Smith, Malinda S.

Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Graduate Program)

Contact Information:

• Office Phone:  (780) 492-5380
• Fax:  (780) 492-2586
• E-mail: Malinda.smith@ualberta.ca
• Office:  10-23 H.M. Tory Building

Degrees:

• Ph.D.: Political Science (International Relations & Political Theory) (Alberta)
• MA: Political Science, Western Michigan University 
• MDA: Master of Development Administration, Western Michigan University 
• BA, magna cum laude: joint Political Science and Sociology-Criminal Justice, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Queen's College, Nassau, The Bahamas

Research Interests:  

• Comparative Political Studies
• International Development Studies (IDS)
• Gender, Race and International Relations 
• African Politics and Diaspora Studies
• Critical International Relations Theories
• Anticolonial and decolonial theories
• Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Critical Approaches to Race, Gender and Social Justice

Recent Publications
Courses: Two-Year Cycle
Graduate Supervision
Professional and Community Engagement