Lucy Rodina
Research interests: Water governance, right to water, South Africa. 
Biography: Lyudmila (Lucy) Rodina is a Masters student, working with Dr. Leila Harris on water governance and the human right to water in South Africa. She has a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia (2010)
Before starting her Masters, Lucy was involved in a development project in Nepal. In 2010, during two volunteer trips, she worked with a local village development committee in Lahachawk, Nepal, in building irrigation canals and shaping strategies for future water development projects. Currently, Lucy is a Steering Committee member of the International Development Research Network at UBC and a member of the EDGES research collaborative. Lucy’s research is focused on the lived experiences of residents of informal settlements in Cape Town with policies that realize the human right to water. In addition, she is interested in investigating the engagement of these communities with formal and informal water governance
Publications:
E. Anderson, K. Findlater, O. Freeman, J. Levine, C. Morinville, M. Peloso, L. Rodina, G. Singh, D. Tesfamichael, L. Harris, & H. Zerriffi. (in press, preliminarily accepted). Bridging Disciplinary and Professional Divides to Improve International Development Research at Universities. In W. Leal (Ed.), Sustainable Development at Universities: New Horizons. Peter Lang Publishers: Frankfurt, Germany.
Rodina, L. (2010). Burns Bog: Power Relations in the Social Production of Nature. UBC Journal Of Political Studies, March 2010, 67-75 (undergraduate peer-reviewed journal).
Awards:
UBC Graduate Student International Research Mobility Award, 2012
College for Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Award, 2011-2012
Faculty Women’s Club Jubilee Scholarship, 2011
Contact: lucy.rodina [at] gmail [dot] com.
