About The Publications Team
Abigail Francis
Co-Vice President of Publications
Abigail, or Abby, is a U3 political science and cultural studies double major. She’s passionate about not only getting women’s voices to the table but making them loud. Her research is mainly on reproductive justice and systems of oppression. Looking toward the future, if she doesn’t become a music journalist first, she hopes to connect storytelling and lived experiences with political journalism.
Stella Fox
Co-Vice President of Publications
Stella is a third-year political science student, minoring in urban studies. Her interests center on how climate change and urban resilience shape conflict and stability, and on the dynamics of conflict transformation and peacebuilding. She is particularly drawn to the role of international law and diplomacy in helping institutions respond to emerging forms of insecurity, such as displacement and resource scarcity. Stella is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and was born in Wyoming.
Editors
Carly Waiz
Carly is a U2 history and international development student, with a minor in environment. She is most interested in sustainable development and climate policy, hoping to pursue a career in environmental law. Fun fact: she will be spending all of the Winter 2027 term doing a field study in Panama, putting her love for conservation and BC nature kid roots to work! She is also WIIS McGill’s VP Academic this year, so ask her all about the very cool things she has in store to expand undergraduate access to international security!
Lola Rubin
Lola Rubin is a third-year political science student, minoring in environmental studies. She is interested in the intersection of public policy and environmental issues, particularly how governments address the growing impacts of climate change.
Bérénice Louveau
Bérénice is a U3 political science major with a minor in economics. She is particularly interested in gender equality, women’s rights, and the ways political and economic systems shape women’s opportunities around the world. As an editor for WIIS, she enjoys exploring the intersections of geopolitics, international security, and gender. Looking ahead, she hopes to work in social sustainability within the private sector, with a particular focus on advancing women’s rights and gender equality in business.
Siena Causevic
Siena is a third-year honours international development student at McGill, pursuing a minor in social entrepreneurship. In joining WIIS, she hopes to explore how international security is evolving in response to modern threats that challenge existing frameworks. Raised in a Belgian-Bosnian-American environment, Siena values her exposure to cultural diversity and strives to expand women’s role in security research and policymaking.
Kendall Fagan
Kendall is in her final year at McGill, pursuing a degree in international development with a minor in economics. She is passionate about migration policy, international law, and economic development. In her free time she enjoys playing the crossword and all things map-related. She looks forward to continue working with WIIS and learning from the wonderful team this year!
Penelope Cramer
Penelope is a second-year student at McGill University, double majoring in economics and political science. She is especially interested in economic development, intelligence, counter-terrorism, and how these fields shape global security.
Writers
Carmen Berkovits
Carmen is a political science honours student at McGill University, minoring in international development studies. Her interests include international security, diplomacy, Middle Eastern politics, and the intersection of gender, human rights, and political power. Through her writing for WIIS, she hopes to explore how these issues shape international relations and the experiences of women in conflict and political resistance.
Dilan Yildirim
Dilan is a third-year statistics student minoring in chemistry and international development studies. Her areas of interest include international relations, specifically the political economy of the global south, as well as how technology interacts with democracy. She is passionate about better understanding current happenings in the world. Covering recent events as a writer for WIIS represents an outlet for her to explore these topics of interest.
Juliette AvRuskin
Juliette is a U1 student in her first year at McGill, majoring in political science with a minor in economics. She is interested in the impact of international security on interstate diplomacy, and enjoys learning more about security through writing for WIIS. She has been to over 17 countries and hopes to visit many more in the future!
Sadie Collins
Sadie is a U2 student at McGill, majoring in political science with a double minor in communications and international development. She loves that WIIS has exposed her to so many passionate and educated women and is excited to continue to learn from them. Sadie hopes to go into journalism with a focus on developing democracies.
Maisie Minnick
Maisie is a fourth year studying honours political science with a minor in international development studies. Her interests in international security pertain to international political economy, specifically how countries can weaponize economic power to achieve security goals and how it relates to their political landscape.
Anna French
Anna French is a U2 international development student. She is interested in human rights policy, conflict mediation, and environmental sustainability. She has a passion for travel and hopes to live and work abroad in security or public policy.
Talitha Looi
Talitha is a second-year economics student on exchange at McGill University from Melbourne, Australia. She is especially interested in international security issues involving climate change, resource sovereignty, economic development, transnational corporations and authoritarian governments.
Sonya Rubin
Sonya is a U1 student at McGill, double majoring in international development studies and economics. She loves to travel, meet new people, and play geography games. Sonya is interested economic theories predicting human behavior, political systems, and the region of sub-Saharan Africa.
Inès Ségard
Inès is a third-year political science major student at McGill University, minoring in international development studies and economics. Her main interest in international security is the relationship between armed conflicts, human rights, and international law. This reflects her broader ambition to pursue a career in international criminal law and humanitarian law.
Katherine Avin
Katherine Avin is a U3 psychology student, minoring in social studies of medicine and physiology. She is interested in the intersection of healthcare, human rights, and public policy, with a particular passion for neurodevelopment and psychopathological disorders. She hopes to pursue a career in medicine, specifically working with children on the autism spectrum.
Jocelyn Owens
Jocelyn Owens is a second-year honors political science student at McGill, minoring in French language. She is fascinated by governments around the world, their interactions within the international system, the decisions they make, and the thought processes behind those decisions. Through her participation in WIIS, she hopes to continue meeting individuals who challenge her beliefs, expose her to different viewpoints, and aid her in expanding her knowledge and worldview. In her free time, she loves running, photography, sudoku, trying new foods, and exploring new places.