Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Municipal Issue Publics.”
Urban Affairs Review (2026).
“Geographic Proximity Dampens Ideological Policy Disagreement in Urban Politics.”
Nature Cities, Vol. 3 (2026), pp. 514–522.
“Somebody to Lean On: Community Ties, Social Exchange, and Practical Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
City & Community, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2024), pp. 3–25.
“Local Election Campaign Finance Regimes in Canada: Toward a Research Agenda.”
Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 64, No. 1 (2021), pp. 99–121.
“Improving First Nations Water Security Through Governance.”
Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 63, No. 1 (2020), pp. 155–176.
Among the top 10 most downloaded Canadian Public Administration articles, 2019–2020
“The Governance of Climate Change Adaptation: Stormwater Management Policy and Practice.”
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 63, No. 6 (2020), pp. 1077–1096.
Working Papers
“Issue Salience in Party Platforms: Introducing the Canadian Archive of Provincial Party Manifestos 1945–2025.”
Draft available upon request
“Centralizing Authority in Local Government: The Introduction of Strong Mayor Powers in Ontario, Canada.”
Draft available upon request
“Programmatic Polarization in Provincial Elections 1945–2020.”
Draft available upon request
“Timing and Magnitude of Position Change Among Canadian Provincial Parties.”
Draft available upon request
“Informality and Accountability: Conversations Between Municipal Elected Officials and Citizens.”
Policy Reports, Blogs & Other Non-Referred Contributions
“Whose Voice Counts? Uncovering Municipal Issue Publics.”
Urban Affairs Review Blog (August 2026).
“Disagreements in Municipal Politics: How Location Shapes the Ways Residents Think About Policy.”
Forthcoming (October 2026), Municipal World.
“Close to Home: How the Location of Policies Shapes How People Think About Them.”
Canadian Municipal Barometer Substack (June 2026).
“Beyond the Big City, Appendix A: Jurisdictional Scan.”
Pathways to Prosperity Partnership (2019). Report for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and the Government of Ontario.