Undergraduate Opportunities

 
 

Areas of Supervision

I welcome supervisions that align with the focus of my lab, the Rights and Representation Lab. While there will be variation in what I’m willing and able to supervise by level of study (e.g., BA, MA, PhD, and postdoc), I encourage you to discuss your interests with me if you plan to work on one or more of the following topics:

  • 2SLGBTQIA+ politics

  • Gender in Canadian politics

  • The study of Canadian politics as a subfield

  • Diversity in Canadian political institutions

  • Canadian political parties

  • Canadian interest groups and social movements

  • Canadian political development (big over-time developments)

Honours Thesis Students

You can learn more about the Honours Thesis Program in the Department of Political Studies here. Applications to the honours thesis are generally in May, but I encourage interested students to email me between January and April 2026 with a draft application, which includes the information listed below:

  • Research Question and Importance: What question do you plan to answer in your honours thesis? This should be something you can answer in the scope of 50-60 pages over about seven months. You should also explain why answering this question is important. What would answering this question tell us that we don’t know? How might it change the work of academics, activists, governments, etc.?

  • Existing Literature: Cite work throughout your proposal to show you’ve done some reading and see how your research builds on past work. Describe what the academic literature says about your topic of study, especially your research question.

  • Tentative Methodology: Describe how you plan to answer your research question. Be as specific as possible. For example, if you are proposing interviews, describe who you would interview and why they are suitable for answering the research question you propose. If you propose doing archival research, which archives and collections would you need to access and is it feasible for you to visit and access them?

  • Fit with Supervisor: Describe how your research fits with mine and work of the Rights and Representation Lab.

  • Unofficial Transcript: Attach an unofficial transcript so I see what types of courses you’ve taken and how you’ve done in them.

Undergraduate Partnered Research Programme

I have been the Queen’s-based supervisor for a few Undergraduate Partnered Research Programme students and am generally happy to do so. You can learn more about the programme here.