He received his B.A in Development Studies from the University of Toronto, M.A in Southeast Asian Political Economy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, England and Ph.D. in International Relations from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo), Paris, France. He teaches on issues related to gender politics, civil society and human rights, migration and human trafficking, gender and HIV, gender and new technologies and gender-friendly policies. His interest in capacity building in the context of development projects include how gender is integrated in design, implementation and monitoring, how gender empowerment is used by development practitioners, and how civil society organizations influence or shape development policies, programs and planning. Dr. Doneys joined AIT in 2007.