Ph.D. – York University (political science)
M.A. –York University (political science)
B.A. – Huron University College, University of Western Ontario (political science)
Tammy Findlay grew up in London, Ontario. She came to Halifax from Vancouver, British Columbia, where she did a post-doctoral fellowship in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies’ Human Early Learning Partnership at UBC. Before joining the faculty at the Mount, Dr. Findlay taught at York University, Trent University, and the University of Western Ontario in political science, women’s studies, social science and Canadian studies. She has also worked as a policy researcher for a national social policy organization.
Professor Findlay’s research interests are in the areas of Canadian politics, gender and politics, gender and public policy, social policy, community engagement, multilevel governance, and representation. She is currently working on two projects related to democratic governance, social capital, and child care policy in Canada, and is completing a book on women’s representation in the Ontario public service. Findlay values interdisciplinary and community-based research that fosters social change, and has been involved in a variety of university and community service.
Dr. Findlay teaches the Canadian Studies core courses, and serves as faculty advisor to its majors and the Canadian Studies Student Society.
Selected Publications
Tammy Findlay. “Democratizing Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes: Community Engagement and Public Reporting in Early Learning and Child Care in Canada.” In Overprommising and Underperforming? Understanding New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes. Peter Graefe, Julie Simmons, and Linda White, eds. University of Toronto Press. Forthcoming, 2012.
Tammy Findlay and Lynell Anderson. “Does Public Reporting Measure Up? Federalism, Accountability and Child Care Policy in Canada.” Canadian Public Administration. 53 no. 3. (September 2010). pp. 417 - 438.
Lynell Anderson and Tammy Findlay. Making the Connections: Using Public Reporting to Track the Progress on Child Care Services in Canada. Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC). October 2007. Access at: http://www.ccaac.ca/mtc/en/pdf/mtc_finalreport_en.pdf
Tammy Findlay. “Getting Our Act Together: Gender, Globalization, and the State.” Socialism and Democracy. 18 no. 1 (January-June 2004). pp. 43-83.
Kimberly Earles and Tammy Findlay. Renewing Democracy: Rethinking Representation in Canada. Law Commission of Canada. July 2003.
Tammy Findlay. “Resisting ‘Tongue-Twister’ Language: In Search of a Practical Feminism.” In Community and the World: Participating in Social Change. Torry D. Dickinson, ed. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2003. pp. 129-138.