Kristen’s Curriculum Vitae
Professional Appointments
2024-present | Advisor (EC-06), Priorities and Planning, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
2023-2024 | Senior Policy Analyst (EC-06), Social Policy Directorate, Strategic and Service Policy Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada
2022-2023 | Policy Analyst (EC-05), Social Policy Directorate, Strategic and Service Policy Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada
Fall 2021 | Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia (Okanagan)
2020-2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Carleton University, School of Public Policy and Administration
2013-2020 | Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
2017 | Junior Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, Nuffield College
Education
2021 | Ph.D., University of Toronto, Department of Political Science
2014 | Master of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
2012 | B.A. (Hon.), Political Science, University of Alberta
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
2023| Do, Minh, Janzwood, Amy, and Pue, Kristen. Multilevel Governance, Climate (In)justice, and Settler Colonialism: Evidence from First Nations Disaster Evacuations in So-Called Canada. Critical Policy Studies online first view.
2023 | Pue, Kristen. Comparing Government Social Welfare Service Acquisition Regimes: Marketization and Bases for Competition in Canadian and British Homelessness. Journal of Social Policy 52(3): 581-601.
2023 | Pue, Kristen and Kopec, Anna. Do Service-Providing Nonprofits Contribute to Democratic Inclusion? Analyzing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 14(1): 1-29.
2022 | Renckens, Stefan, Pue, Kristen, and Janzwood, Amy. Transnational Private Environmental Rule-Makers as Interest Organizations: Evidence from the European Union. Global Environmental Politics 22(3): 136-170 https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00665.
2021 | Pue, Kristen, Westlake, Dan, and Jansen, Alix. (2021). Does the Profit Motive Matter?: COVID-19 Prevention and Management in Ontario Long-term Care. Canadian Public Policy 47(3): 421-438.
2020 | Pue, Kristen. (2020). Selling Out? A Cross-national Exploration of Nonprofit Retail Operations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 49(3): 653-669.
2015 | Trebilcock, Michael and Pue, Kristen. (2015). The Puzzle of Agricultural Exceptionalism in International Trade Policy. Journal of International Economic Law 18(2): 233-260.
Book Chapters
2023 | Phillips, Susan and Pue, Kristen. Doing Good Better: Public Policy for More Effective Disaster Philanthropy. In A. Williamson, D. Leat, and S. Phillips (eds.) Philanthropic Response to Disasters: Fundraising, Grant Making, and Regulatory Challenges. Policy Press.
2023 | Pue, Kristen. The Metcalf Foundation’s Inclusive Local Economies Program: Locating Place in Poverty Reduction Philanthropy. In J.-M. Fontan et al. (eds.) A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy: Insights from Canada and the U.S. Friesen Press: 326-347.
2020 | Pue, Kristen and Breznitz, Dan. (2020). The Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations. In Social Innovation in Canada: Reflections on Past, Present, and Future Directions. Montreal, QC: J.W. McConnell Foundation and the Philanthropist.
Policy Articles, White Papers, and Book Reviews
2019 | Pue, Kristen. (2019). Foundations as Purveyors of Intergenerational Justice? A Review of Just Giving and Lessons for Canadian Philanthropy. L’Année PhiLanthropique/The PhiLanthropic Year 1: 78-82.
2017 | Pue, Kristen and Breznitz, Dan. (October 2017). Unpacking the Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations. The Philanthropist.
2017 | Pue, Kristen. (February 2017). Social Impact Bonds: Reflecting on Emerging Global Practice. The Philanthropist.
2017| Pue, Kristen and Breznitz, Dan. (2017). The Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations. Innovation Policy Lab Working Paper 2017-01.
2016| Pue, Kristen, Vandergeest, Christian, and Breznitz, Dan. (2016). Toward a Theory of Social Innovation. Innovation Policy Lab Working Paper 2016-01.
2014 | Kramarz, Teresa, Donato-Woodger, Ben, and Pue, Kristen. (2014). Accountability in Global Environmental Governance - Workshop Report 2014. Earth System Governance June 2014.
2014 | Pue, Kristen, Vandergeest, Christian, Literovich, Ian, Shafiq, Seher, and Simmonds, Faye. (2014). Social Entrepreneurship - Considerations for Policy Makers and Practitioners. Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.
Forthcoming Contributions
Pue, Kristen and Breznitz, Dan. (submitted). The Practice of Social Innovation: A Case Study of Canadian Foundations.
