Faculty & staff
Office
The Department of Political Science general office is in David Turpin Building (DTB) A316. We're open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Faculty
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Professor and Chair Political Science
Office: DTB A347 fengxu@uvic.ca
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Assistant Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A343 kaguirre@uvic.ca
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Professor; Director, Latin American Studies Program Political Science
Office: DTB A338 mbonner@uvic.ca 250-853-3561
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Associate Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A344 mjclarke@uvic.ca
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Assistant Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A351 colinchia@uvic.ca
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Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A352 ccutler@uvic.ca
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Associate Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A339 dhamoonr@uvic.ca
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Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A354 avigaile@uvic.ca
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Associate Professor, Graduate Director Political Science
Office: DTB A310 sglezos@uvic.ca
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Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director and Honours Adviser Political Science
Office: DTB A341 wgreaves@uvic.ca 250-472-5466
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Professor & Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Political Science
Office: BEC 468 loisharder@uvic.ca
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Associate Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A340 mattjame@uvic.ca
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Associate Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A346 lawsonj@uvic.ca 250-721-7496
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Assistant Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A342 leifso@uvic.ca
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Assistant Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A336 maramarin@uvic.ca
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Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A345 ofs@uvic.ca
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Professor, FRSC Political Science
Office: DTB A337 averdun@uvic.ca 250-721-7491
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Associate Professor Political Science
Office: DTB A316 sdwatson@uvic.ca
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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
Gender Studies
Globalization and resistance; gender and international human rights; gender and international development
Adjunct professors
Policy for affiliations with the Department of Political Science (updated January 2025)
Dr. George Abbott, Adjunct Professor
BC and Canadian politics
Dr. Michael Asch, Adjunct Professor
Socio-cultural anthropology; North America; political and legal anthropology
Dr. Nicole Bates-Eamer, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Borders; migration
Dr. Sarah Sharma, Adjunct Assistant Professor
International relations; political economy
Dr. Reg Whitaker, Adjunct Professor
Canadian politics; Canadian security issues
Sessional instructors Spring 2025
Dr. Michael Carpenter - POLI 240, 389
carpentm@uvic.ca
Dr. Simon Carroll - POLI 323
scarroll@uvic.ca
Dr. Sean Darling - POLI 350
sddarlin@uvic.ca
Dr. Taylor Green - POLI 201
taylorjgreen@uvic.ca
David Miller - POLI 300C
dwmiller@live.ca
Dr. Can Zhao - POLI 371/HSTR 356D
zhaocan@uvic.ca
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