About

Michaela Pedersen-Macnab is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada doctoral scholar. Her book project, Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: Deceiving International Institutions, explains why international institutions sometimes tolerate deception by their member states.

Michaela was previously a political officer and policy analyst for the Greater China Division of Global Affairs Canada. In 2021 she was also selected as the inaugural Margaret Meagher Research Fellow for the division. Michaela previously held other major fellowships and awards, including with the Institute for Municipal Finance and Governance, Global Affairs Canada, and the Smart Prosperity Institute. She has conducted research abroad in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, mainland China, Taiwan, Norway, and the United States. Prior to her academic appointments, Michaela worked as a researcher at the China Institute, a Canadian foreign policy think tank.