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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

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)

Dr. Julian Evans - POLI 300B (May-June

Husnain Iqbal - POLI 349 (May-June)

David Miller - POLI 202 (July-August)

Neil Montgomery - POLI 320 (July-August)

Dr. Lynn Ng - POLI 328 (July-August)

Dr. Smith Oduro-Marfo - POLI 373 (July-August)

Dr. Doug West - POLI 323 (May-June)>

Staff

Rosemary Barlow, Administrative Officer
250-853-3567

Joanne Denton, Chair's Assistant
250-721-6637

Rachel Richmond, Graduate Secretary
250-721-7486