David M. Cameron

David M. Cameron is a professor emeritus of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Cameron taught in the areas of Canadian federalism and parliament, and local government. His primary area of expertise in recent years has been post-secondary education policy in Canada. He retired from teaching at the end of academic year 2004-2005.

Timeline

"adapted from David M. Cameron's CV, dal.ca"

*1963 -- Graduates from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, with an honours BA in Political Studies

*1964 -- Earns MA (Political Science) from University of Toronto

*1966 -- Earns Phil.M (Political Science) from University of Toronto

*1966-67 -- Research Associate, Department of Educational Administration, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

*1967-69 -- Lecturer, Department of Educational Administration, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

*1969 -- Graduates from University of Toronto with a PhD in Political Science

*1969-71 -- Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University

*1971-73 -- Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, Government of Canada

*1973-75 -- Associate Professor and Director of Programmes in Public Administration, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University

*1975-80 -- Director, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University

*1977-90 -- Professor, School of Public Administration and Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University

*1980-83 -- Executive Director, Policy and Planning, Office of the President, Dalhousie University

*1983-84 -- Vice-President, Planning and Resources, Dalhousie University

*1984-87 -- Advisor to the President for Computing and Collective Bargaining, Dalhousie University

*1990-2005 -- Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University

*1995-2001 -- Chair, Department of Political Science

*2005 -- Retires from teaching

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In addition to his work at Dalhousie University, Dr. Cameron has lectured at several Canadian universities, including Carleton, University of Victoria, University of Toronto.

He has acted as scholar in residence for the The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), as has sat on several advisory boards, several of which focused on higher education.