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Lisa Young is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Arts. Her research spans Canadian politics with emphasis on Alberta politics, gender dynamics, political parties, election finance, and graduate education reform. She has held significant administrative roles including Director of Graduate Programs and Dean of Graduate Studies.
Education:
- Ph.D in Political Science, University of Toronto
- M.A in Political Science, Carleton University
Dr. Young's scholarship centers on Canadian political institutions and systemic education reform. Her foundational work examines gender representation and party financing, while recent SSHRC-funded research investigates populist movements in Western Canada and PhD training efficacy. She co-authored the landmark 2024 publication For the Public Good: Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities addressing structural challenges in doctoral education.
Analysis of her 2022-2023 publications reveals dual trajectories: (1) empirical studies of Canadian political behavior (donor motivations, party dynamics) and (2) transformative graduate education research. Her collaborative work with Berdahl and Malloy—published in PS: Political Science and Politics and Canadian Journal of Political Science—establishes new frameworks for political science PhD training and career preparation.
Major recognitions include:
- Killam Research Fellowship (2003)
- Faculty of Social Science Distinguished Teaching Award (2004)
As Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Young spearheaded the My GradSkills program and Transformative Talent Internship initiative, fundamentally reshaping professional development for 5,000+ graduate students. Her SSHRC-funded research examines populism in Alberta/Saskatchewan while ongoing projects analyze political science PhD outcomes through national supervisor/student surveys.
She collaborates with the Berdahl-Malloy research collective on graduate education reform and engages policy communities through her weekly Substack newsletter on Alberta politics.
