I am Professor and Laurier Research Chair in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs where I served as the Coordinator of the Waterloo Political Economy Group (WatPEG) between 2022 and 2024.

Between 2013 and 2023, I held the Canada Research Chair (Tier2) in Comparative Federalism and Multilevel Governance.

I am also a former Board member of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), where I served as the Secretary-Treasurer between 2021 and 2024.

Most pressing public policy issues, from pandemic management over climate change to economic security, tend to cut across jurisdictions, requiring cooperation and creativity from multiple levels of government. My comparative research contributes to elucidate how governments address such challenges.

Current research areas:

  • Economic policy with a particular focus on trade (ongoing)
  • Transportation infrastructure policy (emerging)
  • Institutional reform and adaptation in federal systems and multilevel governance more generally (ongoing)