Meet our fellows
Welcome to the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, where our expert fellows provide valuable and innovative insights.
Current Fellows
Robert Huebert
Director
Research interests:
Maritime Security, Circumpolar Relations, Canadian Foreign Policy
David J. Bercuson
Research interests:
Canadian Defence & Foreign Policy, Canadian Military History, WWII
Jean-Christophe Boucher
Research interests:
Foreign Policy Analysis, Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy, Conflict Analysis, Computational Social Science
Beau Cleland
Research interests:
International Relations, U.S. Military History, Strategic
Barry Cooper
Research interests:
Canadian Politics, War & Interpretation, Political Philosophy
Matthew Croombs
Research interests:
Documentary film, political modernism, and anti-colonialism.
Maureen Hiebert
Research interests:
Law and Armed Conflict; Autonomous Weapons and Enhanced Soldiers; Atrocity Crimes; Human Rights
William Holden
Research interests:
Memoryscapes, mining as a development strategy, insurgency/ counterinsurgency warfare, performative violence.
Thomas Patrick Keenan
Research interests:
Computer Security, Social implications of Technology
Emily Laidlaw
Research Interests:
Technology Law, Human Rights, Cybersecurity, Online Harms, Platform Regulation, Freedom of Expression, Privacy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Copyright Law.
Michael Nesbitt
Research interests:
Criminal Law, National Security Law and Policy, Anti-terrorism law, Autonomous Sanctions
Frank Stahnisch
Research interests:
Biothreats, Medical Preparedness & Epidemics, Soldier's Health & Welfare
Elizabeth Steyn
Research interests:
Mining law, critical minerals, business and human rights, space and deep-sea mining
Terry Terriff
Research interests:
US security, & defence policy, US Military, Transatlantic Security Relations
Glenn Wilkinson
Research interests:
Modern British History, Military History, and Film History
Saulesh Yessenova
Research Interests:
Political and environmental anthropology, historical anthropology, post-nuclear politics and societies.
Adjunct & Associate Fellows
William McAuley
Adjunct Fellow
National Security Strategy, Military History, Intelligence Analysis, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Economic Security
Michael King
Adjunct Fellow
Terrorism, psychological processes involved in radicalization to violence, preventing and countering violent extremism
Kristen Csenkey
Associate Fellow
Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy; Technology Interdependence; Geopolitics of Cyber and Emerging Technology
Melanie Carina Schmoll
Associate Fellow
Author, Editor, Historian, Research Fellow
Holocaust Education
melanie.schmoll@ucalgary.ca
melaniecarinaschmoll.com
Patrick Lennox
Associate Fellow
Consultant and Thought Leader in the areas of International Relations and International Security, Intelligence and Policing
Former Fellows
- Sabrina Peric, Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Calgary
- Andrew Andersen, University of Victoria
- Augustine Brannigan, Sociology, University of Calgary
- Pat Brennan, History, University of Calgary
- Conny Davidsen, Geography, University of Calgary
- Dianne Draper, Geography, University of Calgary
- Maureen Duffy, Law, University of Calgary
- Hrach Gregorian, American University
- Irving Hexham, Classics and Religion, University of Calgary
- Bernd Horn, Royal Military College of Canada
- Paul Stortz, History, University of Calgary
- Hendrik Kraay, History, University of Calgary
- Whitney Lackenbauer, St. Jerome's University
- Lara Olson, Ph.D., Peacebuilding Researcher, Consultant & Evaluator, CMSS
- James Parker, Art, University of Calgary
- David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Karla Poewe, Anthropology, University of Calgary
- Stephen Randall, History, University of Calgary
- Dennis Rempe, CALC Engineering
- Jean-Sebastian Rioux, School of Public Policy
- Josephine Smart, Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Calgary
- Emily Spencer, Royal Military College of Canada
- Chui-Lung Tam, Geography, University of Calgary
Emeritus Fellows
- Holger Herwig, History, University of Calgary
- James Keeley, Political Science, University of Calgary
- Jack Granatstein, York University
- Cooper Langford, Chemistry, University of Calgary