CV
Basics
Name | Antoine Lemor |
Position | PhD Candidate in Political Science and Lecturer |
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
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Since 2024 Postdoctoral Fellow
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada; Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST) (Center for Research on Science and Technology); Réseau francophone international en conseil scientifique (RFICS) (International Francophone Network for Scientific Advice); Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (National Institute of Public Health of Quebec) -
Since 2024 Postdoctoral Fellow – ENDURE Project
HEC Montréal -
Since 2019 PhD Candidate in Political Science
University of Montréal, Canada -
2017 - 2019 Master's degree in Political Science
University of Bordeaux, France -
2014 - 2017 Bachelor's degree in History
Blaise Pascal University, France & University of Warwick, UK
Experience
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2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Lecturer
University of Montréal, Canada - POL1901 'Dynamics of political life' — Fall 2021, 22, 23, 24
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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
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2021 & 2022 Course coordinator
University of Montréal, Canada - POL1330 'Public policy and administration' — Winter 2021 & 2022
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2019 & 2020 Teaching Assistant
University of Montréal, Canada - POL1330 'Public policy and administration'
- POL3321 'Comparative Public Administration'
- POL2102 'Contemporary Political Thought'
Research Interests
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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
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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
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Mixed Methods Research
- NVivo for Qualitative Data, Survey and Interview Design, Structured interviews
- Process Tracing
- Network Analysis
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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
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2025 - 2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship (B3Z)
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2024 - 2025 Joint postdoctoral fellowship — RFICS & CIRST
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2024 Three Minutes Thesis (3MT), 2nd place, Canadian political science association (CPSA)
- 3MT competition of the Canadian political science association (CPSA) (12-14 June 2024)
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2022 - 2024 Doctoral Research Scholarship (B2Z)
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2021 - 2022 Practice Placement Scholarship for Professional Internship (BSMP)
- Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC), awarded for the internship at the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ)
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2021 Graduate Studies Scholarship
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2021 Second place in 'My Thesis in 3 Minutes'
Orgnization of Panels
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2025 - Chair of the panel 'Advanced Computational Methods for Public Policy: NLP, ML, and LLMs,' co-chaired with Louis-Robert Beaulieu-Guay, at the 6th International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP6) of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), Chiang Mai, 2–4 July.
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2024 - With the Graduate Students' Association in Political Science at the University of Montreal (AECSSPUM), "Symposium on Major Political Issues of the 21st Century" ('Colloque des grands enjeux politiques du XXIe siècle'), 13-15 May.
Conferences
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2024 - Conference of the French political science association (AFSP) 2024 Edition, Grenoble. 'Beyond Evidence. How Framing Shapes Public Health Policy during Crises', July 4.
- Conference of the Canadian political science association (CPSA) 2024 Edition, Montreal. 'Beyond Evidence. How Framing Shapes Public Health Policy during Crises', June 12.
- Conference of the Canadian political science association (CPSA) 2024 Edition, Montreal. With Alizée Pillod and Matthew Taylor, 'The Construction of Climate Change in National Print Media', June 12.
- Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR) 2024 Edition, Syracuse. 'Beyond Evidence. How Framing Shapes Public Health Policy during Crises', May 15.
- International political science association (IPSA) 75th Anniversary Conference, Montreal. 'Beyond Evidence. How Framing Shapes Public Health Policy during Crises', April 26.
- Center for Policy and Social Development (CPDS) Research Day, Montreal. 'Science or Emotions? The Role of Uncertainty and Emotions in Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic', March 22.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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since 2020 - Treasurer (reelected in 2021, 2022, 2023), Association of Graduate Students in Political Science, University of Montréal (AECSSPUM)
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2022-2023 - Graduate Student Representative, International Affairs Planning and Orientation Committee (COPAI), University of Montréal