2022/23 EDITORIAL TEAM
SOPHIA IOSUE
Editor in Chief
Sophia Iosue graduated with Distinction from the MSc in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, where she received the Best Dissertation Prize for her work on domestic workers in Italy. She also holds a joint B.A. in Comparative Literature and Government from Harvard University. Her research focusses on labour migration.
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TRINH TRUONG
Editor in Chief
Trinh graduated with an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, where her research focused on theories of citizenship and the social contract of resettlement. Prior to moving to the UK, she spent a year in Cambodia researching the effects of deportation on refugees formerly resettled in the US. Trinh also has experience working with refugee resettlement organizations, an immigrant bail fund, and an immigration sanctuary network. She holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University and an undergraduate certificate in Human Rights Studies from Yale Law School. She was resettled as a political refugee from Vietnam at the age of 3.
PAUL VERNON
Editor in Chief
Paul graduated with an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, where his research examined the multiple ways in which humanitarian practitioners internalize and engage with the concept of protection. Other research interests include political anthropology, sovereignty, and the global response to Burmese forced migration. Paul previously completed a B.A at Swarthmore College and has previously worked with the Karen Human Rights Group, UNHCR, Refugees International Japan, and InterAction.
KENNEDY ALIU
Academic Editor
Kennedy is a Canadian-Nigerian student at Green Templeton College, Oxford University pursuing a MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration. Deeply committed to causes of human rights, environmental sustainability and student activism, Kennedy holds vital positions including the Social Representative for his cohorts, Welfare Officer at the Black Student Society at his college, Chair of the Democracy and Engagement Subcommittee and is currently the Vice-President Equalities at the Oxford University Student Union. His profound interest in law and the politics of oil, environmentalism, displacement and refugee rights fuels his advocacy and involvement in these critical areas, demonstrating his dedication to driving impactful social change.
EMMA CHITTLEBURGH
Field Editor
Emma recently graduated with an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. She is currently working at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Headquarters in Geneva as part of a unit managing a $15 million fund providing seed funding for innovative projects. During her time in Oxford, she volunteered with local organization Asylum Welcome, providing one-to-one support to resettled Syrian refugees. Prior to gaining her MSc, she spent 18 months working with a grassroots organization supporting Syrian refugees in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.
HANNAH GEDDES
Academic Editor
Hannah recently graduated with Distinction from University of Oxford's MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, receiving the 2023 Best Thesis Prize for her research on the UK's asylum seeker work ban. She holds a BSc in political science from the University of Amsterdam and has experience working in NGO community centres which support displaced people in Greece and the UK. Hannah will continue to pursue research on refugee and asylum seeker employment policy as part of her doctoral studies at the University of St Andrews.
MIA HAAS-GOLDBERG
Academic Editor
Mia completed her MSc in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford in 2019, where she explored post-colonial legacies of citizenship and (im)mobility in North Africa. Since then, she has worked for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on legal identity and COVID-19 socio-economic recovery in Southeast Asia and on IOM’s regional displacement response following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Mia previously supported legal aid NGOs in the United States, Switzerland, and Belgium on providing access to justice for migrant workers and new citizens, and is broadly interested in citizenship, memory, and discourse on surveillance technology. In her free time, she volunteers remotely with the African Refugee Development Center and is a Social Sciences Editor for AsiaEdit.
JOHANNA LEE
Academic Editor
Johanna recently graduated with an MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. Her research interests focus on the role of private military and security companies in EU migration control, and human rights and accountability mechanisms in increasingly-securitized migration management. Johanna holds Bachelor's degrees in Social Science from Sciences Po Paris, and in Middle East Studies from Columbia University. Prior to joining Oxford, Johanna worked as an editor for international law at Brill/Nijhoff, and in research and development for a legal tech firm in Amman, Jordan.
SARI PATNAIK
Field Editor
Sari Patnaik is an art historian and curator with a background in post-colonial theory and human rights. She was trained at the University of Iowa, the Sorbonne - Paris IV, and earned an MA with Distinction at the Courtauld Institute of Art. She recently earned an MSc student in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. At the Courtauld, Sari wrote on the ethics and aesthetics of showing violence in contemporary galleries. Building off this project, her MSc thesis focuses on photographic depictions of refugees and externalization policies. Her research interests include theories of violence, humanitarianism, borders, policing, law, and visuality studies, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
JOANNA PIENKOWSKA
Law Editor
Joanna coordinates policy and campaigns work at Haringey Migrant Support Centre. Prior to this, she worked on policy engagement with charitable foundations and has experience volunteering with various migrant and refugee charities. She currently sits on the board of trustees for Refugee Cafe and volunteers to provide advice and support to people detained under immigration powers. Joanna holds an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration studies from the University of Oxford and a BA in history from UCL.
AMANDA WELLS
Academic Editor
Amanda recently graduated with an MSc student in Refugee and Forced Migration from the University of Oxford. Prior to her time at Oxford, she worked as English and Cultural Orientation teacher with the International Rescue Committee of Atlanta. Inspired by her work at the IRC, her current research interests include financial inclusion strategies amongst refugees and the role of climate change in displacement patterns. She holds a bachelor’s degree with majors in English, Spanish, and Political Science from Rutgers University.