Rowan Laird
Rowan Laird's Self-Profile
Every day I appreciate the training I received at Dal; skills such as writing clearly and well, spotting global patterns, handling large swaths of information, and elucidating chronologies of both past and present can carry historians far outside of the classroom.
After graduating from Dalhousie/King’s in 2015, I was lucky enough to participate in the prestigious British Columbia Legislative Internship Program, gaining experience in public policy and legislation at the BC Legislature. I returned to academia in 2016 to start my master’s degree at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). As part of my degree program, I lived and worked in Helsinki for three months, completing an internship at the Embassy of Canada to Finland, where one of my stranger job tasks involved supervising a professional safe-cracking. Currently, I am working at Global Affairs Canada in the International Humanitarian Assistance Bureau, where I help support programming and policies for humanitarian organizations and food assistance. I expect to complete my master’s degree in April 2018, and will be moving back to my native British Columbia to enjoy more temperate winters! My career thus far may not have been directly related to history, but every day I appreciate the training I received at Dal; skills such as writing clearly and well, spotting global patterns, handling large swaths of information, and elucidating chronologies of both past and present can carry historians far outside of the classroom.
After several years of working in Government, Rowan is currently pursuing her passion for public heath and social policy through an MD at UBC.