Erika Ehrenberg

Candidate, M.A. in Migration and Diaspora Studies (entry 2024)

• BA Global and International Studies, specialization in Global Media and Communication, Minor in Urban Studies (Carleton)
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Academic and Research Interests: sport-based resettlement, complementary pathways, third-country solutions, the Refugee Olympic Team, inclusion in sport, sport for development, GBA+ immigration policy, LGBTQ+ refugee issues, resettlement and integration.

Select Publications: Ehrenberg, E. (2024, October 16). From Revolution to Reconnection: Tracing the Journey to a Digital Utopia. Post/Millennials’ Voices, 11. https://carleton.ca/align/2024/from-revolution-to-reconnection-tracing-the-journey-to-a-digital-utopia/.

Select Conference Presentation:

• Panelist. Identity and Belonging Panel Discussion. Migration and Diaspora Studies Conference: Routes and Routes, 16 April 2025, Carleton University, ON, Canada.
• Panelist. Undergraduate Panel Discussion. Communication Graduate Caucus Conference: Power and Responsibility, 15 March 2024, Carleton University, ON, Canada.
• Panelist. Integration and Reintegration Panel Discussion. Migration and Diaspora Studies Conference: Borders, Belonging and Beyond. 15 April 2026, Carleton University, ON.
• Ehrenberg, Erika. Game Changers: An Analysis of the Inclusion of Newcomer Participation and Integration Through Sport in National Sport Policies. Poster, Pathways to Prosperity Conference, 24 November 2025, Halifax, NS.

Teaching Experience:

• Instructor: GINS 2020 Winter 2026
• Teaching Assistant: GINS 2020 (Global Literature), Winter 2025.
• Teaching Assistant: GINS 3020 (Places, Boundaries, movements, & Environmental Change), Fall 2024.
• English Teaching Assistant, Montessori Schule Penzberg, Germany, June 2023.
  
  

Volunteer, Practicum, and Work Experience:

• President – World University Service of Canada, Carleton University Local Committee (2021-present).
• Coordinator, Learn to Play and First Shift, East Ottawa Girls Hockey Association (March 2025 – present).
• Co-op Student – Horizontal Policy, Indigenous Affairs Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (May 2025 – August 2025).
• Junior Analyst – Multilateral Policy, Sport Canada, Canadian Heritage (January 2025 – March 2025).
• Practicum Student – Youth Programs, Community Engagement and Connections, Catholic Centre for Immigrants (January 2025 – April 2025).
• FSWEP Student – Horizontal Policy, Indigenous Affairs Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (May 2024 – December 2024).
• Research Assistant – Climate Commons Podcast, Carleton University Department of Communications and Media Studies (April 2024 – June 2024).

Description of Research: The success of the Refugee Olympic Team and growing global attention towards refugee athletes has positioned sport-based complementary pathways as a new area of interest for actors in sport and migration policy. My thesis research applies the tools of policy studies to analyze the Refugee Athlete Stream (RAS) of the Student Refugee Program (SRP) by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) as a case study of sport-based resettlement pathways, producing a political diagnostic that evidences the actors, interests, arguments and other factors involved in the program’s creation and implementation. 

M.A. Supervisor: Dr. James Milner