Department of Political Science

Pedersen-Macnab, Michaela

Dissertation:

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Deception of/within International Organizaitons

Biography

Michaela is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada doctoral fellow, and the lab coordinator for the Environmental Governance Lab at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research focuses on bureaucratic responses to lying and deception of/within international organizations.

From 2020-2022, Michaela worked as a political officer in the Greater China Division at Global Affairs Canada and was the inaugural Margaret Meagher Fellow for the division. Before arriving at UofT, Michaela worked at the China Institute, a Canadian foreign policy think tank. She has previously held graduate fellowships with the Institute for Municipal Finance and Governance, Global Affairs Canada, and the Smart Prosperity Institute, and has attended graduate research programs in mainland China and Taiwan. Michaela holds an MA in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, and a BA in Environmental Studies at the University of Alberta.

Research Interests

Deception and Lying in International Politics; International Organizations; Global Environmental Governance

Previous Degrees

MA in Political Science, University of British Columbia;
BA in Environmental Studies, University of Alberta

Teaching Experience

Teaching Experience:
POL475 – Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance (UTM) Winter 2024
POL475 – Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance (UTM) Fall 2022

TA Experience:
POL208 – Intro to International Relations
POL380 – Global Governance
POL384 – Global Environmental Governance