Trautman, Laurie
Dr. Laurie Trautman is the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, where she engages in a range of research activities focused on the U.S. – Canada border, and the Washington – B.C. region. In addition to working with faculty and students, she collaborates with the private sector and government agencies to inform policy solutions and advance cross-border collaboration. Laurie participates in a number of working groups that are actively engaged in the U.S. – Canada relationship, and serves on the steering committee for the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. She is a Global Fellow with the Woodrow Wilson Center and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon.
Research Interests: Border policy, Cross-border governance, Human mobility, Trade, Transportation, and Security policy
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| Institution: | Western Washington University |
| Fields of Expertise: | Borders Defence and Security Economic Policy and Financial Issues Migration Social Movements and Political Mobilization |
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| Email: | Laurie.Trautman@wwu.edu |
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| Languages: | English |
| Publications: | Trautman, Laurie and Francesco Cappellano. 2019. The Cascadia Innovation Corridor: Advancing a Cross-Border Economy. Border Policy Brief, Volume 14 (Fall). Trautman, Laurie and Mary Moeller. 2019. The Role of the Border and Border Policies in Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking: A Case Study of the Cascadia Region of the U.S. – Canada Border. In Winterdyk, John and Jackie Jones (Eds.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking. Palgrave Macmillan. Trautman, Laurie, Kathryn Friedman, and William Anderson. 2018. The Border Barometer. Trautman, Laurie. 2018. Cannabis in Cascadia: Impacts of Legalization in the Region. Border Policy Brief, Volume 13 (Winter). Trautman, Laurie. 2017. Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty. Border Policy Brief, Volume 12 (Spring). Nelson, Lise, Laurie Trautman, and Peter Nelson. 2015. Latino Immigrants and Rural Gentrification: Race, “Illegality,” and Precarious Labor Regimes in the United States. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 105 (4): 841-858. Storer, Paul, David Davidson, and Laurie Trautman. 2015. Washington State’s Economy in Relation to Canada and the Border. Special Report (June). Border Policy Research Institute. Trautman, Laurie and David Davidson. 2015. Exchange Rates and Border Crossings in the Cascade Gateway. Border Policy Brief, Volume 10 (Winter). Border Policy Research Institute. Trautman, Laurie. 2014. Comparing U.S. and Canadian Foreign Worker Policies. Border Policy Brief, Volume 9 (Summer). Border Policy Research Institute. Nelson, Peter, Lise Nelson, and Laurie Trautman. 2014. Linked Migration and Labor Market Flexibility in the Rural Amenity Destinations in the United States. Journal of Rural Studies 36: 121-136. |
