About Us
Connecting Communities
Nomad is an independent, student-led undergraduate publication tied to Global Studies at the University of Auckland. Our main purpose is to showcase student academic work and connect the Global Studies community - students, staff, alumni, and prospective students.
Nomad functions as a public mirror of the programme. It demonstrates the transdisciplinary identity of Global Studies by showcasing work across different majors and area studies. It reinforces the idea that the degree is not only theoretical - it generates analysis of real global issues with local-to-global framing.
2026 Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Dulmi De Silva
Global Politics & Human Rights
Past Editorial Teams
Editorial Team 2025
Editor-in-Chief
Oliver Meade
Editors
Fleur Buckrell
Seth Quinlivan-Potts
Arama Laborde
Kiri Littlejohn
Samuel Clarke
Grace Lockwood
Freda Prak
Zachary Penn
Cover Design
Oliver Meade
Editorial Team 2024
Editor-in-Chief
Victor Wei
Executive Editors
Charlotte Parker
Jessica Cordes
Siena Thompson
Editors
Albert Nguyen
Ayla Yeoman
Isla Patricia Killalea
Frances Bobbitt
Ruby Sattler
Ofa Soakimi
Cover Design
Siena Thompson
Editorial Team 2023
Editor-in-Chief
Ayla Yeoman
Editors
Chris Bae
Donovan Kelso
Frances Bobbitt
Harim Kim
Jess Cordes
Lydia Hayden
Ofa Soakimi
Ruby Sattler
Sarah Dreadon
Siena Thompson
Cover Design
Chris Bae
Siena Thompson
Editorial Team 2022
Editor-in-Chief
Samantha Fei
Executive Editors
Jade Cross
Victor Wei
Academic Editors
Jessica Cordes
Shanaya Crasto
Jade Cross
Margo Esler
Charlotte Parker
Creative Editors
Yvette Brennan
Katalina Chung
Victor Wei
Graphic Designers
Maddie McHardy
Samantha Fei
Siena Thompson
Cover Design
Siena Thompson
Editorial Team 2021
Editor-in-Chief
Kimberly Thio
Executive Editors
Eli Pettersen
Jade Cross
Samantha Fei
Victor Wei
Graphic & Cover Design