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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, and an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King’s College London.

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My dissertation focused on the consequences of economic inequality on political behaviour, and I am a Canadian comparativist with expertise in class, elections, inequality, political economy, and public policy.

 

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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