Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher
Positions
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
The School of Public Policy
Science Director, International Policy and Trade
School of Public Policy
Contact information
For media enquiries, contact
Morten Paulsen
Office: +1.403.399.3377
Email: morten.paulsen2@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @policy_school
Background
Educational Background
PhD Political Science, Université Laval, 2011
MA Philosophy, Université de Montréal, 2003
BA Honours History, University of Ottawa, 2000
Biography
Jean-Christophe Boucher is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and at the department of political science at the University of Calgary. His current work focuses on applied machine learning to understand how the digital world shapes our society. He is currently responsible for projects funded by the Department of National Defence (DND) to study information operations; the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to understand civil-military relations in Canada; and holds grants from Alberta Innovates and the Vaccine Confidence Fund, and Merck to study vaccine hesitancy on social media to develop better communications strategies and tools to increase vaccine uptake. He holds a BA in History from the University of Ottawa, a MA in Philosophy from the Université de Montréal and a PhD in Political Science from Université Laval. He specializes in international relations, with an emphasis on foreign policy, international security, and data analytics.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| PPOL 61106 LEC 04 04 | Independent Study | 2021 |
| PPOL-699 L04 | Data and Public Policy | Fall 2021 |
| POLI-496 L01 | Foreign Policy Analysis | Fall 2021 |
| POLI-681 L01 | Advanced Analysis International Relations | Fall 2022 |
| PPOL-699 L01 | Security in the Dis\Misinformation environment | Summer 2022 |
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