CURRICULUM VITAE
J. Scott Matthews
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Political Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3X9
Phone: (709) 864-3093
Fax: (709) 864-4000
Email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2012-
Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Political Science, Memorial University of
Newfoundland
2012-2016
Assistant Professor (adjunct), School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University (Canada)
2011-2016
Director, Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen’s University (Canada)
2010-11
Co-Director, Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen’s University (Canada)
2006-12
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University (Canada)
(Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1st, 2012.)
EDUCATION
2002-06:
Ph.D., Political Science, University of British Columbia
Dissertation Title: ‘Campaign Learning and the Economy’
Committee: Richard Johnston (supervisor), Paul Quirk, Fred Cutler
External examiner: Ray Duch (Nuffield College, University of Oxford)
Comprehensive examination fields: Comparative Politics; Canadian Politics
2000-02:
M.A., Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Project Title: ‘Class Politics and the Post-Industrial Transition: Insights from the Canadian Case’
Supervisor: Lynda Erickson
1994-99:
B.A., Political Science, Simon Fraser University
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, 2017-2019, $44,309
(EUR31,500).
Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2016-2017, $32,715 (US$25,000).
John McMenemy Prize (short-listed) for “best article, in English or French, published in volume 45 of the Canadian
Journal of Political Science”, Canadian Political Science Association, June, 2013 (for the article “The Mediated
Horserace: Campaign Polls and Poll Reporting” [co-authored with Mark Pickup and Fred Cutler]).
Vincent Lemieux Prize (short-listed) for “best thesis in any sub-field of political science, written in English or in
French”, Canadian Political Science Association, June, 2007.
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, April 2006 (declined).
Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, May 2003.
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Graduate Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia, September 2002.
Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, May 2001.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
J. Scott Matthews. In press. ‘Issue Priming Revisited: Susceptible Voters and Detectable Effects.’ British Journal of
Political Science.
Alan Jacobs and J. Scott Matthews. 2017. ‘Policy Attitudes in Institutional Context: Rules, Uncertainty, and the Mass
Politics of Public Investment.’ American Journal of Political Science 61-1: 194-207.
Timothy Hicks, Alan Jacobs, and J. Scott Matthews. 2016. ‘Inequality and Electoral Accountability: Class-Biased
Economic Voting in Comparative Perspective.’ The Journal of Politics 78-4: 1076-1093.
Randy Besco, Bailey Gerrits, and J. Scott Matthews. 2016. ‘White Millionaires and Hockey Skates: Racial and
Gendered Mediation in News Coverage of a Canadian Mayoral Election.’ International Journal of Communication 10:
4641-4660.
J. Scott Matthews and Amanda Bittner. 2015. ‘Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of
Vote Choice in the 2011 Election.’ Canadian Political Science Review 9-2: 21-41.
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, J. Scott Matthews and Janet Hiebert. 2013. ‘The Courts/Parliament Trade-off: Canadian
Attitudes on Judicial Influence in Public Policy.’ Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 51-3: 377-397.
J. Scott Matthews, Mark Pickup, and Fred Cutler. 2012. ‘The Mediated Horserace: Campaign Polls and Poll
Reporting.’ Canadian Journal of Political Science 45-2: 261-287.
Alan Jacobs and J. Scott Matthews. 2012. ‘Why Do Citizens Discount the Future? Public Opinion and the Timing of
Policy Consequences.’ British Journal of Political Science 42-4: 903-935.
Mark Pickup, J. Scott Matthews, Will Jennings, Robert Ford, and Stephen Fisher. 2011. ‘Why did the polls
overestimate Lib Dem support? Sources of Polling Error in the 2010 British General Election.’ Journal of Elections,
Public Opinion and Parties 21-2: 179-209.
Reprinted in: Justin Fisher & Christopher Wlezien, eds. 2012. The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the
Outcome. New York, NY: Routledge.
