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Research Supervision & Graduate Successes
Faculty Research Supervisors
Christopher Alcantara
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Federalism and Multilevel Governance, Indigenous-Settler Relations, Institutions
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Federalism and Multilevel Governance, Indigenous-Settler Relations, Institutions
Cameron Anderson
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Elections, Voting, Multi-level Governance, Public Opinion
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Elections, Voting, Multi-level Governance, Public Opinion
Dave Armstrong
Supervisory Interests: Quantitative Methods in Political Science
Supervisory Interests: Quantitative Methods in Political Science
Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
Supervisory Interests: Contemporary French Political Theory, Nietzsche, Post-Structuralism
Supervisory Interests: Contemporary French Political Theory, Nietzsche, Post-Structuralism
Dan Bousfield
Supervisory Interests: Political Economy of Protest, Psychoanalysis and Politics, Gender Studies, International Relations, Qualitative Methodology, Ethnography, Korean Social Movements, Militant Masculinities
Supervisory Interests: Political Economy of Protest, Psychoanalysis and Politics, Gender Studies, International Relations, Qualitative Methodology, Ethnography, Korean Social Movements, Militant Masculinities
Caroline Dick
Supervisory Interests: Aboriginal Politics, Constitutional Politics, Difference Politics and the Politics of Identity, Legal Method
Supervisory Interests: Aboriginal Politics, Constitutional Politics, Difference Politics and the Politics of Identity, Legal Method
Marta Dyczok
Supervisory Interests: Politics and History of Eastern Europe and Russia, Politics and the Media, Post Communism, Ukraine
Supervisory Interests: Politics and History of Eastern Europe and Russia, Politics and the Media, Post Communism, Ukraine
Elizabeth Finneron-Burns
Supervisory Interests: Future Generations, Contractualism, Human Extinction, Global Justice, Applied Ethics
Supervisory Interests: Future Generations, Contractualism, Human Extinction, Global Justice, Applied Ethics
Amanda Friesen
Supervisory Interests: Political Psychology, Gender and Politics, Experimental Political Science, Biology and Political Behaviour
Supervisory Interests: Political Psychology, Gender and Politics, Experimental Political Science, Biology and Political Behaviour
Adam Harmes
Supervisory Interests: Canadian and US Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Economy, Political Ideologies, Canadian and US Parties and Interest Groups, Election Campaign Techniques
Supervisory Interests: Canadian and US Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Economy, Political Ideologies, Canadian and US Parties and Interest Groups, Election Campaign Techniques
Martin Horak
Supervisory Interests: Comparative Urban Politics (Europe and North America), Multi-level Urban Governance
Supervisory Interests: Comparative Urban Politics (Europe and North America), Multi-level Urban Governance
Charles Jones
Supervisory Interests: Contemporary Political Theory, Equality, Global Justice, Human Rights
Supervisory Interests: Contemporary Political Theory, Equality, Global Justice, Human Rights
Matt Lebo
Supervisory Interests: Political Behaviour and Elections, Political Parties, American and British Politics, Political Methodology
Supervisory Interests: Political Behaviour and Elections, Political Parties, American and British Politics, Political Methodology
Joe Lyons
Supervisory Interests: Local and Metropolitan Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Public Administration, Public Policy
Supervisory Interests: Local and Metropolitan Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Public Administration, Public Policy
Bruce Morrison
Supervisory Interests: Democratization, State Formation, State Society Relations, Social Policy
Supervisory Interests: Democratization, State Formation, State Society Relations, Social Policy
Joanna Quinn
Supervisory Interests: Transitional Justice, Peace-building
Supervisory Interests: Transitional Justice, Peace-building
Erika Simpson
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Defence and Foreign Policy, International Security, NATO, Peacekeeping
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Defence and Foreign Policy, International Security, NATO, Peacekeeping
Laura Stephenson
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Elections, Experimental Political Science, Institutions, Political Behaviour
Supervisory Interests: Canadian Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Elections, Experimental Political Science, Institutions, Political Behaviour
Zack Taylor
Supervisory Interests: Urban politics, Local and Metropolitan Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Urban and Regional Planning Policy, Political and Electoral Geography, Ideas and Institutions, Political Development
Supervisory Interests: Urban politics, Local and Metropolitan Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Urban and Regional Planning Policy, Political and Electoral Geography, Ideas and Institutions, Political Development
Mathieu Turgeon
Supervisory Interests: Political Psychology, Political Behaviour, Experimental Political Science, Comparative Politics, Brazil
Supervisory Interests: Political Psychology, Political Behaviour, Experimental Political Science, Comparative Politics, Brazil
Sebastián Vallejo Vera
Supervisory Interests: Politics and Gender, Racial Identity and Racism, Latin American Politics, Natural Language Processing, Computational Social Science
Supervisory Interests: Politics and Gender, Racial Identity and Racism, Latin American Politics, Natural Language Processing, Computational Social Science
Blair Welsh
Supervisory Interests: Armed Violence, Conflict and Displacement, Post-Conflict Development and Recovery
Supervisory Interests: Armed Violence, Conflict and Displacement, Post-Conflict Development and Recovery
PhD Graduate Successes
We look forward to celebrating our future doctoral graduates in 2026 and beyond, as they continue to shape the scholarly excellence and research culture of our program!
Shanaya Vanhooren successfully completed her PhD Thesis, "Programmatic Polarization and Party Position Change in Canadian Provincial Party Systems, 1945-2020," supervised by Professor Zack Taylor. Congratulations, Shanaya!
October 2025
Jesse Mehravar successfully completed his PhD Thesis, "Bending Boundaries and Constructing Categories: On the Limits and Prospects of Inclusive and Exclusive Political Group Identities," supervised by Professor Amanda Friesen. Congratulations, Jesse!
Daniel Mosannef successfully completed his PhD Thesis, "Between Law and Outcomes: Indigenous Sentencing, Section 718.2(e), and the Failure of Reform in Canada," supervised by Professor Caroline Dick. Congratulations, Daniel!
September 2025
Alvaro Joao Pereira Filho successfully completed his PhD Thesis, "The Targeting Model of Partisanship: Explaining the Origins and Consequences of Expressive Partisanship," supervised by Professor Laura Stephenson. Congratulations, Alvaro!
May 2025
Dianne Lalonde successfully completed her PhD, "Cultural Appropriation: How Meanings Are Taken, Distorted, and Destroyed," supervised by Professor Caroline Dick. Congratulations, Dianne!