Meaghan Shoemaker (she/her/elle) is a collaborative scholar and policy practitioner whose work connects research, practice, and global engagement. Her international research and advisory work focus on organizational transformation and defence policy, with a commitment to human rights and intersectionality. She is a Research Fellow at the Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity for the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Dr. Shoemaker has led human rights policy development for the Canadian Armed Forces, and facilitated Canada’s multilateral engagement in venues including the United Nations, Group of Twenty, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on issues related to gender equality and intersectionality. As part of her wide-ranging expertise in security, she has also supported local capacity building and microfinancing programs for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda. Across academic, industry, government, and civil society contexts, her work is grounded in consultation, partnership, and the belief that meaningful change emerges through collective action.

Meaghan Shoemaker (she/her/elle) is a collaborative scholar and policy practitioner whose work connects research, practice, and global engagement. Her international research and advisory work focus on organizational transformation and defence policy, with a commitment to human rights and intersectionality. She is a Research Fellow at the Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity for the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Dr. Shoemaker has led human rights policy development for the Canadian Armed Forces, and facilitated Canada’s multilateral engagement in venues including the United Nations, Group of Twenty, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on issues related to gender equality and intersectionality. As part of her wide-ranging expertise in security, she has also supported local capacity building and microfinancing programs for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda. Across academic, industry, government, and civil society contexts, her work is grounded in consultation, partnership, and the belief that meaningful change emerges through collective action.

Meaghan Shoemaker (she/her/elle) is a collaborative scholar and policy practitioner whose work connects research, practice, and global engagement. Her international research and advisory work focus on organizational transformation and defence policy, with a commitment to human rights and intersectionality. She is a Research Fellow at the Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity for the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Dr. Shoemaker has led human rights policy development for the Canadian Armed Forces, and facilitated Canada’s multilateral engagement in venues including the United Nations, Group of Twenty, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on issues related to gender equality and intersectionality. As part of her wide-ranging expertise in security, she has also supported local capacity building and microfinancing programs for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda. Across academic, industry, government, and civil society contexts, her work is grounded in consultation, partnership, and the belief that meaningful change emerges through collective action.