Elisha Corbett
She/Her
PhD, Political Studies (91TV's University); MA, Political Science (Western University); BAH, Political Studies and Drama (91TV's University)
Political Studies
Supervisors: Dr. J. Rose, Dr. E. Goodyear-Grant
Thesis
Reflections and Reinforcements of Public Apathy: Newspaper Coverage and Framing of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Biography
Elisha is of Irish and Cherokee descent which deeply informs her program of study. Elisha studies Canadian Politics and Gender and Politics with a focus on the (mis)representation of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) in the media. Her doctoral research focuses on how traditional print media frames and how Indigenous communities frame MMIWG2S affect non-Indigenous Canadians' perceptions of and support for MMIWG2S. She hopes that her research will tell us more about how colonialism and racism perpetuate and silence the violence against Indigenous women and girls through media representation (or lack thereof). She also hopes that her research can be a modest step to decolonizing one of Canada’s oldest institutions: the media.
Elisha is also a passionate teacher, a dedicated researcher, and an advocate for gender equity in her academic and personal life. She was an active member of the 91TV’s and Kingston communities at large. She was an executive member of the 91TV’s Female Leadership in Politics Conference since its inaugural year in 2015. She was the 2019 Co-Chair of the Political Studies Graduate Student Association (PSGSA) and in 2018 was the Co-Chair of the 2018 PSGSA annual graduate conference. She is also on the board of directors for the Autism Mentorship Program, a not-for-profit organization.
Awards
- Jean Royce Fellowship (2019-2020)
- The Stanley Drabek Graduate Award (2019)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2018- 2019)
- Canadian Political Science Association, Graduate Three-Minute Thesis Finalist (2018)
- Summer University Scholarship for “Territorial Sovereignty in the Age of Migration” (Central European University, 2018)
- 91TV’s Graduate Award (2017-2018)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Joseph Armand - Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s (2016-2017)
- Dean’s Scholarship of Excellence (University of Western Ontario, 2016)
Teaching Experience
Head Teaching Assistant
- POLS 212 - Canadian Politics
Teaching Assistant
- POLS 313 - Political Communication
- POLS 384 - Research Methods
- POLS 385 – Introduction to Statistics
- POLS 320 – First Nations Politics
- POLS 367 – American Foreign Policy
Course Co-Development/Content Developer
- POLS 391 – Electoral Systems (Course Co-Developer)
- POLS 385 - Introduction to Statistics
Selected Publications
Corbett, Elisha. 2019. “When Disinformation Becomes Deadly: The Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canadian Media. Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century. NATO Association of Canada.
“Deeper Dive: Media and Representation”. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Government of Canada.
“Deeper Dive: Criminalizing and Incarcerating Indigenous Women”. National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Corbett, Elisha. “Destruction by Territorial Expulsion: The Cherokee Removal” in Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights, edited by Michael Kocsis. Springer Publications. Forthcoming - Spring 2020.
Corbett, Elisha. “The Dawes Act and Territorial Rights” in Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights, edited by Michael Kocsis. Springer Publications. Forthcoming - Spring 2020.
Keynote Speaker. “Decolonizing Student Organizations at Post Secondary Institutions” Canadian Federation of Students Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November 22, 2019.
Keynote Speaker. “Creating and Maintaining the Violence: “Media Framing of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People” The Learning Network- Western
Sole Author and Presenter. “Media Framing of Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls: A Comparison of ‘Newsworthy’ Victims and Others” Canada Political Science Association Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, June 6, 2019.
Sole Author and Presenter. “The Liberal Party’s Branding from 2006-2015” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, University of Regina, May 30, 2018.
Sole Author and Presenter. “The Liberal Party’s Immigration Framing in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election” Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa, March 23, 2018.