J. Scott Matthews and Richard Johnston. 2010. ‘The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting.’ Electoral Studies
29: 13-24.
J. Scott Matthews and Lynda Erickson. 2008. ‘Welfare State Structures and the Structure of Welfare State Support:
Attitudes Towards Social Spending in Canada, 1993-2000.’ European Journal of Political Research 47: 411-435.
Richard Johnston, J. Scott Matthews and Amanda Bittner. 2007. ‘Turnout and the Party System in Canada, 19882004.’ Electoral Studies 26: 735-745.
J. Scott Matthews. 2005. ‘The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada.’ Canadian
Journal of Political Science 38-4: 841-866.
Reprinted (excerpt) in: Peter Russell, et al., eds. 2016. Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics,
2nd Edition. Toronto, ON: Emond Montgomery Publications.
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J. Scott Matthews and Lynda Erickson. 2005. ‘Public Opinion and Social Citizenship in Canada.’ Canadian Review
of Sociology and Anthropology 42-4: 373-401.
Fred Cutler and J. Scott Matthews. 2005. ‘The Challenge of Municipal Voting: Vancouver 2002.’ Canadian Journal
of Political Science 38-2: 359-383.
Chapters
J. Scott Matthews and Denver McNeney. 2014. ‘“We like this”: The impact of news websites’ consensus information
on political attitudes.’ In Alex Marland, Thierry Giasson, and Tamara Small, eds., Political Communication in
Canada: Meet the Press and Tweet the Rest. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
J. Scott Matthews, Matthew Mendelsohn and Randy Besco. 2013. ‘Regionalism in Political Attitudes, 1993 to 2010.’
In Matthew Mendelsohn, Joshua Hjartarson and James Pearce, eds., Canada: The State of the Federation 2010 Shifting Power: The New Ontario and What it Means for Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.
J. Scott Matthews. 2013. ‘When Partisans are Attacked: Motivated Reasoning and the New Party System.’ In Amanda
Bittner and Royce Koop, eds., Parties, Elections and the Future of Canadian Politics. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Allison Harell, Dimitrios Panagos, and J. Scott Matthews. 2011. ‘Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections:
Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.’ In Jerry White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon and Peter Dinsdale,
eds., Aboriginal Policy Research, Volume 10: Research Methods, Justice, Governance and Politics. Toronto:
Thompson Educational Publishing.
J. Scott Matthews. 2010. ‘Enlightenment, Equalization or What? Campaigns, Learning and the Economy in Canadian
Elections.’ In Laura Stephenson and Cameron Anderson, eds., Voting Behaviour in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Other
J. Scott Matthews. 2015. ‘Horserace Journalism Under Stress?’. In Alex Marland and Thierry Giasson, eds., Canadian
Election Analysis: Communication, Strategy and Democracy. Vancouver: UBC Press.
J. Scott Matthews and Matthew Mendelsohn. 2010. The New Ontario: The Shifting Attitudes of Ontarians toward the
Federation. Toronto: Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation.
Allison Harell, Dimitrios Panagos, and J. Scott Matthews. 2009. Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections:
Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ottawa: Elections Canada.
UNDER REVIEW
Fred Cutler, J. Scott Matthews and Mark Pickup. ‘Cognitive Preconditions for Direct Poll Effects on Voters: Evidence
on Attention, Retention, and Judgments of Applicability.’ International Journal of Communication.
J. Scott Matthews and Mark Pickup. ‘Rational Learners or Impervious Partisans?: Economic News and Partisan Bias in
Economic Perceptions.’ Canadian Journal of Political Science.
J. Scott Matthews. ‘Towards a Poll-Savvy Citizenry.’ In Alex Marland and Lisa Moore, eds., Improving Democratic
Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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RESEARCH FUNDING
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External Grants
SSHRC Insight Grant 435-2014-0603 (with Alan Jacobs, UBC): ‘Pain for Gain?: Uncertainty and Citizen Support for
Policy Tradeoffs’, 2014-2018, $197,626 (US$150,917).
