Louis Volante (PhD) is a Distinguished Professor at Brock University and a Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT / Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.
Professor Volante’s interdisciplinary scholarship focuses on the global governance of education; politics, policy, and large-scale reform; political economy of education systems; international achievement surveys and policy diffusion; and impact evaluation of policies and programmes. His research is widely referenced in both academic and policy communities and has received continuous funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). His current SSHRC funded research examines the short- and long-term impact of the pandemic on student outcomes. He is fortunate to have a publication record that has included collaborations with over 150 scholars to examine more than 30 national education systems.
Among his various distinctions, Professor Volante is a two-time recipient of the R.W.B. Jackson Publication Award, which is awarded annually by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) to recognize the most outstanding English language journal article. Louis has also been featured as an educational change expert by research societies such as the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He was recently named a Distinguished Professor – a lifetime appointment recognizing outstanding research and scholarship. The latter is the highest honorary designation at Brock University, reserved for no more than 3% of the total full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty (excluding Distinguished Professors emeriti).
Professor Volante provides consultancy to various national and international organizations such as the OECD, UNESCO, and the European Commission. He has served as the President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) and the Canadian Educational Researchers' Association (CERA). At UNU-MERIT, Louis supervises graduate students and teaches doctoral courses which focus on impact evaluation and the global governance of education.