Francesco MacAllister-Caruso

Francesco MacAllister-Caruso (he/they) is a Trudeau and Vanier Scholar and PhD candidate in political science at Concordia University. Their research focuses on the citizenship, political representation and policy issues affecting Two-Spirit, trans and nonbinary people in Canada.

With over a decade of experience in grassroots organizing, Francesco grounds their work in community-based, participatory research approaches. For the past three years, he has coordinated a national study on the advocacy experiences of affirming parents of trans children. From 2020 to 2025, Francesco also served on the communications team at the Community-Based Research Centre, where they developed engaging materials to support research and advocacy on queer and trans health in Canada.

As a Public Scholar, Francesco is committed to bridging academic discourse and public debate by making political knowledge more accessible to the communities it concerns. Outside of academia, Francesco enjoys cooking, gardening, playing video games and listening to podcasts.