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Research Interests

Gender and Politics; Institutions; Canadian Politics; Canadian Government; Gender Studies; Policymaking; Feminist Institutionalism; Violence Against Women; Canadian Political Parties

Brief Biography

Claire is a third year PhD Candidate studying in the Political Studies department at Queen’s University. Her first field of study is Gender and Politics, and second is Canadian Politics. Claire’s research focuses on intersectional forms of Violence Against Women in Politics (VAWIP). Her dissertation focuses on experiences of online VAWIP and the intersection of race and gender in Canadian politics.

Conference Presentations

Westlake, Daniel, Robbins-Kanter, Jacob and Mountford, Claire, “Gender Identity and Candidate-Self Presentation: Assessing Provincial Election Candidates in Ontario and Quebec” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario. (2025)

Von-Hlatky, Stéfanie and Mountford, Claire, “Analyzing Russian Gender-Based Disinformation Narratives: An Analysis of Russia Today” Canadian Security Amid Global Change Research Symposium. Toronto, Ontario. (2025)

Mountford, Claire, “To Sanction or not to Sanction: Party Responses to Allegations of Sexual Violence” Presentation at the British Association of Canadian Studies (BACS) Annual Conference. Scotland, United Kingdom. (2025)

Wong, Owen and Mountford, Claire, “Analyzing Russian Gender-Based Disinformation Narratives: An Analysis of the EU Disinfo Dataset” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Montreal, Quebec. (2024)

Mountford, Claire, “To Sanction or not to Sanction: Party Responses to Allegations of Sexual Violence” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Montreal, Quebec. (2024)

Selected Awards

• SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (2026-29)
• Trevor C. Holland Fellowship, Queen’s University (2025, declined in order to accept OGS)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Queen’s University (2025)
• Stanley Drabek Graduate Award, Queen’s University (2025)
• R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship, Queen’s University (2024)
• Faculty of Arts and Science Award for Social Justice, Queen’s University (2023)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Queen’s University (2023)
• Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2022)
• ����ֱ�� Tri-Agency Recipient Recognition Award, Queen’s University (2022)

Teaching Experience

Bishop’s University – Instructor

POLS 246 – The Politics of Gender and Sexuality, W26

Queen’s University – Course Co-Ordinator

POLS 111 – Power and Politics, F25

Queen’s University – Teaching Assistant

POLS 112 – Enduring Political Debates, W25

POLS 111 – Power and Politics, F24

POLS 212 – Canadian Politics, W24

POLS 110 – Introduction to Politics, F23, W24

Brief Biography

Chelsea is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at ����ֱ�� where she specializes in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Chelsea holds an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Victoria and a B.A. (Hons.) in Political Studies from ����ֱ��.

Research Interests

Chelsea's research considers the global political economy of environmental governance. She is particularly interested in understanding the multi-scalar governance of climate mobility from an ecologically-oriented historical materialist perspective. More broadly, Chelsea is interested in identifying the global relations of power that deliver uneven socio-ecological outcomes in the context of climate change.

Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2023-2024)

Dean's Award for Global Sustainability (2023-2024)

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Research Interests

Law and politics, courts, Canadian politics, federalism, constitutional law, rights, policymaking, criminal justice

Brief Biography

Brendan Dell is a SSHRC-funded (CGRS-D) doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Studies at ����ֱ��, working under the co-supervision of Dr. Stéphanie Chouinard and Dr. Paul Gardner. Brendan's research focuses broadly on Canadian law and politics. Specifically, his research explores the relationship between governments and the judiciary on constitutional issues (such as the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Aboriginal and treaty rights, and the division of powers). His dissertation explores and explains the strategic use of courts by provincial governments in constitutional cases.

Brendan has authored or co-authored articles and book chapters that have been published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, the Ottawa Law Review, and other edited collections. He is also a Research Fellow at the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. Previously, Brendan earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Public Policy and a M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy from the University of Guelph.

Selected Awards and Scholarships

SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral, 2026-28

Sir Edward Peacock Research Award, 2025, 2026

R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship, 2025-26

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2020-21, 2021-22 (declined), 2023-24, 2024-25, 2026-27 (declined)

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master's, 2021-2022

Brief Biography

Cindy Cruz is a doctoral student within the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on the Canadian Armed Forces organization and members within, including elements such as civilian military relations, security, and international relations. She has a multi-disciplinary background with a BA in Criminology, Sociology, and an MA in Sociology.

Research Interests

Peacebuilding, International Institutions, Localized conflicts, African politics

Brief Biography

Emmanuel Ampomah is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. Prior to joining Queen’s he was a researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council’s Equitable Education and Economies research division in South Africa. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Cape Town and a BA (honors) degree in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Ghana. Emmanuel has presented his research at international conferences in Tanzania, USA, Germany, Belgium and Kenya. He is passionate about peacebuilding, youth, and development in Africa.

Awards

Mastercard Foundation Scholar (2018-2019), University of Cape Town

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (International), 2025, ����ֱ��

Timothy C.S. Franks Research Travel Fund, ����ֱ��

Peacock Research Award, ����ֱ��

Brief Biography

Caroline is the Skelton-Clark Post-Doctoral Fellow, teaching POLS 300- and 400-level courses in Winter 2024. Caroline studies Canadian foreign policy, the United Nations Security Council, diplomacy, and settler colonialism in Canada. She holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa, where she has also been a Research Associate at the Centre for International Policy Studies. She also holds an MA from The George Washington University, an MA from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor of Knowledge Integration from the University of Waterloo. Outside of academia, she has worked at Global Affairs Canada, including as a Senior Policy Analyst in Foreign Policy Planning and the Cadieux-Léger Fellow. She is currently the Book Reviews Editor at International Journal. For more information on Caroline’s research, please visit her .

Teaching

For detailed information about political studies courses and instructors, please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate pages. 

Research Interests

Paul Nesbitt-Larking is interested in how people make sense of their political lives and how they develop their political identities. In the Canadian context and beyond, he has conducted research into political discourses and narratives, beliefs, values and emotions, political communication and political agency. Recent research has included studies of masculinities, research ethics, migration and multiculturalism, citizenship, and the political lives of ethno-religious minorities. Support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for studies in multiculturalism is gratefully acknowledged.

Brief Biography

Paul Nesbitt-Larking grew up in the UK and immigrated to Canada to study for a doctorate at Carleton University. His Canadian teaching career began in 1981 and he has taught at Carleton University, Brock University, York University, and Toronto Metropolitan University, as well as at Queen’s. He taught at Huron University College from 1992 to 2021 where he has been appointed Professor Emeritus of Political Science. Professor Nesbitt-Larking has enjoyed a long-standing professional membership of the International Society of Political Psychology and has a number of publications in their flagship journal, Political Psychology. He is a former president of the International Society of Political Psychology.

Teaching

POLS 313 Mass Media and Politics in Canada (Winter 2024)

POLS 434 Multiculturalism (Fall 2023)