Linda served as Chair of the Political Science Department from 2016-19 and MPA Chair in the joint University of Winnipeg/University of Manitoba MPA program from 2020-22. She has expertise and teaching experience in quantitative research methods, program evaluation, and public finance. She has published policy and evaluation studies on a wide range of topics in a research program that is interdisciplinary, participatory, and community based. Recent publications include an article on the motivations of Master of Public Administration students in the Canadian Public Administration journal.   

Linda holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Manitoba.  

Linda enjoys reading, yoga, travel, and spending time with her two grandsons.