Thomas Gareau-Paquette is a PhD student specializing in American Politics. Before Cornell, he pursued a Master's degree in Political Science at McGill University, where his research focused on the attitudinal factors influencing preferences for economic redistribution and their impact on electoral behavior in Canada. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science (Hons.) and certificate in Data Science for the Social Sciences from the Université de Montréal. In recent years, Gareau-Paquette has held various research positions, working on a range of thematic areas, including secessionist attitudes and regionalism in Quebec and Scotland, post-pandemic politics in Canada, gender-affinity voting, and European public opinion toward Ukraine.