Rate My Professor Cheryl Collier

Dr. Cheryl Collier is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University (1993), a Master of Arts in Canadian Studies from Carleton University (1995), and a PhD in Political Science with a focus on Canadian and Comparative Politics from the University of Toronto (2006). Dr. Collier served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences from July 2021 to June 2026 and was appointed Interim Provost and Vice-President, Academic effective March 31, 2025.

Her research interests include women, gender and politics, social movements, federalism, provincial politics in Ontario and Western Canada, public policy analysis, comparative social policy, child care policy, anti-violence against women policy, and violence against women in politics. She has led or co-led SSHRC-funded projects on violence against women in politics and gendering Canada’s legislatures. Notable publications include the co-edited book The Politics of Ontario (University of Toronto Press, 2017) and articles such as “Feminist and Gender-Neutral Frames in Contemporary Child Care and Anti-Violence Policy Debates in Canada” (Politics and Gender, 2012) and “Neoliberalism and Violence against Women: Can Retrenchment Convergence Explain the Path of Provincial Anti-Violence Policy, 1985-2005” (Canadian Journal of Political Science, 2008). She has also contributed to co-edited volumes on gender, diversity and federalism, and studies on ministerial resignations and feminism in Canadian political science scholarship.