About Me:
I'm currently a student at St Catherine's College at the University of Oxford, studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). At Oxford, I focus on international relations, particularly on the environment. I am currently writing a thesis about the implications of multilateral environmental agreements and their implications for hierarchy, uniquely conceptualised through a lens of climate hierarchy. I'm also a Compliance Analyst at the G20 Research Group at the University of Toronto, monitoring compliance with G20 commitments.
In past lives, I've worked as a Research Assistant with Dr. Farsan Ghassim for his book on global democracy. I was also a Research Assistant at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI), helping with programming and research related to Canadian defence and security. I'm particularly proud of this panel I did with CDAI, covering Canada's Arctic strategies and international Arctic governance, which is particularly interesting given the rising tensions between geopolitical interests and scientific best practices. I've also worked as a research assistant for the Department of Economics and the Department of English Language and Literature at Oxford. I spearheaded the Righting History project at Shake Up the Establishment, exploring who gets to tell Canadian history and its implications for the present, past, and future.
My CV is linked here, and at the top of this website. If you're interested in anything I've done or written, please feel free to email me at heather.hz.li@gmail.com. I'm particularly interested in helping out with international relations research, either at a university or in a non-profit/governmental capacity.
Currently Reading: Beautiful Star, Yukio Mishima
