Tehya Blake
Graduate Researcher
Department of Political Studies
Queen's University
Mac-Corry B301
91ÖÆƬ³§
Tehya Blake (she/her/elle) is a bilingual PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at 91ÖÆƬ³§. She is supervised by Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky and is working on research related to women, peace and security (WPS) and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). She is affiliated with the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA/RAS), Women in International Security – Canada (WIIS-C), and Women in Defence and Security (WiDS).
Prior to beginning her doctoral degree, Tehya was a policy analyst with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. She completed her M.A. at 91ÖÆƬ³§ (2024) where she received the G.G. Baron Van der Feltz Award for the best master 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s research paper in International Relations, and her B.A. (Hons) at St. Francis Xavier University (2023) where she received the Dr. John B. Stewart for best overall performance in Political Science.
Research Interests:
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- International Relations
- NATO