Presentations & Media Engagements

A selection of my recent media commentary, conference presentations, and invited talks.

Media Commentary

The Hamilton Spectator.  ·  August 6, 2026.
“Where are the candidates? No competition in half of Norfolk County’s municipal wards.” Provided expert commentary on the upcoming Ontario municipal election.
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The Hamilton Spectator.  ·  June 1, 2026.
“‘Publicity stunts’ or power grab? Here’s how strong-mayor powers are wielded in Haldimand-Norfolk.” Provided expert commentary on how the Ford government’s ‘strong mayor powers’ are being used in Ontario.
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The Hamilton Spectator.  ·  March 5, 2025.
“Independent’s day in Haldimand-Norfolk.” Provided expert commentary on independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady’s historic re-election in the 2025 Ontario election.
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Conference & Workshop Presentations

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Ottawa, Ontario · 2026.
“Informality and Accountability: Conversations Between Municipal Elected Officials and Citizens.” (with Sandra Breux)

Atlantic Provinces Political Studies Association Annual Conference.  ·  Fredericton, New Brunswick · 2025.
“Timing and Magnitude of Programmatic Change Among Canadian Provincial Parties.”

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Toronto, Ontario · 2025.
“Programmatic Polarization in Canada’s Provinces.”

Canadian Municipal Barometer Speaker Series.  ·  Virtual · 2025.
“Municipal Issue Publics.” (with Jack Lucas & Sandra Breux)

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Montréal, Québec · 2024.
“Stable or Volatile? Provincial Party Positions in Canada, 1945–2020.”

MapleMeth Regional Methodology Conference.  ·  London, Ontario · 2023.
“The Canadian Provincial Parties Manifestos Dataset: Leveraging RoBERTa for Classification.”

Western Graduate Association of Political Science, Workshop Series.  ·  2023.
“Introduction to Regular Expression in R.”

Western Graduate Association of Political Science, Workshop Series.  ·  2022.
“Introduction to R Workshop: Objects and Operations.”

American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Montréal, Québec · 2022.
“Canadian Provincial Party Systems 1945–2020: Evidence from Party Platforms.”

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Virtual · 2021.
“Canadian Political Science as a Living Tree: Text Analysis of the CJPS 1968–2014.”

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference.  ·  Virtual · 2021.
“Somebody to Lean On: Community Ties and Practical Help During COVID-19.” (with Martin Horak)

NEST COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Workshop.  ·  Western University, Virtual · 2021.
“Somebody to Lean On: Community Ties and Practical Help During COVID-19.” (with Martin Horak)

Invited Talks

Elections & Voting (undergraduate course), University of Western Ontario.  ·  London, Ontario · 2026.
“Canadian Political Parties’ Policy Positions Through the Lens of Party Competition.”

Career Night for Laurier Arts Scholars, Wilfrid Laurier University.  ·  Waterloo, Ontario · 2021.
Discussions with Alumni.

Research Methods in Political Science (undergraduate course), King’s University College.  ·  London, Ontario · 2021.
“Qualitative and Quantitative Text Analysis: Practical Uses in Political Science Research.”

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC).  ·  2020.
“Improving Water Quality in Indigenous Communities.”