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Sara Bannerman

Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance | Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia

Members
Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Karen Bird

Professor

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Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Comparative Politics Gender and Ethnic Relations Gender & Politics Politics of Representation Public Policy

Katherine Boothe

Associate Professor

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Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian Politics Comparative Politics Patient involvement in healthcare Public Policy Social & Health Policy

Katherine Cuff

Professor | Managing Editor, Canadian Journal of Economics | McMaster University Scholar | CESifo Research Network Fellow

Faculty
McMaster Decision Science Laboratory (McDSL)

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Master of Public Policy Program

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Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:  Fiscal Federalism Microeconomics Minimum Wages Public Economics Redistribution Tax Unemployment Insurance

Adrienne Davidson

Assistant Professor

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Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Child Care & Education Comparative Public Policy Federalism and Intergovernmental Relation Indigenous Politics Institutions and Identity Public Policy Social Policy

Michelle L. Dion

Professor | Senator Wm. McMaster Chair in Gender & Methodology

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Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Comparative Politics Gender & Politics Globalization Public Policy Social & Health Policy

Greg Flynn

Chair of the Department of Political Science | Assistant Professor

Faculty
Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian Politics Comparative Politics Public Policy

James Gillett

Associate Professor (on leave)

Associate Members
School of Social Work

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Associate Members
Department of Sociology

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Department of Health Aging & Society

Area(s) of Interest:  Health Media Social Psychology Sport and Physical Activity

Maria Gintova

Assistant Professor

Faculty
Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Adam Lavecchia

Assistant Professor

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:  Labour Economics Minimum Wages Public Economics

Marc-Andre Letendre

Associate Professor | Chair of the Department of Economics

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:  International Economics Macroeconomics

John Pecman

Industry Professor, Finance & Business Economics

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Tony Porter

Professor/Associate Director IGHC


Department of Anthropology

Faculty
Department of Political Science

Members
Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Associate Members
School of Labour Studies

Area(s) of Interest:  Climate, Water & Sustainability Critical International Relations Global Political Economy Globalization International Relations

Bradley Ruffle

Professor | Academic Director, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory (McDSL)

Faculty
McMaster Decision Science Laboratory (McDSL)

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:  Behavioral Economics Experimental Economics Industrial Organization

Arthur Sweetman

Professor | Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics


Secure Empirical Analysis Lab (SEAL)

Area(s) of Interest:  Econometrics Economics of Education Health and Health Care Health Economics Health Policy Health Systems Labour Economics Microeconomics

Netina Tan

Associate Professor | University Scholar, 2021-2025

Faculty
Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Members
Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Area(s) of Interest:  Comparative Politics Digital Technology Electoral Politics Gender & Politics Politics of Representation Qualitative Methods Race and Ethnicity Social Media

Clifton van der Linden

Assistant Professor | Director, Digital Society Lab | Academic Director, Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Political Science

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Artificial Intelligence Big Data Digital Technology Elections Political behaviour Public Opinion Public Policy Social Media Survey methodology Voting Advice Applications

Michael Veall

Professor | Academic Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:  Econometrics Health Economics Population Economics Public Economics

Andrea Zeffiro

Academic Director for the Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship | Assistant Professor, Communication Studies & Multimedia

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Contract and Sessional Faculty

Spencer Daniels

Senior Product Manager, Ontario Digital Service

Contract and Sessional Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Jesse Hirsh

Futurist

Contract and Sessional Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Advisory Board

Benjamin Bergen

Executive Director of the Council of Canadian Innovators

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Employment Labour Economics Labour Issues Labour Markets Policy Politics Public Policy

Neil Bouwer

Vice President of the Canada School of Public Service

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Jaimie Boyd

Chief Digital Officer, Government of British Columbia

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Public Leadership Public Policy Public service restructuring

