Status
Active
Email Address
blake.lee.whiting@mail.utoronto.ca
Website
Major
Canadian Politics
Minor
Public Policy
Supervisor(s)
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.