Stephanie Ortynsky

Stephanie Ortynsky is the 2023-2024 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance. She received a Doctorate (PhD) in Public Policy from the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the Universities of Saskatchewan and Regina in 2023. Her doctoral research was focused on the adoption and implementation of public sector budgeting approaches for education and well-being outcomes at the provincial and national levels.  

Stephanie has worked on several research, evaluation, and knowledge mobilization projects in Saskatchewan, Switzerland, South Africa and Tajikistan. Prior to joining IMFG, Stephanie taught graduate-level courses in policy analysis, public sector financial management, statistics, and COVID-19 and public policy. 

Her current research at IMFG is focused on the politics of municipal budgeting approaches, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and their implications on societal outcomes.