Tobin LeBlanc Haley
Tobin LeBlanc Haley (she/her) is a political scientist and Associate Professor. Originally from New Brunswick, she completed her BA (Hons) and MA at the University of New Brunswick before earning her PhD from York University.
Her research sits at the intersection of Canadian social policy and political economy. She examines the politics of housing, disability, and poverty within Canada's ever-changing welfare state. Her community-engaged research draws primarily on qualitative and mixed methods to understand how social policy shapes the lives of marginalized communities and to inform more equitable policy development. She is co-director the Housing, Mobilization and Engagement Research Lab (HOME-RL).
Selected community-engaged research
The Staying Home Project, the first national study of rent banks in Canada, conducted in partnership with the Canadian Rent Bank Coalition.
Without Protection, a mixed-methods study documenting tenants' experiences of New Brunswick's housing crisis and advancing evidence-informed tenant protections.
Digital Storytelling in Dufferin County, a participatory arts-based project exploring the experiences of rural residents living with poverty and social exclusion.
Recent publications
Haley, T.L. (Accepted). Promising Rent Caps: An analysis of rent control as a key electoral issue in the 2024 New Brunswick election. Journal of New Brunswick Studies. Special Issue on the 2024 New Brunswick Election.
Haley, T.L., Collins, K., & Jones, C. (2026). How to Crip Research Methodologies: Access, Inclusion, and Ethics. Sage Research Methods Inclusive Research Methodologies.
Haley, T.L., & Hughes, C. (2026). Noise and Silence: Exploring Abortion Misinformation in New Brunswick, Journal of New Brunswick Studies-Special Issue on Reproductive Healthcare in the Maritimes.
Haley, T.L., Woodhall-Melnik, J., Reiser, C, & Durelle, S (2025). Denial and Confusion: Rental Market Housing Policy in New Brunswick. Dr. G. Arsenault (pp.184-204). The Higgs Years. Leading and Dividing New Brunswick. McGill-Queens University Press.
Haley, T.L., Woodhall-Melnik, J., Pin, L., Durelle, S. (2024). New roles amidst crisis: Comparing municipal affordable housing strategies in New Brunswick. International Journal of Homelessness, 4 (2), 1-19.
Woodhall-Melnik, J., Haley, T.L., Reiser, C, Nombro, E, Collins, D., Monette, C. (2024) The NB Housing Summit: Solutions to promote housing affordability in the mid-sized city of Saint John, New Brunswick. International Journal of Homelessness, 4 (2),1-24.
