Lubomyr Luciuk
Lubomyr Yaroslav Luciuk (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian academic and author of books and articles in the field of political geography and Ukrainian history. He is currently a full professor at the Royal Military College of Canada. Background and education. Luciuk was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. He earned two degrees from Queen's University, an Honours BSc (1976) and MA (1979) and completed his PhD (1984) at the University of Alberta. He had postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto and Queen's University. Political and academic work. Luciuk served as a part-time  Member of the Parole Board of Canada from 2013 to April 2016. He is currently a full professor of Political Geography in the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston. Awards. In 2010, Luciuk was one of 16 recipients of the Shevchenko Medal of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in recognition of his educational, research and advocacy efforts on behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community. On 6 December 2019 he received the Cross of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian Presidential Award, presented in Kingston by His Excellency, Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada . Publications. Professor Luciuk specializes in the political geography of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, refugee studies, and the ethnic and immigration history of Canada. He is the author or editor/co-editor of 31 publications including "In Fear of the Barbed Wire Fence: Canada's First National Internment Operations", "Searching for Place: Ukrainian Displaced Persons, Canada, and Migration of Memory", and "Konowal: A Canadian Hero", and over 200 editorials in Canadian newspapers. Luciuk also established Kashtan Press, a publisher of books on Ukraine.