Dr. Joanna Everitt
Dr. Joanna Everitt is a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.
She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and her BA from Carleton University. She joined the Faculty of Arts’ Department of History & Politics in 1997 and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John in 2009. In 2007 she was awarded the Allan P. Stuart Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Joanna Everitt specializes in Canadian politics, gender and politics, and political behavior. Along with producing two books, she has published dozens of articles in national and international journals and edited collections. Her research specifically examines gender differences in public opinion, media coverage of male and female party leaders and its impact on leadership evaluations, and advocacy organizations and social capital. She is part of an internationally recognized group of scholars that make up the team producing the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Canadian Election Studies that focus on voting behavior in Canadian elections.
Dr. Everitt is a long-time member of the Canadian Political Science Association and has sat on its Board of Directors and its Task Force on Diversity. She is also a member of the editorial boards of the Canadian Journal of Political Science and the Canadian Political Science Review.
Books
- Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections. co-authored with Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte, Andre Blais and Patrick Fournier. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012.
- Advocacy Groups: The Canadian Democratic Audit. co-authored with Lisa Young, University of British Columbia Press. 2004.
- Citizen Politics: Research and theory in Canadian political behaviour. co-edited with Brenda O’Neill, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Articles & Book Chapters
- "Do Canadians see a need for, or even care about women in politics" with Elisabeth Gidengil in Tamara Small and Roberta Lexier Gender and Canadian Politics, Black Point NS: Fernwood Publishing, (forthcoming).
- "Explaining the modern gender gap" with Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais, Patrick Fournier, and Neil Nevitte in Tamara Small and Roberta Lexier Gender and Canadian Politics, Black Point NS: Fernwood Publishing, (forthcoming).
- "Women in New Brunswick Politics: A Province at the back of the pack" in Linda Trimble, Jane Arscoptt and Manon Tremblay eds., Continuing Presence: Women, Elections and Political Representation in Canada. Vancouver: UBC PRess, (forthcoming).
- "Deliberation from within: Changing one's mind during an interview," with Fournier Patrick, Blais Andreé, Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte and Matthew Turgeon. Political Psychology 32:5 2011, 885-919.
- "Advocacy Groups" with Lisa Young, in Bill Cross ed. Auditing Canadian Democracy Vancouver: UBC Press 2010.
- "Political Judgements, Perceptions of Facts, and Partisan Effects", with Andreé Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Fournier Patrick, Neil Nevitte and Jiyoon Kim. Electoral Studies. 29:1, 2010, 1-12.
- “Belinda Stronach and the Gender Politics of Celebrity” with Linda Trimble, in Shannon Sampert and Linda Trimble, eds., Mediating Canadian Politics Toronto: Pearson, 2010, 50-74.
- “Patterns of Party Identification” with Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte and Patrick Fournier, in Heather McIvor ed. Elections Toronto: Edmond Montgomery Pub. 2009.
- “Changing the Game Changes the Frame: the media’s use of lesbian stereotypes in leadership versus election campaigns” with Michael Camp. Canadian Political Science Review. 3:3, 2009, 24-39.
- “One is not like the others: Allison Brewer’s Leadership of the New Brunswick NDP” with Michael Camp, in Sylvia Bashevkin, ed. Are Doors Opening Wider? Studies of Women’s Political Engagement in Canada, Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009, 127-144.
- “Gender and Perceptions of Leader Traits: Evidence from the 1993 Canadian and 1999 New Zealand Elections” with E. Gidengil and Susan Banducci, in Sylvia Bashevkin, ed. Are Doors Opening Wider? Studies of Women’s Political Engagement in Canada, Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009. 167-193.
- “Electoral Reform and Issues of Representation” with Sonia Pitre in William Cross, ed. Democratic Reform in New Brunswick Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.: Toronto 2007, 103-121.
- “Gender and the Dynamics of Leader Evaluations: The Case of the 1993 Canadian Election” with E. Gidengil in R. Johnston and H. Brady, eds. Capturing Campaign Effects. Ann Arbour: University of Michigan Press. 2006, 336-355.
- “Gender-role orientations and the conversion of social capital into political engagement” in Elisabeth Gidengil and Brenda O’Neill eds., Gender and Social Capital. Routledge Press. 2006, 273-292.
- “Social Capital and Ethnic Harmony: Evidence from the New Brunswick Case” with Paul Howe and Don Desserud, Canadian Ethnic Studies 38:3, 2006, 37-57.
- "Back to the Future? Making Sense of the 2004 Canadian Election Outside Quebec" with Elisabeth Gidengil, Andreé Blais, Patrick Fournier, and Neil Nevitte. Canadian Journal of Political Science 39:1, 2006, 1-25.
