Tesh Dagne is an Associate Professor at The School of Public Policy & Administration and was among several LA&PS faculty honoured at the 2024 York University Research Awards Celebration. The York University Research Award Celebration honours York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements and contributions to creating positive change. Read the […]
Zachary Spicer, Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, has co-written a new book titled, Voting Online: Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024), with co-authors Nicole Goodman, Helen Hayes, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers. In Voting Online, Spicer, Goodman, Hayes, McGregor and Pruysers explore the increasing trend […]
In February, the PPASA held its inaugural poetry contest to celebrate Black History Month! The contest was an opportunity for participants to write a poem that expresses their perspective on Black representation in the public sector. The adjudication committee enjoyed reading all of the poem submissions which were insightful, empowering, and articulate. After carefully reviewing each submission, the […]
Professor Ian Stedman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration where he teaches courses in his two areas of expertise: 1) parliamentary ethics and accountability (see PPAS 4190) and Healthcare Law and Policy (see PPAS 4130 “Politics, Law and the Courts”). Professor Stedman also regularly contributes his time and expertise to media interviews and public speaking […]
Professor Zac Spicer is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. Below is a sample of all the leading edge research that he brings to the School and the new municipal government stream in our Masters in Public Policy, Administration and Law (MPPAL) program. Reach out to us here at the […]
It is with great pleasure and pride that the School of Public Policy and Administration congratulates Melodie De Marinis on her hard work and immense achievement! Melodie was one of five 2023 CAPPA/IPAC National Student Award winners for her MPPAL Topics paper “Perspectives of Working Mothers in the Ontario Public Service on Hybrid Work Arrangements”. […]
Professor Soennecken and Canadian collaborators in the VULNER Project at the University of Ottawa, McGill and Waterloo, have recently released their first research report, “Vulnerability in the Canadian Protection Regime” (along with a shorter brief) that examines the policy frameworks related to this topic. The VULNER project was launched in 2020 with a 3.4-million Euro grant from the […]
SPPA Professor Ian Stedman and a team of researchers at the University of Toronto and SickKids Hospital were recently awarded a 4-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant for $634,952.00. The Project Equitable Child Health: Enabling broad ethical inquiry in pediatric care by understanding the parameters of social license for reuse of clinical […]
We are pleased to announce that our 5th annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium titled, “Municipalities, good governance and sustainability: Bringing progressive strategies to life”, will proceed as a hybrid in-person and virtual event (at Vantage Venues, 150 King St W, Toronto, ON and on Zoom) on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 […]
