Dr. Laurie Trautman – VISS25
Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
Dr. Laurie Trautman is the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, where she engages in a range of research activities related to the U.S. – Canada border and cross-border relations. While she focuses primarily on the ‘Cascadia’ region of Washington State and British Columbia, she also collaborates both binationally and internationally to advance policy relevant research to promote cross-border mobility and collaboration. In addition to partnering with faculty and students, she has working relationships with the private sector and government agencies. A regular contributor to the media, her latest (co-authored) book, “When the World Closed its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders,” explores the expanding use of international borders as a policy response to a growing range of crises. Laurie participates in working groups that are actively engaged in the U.S. – Canada relationship and served as a Global Fellow with the Woodrow Wilson Center and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She holds a PhD in geography from the University of Oregon.
Dr. Laurie Trautman is the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, where she engages in a range of research activities related to the U.S. – Canada border and cross-border relations. While she focuses primarily on the ‘Cascadia’ region of Washington State and British Columbia, she also collaborates both binationally and internationally to advance policy relevant research to promote cross-border mobility and collaboration. In addition to partnering with faculty and students, she has working relationships with the private sector and government agencies. A regular contributor to the media, her latest (co-authored) book, “When the World Closed its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders,” explores the expanding use of international borders as a policy response to a growing range of crises. Laurie participates in working groups that are actively engaged in the U.S. – Canada relationship and served as a Global Fellow with the Woodrow Wilson Center and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She holds a PhD in geography from the University of Oregon.
