Alexandra Dobrowolsky

Alexandra Dobrowolsky is a Professor in Political Science at Saint Mary's University's Faculty of Arts. She has held academic roles including former Chair of her department at SMU, Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law, and Assistant Professor at York University. Her research focuses on citizenship, representation, constitutional activism, immigration policy, and governance feminism across Canada, the UK, and Mexico.

• Dalhousie University - SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (1997)
• Carleton University - PhD in Political Science (1996)
• Dalhousie University - MA in Political Science (1990)
• University of Toronto - BA Honours in Political Science and English (1987)

Her work explores intersections of gender, constitutionalism, and social policy, with recent projects including 'Engendering Public Engagement, Democratizing Public Space' and governance feminism studies in Canada and Mexico. She has contributed to foundational feminist scholarship in Canadian political science.

Dr. Dobrowolsky has received multiple awards for teaching and research excellence, including the President's Award for Excellence in Research (first woman in SMU's Faculty of Arts to achieve this). She serves on editorial boards for major journals and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia Research Advisory Committee.

Her pedagogical contributions include collaborative teaching approaches and comparative analyses of devolving immigration policies across Canadian provinces. Current lab/team affiliations focus on feminist policy research and public engagement initiatives.