SSHRC Insight Grant 435-2014-0487 (collaborator): ‘Mercantilism in a Liberal Economic Order’, 2014-2017,
$143,753 (US$109,777). Principal investigator: Mark Manger (University of Toronto)
SSHRC/Elections Canada Grant 868-2009-0001 (collaborator): ‘Canadian Election Study, 2009-2013,’ 2009-2013,
$850,000 (US$649,102). Principal investigator: Patrick Fournier (U. de Montréal).
Environics Institute Grant (with Fred Cutler, UBC, and Mark Pickup, SFU): ‘Ontario Election Study, 2007,’ 2007,
$25,000 (US$19,091).
SSHRC Standard Research Grant 410-2007-1127 (with Fred Cutler and Paul Gustafson, UBC, and Mark Pickup,
SFU): ‘Polls and Elections,’ 2007-2011, $70,087 (US$53,522).
Internal Grants
Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Arts, Course Remission (Research): ‘Elections and Inequality: How
Economic Disparities Distort Democratic Representation,’ 2014-2015, $5,000 (US$3,753).
Queen’s University Faculty of Arts and Science, Advisory Research Committee Grant: ‘Public Opinion and
Intertemporal Policy Choice,’ 2010-2011, $7,230 (US$5,521).
Queen’s University Faculty of Arts and Science, Advisory Research Committee Grant: ‘Polls, Voters and Elections,’
2007-2008, $5,680 (US$4,338).
Contracts
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto: ‘Regionalism in Political Attitudes’/‘Ontario Thought
Leaders’, 2010, $5,175 (US$3,975).
Elections Canada (with Allison Harell, UQAM, and Dimitrios Panagos, MUN): ‘Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in
Canada,’ 2009, $5,000 (US$3,818).
Funding Applications Currently Under Review
SSHRC Insight Grant (with Michael McGregor, Ryerson, et al.): ‘The Canadian Municipal Election Study,’ $312,818
(US$240,307).
PRESENTATIONS
Invited, External1
‘Negation Framing’. Invited paper, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
TN, October 7, 2016
‘Dimensions of Political Inequality’ (with Tim Hicks and Alan Jacobs). Invited paper, ‘Economic Inequality and the
Quality of Democracy Workshop,’ University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, February 7-8, 2014.
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Includes presentations at Memorial University prior to my appointment.
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‘Voting for Growth, Fairness, or Inequality? Class-Biased Economic Voting in Comparative Perspective’ (with Tim
Hicks and Alan Jacobs). Invited paper, ‘Economic Inequality and the Quality of Democracy Workshop,’ University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, February 7-8, 2014.
‘The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning.’ Invited paper, Department of Political Science, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, June 3, 2013.
‘Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election’ (with
Amanda Bittner). Invited paper, ‘Politics and Public Policy during the Danny Williams Era in Newfoundland and
Labrador,’ Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, October 28-29, 2011.
‘Regionalism in Political Attitudes, 1993 to 2010.’ Invited presentation, ‘Focus on Federalism Series,’
Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2011.
‘When Partisans are Attacked: On Motivated Reasoning in the Canadian Party System.’ Invited paper, ‘Parties and
Elections in Canada Workshop,’ Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, October 22-23, 2010.
‘The Mediated Horse Race.’ Invited public lecture, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, March, 2010.
‘Enlightenment, Equalization or What?: Election Campaigns, Political Learning and the Economy.’ Invited paper,
‘Canadian Voting Behaviour Workshop,’ University of Western Ontario, London, ON, November, 2007.
‘Easy Shortcuts and Political Knowledge.’ Invited presentation, Social Statistics Workshop, McGill University,
Montreal, QC, November, 2006.
Invited, Internal
‘Poli-Sci Quick & Dirty Hot Takes on U.S. Election’. Invited participant, Department of Political Science, Memorial
University, November 15, 2016.
