PhD Candidate, Socio-Legal Studies, York University
Research Interests: Melissa Anderson is a PhD student in Socio-Legal Studies at York University. Her research interests span legal geography, illegalized migration, sanctuary cities, urban politics, transnational human rights, and intergovernmental jurisdiction. Her dissertation research titled ‘Legislating Sanctuary: Imagined and Materialized Healthcare for Non-Status Migrants in Canada-Spain-Germany’, explores the ways in which contradictions in legal jurisdiction threaten the application of human rights to non-status migrants. Melissa is a past recipient of SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship (2015-2016), and a current recipient of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2017-2018; 2018-2019).
Email: m.melissa.anders@gmail.com