Selina graduated from Mount Allison University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts, double-majoring in International Relations and Sociology. Her academic and professional work is grounded in a strong commitment to human security, social justice, and community-led initiatives and advocacy.
She has worked with Prince Edward Island’s Advisory Council on the Status of Women, where she supported and led initiatives on gender-based violence. Selina has also gained experience in food security through her internship with the Moving Forward Food Security Co-op in Dorchester, NB. She has volunteered for several years with Université Laval and Humanitarian Partners International, with their annual Humanitarian Disaster Simulation Training Program.
Selina is an active member of CISV, serving as the local leadership liaison on the National Leadership Training Committee and volunteering on multiple international programs, including trips to Colombia and England. She is also a member of Women in International Security (WIIS). Selina has participated in professional conferences, including the 2024 NAADSN Arctic Security Simulation Conference.
Her primary research interests include human security, migration, and humanitarianism, with a particular geographic focus on Central and South America, informed by her dual Canadian–Trinidadian heritage. She has completed specialized research on refugee and migration issues through Saint Mary’s University’s Migrant Justice Field School and hopes to continue exploring global governance, conflict and peace, and migration in her future academic and professional pursuits.
