Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Andrea Chandler. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Andrea Chandler is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. She specializes in Russian politics, comparative postcommunist East European politics, and issues related to gender politics and human rights. She holds a BA with Honours from Dalhousie University (1984), an MA from Carleton University (1987), and a PhD from Columbia University (1992). Her research interests include social welfare politics in Russia, gender identity politics in Europe, and comparative democratization and reform. Chandler has authored several notable publications, including works on the dynamics of democracy in post-Soviet states and social policies in relation to Russian politics. She has been recognized for her contributions to the field, receiving multiple Standard Research Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Carleton University Research Achievement Award in 2017. In addition, she was awarded a Research Stay scholarship by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for her research project concerning Canada and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
Includes MEng and MASc options.