Katelynn Kowalchuk is a Ph.D. student in Canadian Politics at the University of British Columbia and a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow. Her research interests are broadly captured within Canadian political development, healthcare policy, municipal politics and parties, and intergovernmental relations. Katelynn’s recent research endeavours fall into two streams: The politics and histories of mental healthcare, and the political experience of municipal governments and parties.

Her doctoral dissertation, supervised by Carey Doberstein, aims to examine how the historical constellation of political institutions, interest group power, and patient advocacy movements have shaped mental health governance and policy patterns across Canadian provinces, and the implications for individuals and communities.

Conference Activity (select):

“Partisanship and Local Autonomy: Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Measuring Autonomy in Canadian Cities.” Canadian Political Science Association, June 2023.

“Partisanship, Ideology, and Civic Autonomy: Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Measuring Autonomy in Canadian Cities.” Prairie Political Science Association, September 2022.

“Ideology, Place, and Accessible Healthcare: Community Clinics in Saskatchewan and Cuba.” University of Alberta HCRS Graduate Student Association, March 2021.

Publications:

Kowalchuk, K., Samson, K., Berdahl, L., & Farney, J. (2021). Viewpoint Saskatchewan: Vote Intentions and Partisan Identifications in 2021. Edmonton, AB: Common Ground Politics.

Samson, K., Kowalchuk, K., Berdahl, L., & Farney, J. (2021). Views of Political Leadership in Saskatchewan. Edmonton, AB: Common Ground Politics.

McIntosh, T. & Kowalchuk, K. (2020). Health Care: A Key Issue that Didn’t Move the Needle. In Loleen Berdahl, Dale Eisler, Jim Farney, & Ken Rasmussen (eds.), The Saskatchewan Election: A 2020 Perspective. Regina, SK: Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 33-34.

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (2023-2027)

UBC Four-Year Fellowship (2022-2026)

President’s Academic Excellence Award (2022)

UBC Political Science Departmental Fellowship (2022)

R. Howard Webster Fellowship (2021)

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (2021)

University of Regina Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2019)