Her research examines how diverse groups engage in efforts to influence policy decisions and practices. Dr. Winton’s current project, “Mobilizing Rhetoric for Policy Change: How Context Influences an Advocacy Group’s Success,” examines how an education advocacy group in Ontario, Canada, has engaged in discursive struggles over the meaning of fundraising and special education policies over the past two decades. This study is funded by Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council. In earlier research Dr. Winton investigated how community-based organizations in Canada and the USA use research, political spectacles, and policy dialogues to enhance citizen’s engagement in policy processes, challenge government narratives, and strengthen democracy.