School of Public Policy welcomes political science scholars to faculty
The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Louis-Robert Beaulieu-Guay (PhD) and Dr. Daniel Dickson (PhD), as its newest faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) campus.
By Charvee Sharma, Communications Specialist“We are excited to welcome two extraordinary scholars in Canadian governance and social policy to our campus this fall,” said Dr. Loleen Berdahl (PhD), Executive Director, JSGS.
“The combination of their research expertise and diverse professional experiences will bring a dynamic and enriched perspective to our classrooms and contribute to our scholarly community.”
Louis-Robert Beaulieu-Guay joins us from the Université Laval, where he was a postdoctoral fellow at Réseau francophone international en conseil scientifique. Having cultivated an interdisciplinary research profile spanning political science, public administration, and economics, his research examines the impact of stakeholder interests on government officials and policy formulation.
“Public policy and Canadian governance are my core areas of research, and I am eager to engage students in exploring how public policy decisions translate into real-world impacts on the communities they serve,” he said.
Beaulieu-Guay’s professional background includes roles as a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal at McGill University, an analyst at the at the Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal, and a consultant for the Canada School of Public Service.
He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Montréal and an MSc in Agricultural Economics from McGill University.
Daniel Dickson‘s research is driven by a commitment to address the governance and implementation of health and social services for people with disabilities and older adults in Canada. His current research addresses the critical issue of developing inclusive housing policies for people labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
With a range of theoretical perspectives from the fields of public policy and administration, Dickson employs a problem-driven approach to research design, empowered by a versatile methodological toolkit. Dickson’s research aims to advance the “Health and Wellness” Signature Area of Research at USask.
“People with disabilities have long been pushed to the margins of Canadian social policy,” said Dickson. “My research at JSGS will both analyze how existing policies contribute to this marginalization and investigate avenues for ceding power to disabled people to preside over the design and implementation of the policies that affect their lives.”
Dickson earned his PhD in Political Science from Concordia University and was a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa.