Andrew Heffernan

Andrew Heffernan is a part-time professor of international relations and comparative politics at the University of Ottawa where he also holds a Ph.D. in political science. He is a former post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub where his research examined climate governance and mis- and disinformation around climate change.

Andrew Heffernan

Bio

Andrew Heffernan is a part-time professor of international relations and comparative politics at the University of Ottawa, where he also completed a Ph.D. in political science. He is a former post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub whose research examined climate governance and mis- and disinformation around climate change. Other major research interests include African politics, global environmental governance, climate change mis- and disinformation, community-based conservation, and the politics of food. Andrew is also active in the scholarship of teaching and learning, about which he is regularly publishing on and presenting at academic conferences, as well as implementing in his teaching in university classes.

From This Expert