Alexandra Martin

Advisory Board Member, PALCares   March 2022 - Present

• PALCares is an Alberta-based, non-profit that aims to build technical solutions for civil society organizations who are currently struggling to effectively modernize their processes and data collection in a way that does not disrupt or hinder client service.
• Provides ongoing support and subject matter expertise on the topics of the responsible use of AI and ethical approaches to data collection amongst vulnerable populations.

Director- Mentor Leadership Panel Organizing Committee, Peter Lougheed Leadership College   Sept. 2018- May 2018

• Appointed by the Board of Governors to lead a team of five in designing and producing event series facilitating knowledge exchange between community leaders and students.

Coach/Lead Instructor, National Model United Nations    Sept. 2018- May 2018

• Designed the lesson plan and provided instruction to a team of 32 interdisciplinary student participants. Led groups in both conference weeks to receive awards for exceptional performance.

Vice President Events, Amnesty International- University of Alberta Chapter  Sept. 2016 – May 2017

• Organization and design of outreach and information campaign events. Led a small team and oversaw budget allocation of $10000. Engaged local indigenous leaders in community consultations.

Councilor, University of Alberta Arts Faculty Council    Sept. 2016 – May 2017

• Successfully oversaw the redevelopment of requirements to complete a Bachelor of Arts and advocated for the continuation of institutional support for the Canada Learning in China program.

Partnership Development Representative, UBC SPPGA 

• Represented the University of British Columbia School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the 2019 Global Public Policy Network Conference at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy.
• Engaged in meetings with Dean’s of represented public policy schools and directors of several ASEAN-based think tanks to establish institutional connections and student opportunities.

Research Assistant, University of Toronto- Governance of Emerging Technologies Lab Sept. 2021 – June 2023

• Assisted with research work on the book project titled "We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age" for Professor Wendy Wong.
• Developed subject expertise regarding AI policy development, data governance initiatives, and interoperability of existing human rights legislation and policy with digital challenges.
• Co-organized a multi-day conference, including scheduling, travel, and supporting events for 35 academics and community organizers from across Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom

Research Assistant, UBC Institute of Asian Research Feb. 2019- Sept. 2019

• Completed a research project as part of a collaboration between the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
• Drafted and analyzed the results of survey of Canadian or Canada-linked business interests from Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) to large Multi-National Corporations (MNC) who operate in or with the ASEAN region.
• Co-drafted a report outlining the key findings that was presented at CABC’s Innovate Canada-ASEAN on September 9, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand where recommendations were provided to representatives of the Canadian and ASEAN governments.

• Kindarji, Valerie and Alexandra Martin. “Designing the Digital Citizen: Digital Literacy and Neoliberal Responsibilization.” Paper presentation at the 2023 WPSA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 5, 2023.
• Duncan, Jamie, Martin, Alexandra, and Wendy Wong. “Platform Sovereigns: Contact Tracing Applications and the Power of Big Tech.” Paper presentation at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, September 16, 2022.
• Edmundson, Schyler, Shivangi Khanna, Alexandra Martin, Nikki Wirawan, Sean Wu, and Yi Yang. (2020). Applying an Equity Lens to the City of Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Response Plan. [Unpublished master’s capstone project] School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia.
• Ostwald, Kai., Alexandra Martin, Nyoman Nikki Wirawan Sugitha, and Clare Min Jeong Kim. (2019). 2019 Canada ASEAN Business Survey. Retrieved from https://www.canasean.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Canada-ASEAN-Business-Survey-Report.pdf
• Tiberghien, Yves., Alan Alexandroff, Colin Bradford, Tommy Koh, Alexandra Martin, Natascha Schoepfl, and Katja Sluga. (2019). Effective Multilateralism: 2019 VISION20-Brookings Blue Report. Retrieved from https://sppga.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/04/2019-VISION20-Brookings-Blue-Report-on-Effective-Multilateralism.pdf
• Martin, Alexandra and Fox, Brady. “February 2019 Survey of Canadian Attitudes on China and Canada-China Relations.” Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia.
• “Meng, Huawei, and Sino-Canadian Relations” Roundtable Discussion at the University of British Columbia Centre for Chinese Research, Vancouver, BC, January 25, 2019.
• Martin, Alexandra. “First as a Tragedy, Second as a Farce: The Failings of Canada’s Sex Worker Legislation in the Context of Bedford and Bill C 36.” Presentation at the Political Science Graduate Student’s Association conference on Canada 150: Views from the Margins, Edmonton, AB, March 31, 2017.
• Martin, Alexandra, “Jack of All Trades: How Alibaba’s Jack Ma Could Be China’s Premier Soft Power Resource” undergraduate thesis, 2017