Dr. Paul Foley received a Ph.D. in Political Science from York University in 2011 after receiving an MA in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University in 2006 and a BA in History from Memorial University in 2005. His graduate training focused on international and comparative political economy, globalization, global environmental governance, and development. His recent research includes studies on transnational environmental certification and eco-labelling governance in fisheries and on the relationship between fisheries policy and community development in rural coastal regions of northern Newfoundland and south-eastern Labrador. He is a past member of the board of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC), current member of the board of Food First NL (formerly called the Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador), and the People and the Sea Film Festival.