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| Keywords: | international students, adult education, higher education, refugee resettlement, citizenship, policy |
Lisa Ruth Brunner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Centre for Migration Studies) and instructor (Department of Educational Studies) at the University of British Columbia, located on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory. She conducts interdisciplinary research on international migration, (im)migrant and refugee integration, and education. Her current postdoctoral work focuses on (1) narratives of Canadian citizenship, and (2) administrative burdens associated with immigrant naturalization.
Lisa's PhD dissertation focused on the multi-step recruitment and retention of international students as economic immigrants, i.e., 'edugration.' It examined the shifting roles Canadian higher education institutions play in migration governance from an ethical perspective, particularly related to settler colonialism, surveillance, and border imperialism. Her MA thesis probed the meaning of refugee integration by researching the experiences of refugees resettled from Aceh, Indonesia to Metro Vancouver five years after arrival.
Lisa has been a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant in good standing since 2014. She has over a decade of professional experience as a university international student advisor and has completed multiple refugee resettlement research and curriculum design projects with the settlement sector in Canada and the United States. In 2007-2008 she held a Fulbright grant at Bilkent University in Turkey. Outputs
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| Truth, reconciliation, and an evolving national identity“Truth, reconciliation, and an evolving national identity,” presented by Lisa Brunner and Antje Ellermann as part of the panel “Impact of changing identities and public perceptions on newcomer experiences,” AMSSA Leadership Forum, September 25, 2024.TRS4 1.3.1 University of British Columbia | Activity | 2025-09-25 | | | Citizenship and belonging: A research and service provider perspectiveCitizenship and belonging: A research and service provider perspective
Beyond legal status, citizenship is also the expression of a collective identity based on
a shared sense of belonging to a national community. However, government-sponsored
narratives of citizenship often differ from lived experience, which can obscure inequities.
This workshop presents preliminary findings from three studies examining questions
about such tensions. First, is multi-step immigration a contributing factor in the observed
decline in Canada’s naturalization rate? Second, how are equity-denied groups
represented in Canada's citizenship guides over time? Finally, how is citizenship-related
programming envisioned, delivered, and negotiated by the settlement sector in relation
to a changing Canadian citizenship context?
● Session Chair/Moderator: David Lee, Director of Employment, Language, and
Social Enterprise, MOSAIC
● Adrienne Bale, Senior Manager, Settlement & Integration, MOSAIC
● Marcela Fuller, Manager, Adult Learning and Newcomer Services, YMCA BC
● Lisa Brunner,Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Migration Studies,
University of British Columbia
● Sandra Schinneri,Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Migration Studies,
University of British Columbia
● Anjana Donakonda, Master’s Student, Public Policy and Global Affairs,
University of British ColumbiaTRS4 1.3.1 University of British Columbia | Activity | 2025-10-30 | | | Narratives of Indigeneity and settler identity in citizenship study guides“Narratives of Indigeneity and settler identity in citizenship study guides,” presented by Lisa Brunner and Antje Ellermann, Canadian Ethnic Studies Association conference, November 16, 2024.TRS4 1.3.1 University of British Columbia | Activity | 2024-11-16 | | | The negotiation of Canadian citizenship narratives in the settlement sectorTRS4 1.3.1 University of British Columbia | Activity | 2025-10-30 | |
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