Our People

Faculty

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  Naomi Adiv

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

  • naomi.adiv@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5148
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  Noel Anderson

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • noel.anderson@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5144
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  Martha Balaguera

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • m.balaguera@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5166
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  Steven Bernstein

  Title/Position

  Distinguished Professor and Chair

  • chair.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5176
  • https://envirogovlab.ca/
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  Randy Besco

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  • randy.besco@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5160
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  Aurel Braun

  Title/Position

  Professor

  • abraun@chass.utoronto.ca
  • MN 5146
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  Arturo Chang (On Leave)

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • arturo.chang@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5158
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  Janine Clark

  Title/Position

  Professor & Associate Chair, Research

  • janine.clark@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5168
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  Nadège Compaoré

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • nadege.compaore@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5138
  • http://www.nadegecompaore.com
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  Geoff Dancy

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  • geoff.dancy@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4457
  • MN5150
  • http://www.geoffdancy.com
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  Richard Day

  Title/Position

  Professor

  • richardb.day@utoronto.ca
  • KN 229
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  Spyridon Kotsovilis

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

  • spyridon.kotsovilis@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5170
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  Alejandro García Magos

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (LTA)

  • a.garciamagos@mail.utoronto.ca
  • MN5164
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  Jaby Mathew

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (LTA)

  • jaby.mathew@utoronto.ca
  • MN5158
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  Emily Nacol

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Academic

  • emily.nacol@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5154
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  Andrea Olive

  Title/Position

  Professor

  • andrea.olive@utoronto.ca
  • TBD
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/politicalolive/
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  Menaka Philips

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • mm.philips@utoronto.ca
  • MN5152
  • https://www.menakaphilips.com/
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  Alex Reisenbichler

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  • a.reisenbichler@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5140
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  Ed Schatz

  Title/Position

  Professor & Associate Chair, Research

  • ed.schatz@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5150
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  Alison Smith

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  • alisonmary.smith@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5142
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  David Wolfe

  Title/Position

  Professor

  • david.wolfe@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5152

Sessional Lecturers

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  Aslan Amani

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • aslan.amani@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5148
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  Katherine Bullock

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • katherine.bullock@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5185
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  Justin Bumgardner

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • j.bumgardner@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5186
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  Kristin Cavoukian

  Title/Position

  Lecturer (On Leave)

  • kristin.cavoukian@utoronto.ca
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  Arnd Jurgensen

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • arnd.jurgensen@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5185
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  David Pond

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • david.pond@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5138
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  Olga Skarlato

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • olga.skarlato@utoronto.ca
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  George Wootten

  Title/Position

  Lecturer

  • george.wootten@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5186

Academic Leadership Team

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  Steven Bernstein

  Title/Position

  Distinguished Professor and Chair

  • chair.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5176
  • https://envirogovlab.ca/
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  Emily Nacol

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Academic

  • emily.nacol@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5154
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  Ed Schatz

  Title/Position

  Professor & Associate Chair, Research

  • ed.schatz@utoronto.ca
  • MN 5150

Staff

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  Debra Burrowes

  Title/Position

  Assistant to the Chair

  Department of Political Science

  • assistant.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • (416) 702-1052
  • MN5180
• MH

  Michelle Huang

  Title/Position

  Financial Administrative Assistant

  Department of Political Science

  • admin.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • MN5186
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  Kristina McCutcheon

  Title/Position

  Academic Advisor

  Department of Political Science

  • advisor.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • (905) 828-3921
  • MN 5156
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  Alexander Zaranek

  Title/Position

  Department Manager

  Department of Political Science

  • manager.pol.utm@utoronto.ca
  • (905)301-9718
  • MN 5184

Emeriti

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  Ronald Beiner

  Title/Position

  Professor Emeritus

  • ronald.beiner@utoronto.ca
  • http://rbeiner.faculty.politics.utoronto.ca/

Faculty Spotlights

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  Assistant Professor Alex Reisenbichler

  Title/Position

  Focus: the political economy of housing markets in rich democracies
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  Associate Professor Alison Smith

  Title/Position

  Focus: the governance of homelessness
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  Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Academic Emily Nacol

  Title/Position

  Focus: early modern political thought
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  Assistant Professor Martha Balaguera Cuervo

  Title/Position

  Focus: migrations and social movements in Central America, Mexico and the United States
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  Assistant Professor Nadège Compaoré

  Title/Position

  Focus: International Relations theory, African politics, global resource/environmental politics
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  Assistant Professor Noel Anderson

  Title/Position

  Focus: international relations, intervention, limited war, and counterinsurgency
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  Associate Professor Randy Besco

  Title/Position

  Focus: elections and public opinion, and the role of race, ethnicity, and immigration
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  Assistant Professor Spyridon Kotsovilis

  Title/Position

  Focus: transitions from authoritarianism, transnational democratization, conflict and war, teaching pedagogies

Alumni Spotlights