Director
Heidi Tworek
emailheidi.tworek@ubc.ca
Dr. Heidi Tworek is a Canada Research Chair and associate professor of international history and public policy at UBC. Her work examines history and policy around communications, particularly the effects of new media technologies on democracy.
Assistant Director
Chris Tenove
emailcjtenove@mail.ubc.ca
Chris Tenove is a Research Associate and Instructor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and the Assistant Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI). He has held teaching and research positions in UBC’s Political Science department and Global Reporting Ce...Read more
Postdoctoral Fellows
Marco Zenone
Marco Zenone is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. With a PhD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, his research focuses on the public health implications of digital platforms, health disinformation, and AI. At SPPGA, he will explore...Read more
Spencer Mckay
Spencer Mckay
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Spencer McKay is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, where he is working on platform governance in elections.