Master's Student, Political Science, McMaster University Matthew Cerilli's time at York University involved serving as a research assistant with a focus on government ethics in Ontario. He took one of the few public sector ethics courses available at Canadian universities, where he explored conflicts of interest among elected officials, examined ethics laws and structures at both federal and provincial levels, and conducted a detailed research project on conflict of interest violations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Now pursuing a master's degree in Political Science at McMaster University, Matthew continues to concentrate on ethical governance and public accountability.
Senior Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College Matt Taglia is the Senior Director of Emerson College Polling. He has worked in polling, political communications, and political strategy since the 2012 election cycle, most recently consulting on behalf of independent expenditure campaigns for a national organization. Prior to this, Matt was an independent pollster for private clients and media outlets across the country, specializing in mixed-mode methodology and new approaches to online data collection. He also served as the UK government’s Head of Political, Press, and Public Affairs for the Southeastern US, where he led a team that oversaw diplomatic engagement with politicians, media, and other stakeholders. He holds his BA (Honours) in politics from Queen’s University in Canada and his MA in political science from Georgia State University, where he focused on political theory and quantitative research methodology.
Professor of Political Science, Auburn University Mitchell Brown, Ph.D., is the Curtis O. Liles III Professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University and is a founding editor of the Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice. Her work as a researcher, evaluator, trainer and consultant focuses on applied projects around the country centering on election administration and community-based problem solving. She is the author of numerous books, research articles, and reports. Recent titles include How We Vote: Innovations in American Elections (with Kathleen Hale, Georgetown University Press) and the Elgar Publishing handbooks Teaching Undergraduate Political Methodology and Teaching Graduate Political Methodology (both with Shane Nordyke and Cameron Thies). From 2015-2018 she served as the Director of Auburn University PhD Program in Public Administration and Public Policy and currently co-directs the Election Administration Initiative with Kathleen Hale. She also serves as curricular faculty for the National Association of Election Officials and is a member of their board of directors. From 2016-2022 she served as the Science of Teaching & Learning section editor for the Journal of Political Science Education. Brown is the recipient of the Meredith College 2023 Career Achievement Award; 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the Political Science Education Section of the American Political Science Association; the 2021 Glenn Howze Academic Freedom Award; 2016 & 2013 SGA Outstanding Faculty Awards for the College of Liberal Arts; the 2009 Distinguished Diversity Researcher Award through the Research Initiative for the Study of Diversity under the Office of the Vice President for Research at Auburn University; an Outstanding Service Award in 1998 from the Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA, NIH, DHHS) for her work developing a housing fidelity instrument; among others. Brown holds and has held board and leadership positions at the university, in state government, and in non-profit organizations.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York Melissa studies the political economy of education policy, focusing on inequality, governance, and teacher politics and policy. She's interested in how political structures shape and get shaped by the incentives and behaviors of market actors, and conversely how economic inequalities shape the politics of education and education governance. Her current work centers around labor politics, teacher labor markets, and shifts in education governance (e.g., state takeover). Her research has been published in journals including the Journal of Human Resources (JHR), American Educational Research Journal (AERJ), Political Behavior, Education Finance and Policy, Policy Studies Journal, Educational Researcher, Economics of Education Review, Urban Affairs Review, Journal of Research of Educational Effectiveness, and Teachers College Record.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal I am a dedicated Postdoctoral Researcher at HEC Montréal with a Ph.D. in Information Technology, specializing in Health IT and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
