Rachel McNally

Rachel started the PhD program in September 2020 after completing an MA in the department. Her PhD research under the supervision of Professor James Milner looks at how issues of disability and health have been addressed in global refugee resettlement policy from 1951 to present. She is examining archival documents from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) archives and interviewing people who have been involved in resettlement policymaking. Rachel is also the Project Editor-in-Chief for the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), where she is currently working on projects about the history of solutions for refugees and about the impacts of resettlement for refugees living in Kenyan refugee camps. She is currently the Student Director at the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Rachel completed her comprehensive exams in International Relations and Public Policy. In the past, she has published work about Canada’s refugee sponsorship programs (including the Joint Assistance Sponsorship program and Blended Visa Office-Referred programs) and refugee sponsorship in small and rural communities across Canada. She recently worked as one of the lead researchers with the project “From Anecdotes to Evidence: Research-Based Recommendations for Supporting Rural and Remote Sponsorship” funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and hosted at the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy at the University of Lethbridge.

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