McConnell Visiting Professors of Practice and Scholars
Supported by funding from the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, these positions are for practitioners with a history of accomplishment and the capacity to engage in the activities of the School, particularly the School’s MPP program.
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Gisèle YasmeenMcConnell Professor of Practice (2025-2026)Former Global Fellow of the Wilson Center; previously Associate Vice-President, International at the University of Ottawa and Senior Fellow at the University of British Columbia’s Institute of Asian Research |
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Kyle MatthewsMcConnell Professor of Practice (2025-2026)Co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security |
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Mary Bartram, Ph.D.McConnell Visiting Scholar (2026)Mental health and substance use health policy, former CEO of Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services, former Director at the Mental Health Commission of Canada |
Past McConnell Professors of Practice and Visiting Scholars
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2024-2025) Former Deputy Governor of Bank of Canada |
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McConnell Visiting Scholar (2024-2025) Expert in family policy, tax policy, wealth inequality, gender inequality and the design and delivery of social programs. |
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Visiting Professor & McConnell Visiting Scholar (2024-2025) Focuses on civilian protection and civilian agency in armed conflict, humanitarianism, peacekeeping, and the role of international institutions |
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2023-2024) Expert on policy and regulation in broadcasting and telecommunications |
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McConnell Visiting Scholar (2023-2024) |
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McConnell Visiting Scholar (2022-2024) Expert on human trafficking, labour migration and human rights; 2021 O’Brien Fellow in Residence |
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2022-2023) Former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister |
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2021-2022) Executive Director of The Markup, former director of and now special advisor to the Wikimedia Foundation, expert on technology, media, gender, and digital freedoms. |
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McConnell Visiting Scholar (2021-2022) Expert on social innovation, African agriculture and nutrition, entrepreneurship, and youth development |
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2020-2021)
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McConnell Professor of Practice (2019-2020) Journalist Awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his coverage of U.S. politics Ten years as the Washington Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe |
Visiting Professors & Scholars
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Neil BouwerProfessor of Practice, Max Bell School of Public PolicyAssistant Deputy Minister, Government of Canada |
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Marc FortinTrottier Institute for Science and Policy Professor of PracticeFormerly Vice-President of the Research Grants and Scholarships at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
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Norman HillmerSlater Family Visiting ScholarChancellor’s Professor at Carleton University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a member of the Order of Canada |
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Scott JanzwoodResearch Director, Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University |