Kevin Chan

Global Director and Head of Public Policy, Canada at Facebook

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Monica Ciriello

Manager, Municipal Law and Licensing, City of Hamilton

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian Politics Canadian public policy Policy Politics Public Leadership Public Policy

Honey Dacanay

Digital Policy and Governance Leader

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Steve de Eyre

Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, TikTok Canada

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Lindsay Doyle

Public Policy and Government Relations, Google Canada

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Jacob Glick

Vice President of Public Policy at TELUS

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Law and Economics Policy Public Policy

Andrew Graham

Co-founder & CEO at Borrowell

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Big Data Canadian public policy Policy Public Policy

Jake Hirsch-Allen

North America Workforce Development and Higher Education System Lead at LinkedIn

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Big Data Canadian public policy Education Labour Issues Labour Markets Policy Public Policy Social Inequality

Susan Hough

Senior Analyst, Global Affairs Canada

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Sanjay Khanna

Foresight Advisor, Former Futurist at Baker McKenzie

Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Political Science

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Jane Lytvynenko

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian Politics Canadian public policy Communications Policy Politics Public Opinion Public Policy

Paris Marx

Podcast Host, "Tech Won't Save Us"

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Luke Simcoe

Director of Outreach at Code for Canada

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Communications Education Policy Public Policy Social Policy Work and Occupations

Mark Surman

Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Cyrus Tehrani

Chief Digital Officer, City of Hamilton

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Kaylie Tiessen

Economist & Policy Analyst at Unifor

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Canadian public policy Employment Labour Labour Economics Labour Issues Labour Markets Macroeconomics Public Economics Public Policy Social Inequalities Social Justice Social Policy

Denise Williams

Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Technology Council

Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Staff

Vass Bednar

Executive Director, Master of Public Policy Program

Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Political Science

Staff
Master of Public Policy Program

Adjunct Professor
Faculty

Area(s) of Interest:  Artificial Intelligence Big Data Canadian public policy Ethics Labour Issues Labour Markets Pop Culture Provincial Politics and Government Public Leadership Public Policy

Laura Johnson

Administrator, Master of Public Policy Program

Staff
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Climate, Water & Sustainability Feminist Theories Gender Gender & Politics Gender, Sexuality and Worker Experiences Gender violence Health and Well Being Health Care Maternal and Child Health Relationships Sexual and Gender Based Violence Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Justice Social Psychology

Allison Van

Executive Director, Spark: a centre for social research innovation


Spark: a centre for social research innovation

Staff
Master of Public Policy Program

Area(s) of Interest:  Artificial Intelligence Arts-based Research Methods Art, Media, and Mediation Asymmetric Information Big Data Buddhism Child Welfare Climate, Water & Sustainability Communications Community Based Research Computational Economics Econometrics Fisheries Global Political Economy Health Care Health Economics Natural Resources Policy Poverty Qualitative Methods Research Ethics Resource and Environmental Economics

Professor of Practice

Honey Dacanay

Digital Policy and Governance Leader

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Marjan H. Ehsassi

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Rob Gillezeau

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics at the University of Victoria

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Sanjay Khanna

Foresight Advisor, Former Futurist at Baker McKenzie

Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Political Science

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Priya Kumar

Senior Analyst - Data Translation, Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Edgard Rodriguez

Myanmar - Lead at International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Philippe-André Rodriguez

Deputy Director of the Center for International Digital Policy at Global Affairs Canada

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Parvinder Sachdeva

Director Corporate Strategy at Ceridian

Professor of Practice
Master of Public Policy Program

Mark Surman

Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Professor of Practice, Advisory Board
Master of Public Policy Program

Course Instructor

Kevin Aguanno

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program

Brittany Perlin Danishevsky

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program

Shangni Hu

Software Engineer at Wealthsimple

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program

Peter MacLeod

Founder & Principal, MASS LBP

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program

Justin Savoie

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program

Jenny Veens

Educator at Juno College & Senior Developer at Playground Inc.

Course Instructor
Master of Public Policy Program