Alex is the Research Manager in Democracy & Technology at the Samara Centre for Democracy. His work focuses on technology's influence on Canadian democracy and civic engagement, digital platform governance, prosocial design, mitigating digital information threats, and enhancing digital media literacy. He currently leads the Samara Centre's VERIFIED project, and previously led the SAMbot project from 2022-2025. He is also a research fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance.

Alex is a graduate of McMaster University’s Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program, where his research focused on digital privacy law, digital democracy, and the spread of dis- and misinformation online, all within a Canadian context. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communications, Leadership, and Culture from the University of Prince Edward Island. Through holding previous working roles in research, communications, public affairs, and municipal government, Alex has had experience working within both the non-profit sector and public service.

Beyond online discourse, Alex is passionate about issues surrounding equity within public education, digital literacy, and youth civic engagement.

alex@samaracentre.ca