Authors
Contributing analysis and perspectives across the Foundation’s knowledge products
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Junior Research Scholar, APF CanadaRecent work: Can Assisted Reproductive Technology Solve China’s Demographic Crisis?
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Sharon Zhengyang Sun
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.
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Stéphanie Martel
Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Queen’s UniversityDr. Stéphanie Martel is an Assistant Professor of Political Studies at Queen’s University and a Fellow (and Member of the Board) at the Centre for International and Defence Policy. Her research at the intersection of international security and global governance focuses on multilateral diplomacy, security regionalism, and the role of discourse in the social construction of world politics, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific.
Dr. Martel serves as a Canadian representative to the ASEAN Regional Forum’s Experts and Eminent Persons Group and is Team Co-Lead (Asia Pacific) within the Defence and Security Foresight Group. She also serves on the Board of the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies, is a member of the Network for Strategic Analysis and Women in International Security (WIIS) Canada, and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
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Jeffrey Reeves
Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of CanadaDr. 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.
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Julia Nguyen
Project CoordinatorJulia 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.
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Tabitha Grace Mallory
Founder of China Ocean Institute and Affiliate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington; John H. McArthur Research Fellow, APF CanadaTabitha 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.
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Quinton Huang
Junior Research Scholar, APF CanadaQuinton 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.).
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Natasha Fox
Post-Graduate Research Scholar, APF CanadaNatasha 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.
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Vivienne Zhang
Junior Research Scholar, APF CanadaVivienne 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.
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Emi Kingan
Geography Student, University of B.C.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.