Margaret Walton-Roberts

Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University and affiliated to the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is widely published on migration related themes. Over her career her research has maintained a focus on South Asian migration, with a focus on gender and skilled migration, and she has maintained active supervision with students interested in South Asian immigrant settlement in Canada, global remittances, and the representation of diasporas. She has published over 40 book chapters, more than 50 journal articles, and five co-edited books including, Diasporas, Development and Governance with Springer Global Migration Series.