Our Team
Bethany Archer
Research Manager
Beth holds a Masters degree in European Union Studies from Newcastle University and a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies with French and Spanish from the University of Aberdeen in the UK. Her professional experience includes a traineeship at the European Commission, working on EU-Turkey Relations covering a variety of topics from migration, freedom of expression, terrorism and security issues. Most recently, she was working with the Maltese Public Employment Service, on EU Affairs. Her university work concentrated primarily on EU enlargement with a focus on the Western Balkan countries as well conducting work on minority groups such as the Roma, and the refugee crisis. Beth’s personal interests include foreign languages, travel, creative writing, environmentalism as well as local and international politics.
Areas of interest/expertise: human rights, migration, employment policy, labour market integration, European Union politics and EU enlargement.
Research Manager
Beth holds a Masters degree in European Union Studies from Newcastle University and a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies with French and Spanish from the University of Aberdeen in the UK. Her professional experience includes a traineeship at the European Commission, working on EU-Turkey Relations covering a variety of topics from migration, freedom of expression, terrorism and security issues. Most recently, she was working with the Maltese Public Employment Service, on EU Affairs. Her university work concentrated primarily on EU enlargement with a focus on the Western Balkan countries as well conducting work on minority groups such as the Roma, and the refugee crisis. Beth’s personal interests include foreign languages, travel, creative writing, environmentalism as well as local and international politics.
Areas of interest/expertise: human rights, migration, employment policy, labour market integration, European Union politics and EU enlargement.
Interns and Research Assistants
Caterina De Souza Franco Peixoto
Projects and Research Assistant
Caterina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences for International Relations and is currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in International Relations from the ASERI program of the Catholic University of Milan in Italy. She did an Erasmus semester at the University of Eastern Finland, where she had the opportunity to take classes in Racism and Inequalities, as well as courses in European Union Law. In addition to her studies, she co-founded a volunteering programme for children of migrants within an Italian association which works with migrants in Milan. She also volunteered for another association helping educators in after school activities for migrant children. Her main areas of interest are travelling, migration, geopolitics, and Human Rights (with a focus on children’s rights).
Projects and Research Assistant
Caterina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences for International Relations and is currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in International Relations from the ASERI program of the Catholic University of Milan in Italy. She did an Erasmus semester at the University of Eastern Finland, where she had the opportunity to take classes in Racism and Inequalities, as well as courses in European Union Law. In addition to her studies, she co-founded a volunteering programme for children of migrants within an Italian association which works with migrants in Milan. She also volunteered for another association helping educators in after school activities for migrant children. Her main areas of interest are travelling, migration, geopolitics, and Human Rights (with a focus on children’s rights).
Hannah Hrynuik Breedon
Projects and Research Assistant
Hannah is currently enrolled in the ASERI Graduate School of the Catholic University of Milan, where she is doing a Master’s in International Relations. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Ottawa, Canada, from Carleton University’s Faculty of Public Affairs, in Communications and Media Studies, with a minor in Law. Hannah’s interest in policy research was shaped by her academic work in politics and experience with the Canadian Public Service. Her experience working in the field of migration began after visiting a refugee reception centre in Naples, Italy, during her study abroad programme. Hannah later returned to Naples to work for a community centre supporting immigrants, where she worked on developing a business and communications plan and organised community workshops. She has also enjoyed working to support a range of diverse communities including volunteering at her university’s Women’s Centre and various cultural festivals. Outside of her professional interests, Hannah enjoys attending local events, travelling, and skating.
Projects and Research Assistant
Hannah is currently enrolled in the ASERI Graduate School of the Catholic University of Milan, where she is doing a Master’s in International Relations. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Ottawa, Canada, from Carleton University’s Faculty of Public Affairs, in Communications and Media Studies, with a minor in Law. Hannah’s interest in policy research was shaped by her academic work in politics and experience with the Canadian Public Service. Her experience working in the field of migration began after visiting a refugee reception centre in Naples, Italy, during her study abroad programme. Hannah later returned to Naples to work for a community centre supporting immigrants, where she worked on developing a business and communications plan and organised community workshops. She has also enjoyed working to support a range of diverse communities including volunteering at her university’s Women’s Centre and various cultural festivals. Outside of her professional interests, Hannah enjoys attending local events, travelling, and skating.
Senior Consultants
Dr Carol Bohmer
Carol Bohmer, a lawyer and sociologist, is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Government Department at Dartmouth College, and a Teaching Fellow at King’s College, London. She has worked extensively in the area of law and society, examining the way legal and social institutions interact, in the United States, the UK and elsewhere. Her current research interests are in the field of immigration and asylum. She also does pro bono legal work for asylum seekers. She has been involved in setting up a project to register children as British citizens in London, UK. Her most recent book is Rejecting Refugees: Political Asylum in the Twenty-First Century with Amy Shuman, (Routledge, 2007), a comparative study of the asylum process in the US and the UK.
Carol Bohmer, a lawyer and sociologist, is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Government Department at Dartmouth College, and a Teaching Fellow at King’s College, London. She has worked extensively in the area of law and society, examining the way legal and social institutions interact, in the United States, the UK and elsewhere. Her current research interests are in the field of immigration and asylum. She also does pro bono legal work for asylum seekers. She has been involved in setting up a project to register children as British citizens in London, UK. Her most recent book is Rejecting Refugees: Political Asylum in the Twenty-First Century with Amy Shuman, (Routledge, 2007), a comparative study of the asylum process in the US and the UK.
Professor Patricia Mallia
Patricia Mallia obtained her law degree from the University of Malta in 1999. Her post-graduate studies were carried out at Oxford University where she graduated in Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) in 2000. She then returned to Malta to lecture in Public International Law at the University of Malta where she is now Head of the International Law Department. She obtained her PhD from the IMO, International Maritime Law Institute, focussing on combating contemporary threats to maritime security. Her research interests focus on the analysis of contemporary maritime threats, primarily piracy and migrant smuggling. Her book, ‘Migrant Smuggling by Sea: Combating a Current Threat to Maritime Security through the Creation of a Cooperative Framework’ was published by Martinus Nijhoff in 2010. In her free time, Patricia enjoys tennis, swimming, baking and reading.
Areas of interest: Settlement of International Disputes, Law of the Sea, Maritime Security, Maritime Migrant Smuggling, Human Rights
Patricia Mallia obtained her law degree from the University of Malta in 1999. Her post-graduate studies were carried out at Oxford University where she graduated in Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) in 2000. She then returned to Malta to lecture in Public International Law at the University of Malta where she is now Head of the International Law Department. She obtained her PhD from the IMO, International Maritime Law Institute, focussing on combating contemporary threats to maritime security. Her research interests focus on the analysis of contemporary maritime threats, primarily piracy and migrant smuggling. Her book, ‘Migrant Smuggling by Sea: Combating a Current Threat to Maritime Security through the Creation of a Cooperative Framework’ was published by Martinus Nijhoff in 2010. In her free time, Patricia enjoys tennis, swimming, baking and reading.
Areas of interest: Settlement of International Disputes, Law of the Sea, Maritime Security, Maritime Migrant Smuggling, Human Rights
