Faculty
![Luke Ashworth](/political-science/people/faculty/Ashworth_small.jpg)
Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Research Interests: History of international thought; international relations theory
![Amanda Bittner](/political-science/people/faculty/bittner 2 (new)-153x229.png)
Professor & Head
Research Interests: Elections and voting; political psychology; women and politics
![Kelly Blidook (Research leave)](/political-science/people/faculty/Blidook_small.jpg)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Political and legislative behaviour; political representation; public opinion; political institutions
![Angela Carter](/political-science/people/faculty/Carter - Cropped Photo-153x229.jpg)
Canada Research Chair in Equitable Energy Governance and Public Policy | Associate Professor
Research Interests: Environmental policy and policy; climate crisis; equitable transitions from oil dependence; international comparative and Canadian politics
![Isabelle Côté](/political-science/people/faculty/CotéHeadshot 153x228.png)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Ethnic conflict and civil wars; contentious politics; political demography; China and Southeast Asia; migration
![Christina Doonan (Research leave)](/political-science/people/faculty/doonan_profile_image resized-152x229.jpg)
Associate Professor | Joint Appointment with Gender Studies
Research Interests: Political theory; human rights and humanitarianism; gender and politics; public health; law and society
![Sean Gray](/political-science/people/faculty/Gray 2023 Cropped 2 [standardized]-152x229.jpg)
Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Program Director
Research Interests: Political theory; democratic theory; deliberation and civic engagement; ethics and public policy; law and social justice
![Sarah Martin](/political-science/people/faculty/Martin.jpg)
Associate Professor | Cross Appointment with Geography
Research Interests: Food politics; environmental politics; global governance
![Scott Matthews](/political-science/people/faculty/Matthews 2023 [standardized]-152x229.jpg)
Professor
Research Interests: Elections; public opinion and voting behaviour; political psychology; political parties; parties and elections in the U.S. and Canada
![Dimitrios Panagos](/political-science/people/faculty/Panagos 2023 [standardized]-153x228.jpg)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Aboriginal politics; contemporary political theory; identity politics; resource management and governance
![Elizabeth Schwartz](/political-science/people/faculty/Schwartz faculty photo [standardized]-153x229.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Municipal politics; environmental policy; public policy; Canadian politics
![Jennifer Selby](/political-science/people/faculty/Selby Webpage [Standardized]-152x229.jpg)
Professor | Joint Appointment with Religious Studies
Research Interests: Politics and Religion (Islam in the North Atlantic world); Secularism; Gender
![Barry Stephenson](/political-science/people/faculty/Stephenson faculty photo [standardized]-152x229.jpg)
Associate Professor | Joint Appointment with Religious Studies
Research Interests: Politics and religion; ritual and performance theory
![Russell Williams (Research leave)](/political-science/people/faculty/Williams.jpg)
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Globalization; public policy
Retired Faculty
![Stephen Tomblin](/political-science/people/faculty/Stephen_Tomblin_photo_2.jpg)
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Comparative public policy; governance and knowledge construction
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Comparative and West European politics; political parties; social partnership; smaller democracies; Netherlands