‘Negation Framing’. Invited paper, ‘Personality, Party Leaders, & Election Campaigns: A Workshop on the Role of
Personality & Candidates in Elections’, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, October 14-15, 2016.
‘What Just Happened? A Post-election Discussion’. Invited participant, Department of Political Science, Memorial
University, October 22, 2015.
‘Economic Inequality and Electoral Accountability’. Invited speaker, Quantitative Social Science in Arts Group,
Faculty of Arts, Memorial University, September 23, 2015.
‘Engaging Citizens: The Power of Collaboration in Democracy.’ Invited Speaker, Memorial Presents Public Forum,
The Harris Centre, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, February 13, 2013.
Conference Papers
‘Whose News? The Media and the Distribution of Economic Gains and Losses,’ (with Timothy Hicks, Alan Jacobs
and Eric Merkley), American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2016.
‘Asymmetrical Issue Priming,’ American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2016.
‘Asymmetrical Issue Priming,’ Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Calgary, AB, June, 2016.
‘The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning,’ Association for Canadian Studies in the United States AGM,
Las Vegas, NV, October, 2015.
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‘Economic News and Partisan Bias in Economic Perceptions’ (with Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science
Association AGM, Ottawa, ON, June, 2015.
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‘White Millionaires and Hockey Skates: Racial and Gender Mediation in the News Coverage of the 2014 Toronto
Mayoral Election’ (with Randy Besco and Bailey Gerrits), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Ottawa, ON,
June, 2015.
‘Whose News? The Media and the Distribution of Economic Gains and Losses’ (with Timothy Hicks, Alan M. Jacobs
and Eric Merkley), Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, London, UK, June,
2015.
‘Policy Attitudes in Institutional Context: Rules, Uncertainty, and the Mass Politics of Public Investment’ (with Alan
Jacobs), Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association AGM, St. John’s, NL, October, 2014.
‘Campaigns Matter, After All: Issue Priming among Unconventional Voters.’ Midwest Political Science Association
AGM, Chicago, IL, April, 2014.
‘Are the Rich Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago? Class-biased Economic Voting in Comparative
Perspective’ (with Timothy Hicks and Alan Jacobs), American Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL,
August, 2013.
‘Polls, Arguments and the Vote: Do Poll Effects Depend on Rhetorical Contexts?’ (with Fred Cutler and Mark
Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Victoria, BC, June, 2013.
‘Testing the Effect of Published Vote Intention Polls on Vote Intention’ (with Mark Pickup, Paul Gustafson, and Fred
Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Victoria, BC, June, 2013.
‘The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning,’ Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL,
April, 2013.
‘Arguing for a Bandwagon: Rhetorical Contexts and the Influence of Polls on Vote Decisions’ (with Fred Cutler and
Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Edmonton, AB, May, 2012.
‘“We like this”: The impact of news websites’ consensus information on political attitudes’ (with Denver McNeney),
Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Edmonton, AB, May, 2012.
‘Political Uncertainty and Policy Trade-offs: An Experimental Investigation’ (with Alan Jacobs), EGAP: Experiments
in Governance and Politics Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April, 2012.
‘Political Uncertainty and Policy Trade-offs: An Experimental Investigation’ (with Alan Jacobs), International
Conference of Europeanists, Boston, MA, March, 2012.
‘Who will be in charge? Prospective responsibility and citizen support for policy change’ (with Alan Jacobs), Midwest
Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, 2011.
‘The Horse(race)-Drawn Media (Band)Wagon’ (with Mark Pickup, Blake Andrew and Fred Cutler), Canadian
Political Science Association AGM, Montreal, QC, June, 2010.
‘The Courts/Parliament Trade-off: The View from the Canadian Election Study’ (with Elisabeth Goodyear-Grant and
Janet Hiebert), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Montreal, QC, June, 2010.
‘Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Impact of Incumbent Evaluations on Support for Policy Reform’ (with Alan
Jacobs), American Political Science Association AGM, Toronto, ON, September, 2009.
