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Monday, November 14, 2022
Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) alum Sancho Angulo (MPPA ’22) was featured as a panelist at the inaugural National Autism Conference, a two-day virtual conference organized by the Public Health Agency of Canada last November 15 and 16. The conference is meant to convene perspectives from various stakeholders, including autistic... More
Thursday, November 10, 2022
My background is in economics where I studied applied economics as my undergrad and subsequently continued on to do my master’s in economics — both at Queen’s University. My academic background drives my passion for combining economics with social and technical knowledge, which is sometimes overlooked in pure economics. This is why I joined... More
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
I came to Carleton University from Egypt in 2016. I spent three years working as a visiting researcher in the department of economics at the University of Ottawa while completing my PhD in economics from Cairo University with a concentration on econometrics and macroeconomic policy. I currently work as an analyst at the Canada... More
Monday, November 7, 2022
I was raised in Toronto, Ontario and completed my undergraduate degree of a BA in political Science at Western University. I came to Carleton University to study in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy. I was deciding between the SPPA and other prominent public policy graduate programs and felt that the Sustainable Energy... More
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
I came to Carleton University from Edmonton, Alberta, after completing an undergraduate degree in honours political science at MacEwan University. I got interested in public policy in the last couple years of my degree, nurtured by a professor who specialized in the field and supervised my honours thesis. I'm passionate about social policy... More
Monday, October 31, 2022
I am originally from Australia, but I have lived in Canada since I was eight. For the last 13 years, I have lived in Montreal, QC. My undergraduate degree was in Software Engineering at McGill University. In the last semesters of my degree, I did research on how racial biases are integrated into the... More
Thursday, June 23, 2022
I have enjoyed my time in the program, and I am so happy to have been and to continue to be a part of this community. One of my favourite parts of this program was collaborating with students who have different educational backgrounds. The interdisciplinary nature of this program allows innovative solutions to these... More
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
I enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation during a career change. Coming from an academic and professional background entirely unrelated to public policy or public programs (academic and professional music and organizational development), the instructors provided unparalleled insight into the life of public... More
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
I was fortunate to spend my time in the SPPA completing my Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. We learned about trust-based philanthropy practices. We strategized different ways nonprofits and foundations could interact with the public and private sector to fulfill their charitable missions. Most importantly, we challenged the impact... More
Monday, June 20, 2022
By Karen Kelly Whether it’s climate change, a pandemic, or immigration, the biggest issues of our day end up being dealt with at the local level. Maude Marquis-Bissonnette knows this well. While she pursued her PhD in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), she was also a city councillor... More
Thursday, January 6, 2022
The journey I have been on since fleeing my country of origin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been an arduous one. Having limited educational opportunities as a refugee, becoming a Canadian citizen and pursuing post-secondary education has served as a big lesson and achievement. My education includes a Bachelor of Commerce degree in... More
Friday, December 17, 2021
I am employed full-time as a Policy Analyst at Employment and Social Development Canada working on labour market research in fulfillment of the Nunavut Agreement. I continue to work in this capacity while studying in the PhD in Public Policy program. I first heard of the PhD in Public Policy program by attending the... More
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