Dr. Ruth Dassonneville

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Biography

Ruth Dassonneville is a full professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Electoral Democracy. Ruth obtained her Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Leuven in Belgium, where she served as a pre-doctoral researcher funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). Her research interests center on electoral behavior, dealing with voter volatility, economic voting, partisan identity, and electoral outcome predictions. Ruth’s work has been published in reputable journals, including the American Journal of Political Science and the British Journal of Political Science. She is also a member of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship and CÉRIUM, contributing to research on electoral politics and public opinion.

Research Interests

Requirements for Université de Montréal

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
MSc in Pharmacology or equivalent Research supervisor confirmation
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2/C1)
Specialization Notes

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.