A headshot of Elizabeth McCallion, who is a white woman with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a black shirt and a gold necklace and has a light smile on her face. She is standing against a brick backdrop. Image credit: Anna Karparien

Elizabeth McCallion is a dedicated learner, a passionate teacher, and a creative multi-method researcher.

I am an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (CLTA) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

I received my Ph.D. in Political Studies from Queen’s University in 2023. I was a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholar (Doctoral), and from 2021-2022, I was the Canadian Study of Parliament Group’s Doctoral Fellow.

My research focuses on the Canadian parliament using a gendered lens. My main research methods are qualitative and quantitative content analysis, interview research, and archival research.

My teaching specialties include Canadian Politics, Gender and Politics, and introductory political science courses.

When I’m not at my laptop, I can be found reading for my book club, making subversive embroidery, cooking elaborate meals, going on long walks downtown, and fawning over our cat, Boots.

Black and white headshot of Elizabeth McCallion.

Three-Minute Thesis: First Place Winner at CPSA 2021

I competed against brilliant doctoral students from across the country to present our theses in 180 seconds or less

Black and white photo of a chandelier in the Canadian Senate

The Canadian Senate Briefly Reached Gender Parity: Here’s Why it Matters

Op-ed published in The Conversation, and republished in The National Post, The Queen’s Gazette, and The Philippine Canadian Inquirer

A Proper Hybrid Parliament Would Help Expand Gendered Representation

Op-ed published in Policy Options, coauthored with Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant.