Dr. J.P. Lewis
J.P. Lewis is an Assistant Professor of political science at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. He received a BA (Honours) from the University of 
Waterloo in 2002 and MAs in Political Science (2003) and History (2005) from the University of Guelph. He obtained a PhD from Carleton University in 2011 where his dissertation was on the evolution of citizenship education in Canadian schools, with a focus on both policy development and implementation.
His major research interests are in cabinet government and citizenship education, with a focus on Canada. He teaches courses on Canadian government and politics, provincial politics, federalism, elections and political parties and Canadian politics and the media.
Recent Refereed Articles and Book Chapters
- "If we could all be Peter Lougheed-Provincial premiers and their legacies, 1967-2007," British Journal of Canadian Studies Volume 25. Issue 1. 2012.
- "Priority Setters and Guardians: The Relationship between Premiers and Treasurers in Ontario, 1960-2001", The Guardian: Perspectives on the Ministry of Finance of Ontario. Ed. Patrice Dutil. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- with Henry Milner. "It's What Happens on the Front Lines of Civic Education Policy that Matters: Reflections on a Natural Experiment on Youth Turnout in Ontario", Canadian Political Science Review, Volume 5. Issue 2. 2011.
- "Commissioned Citizenship: The Evolution of Pedagogical Citizen Construction in Canada, 1947-1994", American Review of Canadian Studies Volume 40. Issue 4. December 2010.
