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Education
Ph.D Political Science (McGill University, 2021)
Dissertation: Social Cues and Attitudes toward Religious Symbols: A Study in Canadians’ Acceptance and Policy Preferences
Committee: Dr. Dietlind Stolle (chair), Dr. Elisabeth Gidengil (McGill University), Dr. Allison Harell (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Comprehensive examinations: Canadian Politics; Comparative Politics (area specialization: Latin America, Africa)
Funding: SSHRC - Canadian Graduate Scholarship
Visiting Scholar Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University (September 2018 - December 2018)
Master of Arts in Applied Social Psychology (University of Guelph, 2014)
Master of Arts in Political Science (Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2013)
Bachelor of Arts joint degree in Psychology and Political Science (Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2011)
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters
Scott, C., Bilodeau, A., Gagnon, A., & Turgeon, L. (2024). Minority affirmations and the boundaries of the nation: Evidence from Québec. Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217231223400
Medeiros, M., Öhberg, P., & Scott, C. (2023). Are personality traits related to politicians’ positions on immigration? Representation, https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2023.2242378
Sohel, T., Stolle, D., & Scott, C. (2023). The politics left behind: How pre-migration and migration experiences shape Syrian refugees’ interest in home-country politics. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2227347
Safdar, S., Mahali, S. C., & Scott, C. (2023). A critical review of multiculturalism and interculturalism as integration frameworks: The case of Canada. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 93: 101756. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101756
Bilodeau, A. & Scott, C. (2023). Gender gaps in immigrants’ political participation within and across borders: Political socialization or opportunity structure? Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2022.2161687
Thibault, S., Scott, C., Bastien, F., & Brin, C. (2023).Le « mystère de Québec » et son environnement médiatique.» Politiques et Sociétés, 43(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1092579arCopiedAn error has occurred
Scott, C. (2022). Supporting the right to wear religious symbols: The importance of perceived commitment to the nation. Politics & Religion. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755048322000141
Scott, C. & Medeiros, M. (2021). Recognizing the needs of others: Municipal candidates’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to support immigrants and religious minorities. Frontiers in Political Science, 3: 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.674164
Thibault, S., Bastien, F., Gosselin, T., Brin, C., & Scott, C. (2020). Is there a distinct Quebec media subsystem in Canada? Evidence of ideological and political orientations among Canadian news media organizations. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 53(3): 638-657, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423920000189
Scott, C. & Medeiros, M. (2019). Personality and political careers: What personality types are likely to run for office and get elected? Personality and Individual Differences, 152(1): 109600, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109600
Scott, C. & Harell, A. (2019). Towards a Social Psychology of Democratic Citizenship. Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology. Sage: London, U.K.
Scott, C. & Safdar, S. (2017). Threat and prejudice against Syrian refugees in Canada: Assessing the moderating effects of multiculturalism, interculturalism and assimilation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 60: 28-39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2017.06.003
Scott, C. & Safdar, S. (2016). The inclusion of culture in Canadian social psychology textbooks: A content analysis of introductory texts. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 11: Article 2.
Scott, C., Safdar, S., Trilokekar, R., & Masri, A. (2015). International Students as ‘Ideal Immigrants’ in Canada: A disconnect between policy makers’ assumptions and the voices of international students. Comparative and International Education, 43(3): 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5206/cie-eci.v43i3.9261
Academic Employment
Academic employment history. Click here to learn more about my applied social research and consulting work.
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Concordia University, Department of Political Science (August 2023 - Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Concordia University, Department of Political Science (August 2021 - Present)
Funding: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Lecturer
POLI 210: Political Science Research Methods. McGill University, Department of Political Science (Spring 2019, 2020; Fall 2022)
POLS 3950 & POLS 7300: Research Methods in the Study of Politics. University of Manitoba, Department of Political Studies (Summer 2020)
Teaching Assistant
POLI 210: Political Science Research Methods. McGill University, Department of Political Science (4x)
POLI 311: Empirical Research Methods. McGill University, Department of Political Science (3x)
POLI 212: Comparative Politics. McGill University, Department of Political Science (1x)
PSYC 3350: Cross-Cultural Psychology. University of Guelph, Department of Psychology (2x)
PSYC 2310: Introduction to Social Psychology. University of Guelph, Department of Psychology (3x)
Professional Development & Continuing Education
ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods (University of Michigan, USA. July - August, 2018)
International Society for Political Psychology Summer Academy (Warsaw, Poland. July 11-13, 2016)
McGill Summer Institute for Social and Cultural Psychiatry Indigenous Mental Health Research (Montréal, Canada. June 27-30, 2016)
Montréal - Leuven Winter School on Elections and Electoral Behaviour (Montréal, Canada. February 26 - March 5, 2015)
Professional Development Training in Child & Youth Mental Health (Thompson Rivers University, September 2014 - August 2015)
SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($75,000), September 2024.
SSHRC Postdoctoral fellowship ($90,000). September 2022.
McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - H. Anthony Hampson Award ($3,000). December, 2020.
Dale Thompson Price for outstanding doctoral work in Canadian Politics ($1,000). November, 2020
CSDC Covid-19 Research Grant (co-applicant with Dr. Dietlind Stolle; $4,200). April 2019.
SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement ($5,525). August, 2018.
CSDC Media Lab Research Grant ($2,500). July, 2016.
SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship ($105,000). May, 2016.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000). January, 2014.