Associate Professor in the Departments of Gender Studies and Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada. MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Arizona, USA. President, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID). Gender Consultant, Auditor General of Canada, Commonwealth of Learning, VIDEA, and other NGOs and projects. Areas of Research Expertise: Gender and International Development & Human Rights (with a focus on Women's Economic Empowerment), Global Political Economy, Global Governance, Feminist and Critical Research Methods.