Profs. Katherine Lyon and Tony Silva recognized by Canadian Sociological Association
Prof. Katherine Lyon received Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award and Tony Silva was recognized with the Early Investigator Award by the Canadian Sociological Association.
Celebrating Prof. Becki Ross’ contributions to UBC Sociology and GRSJ
Dr. Becki Ross has worked at the University of British Columbia for almost 30 years in the Departments of Sociology and GRSJ. Becki’s public sociology has focused on her long-standing commitment to honouring the lives and stories of sex workers through engagement in community dialogue around protecting the rights and dignity of this group.
Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese’s career and retirement
UBC Sociology celebrates the retirement of Dr. Gillian Creese, who has been a member of our UBC community and the departments of Sociology and GRSJ for over 35 years.
CIEDAR and UBC Health co-present “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic” dialogue session
CIEDAR & UBC Health co-presented, “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” last week with UBC Sociology Professor Kimberly Huyser organizing the event. The hybrid dialogue sessions discussed lessons learned about conducting research and Indigenous resilience during the pandemic with researchers based in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.
Congratulations to this year’s SSHRC scholarship recipients!
Congratulations to our students Lara Antebi, Jiaxin Gu, Carly Hamdon, Parker Muzzerall, and Mark Shakespear, who received SSHRC funding for their research projects!
Introducing our new Student Services Advisor Adalynn Mai
We are thrilled to introduce Adalynn Mai, our new Student Services Advisor at UBC Sociology. Adalynn came to Sociology with a background in Science. Her main responsibilities are undergraduate and graduate student advising.
Welcome to our new Operations Coordinator Jasmin Acuña
Jasmin Acuña provides support in Human Resources, Events, Health and Safety, General Administration, and Facilities (Access and Maintenance).
Welcome to UBC Sociology’s new Administrator Kate Lewis
After over a decade of experience at UBC, where she’s worked in a variety of roles from Enrolment Services, the Faculty of Medicine, and most recently the Department of Linguistics, Kate Lewis takes over as our new Administrator.
Congratulations to our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners
Congratulations to Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners Hal Kowalewski, Emilia Heilakka and Teodora Marie Rawsthorne Eckmyn.
Watch: Our Honours students present their research at our 2023 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference
We had a fantastic lineup of student presentations at our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference. Thanks to all of our Honours students who participated!