Lee-Whiting, Blake

Status

Active

Email Address

blake.lee.whiting@mail.utoronto.ca

Website

b-l-a-k-e.com

Major

Canadian Politics

Minor

Public Policy

Supervisor(s)

Peter Loewen

Lee-Whiting, Blake

Dissertation:

The Politics of Public-Facing Automation

Biography

Blake is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is a Research Fellow in the Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab (PEARL) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

Blake’s research focuses on the politics of technology, nudging theory, survey research and methods, and the disruptive effects of emerging automation. His work is quantitatively-focused but qualitatively-informed.

Research Interests

Voting Behaviour and Public Opinion; Political Elites and Representation; Automation and Artificial Intelligence; the politics of COVID-19, Experimental Survey Research

Previous Degrees

Master of Public Policy from the Munk School at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Queen’s University.