Audra Mitchell

Audra Mitchell is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Political Ecology at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. A disabled, intersectional scholar of Ukrainian and British descent, they work across multiple disciplines to examine global structural violence, ecological collapse, and anti-oppressive futures.

• Balsillie School of International Affairs (Waterloo, Ontario)
• Department of Political Science
• Canada Research Chair in Global Political Ecology

Their research connects global political ecology, futures studies, and anti-oppressive frameworks to explore intersections of colonialism, racism, ableism, and ecological destruction. Mitchell integrates Indigenous knowledge systems to reframe extinction discourses and co-founded international community-based research networks.

Recent publications emphasize planetary ethics, posthuman security, and decolonial approaches to ecological crises. Awards include the Canada Research Chair and CIGI Chair in Global Governance and Ethics.