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
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