Faculty of Public Affairs https://carleton.ca/fpa Carleton University Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:23:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 Prof. James Casteel Wins Graduate Mentoring Award https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/prof-james-casteel-wins-graduate-mentoring-award/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:23:46 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45696 james casteel headshot

James Casteel

James Casteel, Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary European History and the founding program director of our Master’s and Graduate Diploma programs in Migration and Diaspora Studies, has won a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award.

The award is based on nominations from graduate students and recognizes faculty who provide exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. It is sponsored by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA) and Office of the Vice-President (Research and International).

Professor Casteel’s students offered these testimonials in their nomination letters:

“I saw firsthand how Dr. Casteel engaged with students with respect, allowing their experiences to guide courses, and ensuring that students felt secure and safe to share knowledge on their own terms. Prior to taking his courses, I never had a professor who had invested himself in not just the academic success of their students, but their personal growth. This all occurred online, which cannot be emphasized enough.”

“His mentorship culminated in both my thesis winning a Senate Medal for Academic Achievement, as well as helping me see a future beyond the classroom. Leaders and mentors like Dr. Casteel do not just become professors to pursue their own research. They invest themselves in the aspirations and goals of future generations.”

“Professor Casteel has been an exceptional mentor to me. He is the reason that I chose to pursue my PhD at Carleton and if it were not for him, I would not be continuing with my PhD. Whenever I faced some sort of academic rejection, Prof. Casteel would help me see it as something I could learn and grow from as opposed to a reflection of my abilities. His support and encouragement of my research has been instrumental in helping me continue to stay motivated.”

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CoMs Professor Merlyna Lim Contributes to Carleton’s Expertise in Data Science https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/data-science-at-carleton/#4 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:10:51 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45658 Prof. Christina Gabriel Wins Research Achievement Award https://carleton.ca/polisci/2024/christina-gabriel-awarded-carleton-university-research-achievement-award-2024/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:01:24 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45648 Rugby-Playing Journalism Student Recognized on International Women’s Day https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/iwd-ravens-women-soar/#3 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:04:19 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45636 Newsroom Discrimination: Nana aba Duncan Addresses Systemic Racism in Journalism https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/systemic-racism-in-journalism/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Spotlight Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:28:19 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45631 Catherine Stewart 2024 Bissett Alumni Award Recipient https://carleton.ca/sppa/2024/catherine-stewart-bissett-award/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:23:01 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45626 Fulbright Scholars Find Opportunities, Community and Connections at Carleton https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/fulbright-scholars-find-opportunities-community-and-connections-at-carleton/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Spotlight Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:11:34 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45428 Josh Greenberg Named Associate Dean (Research and Graduate) https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/josh-greenberg-named-associate-dean-research-and-graduate/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:44:13 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45368

Josh Greenberg in front of Richcraft living wall

Dean Brenda O’Neill recently announced the appointment of Josh Greenberg as Associate Dean, Research & Graduate in the Faculty of Public Affairs, beginning July 1 for a 5-year term. He will take over from Jonathan Malloy, Professor of Political Science and the Bell Chair in Parliamentary Democracy.

As Associate Dean, Research & Graduate, Greenberg will oversee the Faculty’s research policies, funding, and support activities, and lead its research communication and knowledge mobilization strategy. He also serves as the dean’s liaison to the Office of the Vice President, Research and International, and will work closely with faculty units on graduate student enrolment, recruitment, and funding.

Josh Greenberg is a Full Professor of Communication and Media Studies in the School of Journalism and Communication. He brings an extensive record of leadership and service to this new role. Most recently he served two terms as Director of the School of Journalism and Communication. Josh is a past recipient of a Carleton University Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award and a Faculty of Public Affairs Public Commentary Excellence Award.

Josh Greenberg holds a PhD in Sociology from McMaster University and was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton prior to his appointment to the School of Journalism and Communication. His primary area of research expertise is health risk and crisis communication. He has published extensively on such topics as media representations of infectious disease outbreaks, public risk perceptions of vaccination, and the media strategies and risk communication activities of public health officials and organizations. In addition to his scholarship, Josh has provided research service and strategic advice to the World Health Organization, Health Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. His most recent book is Communication and Health: Media, Marketing and Risk (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), which he co-edited with Charlene Elliott from University of Calgary.

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Remembering a Pioneer in Political Management https://carleton.ca/politicalmanagement/2024/remembering-a-pioneer-in-political-management/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:16:00 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45232 Andrea Harden, Senior Strategist, The Sunrise Project https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/andrea-harden-senior-strategist-the-sunrise-project/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:42:11 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45118 Andrea Harden standing in her office.

 

As an energy and climate campaigner for the Council of Canadians, Andrea Harden watched the rising influence of social media on activism for a decade. And as a left-leaning progressive activist, she was especially concerned about the use of social media campaigns by alt-right sympathizers.

“If you look at the recent Ontario election, there are some important lessons to be learned there,” says Harden. “How do we respond to groups that are oversimplifying things and getting a lot of shares for borderline racist or sexist content in online spaces? How do progressive voices effectively share their messages over social media?”

Harden also experienced the chilling effect of social media “trolls” first-hand. After posting a video about a gathering of activists who opposed the Energy East pipeline, it was shared by pro-oil groups and viewed 9,000 times in 24 hours.

“I received multiple death threats. One person even contacted my partner,” recalls Harden, who was the Council’s energy and climate campaigner. “Thankfully, I worked with an organization that had my back. But I have seen multiple women who are outspoken about the oil sands, or tar sands, targeted again and again.”

Those experiences motivated Harden to change her career to help progressive organizations develop strategy and communications for the digital age.

“After 10 years of grassroots organizing, the biggest lesson I learned was that you need to identify who is impacted and lift their voices up. Match those voices with fact-based research and help tell those stories in the communities that are impacted and beyond,” says Harden, who is a senior strategist with The Sunrise Project, a global network of climate organizations. “I want to enable progressive voices to match effective grassroots strategies with clear and persuasive digital mobilization tactics that get their messages out clearly.” 

Harden’s commitment to activism began early in life. She comes from a family of community activists: one brother is an MPP in the Ontario legislature. In high school, she successfully helped lead led a campaign to save an arts coordinator position that was slated to be cut. 

“That was my first glimpse of how telling a story can influence the direction of a big decision,” says Harden.

After high school, she took a year off to consider her future. While she was accepted into a music program to study violin, Harden realized her true passion was social justice.

“I thought about what kind of work I wanted to do and how I could contribute to the broader social good,” she recalls. “I thought getting a better handle on disciplines such as law and political science would be a good place to start.”

Once at Carleton, she became interested in human rights and the impact of globalization, earning a BA in Political Science and Human Rights in 2007. 

“Bill Skidmore’s courses, in particular, were really eye-opening in understanding human rights abuses all over the world and the nature of power and who has it,” she recalls. “I came to understand how power and privilege come into play. Not everyone has the same opportunities. I’ve integrated those lessons into my work.” 

Harden also offers some advice for students who are interested in a career in activism.

“First, find out what you are passionate about and pursue it on a volunteer basis. Then, look at the community we live in and the fights happening locally,” she advises. “You can be strategizing, participating, entering data, pressuring the city. The more you do on the ground, the more doors will open to you.”

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