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Friday, January 27, 2023

Giuseppe Amatulli: PostDoctoral Fellow

The School of Public Policy and Administration welcomes Giuseppe Amatulli as a postdoctoral fellow working with Frances Abele, Catherine MacQuarrie and Satsan in the research project Rebuilding First Nations Governance. Amatulli considers himself a citizen of the world and has travelled the globe for his research. After completing a BA in... More

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Susan Phillips and Paloma Raggo: ‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023

‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023 Polarization, giving trends, equity, HR issues, reconciliation, the data gap, the climate crisis: we asked leaders in Canada’s non-profit and charitable sector about the challenges and societal shifts they’ll be watching in 2023. Here’s what they had... More

Monday, January 23, 2023

Welcome to Vivian Hoffmann, Associate Professor

The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and the Department of Economics welcome Vivian Hoffmann in a joint-appointment as associate professor at Carleton University. “We in the Department of Economics are very happy to welcome Vivian to Carleton," says Department Chair Hashmat Khan. "Vivian is producing frontier knowledge in the... More

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Patricia Hardie: Op-Ed in Toronto Star on Nature-Based Solutions and the Climate Crisis

Pretending ‘nature-based solutions’ will solve the climate crisis is perverse and delusional We cannot hide behind language that tells a bizarre story about how the planet we are in the process of destroying is simultaneously going to save us. By Patricia Hardie Sun., Jan. 1, 2023 Every day I walk in the “Hundred Acre... More

Thursday, January 5, 2023

SPPA Postdoc Laurenne Schiller and Prof. Graeme Auld Publish in One Earth

SPPA Postdoctoral Fellow Laurenne Schiller and Professor Graeme Auld have published a paper, "Increasing industry involvement in international tuna fishery negotiations," in One Earth that looks at the evolving participation of industry in the annual meetings of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, one of five Regional Fisheries... More

Monday, December 19, 2022

Prof. Mehdi Ammi Appointed to the IHEA Board of Directors as the CHEA Nominated Director

The International Health Economics Association (IHEA)’s Board of Directors includes directors elected by IHEA members and directors nominated by regional health economics associations. Elections for the Board, and for the new President, take place every two years; the next election will be held in late 2023. SPPA Prof. Mehdi Ammi will begin his... More

Monday, December 19, 2022

Three of the Top 30 Social Purpose Researchers of the Year in SPPA

Dec 18, 2022 Authors: Kylie Adair & Vinod Rajasekaran So much happened in 2022. New leaders have emerged, first-of-their-kind organizations have launched, and much more. It can be hard to keep up and understand what it all means — but that’s what Future of Good is here for. 2022 was a big year for... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

PhD Candidate Lisa Halpern and Profs. Susan Phillips and Nathan Grasse Publish in Canadian Public Policy 

PhD candidate Lisa Halpern, Professor Susan Phillips and Associate Professor Nathan Grasse published an article titled “Non-Profit Long-Term Care in Ontario: How Financially Robust is the System?” in a special issue of Canadian Public Policy on Pensions, Retirement, Longevity, and Long-Term Care. Guest Editors’ Introduction “Several... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Weekly Survey of Charitable Sector Launches with 1000 Participants

More than 1000 nonprofit organizations across Canada will receive their first survey this week from the newly launched Charity Insights Canada Project—Projet Canada Perspectives des Organismes de Bienfaisance (CICP-PCPOB). The project, led by the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) faculty team within the School of Public... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Anna Kopec: Assistant Professor, SPPA

Hello! I am Anna Kopec, an assistant professor in public policy and inequality. My areas of research and expertise broadly focus on public policy and democratic participation. My focus has been on homelessness in liberal welfare states, primarily in Canada and Australia. I am currently working on a project that considers the extent to... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Amanda Clarke: Tenure = Nirvana?

The lead-up to tenure is a stressful, frantic period of writing, teaching, and research. But once you’ve been promoted, then what? Professors Irena Knezvic and Amanda Clarke share how they navigated that transition and what they are doing now. Learn more on the Research Shop Talk podcast with FPA’s Kyla Reid… Join us for... More

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Susan Phillips: CSPS/CAPPA Government of the Future Series

On November 24, Professor Susan Phillips was part of a panel for the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) and the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA), Government of the Future Series: Working Collaboratively with Stakeholders. This third event in the series explores some of the ways that public servants can... More

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