Teaching Assistant for undergraduate courses including: Pol 1000 Analyse politique; théories et concepts (Alain Noël)Pol 1330 Administration et politiques publiques (Laurence Bherer)Pol 2140 Analyse politique (Mireille Paquet)Pol 2150 Politiques Sociales (Alain Noël)Pol 3500 Institutions Canadiennes/Québecoises (Jean-François Godbout)

My responsibilities included interviewing (in English and in French) 10 high-profile SSHRC scholarship holders. I also wrote profiles of their work for promotion by SSHRC.

Researched aboriginal and public sector governance in Canada. I aided in the study of the governance of various organizations, and I presented research findings in Toronto. I also conducted focus groups in Halifax and Toronto in a study about the governance of a public organization. In addition to these two major areas, I led a project to study Parliament and the committee system.

The Parliamentary Internship Programme is a non-partisan, educational introduction to Canadian politics. As a Parliamentary Intern, I completed two five month work placements in the Ottawa offices of a government and an opposition Member of Parliament. The program involved weekly academic discussions; "brown-bag lunch" seminars with prominent public actors in government, the private sector, and activists; and a research paper, which focused on parliamentary committees. I also participated in… Show more The Parliamentary Internship Programme is a non-partisan, educational introduction to Canadian politics. As a Parliamentary Intern, I completed two five month work placements in the Ottawa offices of a government and an opposition Member of Parliament. The program involved weekly academic discussions; "brown-bag lunch" seminars with prominent public actors in government, the private sector, and activists; and a research paper, which focused on parliamentary committees. I also participated in study tours to Nunavut, Washington, Belfast, Brussels, Toronto, and Québec City to learn about politics and governance around the world. Show less