Education
Ph.D Government University of Essex,   1975
M.A. Political Science University of Alberta, 1969
B.A. Political Science University of Alberta, 1966
 

(Miscellany of Photographs © 2007, S. L. Sutherland)    

 

Sunset Balloons

University Positions

2008 - Senior Associate Researcher, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
2005 - 2008 Visiting Professor, Public Administration Program, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa
2004 - Fellow, School of Policy Studies (SPS), Queen’s University
2002 - 2004 Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University
1999 - Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University
1999 - 2001 Fellow, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University
1992 - 1999 Professor (Full), Department of Political Science, Carleton University
1986 - 1991 Professor (Full), School of Public Administration (SPA), Carleton University
1979 - 1986 Professor (Associate), School of Public Administration Carleton University
1974 - 1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
1972 - 1974 Deputy Director of the Social Sciences Data Archive and Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex, England

Teaching Summary

University of Ottawa School of Political Studies, 2007 - 2008
Public Administration and Policy 9200, (Doctoral) Research Seminar in Public Administration
Queen`s School of Policy Studies, 2001 - 2004

Democracy and Accountability (graduate SPS and fourth year Political Science)

Research Methods for Policy Analysis (graduate professional program)

Carleton Department of Political Science, 1992 - 1999

Theories of Democracy (graduate)

Research Methodology (graduate)

Theories of Public Administration (graduate)

Theories of Organizational Behaviour (graduate)

Introduction à la politique canadienne (first year)

Canadian Public Administration (third year)

Canadian Political Institutions in Comparative Perspective (fourth year)

Carleton School of Public Administration, 1979 - 1992 (all graduate)

Organizational Theory and Behaviour

Qualitative Research Methods

Program Evaluation in Government

Comparative Public Service Bureaucracy

Ethical Conduct of Public Officials

Justice Policy

Other University Experience
2007 - Director of a Research Theme in the team assembled by Professor Christian Rouillard, University of Ottawa, for the Centre for Analysis of Political and Administrative Reforms.
2001 - 2004 School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University: Member, Selection Board for Director; Developed model for new Professional MPA course, Analytical and Statistical Tools for Policy Research; Coordinator, Master’s Research Papers.
1997 - 1998 Advisor on Academic Performance Measurement to the President, Carleton University, Dr. Richard Van Loon (Developed system for academic performance measurement.)
1996 - 1998 Member, Senate, Carleton University
1995 - 1997 Supervisor of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Carleton University
1995 - 1997 Member, Programs and Planning Committee, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Carleton University
1993 - 1996 Academic Advisor on Admission Standards to the President, Carleton University, Dr. Robin Farquhar. (Reviewed admissions policy, made recommendations that changed the University’s policy, and also uncovered a significant source of loss to the University of provincial revenues that was later remedied.)

Fresco With Bike

 

Night Scene Paris

 

Upstairs

Honours

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), 1995.

Ontario University Teaching Award for Lifetime Excellence in University Teaching (for graduate teaching), Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, 1988.

Professional Service (Academic)

2006

External planning consultant to the University of Saskatchewan in regard to an eventual school of public administration and public policy.

2005

Member of the Advisory Board for revue gouvernance, edited by Professor Christian Rouillard, University of Ottawa, Research Chair in Governance and Public Management. The Centre is funded by a grant awarded to Professor Rouillard.

2002

External examiner of the Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, February 2002.

1999 - 2002

Associate Editor and English Book Review Editor, Canadian Public Administration.

1998

Member of the Selection Committee for a permanent Director for the Centre for German and European Studies, York University and the University of Montreal, August.

1997

Member of four-member Jury (two German Scholars and one other Canadian) formed by German Academic Exchange Service to evaluate submissions from Canadian universities for a ten million dollar grant to found a centre for study of Europe and Germany. Site visits in September 1996 to York University, University of Montreal, HEC and the University of British Columbia.

1995

External Examiner of the Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario (October 29 - 31) in preparation for choice of new chair.

1995

Expert, Evaluation du projet de programme de doctorat en administration publique présenté par l’université du Québec, Commission d’évaluation des projets de programmes, Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, octobre, 1995.

1991 - 1994

Political Science Representative, Jury, Publications Committee, Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, Social Science Federation of Canada.

 

Memberships

 

Languages

1995 -                Royal Society of Canada

1987 -                Canadian Study of Parliament Group

1977 -                Canadian Political Science Association

1977 - 1999      Institute of Public Administration of Canada

 

English and French