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Hello and welcome to my website!
I’m an Associate professor of Political science at the University of Montreal.
My research is broadly focused on the social and political responses to complex policy problems like climate change. Specifically, I study the role of values, ideology, and contextual factors in shaping risk perceptions and public opinion, as well as the interactions among media, public opinion, and public policy.
I am currently engaged in several research projects examining the social and political responses to climate change, pathways to environmental engagement, opinion formation and polarization in the context of a changing media environment, as well as the measurement of political ideology and cultural worldviews. This research is funded by various agencies including the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada as well as the Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FRQSC) of Quebec.
Prospective graduate students are invited to contact me directly via email.
To learn more about my research, please visit my Google Scholar page here.