Rick Stapenhurst

Dr. Rick Stapenhurst is an Assistant Professor at McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies and a Professeur Associe at University Laval. He has written extensively on issues related to anti-corruption and parliamentary strengthening; recent publications include Benchmarks for Democratic Parliaments (with Mitchell O'Brien and Lisa von Trapp), Following the Money: Comparing Parliamentary Public Accounts Committees (with Riccardo Pelizzo and Kerry Jacobs) and Parliamentary Communication (with Gurprit Kindra). He was the Principal Investigator for the British Academy project Anti-Corruption Evidence: The Role of National Parliaments in Curbing Corruption He has a PhD from Australian National University.

Education

The Australian National University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Political Science and Government 2008 – 2011

International Graduate School DBA International Business

Schulich School of Business - York University MBA International Business Strategy

Carleton University Master of Arts (M.A.) Development Economics and International Development 1972 – 1975