— Twyla Pittson —

Twyla is in her final year at McGill University in Montreal, pursuing a double major in International Development and History. Twyla’s studies and her publications in McGill’s International Development newsletter, The Capsule, have influenced her area of interest to include ethnic cleansing, refugeehood, and human rights violations in the Balkans, Mediterranean, and Middle East, with a particular focus on how these issues intersect with gender, sexual minorities and the experiences of women. After her undergraduate studies, Twyla plans to complete a master’s with the goal of working in genocide prevention and human rights advocacy.