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

Monday, April 15, 2024

Anna Kopec examines how homelessness policies interact to influence political participation

In her new paper, SPPA's Anna Kopec considers how policy characteristics interact to influence the political participation of individuals... More

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Marc-André Gagnon’s new paper underscores institutional limitations in reporting and publication of drug trial results in Canada

SPPA Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon is co-author, with Joel Lexchin and Carleton students Bleu... More

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Marc-André Gagnon – Current Priorities in Health Research Agendas

SPPA Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon is co-editor of a special issue of Frontiers in Medicine on research topic: Current priorities in health research agendas: tensions... More

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