Other People:
• Director
• Program
Manager
• Advisory Committee
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Committee
Previous Fellows
• 2010-11
• 2009-10
• 2008-9
• 2007-8
• 2006-7
• 2005-6
• 2004-5
updated
October 4, 2011
2010-11 |2009 - 10 | 2006-7| 2005-6 | 2004-5 |
Gabriella Utreras began her undergraduate studies at the University of King’s College in Halifax, NS. There, she successfully completed the Foundation Year Program, an interdisciplinary program integrating history, literature and philosophy. She is currently entering her 3rd year at Trinity College at the University of Toronto working towards a double major in International Relations and French Literature. As such, many of her courses range from global politics, international economics and history of Canadian foreign relations to linguistics, literary theory and contemporary French literature. Last year she worked as a CPHS research assistant, which afforded her the opportunity to conduct preliminary research on long-term trends in inequity in health and in the use of health services among children in Canada and other high-income countries, under the direction of Sara Allin a postdoctoral fellow working with CPHS. Also, for the past two summers she worked as an administrative and outreach assistant at Catholic Crosscultural Services, a nonprofit settlement agency, and engaged in basic research on Results Based Accountability focusing specifically on organizational learning, outcome indicators and implementing practical measurement strategies in settlement service agencies.
After completing her undergraduate degree she plans to apply to law
school for International Law in hope of continuing her study of International
Relations with an emphasis on Forced Migration, Global politics and Human
Rights.
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2009-10
Susan Hwang is a first year undergraduate student at the University
of Toronto. She is planning to major in International Relations and go
to
law school upon graduation. She has particular interests
in traveling and learning new languages and hopes to study abroad during
her undergraduate years. She aims to incorporate her passion for safe
water and sanitation
into her future career, hopefully working in the government or an international
organization. Outside of class, she is involved with the University of
Toronto Student Union, Rotaract Club, UTConnect, and North American Model
UN Conference.
Farhana Rahman is a third-year student studying International Relations
and Peace and Conflict Studies. She is also in the process of completing
a Language Citation in Arabic. Farhana's research interests are in violence
and human rights issues in the developing world, with a particular focus
on women's issues. This led her to spend the summer of 2009 as a research
intern in Bangladesh at the world's largest NGO, BRAC, with the organization's
Human Rights and Legal Services Programme where she analyzed the increasing
trends in violations of women's human rights in rural Bangladesh. She
hopes to pursue graduate work in the areas of International Development
and Human Rights, and has a goal of returning to Africa where she lived
for 10 years, to pursue development work. Outside of academics, Farhana
is actively involved with several campus groups such as the G8 Research
Group, the Muslim Students Association, the Toronto Globalist, and Peace
by PEACE.
Gabriella Utreras is a second year French Literature major at the
University of Toronto who is planning to enter the International Relations
Program once she obtains all her prerequisites. Besides her love of
political science, immigration policy, history and French, she is fascinated
by philosophy. In fact, she spent an amazing first year at the University
of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she completed
the Foundation Year Program and where she fell in love with Plotinus,
Descartes, Aquinas, Schiller, Kant, Sartre, Spinoza and countless other
great minds of the human civilization. Outside of school, Gabriella
also works alongside her family in missionary work and volunteer work
with Mexican seasonal agricultural workers in the Holland Marsh area,
usually giving Basic English lessons while they teach her how to play
soccer. Gabriella hopes to continue into law school after graduating
but for the meanwhile she is content with taking in the small delights
of earthly wonders and enjoying a few jam sessions with her brothers.
Calvin Zhong is a second year undergraduate student at the University
of Toronto. He has yet to find a single subject that he would be confident
to proclaim lifetime devotion. He decides, however, that he should
not starve himself in the future by doing nothing but contemplating
different subject posts during his university life. Hence, after some
passionate struggle and following where the whim takes him, he is now
in pursuit of a specialist degree in Actuarial Science, hoping to turn
it into a career of professional actuary. A nice way to say this is
Calvin is well-rounded. This observation has some validity at least.
Calvin baffles only when a truly advanced mathematical theory is presented
without explanation. He enjoys music and literature in general. Also,
he is very fond of competitive sports like basketball, squash or badminton.
Last year, Calvin took some time to teach piano at a local community
centre (Yonge Street Mission); and became a junior editor for a university
quarterly publication (Footprint). He is now striving to add a new
language to his asset and to earn enough money for a piano at home.
Vivian Mak is a third year undergraduate student at the University of
Toronto. She is majoring in Ethics, Society and Law, and Criminology,
and plans to go to law school after graduating. Vivian loves to travel
and has a special interest in missionary work. She spent the summer of
2005 teaching English in China and plans to return to Asia in the summer
of 2007. Her personal goal is to visit all of the continents before she
turns 25 years old. Vivian is also a self-confessed coffee addict and
is committed to keeping the Second Cup in business.
Nadia O'Brien is a fourth year anthropology student at the University
of Toronto. Her interest in health and society was solidified with a
research
trip
to Namibia in 2005, where she explored the controversial convergence
of sexually transmitted diseases and religion. Her project on faith-based
responses
to HIV/AIDS builds on her interest in cultural interpretations of illness,
global inequalities, and community-based activism. She hopes to continue
studying issues of reproductive heath in marginalized communities at
the graduate level in a department of Anthropology or Public Health.
Beyond academia, Nadia's other interests include traveling, rock climbing,
environmentalism and trips home to Montreal.
Alison Alexanian is
a third year philosophy major at the University
of Toronto. She has special interests in 19th
century German philosophy, ethics, and Christian
art and history, and plans to pursue studies
in one or more of these areas in graduate school.
Alison will be studying at the University of
Bonn March 2006, with the hopes of ameliorating
her beginner's German. She is fluent in both
French and Persian and would like to continue
adding
to
her breadth of languages. She is an in-the-closet
environmentalist and believes George Carlin
and Pink Floyd are the saving graces of humanity.
Outside of school, Alison devotes her time
to drawing, painting, and belting out embarrassingly
inaccurate renditions of her favourite pop
songs.
Giruthiga Kuganantharajah is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto. She is now in her final year of study completing a Specialist in Bioethics with a Major in Human Biology and a Minor in Women’s Studies. Currently she is working on an Independent Study through the Philosophy Department looking at the philosophical foundations of Bioethics, and analyzing bioethic methodology. Giruthiga’s research interests are in bioethics, clinical ethics and public health, particularly in women’s issues and health care. She has goals to pursue graduate work in the areas of Public Health and Bioethics.
Outside her academics, Giruthiga has done
variety of work in her community. She was
the Volunteer
Director as well as a classroom volunteer
for Peace by PEACE, a not-for-profit organization,
devoted to educating children about conflict
resolution. She has also been an active executive
member with the Victoria College Athletic
Council
and the Victoria Alumni Association.
Allen Fong is a third
year student in the international relations
program. His
research interests include the effects of government
policies on the environment
and the implications of international trade
regimes on development in
industrializing and non-industrialized states.
Along with his work with CPHS,
he is also involved with the G8 Research Group.
In his spare time, Allen enjoys
listening, playing and composing music.
