CV

Basics

Name Antoine Lemor
Position PhD Candidate in Political Science and Lecturer
Email antoine.lemor@umontreal.ca
Location Montréal, QC, Canada
Languages French, English
Summary PhD candidate and lecturer in Political Science specializing in public policy, public administration, and the use of science in policy using text-as-data and computational methods.

Education

Experience

  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
    Lecturer
    University of Montréal, Canada
  • 2021 - 2022
    Internship in knowledge transfer evaluation in public health
    National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ)
    • Internship in knowledge transfer evaluation under crisis conditions and uncertainty, supervised by Marc Lemire
  • 2021 & 2022
    Course coordinator
    University of Montréal, Canada
    • POL1330 'Public policy and administration' — Winter 2021 & 2022
  • 2019 & 2020
    Teaching Assistant
    University of Montréal, Canada
    • POL1330 'Public policy and administration'
    • POL3321 'Comparative Public Administration'
    • POL2102 'Contemporary Political Thought'

Research Interests

  • Science, technology and policy
    • Use of science in policymaking and experts influence
    • Expert networks, policy advisory systems, and the institutionalization of scientific advice
    • Uncertainty, emotions, evidence and policy
  • Public administration and scientific advice
    • Organization of scientific advice
    • Science-policy interface and autonomy of scientific advice
    • Comparative study of policy advisory systems and experts networks
    • Comparative health policy and health crisis management

Skills and Methods

  • Mixed Methods Research
    • NVivo for Qualitative Data, Survey and Interview Design, Structured interviews
    • Process Tracing
    • Network Analysis
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Statistical Analysis
    • Knowledgeable in applying NLP and text-as-data techniques for text analysis and data extraction (using Python)
    • Statistical modeling and data analysis (using R)

Scholarships and Honors

Orgnization of Panels

Conferences

  • 2024
  • 2023
    • 23rd Symposium of the CIRST, Montreal. 'Science or Emotions? The Role of Uncertainty and Emotions in Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic', December 14.
    • 6th International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP6), Toronto, 'A Network Analysis of Scientific Advice for COVID-19. Belgium, Quebec, Sweden and Switzerland', June 27.
    • 90th conference of the Francophone Association for Knowledge (ACFAS), Montreal, 'The Influence of Epidemiology in Quebec Over Time', May 12.
    • 90th conference of the Francophone Association for Knowledge (ACFAS), Montreal, 'The Organization of Expertise Networks in Quebec, Switzerland, Belgium, and Sweden', May 12.
  • 2022
    • 89th conference of the Francophone Association for Knowledge (ACFAS), 'Science Against Time. The Waning Influence of Experts During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Quebec', May 11.
    • Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), 'Science versus Time. Erosion of Expert Influence during the COVID-19 Pandemic', May 27.
    • 3rd International Workshop on Public Policy (IWPP3), Budapest, 'Evidence against Time. Experts Influence Erosion during COVID-19 Pandemic', June 28.
    • Conference of the Center for Policy and Social Development (CPDS) and Center for Administrative, Political, and Social Studies and Research (CERAPS), Lille, 'Bureaucratic Autonomy and Research Autonomy in a Public Research Organization', February 26.
  • 2021
    • 4th student conference of the Quebec association of political science (SQSP), 'Making Decisions in Urgency = Information, Attention, and Uncertainty in the Fight Against COVID-19', November 24.
  • 2020
    • International workshop on public policy (IWPP), 'What Happens When Policy-Makers Listen to Science? The Role of Public Health Scientists in Designing Measures to Deal with Covid-19', July 27.

Community Involvement

  • since 2020
    • Treasurer (reelected in 2021, 2022, 2023), Association of Graduate Students in Political Science, University of Montréal (AECSSPUM)
  • 2022-2023
    • Graduate Student Representative, International Affairs Planning and Orientation Committee (COPAI), University of Montréal