Lisa Bornstein is an expert in international planning, economic development, environmental policy and planning, and institutions and governance. Her interests center on the role of institutions and decision-making processes in public debates and consultations. She has vast experience in research and consultation in urban planning, as well as in analysis of policy interventions in Latin America and Africa. She is a member of the Canadian Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Reconstruction Research Alliance (Œuvre durable). Lisa has recognized expertise in citizen participation in development and has published important contributions in journals such as Public Administration and Development and Contemporary African Studies and Development. She has supervised several master’s and doctoral students doing research on post-disaster and post-conflict vulnerability and reconstruction. She managed an important project funded by Canadian research funds, which included over 13 partners. Lisa holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Her Ph.D. dissertation is titled “Flexible production in the unstable state: Employment, linkages, and the Brazilian information technology industry.”  Mail Link