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Heather Millar is an associate professor in Political Science at the University of New Brunswick. Her research focuses on Canadian public policy, with specific interests in provincial energy and climate politics, risk perception, and policy learning feedback mechanisms. Millar examines how ideas, particularly uncertainty, influence policy variation and investigates the causal processes of policy change, including the factors affecting policy durability and legitimacy from a comparative perspective. Currently, she is working on a book that explores the politics surrounding provincial hydraulic fracturing regulation in Canada. Millar has published research articles in prominent journals such as Canadian Public Administration and Environmental Politics, and she teaches courses on Canadian politics and comparative public policy. She is also affiliated with the Institute for Science, Society, and Policy at the University of Ottawa and the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Millar holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, a Master's in Public Policy from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor's degree in English and Women's Studies from Simon Fraser University. Her background includes experience in the Canadian non-profit sector in various policy areas, including housing and food security.
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