·¬ÇÑÉçÇø

Faculty

• Dr. Feng Xu

  Professor and Chair Political Science

  Office: DTB A347 fengxu@uvic.ca

• Dr. Kelly Aguirre

  Assistant Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A343 kaguirre@uvic.ca

• Dr. Michelle Bonner

  Professor; Director, Latin American Studies Program Political Science

  Office: DTB A338 mbonner@uvic.ca 250-853-3561

• Dr. Marlea Clarke

  Associate Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A344 mjclarke@uvic.ca

• Dr. Colin Chia

  Assistant Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A351 colinchia@uvic.ca

• Dr. Claire Cutler

  Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A352 ccutler@uvic.ca

• Dr. Rita Dhamoon

  Associate Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A339 dhamoonr@uvic.ca

• Dr. Avigail Eisenberg

  Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A354 avigaile@uvic.ca

• Dr. Simon Glezos

  Associate Professor, Graduate Director Political Science

  Office: DTB A310 sglezos@uvic.ca

• Dr. Will Greaves

  Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director and Honours Adviser Political Science

  Office: DTB A341 wgreaves@uvic.ca 250-472-5466

• Dr. Lois Harder

  Professor & Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Political Science

  Office: BEC 468 loisharder@uvic.ca

• Dr. Matt James

  Associate Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A340 mattjame@uvic.ca

• Dr. Jamie Lawson

  Associate Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A346 lawsonj@uvic.ca 250-721-7496

• Dr. Justin Leifso

  Assistant Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A342 leifso@uvic.ca

• Dr. Mara Marin

  Assistant Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A336 maramarin@uvic.ca

• Dr. Oliver Schmidtke

  Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A345 ofs@uvic.ca

• Dr. Amy Verdun

  Professor, FRSC Political Science

  Office: DTB A337 averdun@uvic.ca 250-721-7491

• Dr. Scott Watson

  Associate Professor Political Science

  Office: DTB A316 sdwatson@uvic.ca

• Dr. Andrew Wender

  Associate Teaching Professor; Undergraduate Advisor; Director, Religion, Culture and Society Program Political Science

  Office: DTB A306 amwender@uvic.ca 250-853-3580

Cross-listed & adjunct professors

Cross-listed faculty

Dr. Jeff Corntassel, Cross-Listed Associate Professor 
Indigenous Studies Program
Global Indigenous rights; Indigenous political mobilization/self-determination movements

Dr. Laura Parisi, Cross-Listed Associate Professor

Globalization and resistance; gender and international human rights; gender and international development

Adjunct professors

Dr. George Abbott, Adjunct Professor
BC and Canadian politics

Dr. Michael Asch, Adjunct Professor
Socio-cultural anthropology; North America; political and legal anthropology

Dr. Sarah Sharma, Adjunct Assistant Professor
International relations; political economy

Dr. Reg Whitaker, Adjunct Professor
Canadian politics; Canadian security issues

Sessional instructors Fall 2024

Dr. Michael Carpenter - POLI 103, 319, 433
carpentm@uvic.ca

Dr. Simon Carroll - POLI 300A, 306
scarroll@uvic.ca

Dr. Sean Darling - POLI 364
sean.darling@gov.bc.ca

Dr. Jennifer Hall - POLI 351
jkhall@uvic.ca

Mehdi Hashemi - POLI 348
mhashemi@uvic.ca

Fazila Mat - POLI 319
fmat@uvic.ca 

Emeriti

Learn more about our emeritus faculty.

Staff

Rosemary Barlow, Administrative Officer
250-853-3567
poliao@uvic.ca

Joanne Denton, Chair's Assistant
250-721-6637
polisec@uvic.ca

Rachel Richmond, Graduate Secretary
250-721-7486
poligrad@uvic.ca