Public engagement
I write for public audiences and take part in panels, talks, and policy conversations on Canadian politics, municipal governance, and social policy.
Public panel · 2026
Centre Sanaaq · Montréal · February 10, 2026
A public discussion of Montréal's 2025 municipal election, drawing on our election-day survey to discuss political knowledge, perceptions of municipal politics, electoral priorities, and local identity.
With Charles-André Goulet and Teresa Pian, moderated by Mireille Lalancette.
Read event coverageWriting and commentary
Op-eds and commentary connecting research on cities, public policy, and Canadian politics to current public debates.
Policy Options
2026
What Montréal's 2025 election tells us about local political knowledge, competition, and voter perceptions.
Policy Options
2024
A proposal for making energy performance more visible to renters and strengthening accountability in Canada's rental housing market.
Edmonton Journal
2024
An argument for reconsidering how scarce public land in Edmonton's river valley is allocated and who can access it.
Talks and teaching
Public events and classroom conversations are another way I share research and connect it to broader questions in Canadian politics and public policy.
Guest lectures · McGill University
I have delivered guest lectures at McGill in POLI 379: Urban Politics, POLI 427: The Politics of Social Policy in Canada, and POLI 221: Government of Canada, covering multilevel and urban governance, disability and social policy, and institutions and institutionalism.
