Dr. Cynthia Alexander

Professor

Office: BAC 221
Phone: (902) 585-1451
Email: cynthia.alexander@acadiau.ca

Virtual Office Hours:

Education

Ph.D. (Queen's), B.A., M.A. (Alta.)

Research/Teaching Interests

  • Identity politics in Canada
  • First Nations Peoples in Canada
  • Canadian politics and government
  • Comparative public policy
  • Public administration
  • New media technologies
  • Northern studies in Canada
  • Intersectionality of oppressions in Canada
  • Indigenous epistemologies and political contexts
  • Place-based knowledge and narrative
  • Discursive democracy and social justice

Teaching (2024-2025)

  • POLS 1303FA03: Law, Politics & Government
  • POLS 2003FA01: Intro to Public Policy
  • POLS3103FA01: Human Rights North Canada
  • POLS 3503WI01: The Canadian Civil Service
  • POLS4803/5803WI01: Canadian Public Policy

 

Selected Publications

Edited Volumes
2022 Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education, co-edited with Amy Tureen (IGI Global, 2022). 365 pages.

Journal Articles
Alexander, Cynthia and D. Beverly McKee. (2021) “Decolonizing Ourselves:  A Northern Compass for Educational Leadership.” Journal of Character Education.  Special Issue on Virtuous Leadership.  Vol. 17, No. 2.

Chapters
Alexander, Cynthia. “Decolonizing the boundaries of belonging:  First thoughts about Hellenic and Indigenous cosmopolitanisms in a global climate crisis.” Legacies of Ancient Greece in Contemporary Perspectives.  Vernon Press.  2022.

Alexander, Cynthia and Tureen, Amy.  “A Matter of ‘Care-full’ Consideration:  Introducing Wellness and Leadership in Higher Education during a Time of Uncertainty and Unrest.”  in Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education, co-edited with Amy Tureen (IGI Global, 2022). pp. 22 – 42.

Alexander, Cynthia.  “Core Curriculum:  A Breathing Space for Wellness to Sustain Decolonizing Leadership.”  in Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education, co-edited with Amy Tureen (IGI Global, 2022). pp. 234-256.

Presentations
Invited panelist, “Encouraging community-drive research and learning programs on campus,”  April 27, 2022, Webinar organized by Community Campus Engage Canada.