From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in FPA this year. While we faced many challenges, 2021 also presented new opportunities, which were embraced by the faculty, staff and students within FPA. What follows is a sample of some of the highlights within our Faculty over the past year.
FPA Highlights 2021
Communication (School of Journalism and Communication)
Vicky McArthur
Research winners
Miranda Brady – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Hannah Dick – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Vicky McArthur – NSERC Encouraging Vaccine Confidence Grant
Dwayne Winseck – SSHRC Partnership Grant
Liam Young – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Awards
Karim H. Karim – Carleton University Chancellor’s Professor
Vicky McArthur – Carleton University Research Achievement Award
PhD student Stephanie Ritter – John Rainford Award in Health and Risk Communication.
Events
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Evelyn Maeder
Research winners
Nicolas Carrier – SSHRC Insight Grant
Evelyn Maeder – SSHRC Insight Grant
Natasha Stirrett – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Awards
Robin Dunbar – FPA Staff Excellence Award
Evelyn Maeder – FPA Research Excellence Award
Jeffrey Monaghan – Carleton University Research Achievement Award
Danette Nearing-Guibord – Carleton University Professional Achievement Award
Initiatives
The Criminology BIPOC caucus was launched with a mandate to support Black, Indigenous, and racialized students in our program.
The Student Support Funds program was launched.
The Institute hosted two postdoctoral fellows, Julia Chan and Logan Ewanation.
The Institute also participated in the Students as Partners Program.
Economics
Maya Papineau
Research winners
Maya Papineau – SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Matthew Webb – SSHRC Insight Grant and CIHR grant
Awards
Economics students are finalists in Bank of Canada challenge.
Jevan Cherniwchan named the Canada Research Chair, Tier II, in Economics of Sustainability and Globalization.
Initiatives
The Department of Economics introduced the Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy.
The department established the Afshan Dar-Brodeur Scholarship for Excellence in Economics.
European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Crina Viju-Miljusevic
Research winners
Crina Viju-Miljusevic and Agnieszka Weinar – Partnership Engage Grant
Initiatives
The Institute marked its 50th anniversary.
Paul Goode was named the inaugural McMillan Chair in Russian Studies.
Journalism (School of Journalism and Communication)
Nana aba Duncan
Research winners
Allan Thompson – SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
Nana aba Duncan – Carleton Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Alliance Research Grant
Awards
Brett Popplewell – Carleton New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and FPA Teaching Excellence Award
Katelyn Graham – Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award
Initiatives
Journalism marked its 75th anniversary.
Matthew Pearson launched a landmark survey of mental health and well-being in journalism.
Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad joined the School as a journalist-in-residence.
Journalism faculty members Christopher Dornan, Susan Harada, Brent Popplewell, Aneurin Bosley and Nana aba Duncan are contributing to the book The Canadian 2021 Federal Election, edited by Christopher Dornan and Jon Pammett (Political Science).
Events
Arthur Kroeger College
Jennifer Robson
Research winners
Marylynn Steckley (BGInS) – Canadian Institute of Health Research grant
Awards
Marylynn Steckley – Carleton University Excellence in Teaching Award
Initiatives
Jennifer Robson (Political Management) and Saul Schwartz (SPPA) both contributed to the 2021 Canadian election debate.
Jennifer Robson joined the Royal Society of Canada Task force on COVID-19.
Abel Mengistab Scholarship was established.
Dean Laplonge was a fellow-in-residence in Arthur Kroeger College.
The Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) introduced a minor in community engagement.
Law and Legal Studies
Dale Spencer
Research winners
Dale Spencer – SSHRC Insight Grant and FPA Research Excellence Chair
Megan Gaucher – Insight Grant.
William Hébert – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Michael Christenson – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Awards
Melanie Adrian won an Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award.
Melanie Adrian was appointed to the Order of Ontario.
Hollis Moore won a Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund grant.
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA)
Leah West
Research winners
Leah West – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Lama Mourad – Partnership Engage Grant
Alex Wilner – Ontario Early Researcher Award
Awards
Leah West – FPA Public Commentary Excellence Award.
Initiatives
NPSIA hosts visiting ambassador-in-residence Dr. Raoul Delcorde.
CFPJ Trudeau Foreign Policy Report Card was published.
Events
NPSIA hosted a talk by Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations.
Yanling Wang hosted the event, “We Rise Together: Stopping Anti-Asian Racism.”
Political Economy
Initiatives
The Institute added a specialization in climate change for MA students.
Political Economy also hosted a Fulbright Scholar this year.
Political Economy welcomed visiting professor John Peters.
Political Science
The first graduates of the Dual Master’s Degree with the University of Lucerne with the coordinators of the program. From L to R: Carleton Professor Hans-Martin Jaeger, Arta Tahiraj, Max Kallenbach, Sukhi Dhaliwal, and Lucerne Professor Joachim Blatter.
Research winners
Aaron Ettinger – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Peter Andree – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Awards
Erin Tolley named Canada Research Chair, Tier II, in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics.
Aaron Ettinger won the Canadian Political Science Association Prize for Teaching Excellence
Scott Bennett, Chris Brown, Achim Hurrelmann, Mira Sucharov, Alex McDougall, and Steven Orr won CUSA Teaching Awards.
Noah Schwartz – FPA Teaching Excellence Award (Contract Instructor).
Initiatives
The book The Canadian 2021 Federal Election is being edited by Jon Pammett (Political Science) and Christopher Dornan (Journalism).
Events
The first graduates of the Dual Master’s degree with University of Lucerne were honoured at a special celebration with the Swiss Ambassador.
School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA)
Marc-André Gagnon
Research winners
Marc-André Gagnon – Insight Grant
Paloma Raggo – SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
Jerald Sabin – Insight Development Grant
Jose Galdo – Insight Development Grant
Mehdi Ammi – Canadian Institutes for Health Research grant
Award winners
Amanda Clarke won an Early Researcher Award.
Initiatives
SPPA Researchers Established Lab to Study Decentred Governance in the Digital Era.
Events
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Planting a Seed Towards Reconciliation.
PhilanthroTHINK: Naheed Nenshi
Social Work
Susan Braedley
Research winners
Karen Sewell – SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Award winners
Brenda Morris – Carleton Professional Achievement Award.
Initiatives
Susan Braedley released a report on LGBTQ2+ adults and the workers who care for them.
Events
Black History is Every Month event
The School also hosted events on Asian Canadians in Social Work and on Black Canadians in Social Work.
Nimo Bokore hosted a Somalia Studies Colloquium with a focus on Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West.
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Public Affairs
Publications
Initiatives
Carleton University Research Opportunity (CUROP)
Events
New faculty orientation
Friday, December 17, 2021 in Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, Department of Economics, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Department of Political Science, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Institute of Political Economy, News, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Public Policy and Administration, School of Social Work
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