About the ISSP
Message of the director
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to have been appointed Director of the University of Ottawa's Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP). Since coming on board in the fall 2015, I have become increasingly impressed by the breadth and depth of the ISSP's network of leading scholars, fellows, affiliates and students at the University of Ottawa and beyond. Everyone has given me a warm and enthusiastic welcome, and I am excited about charting the future together.
Inaugural Director Dr. Marc Saner built a first-rate Institute, and I look forward to building on the solid foundations he put in place. I plan to focus on strengthening the Institute's research capacity and research programs, its outreach efforts, notably convening dialogue between and among academics and senior practitioners on salient issues of science, society and policy, and expanding our teaching and training programs, including our recently launched Collaborative Master's in Science, Society and Policy.
If we have not yet met, please say hello at one of our upcoming events. I look forward to meeting you.
Dr. Gattinger brings her expertise in interdisciplinary research and teaching in the areas of energy, culture, policy, and governance to the ISSP. She is Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies, and Chair of the Positive Energy project. Monica was an elected member of the University of Ottawa's Board of Governors from 2012 to 2015, and she sits on the Editorial Boards of the University of Ottawa Press and the journal Canadian Public Administration. Gattinger holds a Ph.D. in public policy from Carleton University. Prior to joining uOttawa, she held positions at the Canada West Foundation, Angus Reid (now Ipsos-Reid) and TELUS.