Masaya Llavaneras Blanco

I am an assistant professor of development studies at the Centre for Global Studies at Huron University College, affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. My areas of expertise are human mobilities, migration, gender and development. Geographically, most of my work is in the Caribbean, especially the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and also northern South America, specifically Venezuela. I am also a feminist activist with Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) and I collaborate closely with community based organizations and think tanks in the Dominican Republic. Currently, I am investigating the mass deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic and its implications to care provision and social reproduction.