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.
Co-Authored Publications with Students
There's a bargain politicians and Alberta public servants make. Danielle Smith will blow it up
with Samuel Clark, CBC News, 12 Sep 2022
Review: A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How (Robert Ascah, ed.)
with Enni Leponiemi, Canadian Journal of Political Science (2022)
Three Deep-Seated Drivers of the Convoy
with Rissa Reist, Policy Options (2022)
Canadian Provincial Party Systems: An Analytical Typology
with Clare Buckley, American Journal of Canadian Studies (2021)
Beyond Fragments: The Canadian State & the Origins of Alberta Political Culture
with Sylvia Wong, International Journal of Canadian Studies (2021)
Cannabis Legalization and the Machinery of Government
with Geoff Salomons, Canadian Public Administration (2019)
Will Provincial Hyperpartisanship Derail the USMCA?
with Conner Peta, Policy Options (2018)
Selling Social Democracy: Branding the Political Left in Canada
with Mike Moyes, Political Communication in Canada (2015)
Getting Better All the Time?: Leadership Selection and the Manitoba NDP
with Brett Loewen, Canadian Political Science Review (2013)
Voter Turnout in Manitoba: An Ecological Analysis
with Lydia Summerlee, Canadian Political Science Review
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.