Grazia Scoppio

Dr. Grazia (Grace) Scoppio is a Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) and is cross-appointed in the Queen’s University Department of Political Studies. In 2021, she was a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and War Studies at Norwich University, in Vermont, USA.  Dr. Scoppio was the Dean of Continuing Studies at RMC from 2017 to 2020 after having served as Associate Dean from 2013 to 2016. Between 2002 and 2013, she held various appointments at the Canadian Defence Academy and the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute (CFLI). She has authored or co-authored numerous publications including books, technical and scientific reports, journals articles and chapters in edited books. One of Scoppio’s recent publications is a book that she co-edited with Sara Greco, entitled: The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces – International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military. She has presented her multidisciplinary research at many national and international conferences. Her interdisciplinary research areas include: diversity and gender in military organizations, indigenous people and the military, organizational culture, migration, military education, distance learning, comparative and international education, whole of government & comprehensive approach, lessons learned & organizational learning. Dr. Scoppio is an active member of various academic societies including the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS), as well as the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC), and she was part of the CIESC Executive from 2001 to 2021. From 2014 to 2017, she was the Editor (French) of the bilingual, peer-reviewed, international journal Comparative and International Education, jointly with the Editor (English) Dr. Marianne Larsen from Western University. In 2013, the Commander of Military Personnel Command awarded to the CFLI, of which Scoppio was part, a commendation in recognition of CFLI’s development and implementation of a series of leadership programmes for Veterans Affairs Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 2018, she was a member of the first Halifax Peace with Women Fellowship Selection Committee for the Halifax International Security Forum. Due to her expertise, Dr. Scoppio is often contacted to provide contributions to the media and to testify before Parliamentary committees.

• Ph.D. University of Toronto
• Master’s Université Stendhal Grenoble 3 (France)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of Toronto

Current Interests/Research:

Dr. Scoppio’s current research  focus is a qualitative study using narrative inquiry to gather stories of immigrant soldiers, aviators and sailors serving or having served in the militaries of the Five Eyes countries namely, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, entitled: “Stories of Immigrant Soldiers: Experiences of Immigrants in the Military from International Perspectives.” 

Online:

• Canadian Forces College (CFC)