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Postdoctoral Researcher

Welcome! I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Political Science, at the University of Calgary.

 

I have held Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions at the University of Toronto and the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). I was also the 2019 Progressive Economics Fellow with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

 

I hold a PhD in Politics and International Relations from Royal Holloway, University of London (2021), an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King’s College London, and an MA in History from McMaster University.

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My dissertation focused on the consequences of economic inequality on political behaviour and I have expertise in Canadian politics, comparative politics, inequality, public policy, and social cleavages.

 

Currently, I am the Principal Investigator for a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant examining class politics and inequality in Canada, which is forming the basis for a book project with UBC Press.

 

I've published in American Behavioral ScientistCanadian Journal of Political Science; Canadian Review of Sociology; Electoral Studies; European Political Science ReviewParty PoliticsPolitical Studies; Politics & PolicyPolitics, Groups & Identities; Social Science QuarterlyStatistics, Politics & Policy; and West European Politics.

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