I am currently accepting honours, Master's, and doctoral students.
To ensure I can provide students with the best support, I am offering supervision only in the following areas of expertise:
- Political Culture (community-based norms and values, polarization)
- Canadian Politics (parties & party systems, elections & electioneering)
- Provincial Politics (Alberta politics, comparative provincial politics)
- Federalism (intergovernmental relations)
- Public Policy (policy diffusion, political acumen)
Students with interests outside these areas are encouraged to consider working with my fantastic colleagues at the University of Alberta Department of Political Science.
We're Recruiting
We're looking for talented and passionate students at all levels of study to join our Common Ground team.
Selected Co-Authored Publications with Students
Pharmakons: The Poison and Cure of Black Youth Mentorship in Canada
with Seon Yuzyk, Journal of Black Studies, 2025
Trust, technocracy, and the public servant’s bargain: The evolving role of Canadian health leaders
with Samuel Goertz, Healthcare Management Forum, 2025
Want to more effectively fight climate change? Let the provinces take the lead -- together
with Samuel Goertz, The Hub, 2024
The Dangerous Americanization of Alberta Democracy
with Alex Ballos and Bashir Bello, The Tyee, 2024
Voter ID: coming to an election near you?
with Alex Ballos and Rachel Hwang, Policy Options, 2024
The public, the pandemic, and the public service: The case of Alberta
with Savannah Ribeiro, Canadian Public Administration, 2024
The Role of Personas in Political Marketing in Canada
with Mitchell Pawluk, Persona Studies 9(3), 2023
Stereotypes Matter. So We Asked Folks, 'Draw Me an Albertan'
with Sophia Drimmel, The Tyee, 30 October 2023
Listening to be Heard: Depolarizing Dialogue in Alberta
with Thomas Brown, Alberta Views, 24 August 2023
Rage Farming Is Poisoning Our Politics: How to Resist
with Fajr Ahmad, The Tyee, 18 July 2023
There's a bargain politicians and Alberta public servants make. Danielle Smith will blow it up
with Samuel Clark, CBC News, 12 Sep 2022
Three Deep-Seated Drivers of the Convoy
with Rissa Reist, Policy Options (2022)
Funding Opportunities
Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
In addition to potential funding through my research grants, postdoctoral students are eligible for UAlberta fellowships.
Doctoral Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
Beyond potential research assistantships, doctoral students are encouraged to apply for SSHRC Scholarships.
Master's Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
Undergraduate Students
Master's students can join our research team as RAs, and are urged to apply for SSHRC Scholarships as they enter the program.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students may be eligible for RAships with our teams. UAlberta also runs the Undergraduate Research Initiative.
High School Students
Undergraduate Students
High School Students
Our teams work in partnership with the Black Youth Mentorship Program to provide summer research assistantships.
Interns
Undergraduate Students
High School Students
On occasion, our teams hire interns as part of the UAlberta Graduate Student Internship Program.