, professor of geography and the environment, was among the honorees at a recent celebration of migrants and their contributions to the fabric of American society hosted by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) in New York City.
Jamie Winders, associate provost for faculty affairs
Winders, who also serves as , was recognized for her contributions to the International Migration Review (IMR), the center鈥檚 flagship journal which she edited from October 2017 until June 2022.
鈥淛amie was an extraordinarily successful steward of the journal during the COVID-19 period. IMR experienced massive increases in submissions, and she was also a great innovator at the journal. We鈥檙e very grateful to CMS, to IMR and to the broader immigrant studies field, and we鈥檙e pleased to honor her,” said Donald Kerwin, executive director of CMS.
Winders’ research focuses on:
鈥淲orking with IMR was an amazing experience. It鈥檚 a foundational journal in migration studies with this really powerful history of using research to improve the lives of migrants,” Winders said.聽鈥淲e鈥檙e in a moment where migrants in so many places are under attack and where the myths about migration are doing a lot of damage in the world around us. IMR and CMS both play really crucial roles in speaking truths about migration, about its impacts. 鈥his work is so important in this moment, to speak these truths and to use them to counter these myths that we鈥檙e hearing.鈥�
