Mikayla Ozga began working at the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations (IIGR) in September 2020 while completing her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University. She is currently a research assistant and research coordinator for the IIGR while completing her Masters in International Affairs at Carleton University. Mikayla’s research pertains to money laundering through art and antiquities as well as the money laundering and sex trafficking nexus. 

Brianna earned their BA (Honours) in 2021 from Queen’s University in Film & Media Studies and History and their Master of Information (MI) in 2023 from the University of Toronto. Brianna’s work at the IIGR focuses on the metadata management of institutional research outputs with the goal of improving the findability, accessibility, dissemination, and preservation of these materials. They also assist in the training of new student researchers by conducting research skills workshops. 

 Brianna also conducts research in collaboration with the SSHRC funded project Borders in Globalization, based at the University of Victoria. Brianna’s current research on a-territorial border dyads aims to better understand how countries are enforcing their borders away from boundary lines. They are interested in preclearance, pre-screening, and pre-approval agreements, facilities, and operations and how these processes are managed by cooperating countries.

Heon is currently a 1L student at Queen’s University of Faculty of Law. Heon began his career as a public servant, working at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill as an undergraduate.  After competing his B.A. in political science at the University of Toronto, Heon pivoted to the private sector as a public affairs consultant at Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Navigator Ltd.

Heon’s principal research interests are in the intersection of law, economy and finance. Specifically, he is interested in how the law is currently evolving in the novel AI and digital currencies spheres across various jurisdictions.

In his own time, Heon enjoys visiting various coffee spots, singing and playing sports.