Governance
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The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance is a collaboration between Dalhousie's Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Health, Law and Management, as well as the Office of the Vice-President, Research.
The MacEachen Institute's Scholarly Director identifies key strategic research directions and priorities for the Institute, with oversight from the Governing Council.
Scholarly Director
Dr. Kevin Quigley
Professor, School of Public Administration
Dr. Kevin Quigley has been the Scholarly Director of the MacEachen Institute since its inception in 2016. His most recent book, Too Critical to Fail: How Canada Manages Threats to Critical Infrastructure was published by McGill-Queen's in November 2017 and was shortlisted for the Donner Prize. Read more here.
Governing Council
Camille Cameron
Dean, Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University
Jennifer Andrews
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dalhousie University
Brenda Merritt
Dean, Faculty of Health
Dalhousie University
Charles MacDonald
Dean, Faculty of Science
Dalhousie University
Jennifer Bain
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation
Dalhousie University
Mike Smit
Dean, Faculty of Management
Dalhousie University
David Thompson
Representative, For the Public Good Trust
(original donor)
External Advisory Council
Our External Advisory Council comprises public servants, political figures and leaders in civil society. Members of the Council support the Institute by offering feedback on strategic direction, facilitating external interactions and supporting connections between Dalhousie and other public policy actors.
Research Committee
Our Research Committee is interdisciplinary and comprises, in addition to the Chair, faculty members and graduate students from each of our partner faculties: Arts & Social Sciences, Law and Management. Members of the Research Committee support the Institute’s research themes and its academic outputs and assist in building connections with public policy researchers within Dalhousie and nationally.
Jamie Baxter
Assistant Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law
Katherine Fierlbeck
Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Corey Beals
Graduate Student, Faculty of Management
Andrew Bergel
Graduate Student, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences