Team

Clara Goutieres holds a law degree specializing in European and international law, and is currently studying for a master’s degree in applied political studies, with a focus on security and intelligence. As part of her master’s program, she is studying religious violent extremism in France, with a particular focus on understanding and preventing the phenomenon of jihadist radicalization.

Cumulating more than twenty (20) years of experience in the film industry, David Hall is an accomplished producer and filmmaker whose documentary Blekkmetal, about the single edition of the festival of the same name, which took place in Norway in 2015. Critically acclaimed, the concert film explores the origins of Norwegian black metal. Mr. Hall is a researcher with Project SOMEONE’s Landscape of Hope initiative.

Adel is currently studying for a master’s degree in applied political studies, majoring in security and intelligence, at the Université de Sherbrooke. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in law, economics and management (political science) in France from the Université de Lille, before pursuing a one-year master’s degree in international relations (contemporary issues of global governance) at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. This multi-disciplinary course led him to take an interest in issues linked to religious radicalism and the extreme right, digital issues such as artificial intelligence, as well as foreign interference and national security issues.

Frédéric Hébert is a second-year master’s student in applied politics – security and intelligence specialization – at the Université de Sherbrooke. Throughout his studies, he has developed a number of keen interests, notably foreign interference targeting Canada, and extreme right-wing movements. As part of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, he hopes to expand his knowledge of these subjects.

Currently in her final year of the tridiploma in international political communication and democratic risks, a program offered by the Université de Sherbrooke, the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Sciences Po Aix (France), Perrine aspires to specialize in the study of radicalization phenomena. Her final dissertation is an analysis of crisis communication and misinformation related to cyclone Chido in Mayotte, which occurred on December 5, 2024.

Alexandra Joseph is a doctoral student in law, lawyer and lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her research interests include the regulation of content on social networking sites and communicative approaches to law.

Élisabeth Kaine is an associate Associate professor Professor of art Art at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. She is involved in many fields of design. She has received grants from CALQ and the Canada Council for the Arts, leading research teams on numerous projects. Élisabeth co-founded and headed La Boîte Rouge VIF from 1999 to 2017, an NPO dedicated to the promotion and transmission of Indigenous cultures. Since 2018, she has been co-holder of the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Transmission among First Peoples as a Dynamic of Well-Being and Empowerment.

Martin Lalonde is a regular professor in the School of Visual and Media Arts’ education unit at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). His research interests include the impact of mobile digital technologies on teaching and learning, the intersection between the disciplines of art education and social work in the context of intervention with vulnerable populations, and amateur practices in visual and media creation among young people. Mr. Lalonde is a researcher with Project SOMEONE’s Landscape of Hope initiative.

Lucy Lu is a Chinese-Vietnamese Canadian practicing as an Art art Therapisttherapist, counselling therapist, and artist currently based in amiskwacîwâskahikan/Edmonton. She is the Artistic Director of Thirdspace Playback Theatre Edmonton, and where she facilitates community dialogue and storytelling with marginalized communities through this form of improvised and participatory theatre.

Nykkie Lugosi-Schimpf is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Nykkie is a Métis and European scholar, and her work crosses the disciplines of Indigenous Studies, Political Science, and Sociology. Her research investigates issues of racism and nationalism in post-colonial (Canada and the US) and post-communist (Central Eastern Europe) contexts.