Faculty

Simon Granovsky-Larsen
Department Head, Associate Professor
PhD (York University); MA (York University); BA Hon (Dalhousie University)
Office: CL 215
E-mail: simon.granovsky-larsen@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-5679
Fax: (306) 585-4815
Current classes
Fall 2023 - IS 303 (Social Movements and Alternatives to Global Capital)
Research interests
- Social movements
- Political violence
- Environmental conflict
- Central America; Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
- Extractive industries
- Green extractivism
- Coporate counter-insurgency
- Critical development studies
- Canadian foreign policy and development assistance

Marta Bashovski
Assistant Professor (Campion College)
PhD (University of Victoria)
Office: Campion 315
E-mail: marta.bashovski@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 359-1259
Pronoun(s): She/Her
Website: https://campioncollege.ca/resources/dr-marta-bashovski/
Current classes
Fall 2023 - PSCI 210 (Introduction to Political Thought), PSCI 353 (Modern Political Theory)
Research interests
- History of political thought, particularly early modern and Enlightenment thought
- Contemporary social and political thought
- Politics of knowledge and politics of language
- Theories of resistance and dissent
- Critical methodologies and practices of critique
- Politics of narrative and aesthetics
- History and sociology of the social sciences

Garry Ewart
Sessional Lecturer
PhD (ABD) (University of Regina); MA (University of Regina); BA (University of Regina)
E-mail: garry.ewart@uregina.ca
Research interests
- Canadian Health Care System with a Specific Interest in Saskatchewan Medicare
- Politics of Saskatchewan
- Health Policy
- Canadian Federal/Provincial Jurisdictional Policies

Emily Grafton
Associate Professor
PhD (University of Manitoba); MPA (University of Manitoba); BA (Advanced) (University of Winnipeg)
Office: CL 205
E-mail: emily.grafton@uregina.ca
Pronoun(s): She/Her
Current classes
Fall 2023 - PSCI 337 (Gender in Canadian Politics)
Research interests
- Settler colonial discourse analysis
- Feminism and gender theories
- The nation-state and reconciliation

Martin Hewson
Assistant Professor
PhD, MA, BA
Office: CL 205
E-mail: martin.hewson@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4151
Fax: (306) 585-4815
Current classes
Fall 2023 - PSCI 240 (World Politics), PSCI 443 (Current Issues in International Relations)
Research interests
- International Relations
- History of International Relations
- Macro-History of the World Order
- Global Governance
- Global Conflict, Warfare, and Security
- Comparative Foreign Policy
- International Relations Theory

Tom McIntosh
Interim Associate Dean of Arts (Research and Graduate), Professor
PhD (Queen's University); MA (Queen's University); BA Hons (University of Alberta)
Office: CL 257.1
E-mail: tom.mcintosh@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4400
Pronoun(s): He/Him
Current classes
Fall 2023 - PSCI 373 (Laws and Sausages: Public Policy in Canada)
Research interests
- Canadian politics and public policy
- Health policy
- Federalism
- Population health interventions
- Canadian political economy

Brian McQuinn
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Conflict
PhD (University of Oxford)
Office: CL 208
E-mail: brian.mcquinn@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4060
Pronoun(s): he/il
Website: https://www.tracesofconflict.com/
Current classes
Fall 2023 - IS 100 (Introduction to International Studies)
Research interests
- Civil war
- Right-wing extremism
- Social media
- Artificial intelligence
- Human-wildlife conflict

Paul Omoyefa
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, MA, BA Hons.
Office: CL 214
E-mail: paul.omoyefa@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4687
Current classes
Fall 2023 - IS 302 (Non-Governmental Organizations Crossing Borders), IS 440 (Advanced Topics in International Affairs)
Research interests
- Comparative Politics
- World Politics
- Globalization
- International Development
- International Relations
- International Security
- Political Theory
- Political Philosophy

Nilgun Onder
Associate Professor; Associate Vice-President Academic
PhD (York University); MA (Wilfrid Laurier University); BSc (METU, Turkey)
E-mail: nilgun.onder@uregina.ca
Research interests
- International Relations
- Global Political Economy
- Power and global governance
- Global finance
- Foreign Policy Theory
- Turkish foreign policy and politics

Jeffery Raymond
Sessional Lecturer
Office: CL 214
E-mail: jeffery.raymond@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4687

Arjun Tremblay
Associate Professor
PhD (University of Toronto); MA (Concordia University); BA (Concordia University)
Office: CL 219
E-mail: arjun.tremblay@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4077
Fax: (306) 585-4815
Current classes
Fall 2023 - PSCI 220 (Comparing Political Systems), PSCI 425 (Topics in Comparative Politics)
Research interests
- the recognition and accommodation of polyethnic (immigrant-based) diversity.
- the obstacles to and the opportunities for multinational federalism;
- intra-community diversity and minorities within minorities;
- inter-community diversity and responses to global challenges.

Yuchao Zhu
Professor Emeritus
PhD (Queen's University); MA (University of Regina); BA (Nankai University)
E-mail: yuchao.zhu@uregina.ca

Shadia Drury
Professor Emeritus
PhD (York University); MA; BA Hons.
E-mail: shadia.drury@uregina.ca
Research interests
- History of political thought
- Contemporary political philosophy (including Postmodernism)
- Ethics, Meta-ethics, Canadian Politics, Religion, Anthropology, and Literature
Howard Leeson
Professor Emeritus
PhD (University of Alberta); MA (University of Alberta)
Office: CL 237
E-mail: howard.leeson@uregina.ca
Research interests
Canadian Politics, Canadian Foreign Policy, Canadian Federalism and the Constitution

John Whyte
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (University of Toronto); LL.B. (Queen’s University); LL.M. (Harvard University); LL.D. Hons. (York University)
E-mail: john.whyte@uregina.ca

Joyce Green
Professor Emerita
PhD (University of Alberta); MA (University of Calgary); BA/BSc (University of Lethbridge)
E-mail: Joyce. Green@uregina.ca
Research interests
* Indigenous resurgence, Indigenous feminism, and Indigenizing the academy
* Ktunaxa land recovery and decolonization;
* a transformative ecology derived from relationship with place, epitomized by many traditional Indigenous conceptions of land
Staff

Kim Henkel
Administrative Assistant
Office: CL 211
E-mail: pais.dept@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4206