Lisa Mills

Associate Professor — maternal and reproductive health policy in the developing world, particularly Mexico; social policy in Mexico; the political economy of development; theories of development
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- BA (Hons) History and Political Science (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- MA Political Science (University of Toronto, Canada)
- PhD Political Science (University of Toronto, Canada)
Lisa’s research has focused on two broad areas: health politics and policy in developing countries; and environmental politics and policy. Her health policy research was focused on the implementation of the maternal health Millennium Development Goal (MDG-5). She is now working on the politics of mining regulation, focusing on the Australian case, in a comparative study with Graeme Auld, Alexandra Mallett, and several other researchers.
Honours
- M.A. in Public Administration (MAPA) Students’ Society Excellence in Teaching Award (2013)
- M.A. in Public Administration (MAPA) Students’ Society Excellence in Teaching Award (2008)
- Honourable Mention, Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs Excellence in Teaching Award (2007)
Publications
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- Mills, Lisa Nicole. The Limits of Trust: The Millennium Development Goals, Maternal Health, and Health Policy in Mexico, Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2017.
- Mills, Lisa. Science and Social Context: The Regulation of Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone in North America. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2002.
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- Mills, Lisa Nicole. “The Conflict over the Proposed LNG Hub in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region and the Politics of Time.” The extractive industries and society 6(1): pp. 67–76 (January 2019) Elsevier Ltd.
- Lysenko, Dmitry, Lisa Mills, and Saul Schwartz. “Does Canada Need Trade Adjustment Assistance?” International journal (Toronto) 72(1): pp. 91-110 (March 2017) London, England: SAGE Publications.
- Mills, Lisa Nicole. “Accounting for Blame: The Paradoxical Consequences of Measuring Maternal Death in Mexico.” Social politics 22(3): pp. 411-431 (2015) Oxford University Press.
- Mills, Lisa. “Citizenship, Reproductive Rights, and Maternal Health in Mexico.” Revue canadienne d’études du développement 31(3-4): pp. 417-438 (January 2010) Taylor & Francis Group.
- Weber, Ashley, and Lisa Mills. “A One-Time-Only Combination: Emergency Medicine Exports and the TRIPS Agreement Under Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime.” Health and human rights 12(1): pp. 109–122 (June 2010) Harvard University Press (United States).
- Mills, Lisa Nicole. “Maternal Health Policy and the Politics of Scale in Mexico.” Social politics 13(4): pp. 487-521 (2006) Oxford University Press.
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- “Doing the North American Two-Step on a Global Stage: Canada, its G8 Muskoka Initiative, and Safe Abortion Funding,” in Bruce Doern and Chris Stoney eds. How Ottawa Spends 2012-2013, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press for the School of Public Policy and Administration, pp.242-260. (18 pages)
- “Gender, Democracy and Federalism in Mexico: Implications for Reproductive Rights and Social Policy,” with Laura Macdonald, in Melissa Haussman, Marian Sawer, and Jill Vickers eds. Federalism, Feminism and Multilevel Governance, (Ashgate, 2010), pp. 187 – 199 (12 pages) (second author)
- 3“Birth Models in Mexico: The CASA Hospital and School,” with Robbie Davis-Floyd, in Birth Models That Work, volume edited by Robbie Davis-Floyd, Lesley Barclay, and Jan Tritten. (Berkeley, University of California Press)(first author) 2009. (35 pages)
- “Access to Emergency Medicines: How Ottawa Amends the Patent Act,” (with Ashley Weber), in Bruce Doern ed. How Ottawa Spends 2006-2007, (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006) (first author) pp. 229-247 (18 pages).
- “‘Terminating’ Agricultural Biotechnology? Hard Law, Public Protest, and the Demise of the Life Sciences Industry,” in Michael Trebilcock and John Kirton (eds.) Hard Choices, Soft Law: Combining Trade, Environment and Social Cohesion in Global Governance (Ashgate, 2004), pp. 334-361. (27 pages)
- “New Media in the New Millenium,” (with Shauna Brail), in David A. Wolfe and J. Adam Holbrook (eds) Innovation, Institutions and Territory: Regional Innovation Systems in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2002), (first author) pp. 135-161. (26 pages)
Videos & Media coverage
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- Black History Month: Carleton Focuses on Anti-Racism Initiatives (Carleton Newsroom, Feb 2021)
- 2020 FPA Excellence Awards: A Virtual Celebration (FPA News, Jul 2020)
- Students as Partners Program Pairs Students and Instructors to Design Courses (Carleton Newsroom, Aug 2020)
- PAPM students push for racial equity, The Charlatan (The Charlatan, Sep 2020)
- Jean Charest Lecture Headlines FPA Research Month (FPA News, Jan 2018)
- An open letter on the Fair Elections Act (The Globe & Mail, Apr 2014)
SPPA News

Lisa Mills: Getting closure? Mining rehabilitation reform in Queensland and Western Australia
SPPA Associate Professor Lisa Mills SPPA Professor Lisa Mills’ paper “Getting closure? Mining rehabilitation reform in Queensland and Western Australia”…

Alexandra Mallett and Lisa Mills Publish Article in The Extractive Industries and Society
Environmental impacts of mining in Brazil and the environmental licensing process: Changes needed for changing times? Alexandra Mallett, Erica Lima,…