Health, Education and Social Policy

About this Research Theme

Social policy encompasses government actions and regulations designed to address societal challenges and promote the well-being of citizens. Research topics include the development and implementation of programs and measures related to areas such as healthcare, education, labor and poverty.

Faculty

Mehdi Ammi

Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor (PhD in Public Policy) -- health economics; health policy; applied microeconomics

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Marc-André Gagnon

Associate Professor -- social and health policy; pharmaceutical policy; innovation policy; science and technology studies; political economy; history of economic thought

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José Galdo

Professor -- labour economics; development economics; applied econometrics; program evaluation

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Vivian Hoffmann

Associate Professor -- agricultural extension; science, technology and innovation; health

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Anna Kopec

Assistant Professor -- public policy, inequality, comparative public policy, policy design, political participation

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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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Ardyn Nordstrom

Assistant Professor -- program and policy evaluation; development economics; education; cost-benefit analysis; mixed-methods evaluation; machine learning

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Adegboyega Ojo

Professor, Canada Research Chair in Governance and Artificial Intelligence -- digital Government; artificial intelligence governance; data-intensive public sector innovation; policy analytics

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Phil Ryan

Associate Professor -- multiculturalism; policy theory

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Jennifer Stewart

Professor, Director of SPPA -- health economics; labour economics

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Recent Publications

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

The impact of sense of belonging on health: Canadian evidence

High-income countries are increasingly described as experiencing a growing sense of detachment. But does belonging matter? Abstract In their new paper, SPPA Associate Professor... More

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Mehdi Ammi: Political determinants of COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine rollouts: the case of regional elections in Italy and Spain

Political decisions have played a key role in the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the topic of a... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Anna Kopec: Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance In this new article, SPPA Assistant Professor Anna Kopec and co-author Alison Smith (University of Toronto) bring together... More

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