Prof. Aryan Karimi’s new paper examines how refugee backgrounds impact transnationalism
Prof. Aryan Karimi’s new paper, “National Assimilation and/or Cosmopolitan Transnationalism? Impending Transnationalism among the Upwardly Mobile Children of Refugees,” examines how refugee background push transnationalism into the future for second-generation Somali-Canadians.
PhD student Sophie Liu granted $30,000 award from UBC’s PhD CoLab program
UBC Sociology doctoral student Sophie Liu, with doctoral student Kaitlyn Cumming from the Allard School of Law, is spearheading a project that has recently been awarded funding through the PhD CoLab program.
Prof. Emily Kennedy and PhD student Parker Muzzerall weigh in on upcoming federal budget and a low-carbon future
Emily Huddart Kennedy and Parker Muzzerall explain that the upcoming budget also needs to address regional polarization and divisiveness in Policy Options.
Krisha Mistry explores how women navigate the motherhood identity with chronic illness in her honours thesis
Her research project, “Mommy Issues: Exploring the Intersections Between Motherhood and Womanhood Amidst Chronic Illness,” explores how women understand their identities within the context of the motherhood identity—and how they understand themselves while coping with a chronic illness.
Honours student Yeslie Lizarraga explores the evolution of identity for Mexican youth living abroad
Lizarraga’s research situates and explores colonial hegemony in the evolution of contemporary Mexican identity as understood by Mexican youth living abroad.
Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed to US Census Bureau’s 2030 Census Advisory Committee
The committee will assist the Census Bureau in devising strategies to increase awareness of and participation in the next decennial census, reduce barriers to response and enhance the public’s trust and willingness to respond.
Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown receives funding through 2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant competition
The Insight Development Grant will support her research project, “What happens after we win? Post-victory trajectories in the LGBTQ rights movement,” in its initial stages.
Prof. Yue Qian receives UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize for her research on inequality at the intersection of gender, family, and work
The UBC Killam Faculty Research Prizes acknowledge exceptional research and scholarly contributions, evaluated based on demonstrated impact and leadership in the field.
Association of Asian Studies’ MSB Studies Group awards prize for best journal article to Prof. Amanda Cheong
Assistant Professor Amanda Cheong, who was recently awarded the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Studies Group’s annual Craig A. Lockard Prize for her article “Theorizing Omission: State Strategies for Withholding Official Recognition of Personhood.”
Lillie Goodson explores how LGTBQ+ people negotiate their identities in the outdoors
Honours student Lillie Goodson is a fourth-year student working under the supervision of Tony Silva. Her research project, “Out in the Outdoors,” uses qualitative methods to explore how LGBTQ+ people negotiate their LGBTQ+ identities while participating in outdoor activities and communities.