Research | Faculty of Public Affairs

Research is at the heart of our mission in the Faculty of Public Affairs.

Our researchers publish in high-profile venues, receive significant external grant funding and attract high-caliber graduate students and research partners. We offer them comprehensive support.

External Research Funding (2018 fiscal year)

$5.28 Million

Externally Funded Research Projects (as of January 1, 2019)

100

Home to 4 active SSHRC Partnership Grants
Home to 3 Early Career Researcher Award Winners
Home to 3 Canada Research Chairs

Celebrating Excellence
Exemplary Faculty of Public Affairs researchers are recognized in a number of ways, both internally and externally. These faculty members reflect the dynamic research environment within our Faculty.

Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chair program was created by the federal government in 2000 to build capacity for research excellence in Canada.

FPA Research Overview →

Spotlight on Research

Another Take – Strategic Incapacitation: How Police Agencies Undermine Protest Movements

Research in the News

August 4, 2020

Economics Professor Ba Chu Receives NSERC Discovery Grant

Professor Ba Chu has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for his study entitled “Simulation-based methods for Large Dynamic Latent... More

July 29, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: The Case of Métis Acadians

As an associate professor of Law and Legal Studies, Sebastien Malette has focused on unrecognized Métis and non-status Indigenous communities in the Eastern provinces of Canada. He is the co-author... More

July 28, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies

As a researcher, Professor Lara Karaian studies the intersections between sexuality, technology, representation, bodily experience, and legal regulation. This year, a $92,700 Insight Grant from the Social Science and Humanities... More

July 17, 2020

Carleton Professor Assists Refugee Network in Pandemic Response

Carleton Professor James Milner, the project director of LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network, describes the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the refugees he works with. "In the... More

Research Support

Awards & Bursaries

Other

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Immersive Storytelling (pdf)
Mandatory Internal Peer Review (pdf)
FPA SSHRC Insight Competition Report (protected pdf. Contact Kyla Reid for password)
SSHRC Insight Competition Report – Executive Summary (pdf)
PDG Support Program application (online form)
FPA Research Engagement Grants
FPA Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
FPA Research Teams Program

About Us

The Faculty has dedicated faculty members and staff working on the research portfolio, as well as a number of bursaries to support high-quality research. Chris Worswick is the Associate Dean (Research and International). He works closely with Kyla Reid, Research Facilitator, and Kevin Nzomo, Post-Award Support Officer.

Contact

Chris Worswick
Associate Dean – Research and International

Kyla Reid
Research Facilitator

Kevin Nzomo
Post Award Support Officer