Work In Progress
Ongoing Projects
“Disaster-Driven Vulnerabilities as Homelessness Pathways: Exploring the Eco-Social Risks of Climate Change”, 2024-2025 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (with Anna Kopec and the Institute for Research on Public Policy)
Awards and Honours
Major Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
2024 | Deputy Ministers Award of Excellence in Program Design, Employment and Social Development Canada
2023 | Deputy Ministers Award of Excellence in Policy Design, Employment and Social Development Canada
2021 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship ($90,000, declined)
2018-2019 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario ($15,000)
2018 | Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction, Government of Alberta ($20,000)
2015-2019 | Social Innovation Lab Research Fellowship, Lupina Foundation ($79,560)
2015-2018 | SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarship ($105,000)
2013-2014 | SSHRC CGS Master’s Scholarship ($17,500)
Smaller Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
2019-2020 | University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science Doctoral Completion Award ($6,600)
2017 | Richard Simeon Doctoral Student Scholarship, University of Toronto ($3,700)
2017 | Michael Donnelly Graduate Student Fellowship in Political Economy, University of Toronto ($2,000)
2017 | A.W. Johnson Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Canadian Government and Public Administration ($2,000)
2017 | University of Toronto Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship ($1,000)
2017 | C.B. Macpherson Dissertation Fellowship, University of Toronto ($200)
2014-2015 | University of Toronto Fellowship ($14,460)
2013-2014 | Comparative Program on Health and Society Social Determinants of Health Master’s Fellowship, Lupina Foundation ($3,000)
2012-2013 | Master of Global Affairs Entrance Scholarship ($7,500)
Grants and Research Funding
2020-2021 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Fund, Carleton University ($10,000)
2017 | SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement ($6,000)
2017 | Research Travel Grant, University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies ($3,017)
Teaching Experience
Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia (Okanagan)
Fall 2021 | The Political Economy of International Development
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
2014-2020 | Introduction to International Relations
2019 | International Political Economy
2014-2016 | Master of Global Affairs Capstone Seminar
2013 | Causes and Consequences of War and Violence
Guest Lectures
2020 | “The WE Charity Scandal”, Policy and Program Evaluation, Carleton University
2017 | “Social Innovation: its Rise, Meanings, and Implications”, Global Innovation Policy, University of Toronto
2013 | “The Institutional Peace”, Causes and Consequences of War and Violence, University of Toronto
Course Facilitator, Canadian Red Cross
2020-2021 | Subject matter expert course facilitator for:
Safety and Wellbeing (SWB) Foundations
SWB Helping Responsibly
Skills for Psychological Recovery
SWB Supervisor Overview
SWB Psychosocial Assessments
SWB Supervisor Capstone
Emergency Management Supervisor
2018 | Awarded a citation for leading the redesign of Toronto Branch’s emergency management volunteer orientation curriculum and course materials
Research Work Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Toronto
2015-2019 | Dan Breznitz, social innovation and redistributive innovation policy
2015-2019 | Stefan Renckens, private environmental governance
2017 | Kate Neville, environmental shareholder resolutions
2014-2015 | Mariana Mota Prado and Michael Trebilcock, international trade law and institutional bypasses
2014 | Wendy Wong, transnational advocacy and sustainable forestry
2014 | Teresa Kramarz, accountability in global environmental governance
Research Coordinator, Université du Québec à Montréal
2018-2019 | Ontario Research Hub, Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network (PhiLab)
Researcher, University of Alberta
2012 | Centre for Constitutional Studies, University of Alberta Faculty of Law
Service to the Profession
Journal Manuscript Review
2021 | Voluntas
2021 | Canadian Public Policy
2021 | Australian Journal of Public Administration
Journal Editorial Positions
2016-2018 | University of Toronto Journal of Political Science, Editor
2012-2015 | Journal of International Law and International Relations Associate Editor (2012), Copy Editor (2014), Senior Editor (2013-2015)
Conference Service
2021 | Moderator, “Grantmaking Foundations and their Response to the Current Crisis”, Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network (PhiLab), Ontario Hub Regional Conference
2017 | Discussant, “Changing Corporate Globaliziation for the Good”, International Studies Association Annual Conference
Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network (PhiLab)
2018-present | Member and Contributor, PhiLab Ontario Hub
2018-2019 | Member, Operational Committee
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Innovation, Equity, and the Future of Prosperity (IEP) Program
2019 | Rapporteur, IEP Program Meeting
University and Departmental Service
University of Toronto, Department of Political Science
2018-2019 | Member, Graduate Departmental Academic Appeals Committee
2016 | Departmental Self-Study External Review, Organized Graduate Student Panel
2014-2016 | Graduate Associate, Centre for Critical Development Studies
University of Toronto, Graduate Association of Students in Political Science
2015-2017 | Political Economy Group Chair
2016-2017 | Social Convener
2015-2016 | Co-Chair
2014-2015 | Development Studies Area Representative
University of Toronto, Master of Global Affairs Students’ Association
2013-2014 | Director of Finances
Invited Talks
2021 | “The Work of Foundations During COVID-19: Resilience, Recovery, and Reinvention (Part 2)”, Moderator, Philanthropic Foundations Canada webinar, 24 February 2021.
