Dustin joined the Dallaire Initiative after completing his graduate studies in resource and environmental management at Dalhousie University. He has a diverse background including a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, experience as a research assistant at a local environmental NGO in Mongolia, and at Dalhousie and MIT, and volunteer leadership positions at the Canadian Fair Trade Network. His research focuses on the Dallaire Initiative’s core mission of preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers, along with the prevention of mass atrocities and former child soldiers as immigrants.