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Background
Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts is a human geographer trained in the UK and Canada who focuses on international migration. Her research has operated on two broad tracks; Indian emigration and transnational migrant networks; and immigration to second and third tier cities in Canada.
Her recent work focuses on a number of projects including; 1) Analysis and exploration of the links between trade and immigration using a comparative framework examining the Canada-India and Australia-India contexts; 2) The education and international migration of nurses from India; 3) Immigrant attraction, retention and settlement in second tier cities; and 4) Comparative analysis of emigration circuits from Punjab and Kerala in India. Dr. Walton-Roberts has published a number of journal articles and book chapters relating to immigration, gender, and cultural dimensions of the economy. She is currently the director of Laurier's International Migration Research Centre.
Select Publications
- Janzen, R., Walton-Roberts, M. and Ochocka, J. (forthcoming 2010) "Chapter 6: Waterloo Region" In Immigration, Integration and Inclusion in Ontario Cities. Editors Caroline Andrews, John Biles, Meyer Berstein, Vicki Esses and Erin Tolley. McGill-Queen's University Press
- Walton-Roberts, M. (2009) "Indo-Canada trade and immigration linkages: A case of regional (dis) advantage?" Working Paper Metropolis BC/Asia Pacific Foundation.
- Walton-Roberts, M. (forthcoming, 2009) "Diasporan philanthropy in Punjab's health sector: A transnational perspective" in Sikh Diaspora Philanthropy: Global Giving for Local Good. Edited by V. Dusenbury and D.S. Tatla, Oxford University Press India.
- Walton-Roberts, M. (2008) "Immigration, the university and the tolerant second tier city". CERIS (Ontario Metropolis) working paper series, 69.
- Walton-Roberts, M. (2008) "Weak ties, immigrant women and neoliberal states: Moving beyond the public/private binary" Geoforum 39.1: 499-510.
Academic/Professional Awards
- Affiliation, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. ( July 2008-2009)
- Honorary Associate, Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University , Sydney Australia
- Director, International Migration Research Centre, WLU, 2008-2011
- Cross appointment to the Laurier Balsillie School of Graduate Programs, 2008
- Adjunct professor Department of Geography Waterloo University, 2008
