Kimiya Missaghi is the Continuous Discovery Lead at PeaceGeeks, where she leads all things research for our products at PeaceGeeks. Kimiya values learning from users and collaborating with our team and community to develop products that meaningfully impact newcomers. She endeavours to bring an intersectional lens to her work, ensuring that diverse perspectives are integrated into every aspect of research and product development.Kimiya is also a PhD student at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, focusing on a gendered perspective of forced migration and displacement. Her dissertation research, "Gendered Dimensions of Displacement in Transit: Migration of Afghan Women to Canada and Australia" provides critical insights that shape her work at PeaceGeeks. Additionally, Kimiya has served as a Board Director at the Victoria Women's Transition House since 2022, where she actively supports efforts to address intimate partner violence.
Kimiya's family was forcibly displaced, fleeing persecution as religious minorities. Her sibling's experience of statelessness and her own global upbringing in Canada, Czechia, India, Spain, and the United States, as well as being part of the Iranian diasporic community, have deepened her understanding of migration's complexities. These personal experiences drive her interest in advancing discourse in forced migration and developing tools that support the journey and trajectory of migrants.
