years direct experience living and working in Asia, including as an Associate Professor with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in the United States, as a Research Fellow with Griffith University in Australia, and as a University Instructor at Peking University in the People’s Republic of China.

Sharon Zhengyang Sun is the Trade Policy Economist at the Canada West Foundation in Calgary, Alberta. She specializes in research on international trade policy and the Asia Pacific. She has a long-standing research interest in China-Canada commercial relations and China’s free trade agreement behaviours and effectiveness. Her broader interest focuses on the impact of free trade agreements in the Asia Pacific region on trade and trade infrastructure.

Ms. Sun is a Ph.D. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, and a Distinguished Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Prior to joining Canada West Foundation, she was an associate researcher with the Centre for Trade Policy and Law and an instructor at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.

Julia Nguyen is a Project Coordinator at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and a recent B.A. graduate in Political Science and Economics from McGill University.

Tabitha Grace Mallory is the Founder of China Ocean Institute and Affiliate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. Dr. Mallory specializes in Chinese foreign and environmental policy. She conducts research on China and global ocean governance and has published work on China’s fisheries and oceans policy.

Dr. Mallory is an inaugural John H. McArthur Research Fellow, an initiative of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada launched in 2021 to provide research opportunities for exceptional, mid-career scholars who are working on programs and research areas with direct relevance to Canada and Canada’s interests in Asia.

Quinton Huang is a Junior Research Scholar under the Engaging Asia pillar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He received his A.B. in History and East Asian Studies from Brown University (U.S.).

Natasha Fox is a Post-Graduate Research Scholar with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of British Columbia. Natasha's background is in geographies of natural hazards and disasters, LGBT movements, and contemporary Japan.

Vivienne Zhang is a Junior Research Scholar under the Digital Asia pillar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She holds a master’s degree in International Security from Sciences Po Paris and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern European Studies from the University of British Columbia.

Hannah Balba was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada in 2001. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in History in 2021, and now works as a Settlement Worker for Filipino families at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. During her undergraduate years, her research interests included: the effects of transnational migration on Filipino-Canadian youth, precarious migrancy, and the historical trajectories of Canadian foreign domestic worker movements.

Emi Kingan is a graduate student in Geography at the University of British Columbia. She received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Quest University in 2021, after which she worked with a local municipality in British Columbia developing strategies focused on the green economy. Emi enjoys researching and writing about policy processes, urban development, and transnational migrant networks.

Madelyn Koff is a recent graduate of the Honours Political Science program at McGill University, with specializations in gender studies and religious studies.