Profile: Annie McEwen
Annie McEwen - PhD Student
Annie McEwen’s research interest is in social policy with a particular focus on income inequality and child and family policy. She is also keenly interested in the use of quantitative social science methods in policy research and the process of knowledge translation towards evidence-based policy.
Annie’s thesis research aims to inform policy to address childhood disadvantages, including child poverty. Under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Stewart, the project uses data from National Longitudinal Survey on Children and Youth to explore the effects of poverty and socioeconomic status on multiple individual outcomes, both in childhood and later in life.
Annie transferred to Carleton in 2011 after beginning her doctoral studies in the Department of Social Policy at the University of Oxford. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor’s of Journalism and Political Science from Carleton University. Prior to beginning doctoral studies, Annie worked as a policy analyst in the Canadian federal public service. Annie is originally from Nelson, B.C., and is an avid outdoor enthusiast and traveller.