2018 | “La philanthropie et l’inegalité [Philanthropy and inequality]”, meeting of le Collectif des fondations (a group of 15 progressive foundations in Québec), 18 June 2018.
2016 | “Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations”, Time to Be Bold, Social Innovation at the University of Toronto Conference, 21 November 2016.
2015 | “Toward a Theory of Social Innovation” (with Dan Breznitz), Special Massey Forum on Social Innovation, Massey College, 1 December 2015.
2014 | “Social Impact Bonds in Ireland - Evaluation and Recommendations” (with Christian Vandergeest), Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship, Dublin City University, 4 June 2014.
Conference and Workshop Participation
Conference Participation
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
2021 | Presenter, “Do Government Welfare-providing Nonprofits Fulfil Civil Society Functions?: Analysing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters”, ARNOVA Annual Conference, 18-20 November, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA)
2021 | Co-presenter, “Do Government Welfare-providing Nonprofits Fulfil Civil Society Functions?: Analysing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters” (with Anna Kopec), CPSA Annual Conference, 7-10 June 2021, virtual.
2021 | Presenter, “Analysing the Distribution of Power in Nonprofitized Welfare States: Local Homelessness Funding Networks in Two Canadian Cities”, CPSA Annual Conference, 7-10 June 2021, virtual.
2021 | Presenter, “Effectiveness, Identity, and Dependence in Canadian Homelessness Advocacy: What Explains the Reticence of Welfare-providing Nonprofits to Exercise Critical Voice?”, CPSA Annual Conference, 7-10 June 2021, virtual.
2020* | Panel Organizer and Presenter, “Nonprofit Social Welfare Providers and Root Causes Advocacy”, CPSA Annual Conference (cancelled due to the pandemic).
2019 | Presenter, “Government Acquisition of Nonprofit Homelessness Services: Institutions, Values, and Competition”, CPSA Annual Conference, 4-6 June 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Association of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER-ARES)
2021 | Presenter, “Do Government Welfare-providing Nonprofits Fulfil Civil Society Functions?: Analysing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters”, ANSER-ARES Annual Conference, 27-28 May 2021, virtual.
2021 | Presenter, “Analysing the Distribution of Power in Nonprofitized Welfare States: Local Homelessness Funding Networks in Two Canadian Cities”, ANSER-ARES Annual Conference, 27-28 May 2021, virtual.
2021 | Presenter, “Effectiveness, Identity, and Dependence in Canadian Homelessness Advocacy: What Explains the Reticence of Welfare-providing Nonprofits to Exercise Critical Voice?”, ANSER-ARES Annual Conference, 27-28 May 2021, virtual.
2019 | Presenter, “Canadian Regional Research Centres on Philanthropy: Reflecting on our Experiences and Sharing Ideas for a Successful Future”, Roundtable presentation, ANSER-ARES Annual Conference, 5-7 June 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2018 | Presenter, “Selling Out?: Retail Operations in the Mixed Economy of Nonprofits”, ANSER-ARES Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2018, Regina, SK, Canada.
International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC)
2017 | Presenter, “The Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations”, ISIRC, 12-14 December 2017, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 | Presenter, “Innovation by Social Impact Bond? Reconciling Theory and Emerging Practice”, ISIRC, 5-7 September 2016, Glasgow, Scotland.
International Studies Association (ISA)
2017 | Presenter, “Iterative Non-state Governance: Consumer Boycott Campaigns and Global Public Policy Networks in the Case of Conflict Minerals, ISA Annual Conference, 22-25 February 2017, Baltimore, MD, USA.
2013 | Co-presenter, “Hierarchy or Community? Conceptualizing Small State Military Reform through the NATO Smart Defence Initiative” (with Penny Angelopoulos), ISA Northeast Annual Conference, Fall 2013, Providence, RI, USA, and the ISA Security Studies Section Annual Conference, November 2013, Washington, DC, USA.
2013 | Presenter, “Tweeting Tranche 5: Examining the Social Media Strategy of NATO’s Mission in Afghanistan”, ISA Security Studies Section Annual Conference, November 2013, Washington, DC, USA.
