Kate Puddister

I am an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. My research and teaching focus on law and politics, criminal justice policy, policing, sentencing, and Canadian politics. I teach courses in the Political Science, and the Criminal Justice and Public Policy programs. I am the author of Seeking the Court’s Advice: The Politics of the Canadian Reference Power (2019, UBC Press). My work has appeared in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Canadian Public Administration, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, among others. I have contributed expert analysis to multiple media outlets including radio, television and print. Before joining the University of Guelph, I completed a Ph.D. in Political Science at McGill University, and a M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy and an honours B.A. in Criminal Justice and Public Policy at the University of Guelph. I was the Eakin Visiting Fellow at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada in Fall 2022.