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‘The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006’ (with Mark
Pickup and Fred Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Ottawa, ON, June, 2009.
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‘The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006’ (with Mark
Pickup and Fred Cutler), Western Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, March, 2009.
‘Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections: Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba’ (with
Allison Harell and Dimitrios Panagos), Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, Ottawa, ON, March, 2009.
‘The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006’ (with Mark
Pickup and Fred Cutler), American Political Science Association AGM, Boston, MA, August, 2008.
‘Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public’ (with Alan Jacobs), American Political
Science Association AGM, Boston, MA, August, 2008.
‘Polls, Voters and the Quality of Electoral Democracy: Evidence from the 2007 Ontario Election’ (with Fred Cutler
and Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, June, 2008.
‘Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public’ (with Alan Jacobs), Canadian Political
Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, June, 2008.
‘Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public’ (with Alan Jacobs), Midwest Political
Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, 2008.
‘Framing and Affective Sources of Political Judgment,’ Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Saskatoon, SK,
June, 2007.
‘Turnout and Competitiveness in Space and Time’ (with Richard Johnston, Penn., and Amanda Bittner, UBC),
Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, 2007.
‘Bias in National Economic Perception and the Campaign,’ American Political Science Association AGM,
Philadelphia, PA, September, 2006.
‘Alienation, Indifference, Competitiveness and Turnout: Evidence from Canada, 1988-2004’ (with Richard Johnston
and Amanda Bittner), American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, September, 2006.
‘Partisan Bias, Economic Perception and the Campaign,’ Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Toronto, ON,
June, 2006.
‘The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting: A Comparative Perspective’ (with Richard Johnston), American
Political Science Association AGM, Washington, DC, September, 2005.
‘The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting,’ Canadian Political Science Association AGM, London, ON, June,
2005.
‘Turnout and the Party System in Canada: Spatial Perceptions and the Competitive Base’ (with Richard Johnston and
Amanda Bittner), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, London, ON, June, 2005.
‘The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada,’ Canadian Political Science Association
AGM, Winnipeg, June, 2004.
‘Social Capital, Age and Participation’ (with Richard Johnston), Canadian Political Science Association AGM,
Winnipeg, June, 2004.
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‘Class and Support for Welfare State Spending in Canada, 1993-2000’ (with Lynda Erickson), Canadian Political
Science Association AGM, Winnipeg, June, 2004.
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‘Do Voting Models Travel?: Information, Institutions and Municipal Voting in Vancouver’ (with Fred Cutler), Pacific
Northwest Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, October, 2003.
‘The Mass Politics of Social Citizenship’ (with Lynda Erickson), Canadian Political Science Association AGM,
Halifax, June, 2003.
‘Guesswork?: Municipal Electoral Behaviour in a Federal Context, Vancouver 2002’ (with Fred Cutler), Canadian
Political Science Association AGM, Halifax, June, 2003.
‘Measurement Error vs. Selection Bias: Simulating the Trade-off,’ British Columbia Political Studies Association
AGM, Vancouver, May, 2003.
WORK IN PROGRESS2
‘Clarity of responsibility and the mediating role of political campaigns’ (with Austin Hart).
TEACHING
Courses (M=Memorial; Q=Queen’s; U=UBC)
POSC 3010M Empirical Methods in Political Science
POSC 3310M American Politics
POSC 1000M Introduction to Politics & Government
POSC 6500M Political Behaviour
POSC 6000M Political Science Concepts
POSC 6700M Canadian Politics
POLS 230Q American Elections
POLS 910Q Field Course in Canadian Politics
POLS 930Q Field Course in Comparative Politics
POLS 900Q Methods of Political Studies
POLS 212Q Canadian Politics
POLS 422Q Public Opinion
POLS 312Q Political Behaviour
POLS 829Q Canadian Politics II
POLS 101U Introduction to Canadian Politics
Examinations and Supervisions (career totals)
Honours students:
Master’s students:
Ph.D. students:
4
9
2
Internal examiner (Ph.D. diss., comp., prp’sls.): 31
External examiner (Ph.D. diss.):
1
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Departmental
Memorial University of Newfoundland:
2013-16
Hiring & Appointments Committee
2013-16
Graduate Coordinator
2012-13
Executive Committee
2012-13
Undergraduate Committee
Queen’s University:
2010-12
Unit Research Ethics Board
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Excludes work in progress that is listed under “Presentations”, above.
