Edana Beauvais

Edana Beauvais is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, specializing in deliberative democracy and identity politics. Research examines how social identities and inequalities affect political communication and democratic participation.

Education includes a PhD from University of British Columbia following an MA (UBC) and BA (University of Toronto). Previously held postdoctoral fellowships at Duke University, Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center, and McGill University's Centre for Study of Democratic Citizenship.

Key research areas include political discourse analysis, settler-Indigenous relations, gender representation gaps, and democratic innovation. Methodological expertise includes quantitative analysis, survey design, and experimental approaches to studying political behavior.