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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Status: On leave
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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Status: On Leave
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director and Honours Adviser Political Science
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Professor & Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Political Science
Office: BEC 468 loisharder@uvic.ca
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Status: Study leave July 1 - Dec. 31, 2025
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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Associate 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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Status: Study leave 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025
Professor, Undergraduate Director and Honours Adviser Political Science
Office: DTB A316 sdwatson@uvic.ca
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Teaching Professor; 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
Shannon Phillips, Fellow-in-Residence
Climate change policy
Dr. Sarah Sharma, Adjunct Assistant Professor
International relations; political economy
Dr. Reg Whitaker, Adjunct Professor
Canadian politics; Canadian security issues
Sessional instructors Summer 2025
Dr. Michael Carpenter - POLI 433 (May-June)
carpentm@uvic.ca
Dr. Julian Evans - POLI 300B (May-June
julianev@uvic.ca
Husnain Iqbal - POLI 349 (May-June)
iqbal@uvic.ca
David Miller - POLI 202 (July-August)
dwmiller@live.ca
Neil Montgomery - POLI 320 (July-August)
neilmontgomery3@gmail.com
Dr. Lynn Ng - POLI 328 (July-August)
lynnnyl@yorku.ca
Dr. Smith Oduro-Marfo - POLI 373 (July-August)
marfo.oduro@gmail.com
Dr. Doug West - POLI 323 (May-June)>
dwest@lakeheadu.ca
Staff
Rosemary Barlow, Administrative Officer
250-853-3567
barlowr@uvic.ca
Joanne Denton, Chair's Assistant
250-721-6637
polisec@uvic.ca
Rachel Richmond, Graduate Secretary
250-721-7486
poligrad@uvic.ca