Study by Prof. Laura Nelson shows downsides of women focused on ‘low-promotability’ service work
‘It doesn’t get measured and counted’: Prof. Nelson explains how HR can narrow gender pay gap by rethinking mentoring, feedback, promotions.
What are Calgarians’ impressions of densification policies? Zoe Duquette investigates in her honours thesis
Zoe analyzes public engagement with the process to rezone low density districts to understand the public’s perceptions of densification.
Julia Moniz-Lecce investigates racial disparities in homeschooling across Canada in her honours thesis
Julia’s honours thesis explores the unique motivations and challenges that racialized families encounter when choosing to homeschool.
MA students awarded funding from Canada Graduate Scholarships program
Daniel Hwang and Isaac Tetreault both joined UBC Sociology this past September and are in the first year of the master’s program.
Making health disparities visible: Prof. Neda Maghbouleh’s research on the MENA category and COVID-19
The insights gleaned from her team’s analysis of Toronto Public Health data illustrate the importance of ethnoracial data.
Emma Dierkes explores how merit functions in non-capitalist regimes in her honours thesis
Emma’s thesis explores how merit is understood in education systems, specifically in socialist post-war East Germany.
Honours student Kyle Baanders examines the self-regulation of geek and masculine online communities
Kyle’s research uses ethnographical tools to understand how these communities regulate their own values and members.
Silencing science: PhD candidate Mark Shakespear examines disinformation in public discourse in new report
“Silencing Science: How to Respond to Disinformation and Toxic Public Discourse” is a collaboration with the David Suzuki Institute.
Canada’s housing crisis is preventing millions from forming the households they want
A new study from Prof. Nathanael Lauster examines how rising housing costs across major Canadian cities have affected household formation.
Prof. Seth Abrutyn’s articles among the top downloaded ASA journal articles in 2024
Two of Professor Seth Abrutyn’s articles have made the list for the top downloaded articles from each ASA journal in 2024.