Malinda S. Smith

Professor Malinda S. Smith is an Associate Vice President Research and a full professor of political science at the University of Calgary and a previous Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. She is the inaugural Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and a Canadian political scientist. She is also the Vice President (Equity Issues) for the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Chair of the Board for the Centre for Race and Culture, and a member of the CRC Program’s Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ACEDIP) and the National Steering Committee of Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equality (R.A.C.E.) Network. She specializes in equity, social justice, diversity, and intersectionality studies, particularly as they are practiced in higher education institutions, as well as in international relations, comparative politics, African security studies and international inequality. Professor Smith was named a “Distinguished Scholar” (2017-18) by the International Studies Association-Canada and received the HSBC “Community Contributor of the Year” Award (2016), the Canadian Association of University Teachers “Equity Award” (2015) and the University of Alberta “Human Rights Education Recognition Award” (2013).

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