PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book explores undergraduate students’ access to mental health services
UBC Sociology PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book, It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not), explores how undergraduate students access mental health services, unpacking common university challenges and when and where to go for help.
Ph.D. student Ryan Stillwagon and Professor Amin Ghaziani win 2020 Distinguished Article Award (Honourable Mention)
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Ph.D. student Ryan Stillwagon and Professor Amin Ghaziani, who have won the 2020 Distinguished Article Award (Honourable Mention) from the Sociology of Sexualities section of the American Sociological Association
Three Sociology Graduate Students Win SSHRC Scholarships
Congratulations to Sociology MA students Ryan Jamula and Patara McKeen, as well as Ph.D. student Julia Goldman-Hasbun on receiving the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s Scholarships develop research skills by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement […]
Maëlle Richard awarded the Carol Matusicky Prize in Family Studies
Congratulations to undergraduate student Maëlle Richard who was awarded the Carol Matusicky Prize in Family Studies.
Sr Instructor Kerry Greer Wins 2020 Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to our very own Kerry Greer who is one of the recipients of this year’s 2019-2020 UBC Killam Teaching Prize for her excellence in teaching as part of the UBC Department of Sociology. Kerry was nominated for this award due to her outstanding achievement as a teacher, and is no doubt a reflection of […]
Ph.D. Student Emily Truong-Cheung Wins 2020 UBC Killam Graduate TA Award
Congratulations to Sociology Ph.D. Student Emily Truong-Cheung for winning the 2020 UBC Killiam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This recognition is presented each year to a small number of graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC. Originally completing her BA at UBC in Sociology (Honours), then completing her MA in Sociology […]
Prof. Gillian Creese explores experiences of growing up African-Canadian in Vancouver in her new book, “Where Are You From?”
Despite Vancouver’s diverse population, only one percent of its residents are racialized as Black. UBC Sociology Professor Gillian Creese published her new book, “Where Are You From?”, in December 2019. Her new research examines the hypervisibility and invisibility of second-generation African-Canadians growing up in Vancouver. We interviewed Prof. Creese about Vancouver’s unique environment, her applications of […]
Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.
Yue Qian could only look on, feeling helpless, as COVID-19 ravaged her home city of Wuhan—the epicentre of an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally. “When the quarantine was first issued, I was so worried,” says Qian, an assistant professor in the UBC department of sociology. “I […]
Prof. Renisa Mawani’s book wins award from Association for Asian American Studies
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani. Her second book, Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire, was awarded the 2020 Association for Asian American Studies Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in History. Mawani has been praised for her engaging research documenting the history of British imperial power and […]
Prof. Renisa Mawani’s Book Shortlisted for Award by UK Socio-Legal Studies Association
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani’s book, Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire, has been short-listed by the UK Socio-Legal Studies Association for Socio-Legal History and Theory Prize. Mawani’s book is short-listed along with two others by Rose Parfitt and Kate Seear, and will be awarded […]