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Nicole Jackson is an Associate Professor of International Studies and an expert on Russia and and post-Soviet Central Asia.

Studying photojournalism sparked Dr. Darren Byler’s interest in becoming a sociocultural anthropologist and he has spent nearly 20 years researching the Uyghurs and the dispossession of their homelands in Chinese Central Asia.

As the first Canadian president of the Latin American Studies Association, SFU Professor Gerardo Otero hopes to promote youth engagement and academic accessibility.

Assistant professors Irene Pang and Darren Byler are the only two researchers from Canadian institutions among 11 fellows awarded by the American Council of Learned Societies.

Simon Fraser University ranks among the world’s top 50 universities for its commitment to sustainability, according to Times Higher Education’s (THE) 2021 University Impact Rankings. The rankings measure environmental, social and economic contributions toward meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.