2009-12
Departmental Website Manager
2009
OGS & SSHRC Fellowship Committee
2008-11
Appointments Committee
2008-12
Speaker Series Committee
2008
Internal Academic Review Committee
2007
Graduate Studies Committee
2006-07, 2009-10 Undergraduate Committee
2006-07
Field Convener, Canadian Politics
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University
Memorial University of Newfoundland:
2016
Canada Research Chair (Tier-2) Search
2016
Digital Learning Centre Review Ctte.
2015-16
Dean Search, School of Grad. Studies
2015-16
Co-convener, Quantitative Social
Science in the Arts Group
2013-16
Appeals Ctte., School of Grad. Studies
2013-16
Digital Learning Centre Advisory Ctte.
2013-16
Academic Cncl., Schl. of Grad. Studies
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2012-13
Research Ctte., Faculty of Arts
Queen’s University:
2009-11
Council Rep., Faculty Association
2009-12
Scholarships & Student Aid Committee
2008
Major Entrance Awards Competition
2007-10
Advisory Research Committee
2007-08
Web Survey Tool Initiative, IT Services
2009
Organizer, ‘Beyond Multiculturalism’
SCHOLARLY SERVICE
Professional Associations
2015-16
2015-16
20152015-
Chair, Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award Committee, Canadian Politics
Section, American Political Science Association
Section Head, Political Behaviour/Sociology, Canadian Political Science
Association
Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Public Opinion Research
Member, Standards Committee, Canadian Association of Public Opinion Research
Refereeing (Journals, books, research funding, promotions)
Canadian Journal of Political Science; Electoral Studies; The Journal of Politics; Innovations; Political Research
Quarterly; Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties; European Journal of Political Research; Journal of
Women, Politics and Policy; UBC Press; Broadview Press; Nelson Education Ltd.; Politics and Religion; American
Journal of Political Science; Urban Affairs Review; American Political Science Review; Political Behavior; Political
Science Research and Methods; Springer; Oxford University Press; American Politics Research; Environmental
Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada;
Israel Science Foundation; Institute for Research on Public Policy; American Review of Canadian Studies; University
of Calgary (tenure application); International Journal of Public Opinion Research.
Other
2014, 2015
Co-organizer, Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop, University of Toronto/Ryerson University
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Print Media & Blogs
“Through the eyes of a partisan”, National Post, August 26, 2015
“Why citizens don’t like paying for public goods with their taxes – and how institutions can change that” (with Alan
Jacobs), USAPP-American Politics and Policy (London School of Economics and Political Science), September 1,
2015
“Far-sighted policymaking is hard. Here’s how to make it easier” (with Alan Jacobs), Monkey Cage (The Washington
Post), November 25th, 2013
“What’s in a name? Everything in an election, it seems”, Vancouver Sun, March 5th, 2013
“Aborginal issues are on the agenda” (with Peter Loewen), Ottawa Citizen, March 4th, 2013
Other
2016
Member, Academic Advisory Group (Electoral Reform Public Engagement Project), VoxPop
Labs, Toronto, ON
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2006-08
Member/Treasurer, Board of Directors, Reelout Arts Project Inc., Kingston, ON
2006-07
Member, Academic Reference Group, Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, Toronto,
ON
2006, 2010
Member, Election Compliance Audit Committee, Kingston, ON
[ Updated: 23 February 2017 ]