2012 | Presenter, “Examining the ‘Reset’: Wedge Strategies and the Potential for Russo-American Rapprochement”, ISA Security Studies Section Annual Conference, November 2012, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
2017 | Co-presenter, “Private Refugee Sponsorship as Welfare Pluralism: Exploring Canadian Co-production” (with Nicholas Fraser), CSA Annual Conference, 29 May 2017, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID)
2016 | Presenter, “Social Innovation as Social Protection? A Polanyian Exploration of Solution-based Adaptation in International Development”, CASID Annual Conference, May 2016, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Workshop Participation
Canadian Politics Workshop, University of Toronto Department of Political Science
2020 | Co-presenter, “Do Government Welfare-providing Nonprofits Fulfil Civil Society Functions?: Analysing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters” (with Anna Kopec), 23 April 2021.
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Research Work-in-Progress Seminar Series, Carleton University School of Public Policy and Administration
2021 | Presenter, “Analysing the Distribution of Power in Nonprofit Welfare States”, 3 February 2021.
2020 | Presenter, “Do Government Welfare-providing Nonprofits Fulfil Civil Society Functions?: Analysing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters”, 29 October 2020.
Innovation Policy Lab Brownbag Series, University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
2021 | Co-presenter, “What is Social Innovation? A Practice-based Approach” (with Dan Breznitz), 5 February 2021.
Environmental Governance Lab Work-in-Progress Seminar Series, University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
2019 | Presenter, “Exploring Variation in Root Cause Advocacy by Service Provider Nonprofits”, 25 October 2019.
2016 | Presenter, “Iterative Non-state Governance: Consumer Boycott Campaigns and Global Public Policy Networks in the Case of Conflict Minerals”, November 2016.
Political Economy Research Group Workshop, University of Toronto Department of Political Science
2017 | Co-presenter, “Private Refugee Sponsorship as Welfare Pluralism: Exploring Canadian Co-production” (with Nicholas Fraser), March 2017.
Extra Training and Special Skills
Research Training
2018 | ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training
2021 | GESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion) Learning Solutions | Terminology: The Practice of Social Inclusion, Canadian Red Cross
2021 | Walking in Our Moccasins: Vaccine Confidence in Indigenous Communities, Canadian Red Cross
2020 | Psychological First Aid Add-on: Populations in Situations of Homelessness, Canadian Red Cross
2016 | Indigenous Cultural Competency Training, Canadian Red Cross and Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Language Skills
Working proficiency in French
Volunteering and Community Service
Canadian Red Cross
Volunteer Positions
2020-present | Safety and Wellbeing (SWB) Manager, Ontario Zone
2020-present | Emergency Response Team (ERT) Supervisor, Ottawa Branch
2020-present | Facilitator, Learning and Development, National
2019-2020 | Volunteer Engagement ERT Lead, Jarvis Neighbourhood Group, Toronto Branch
2018-2020 | SWB Supervisor, Ontario Zone
2018-2020 | ERT Supervisor, Toronto Branch
2017-2020 | Peer Support Lead, Volunteer Learning and Development, Toronto Branch
2016-2018 | SWB Responder, Ontario Zone
2016-2017 | Member, Toronto Disaster Management Mission Analysis Working Group
2014-2015 | Personal Disaster Assistance (PDA) Responder, Toronto Branch
Disaster Deployments
2021 | SWB Supervisor, Northern Ontario Wildfires, Sudbury Site
2020-2021 | SWB Provincial Disaster Coordination Team Lead, Ontario COVID-19 Operations (Ontario Virtual PDA, Windsor-Essex Support to Seasonal Migrant Workers, Kaschechewan Outbreak Support, Thunder Bay Homelessness Support, York Region Isolation Site)
2019 | SWB Supervisor, North York Apartment Fire
2019 | SWB Field Operations Team (FOT) Lead and SWB Supervisor, Manitoba Fall Storm
2019 | SWB FOT Lead, Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Apartment Flooding
2018 | SWB Responder and Caseworker, Ottawa Tornado
2018 | SWB Supervisor, GTA Apartment Fire
2018 | SWB Responder, GTA Refugee Support
2017 | SWB Responder, British Columbia Wildfires, Williams Lake Site
2017 | ERT Responder, Ottawa Floods
2016 | Recovery Caseworker, Northern Alberta Wildfires, Toronto Site
2016 | SWB Responder, Northern Alberta Wildfires, Calgary Site
Other Volunteer Positions
Greenpeace Canada
2019-2020 | Toronto Local Group Volunteer
Crisis United Kingdom
2017 | Computer Open Access Drop-in Classroom Assistant, Crisis Oxford Skylight
Students Taking Action Now Darfur (STAND)
2014-2015 | National Advocacy Director, STAND Canada