Ha (Cassie) Dong

Ha (Cassie) Dong (She/Her) is a Ph.D. student in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her research interests include education and sustainable development for peacebuilding, healing, and arts-based research. Cassie approaches research and education with an emphasis on curiosity, generosity, critical reflexivity, and deep engagement with the complexities and uncertainties of peace practices amid rising local and global challenges. Outside of school, Cassie actively volunteers with various non-profits in Canada, the United States, Vietnam, Kenya, and Nepal in areas of conflict research, education, human rights, and sustainable development. She also serves as a mentor for Vietnamese youth through several educational programs in Vietnam.