Prof. Sinikka Elliott receives the Russell Sage Foundation, Economic Inequality Grant as a co-PI
Sinikka Elliott (Co-PI), along with Sarah Bowen (PI) and Annie Hardison-Moody (Co-PI) have been awarded the Russell Sage Foundation, Economic Inequality Grant for, “Understanding and Addressing the Roots of Child Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis”
PhD Student Ryan Stillwagon finds Sexual Health Equity can be Accelerated through Sex-positive and Community-based Approaches
New study shows PrEP4Love campaign reaches millions of individuals to build awareness about vital HIV-prevention tool.
PhD. Student Lily Ivanova appointed new Graduate Student Co-Chair for the Violence & Society Research Cluster
Lily Ivanova, a PhD. Student at UBC Sociology, has been appointed as the new Graduate Student Co-Chair for the Violence & Society research cluster, of the Canadian Sociological Association.
PhD. Student Lily Ivanova receives the Violence & Society Research Cluster 2019 Best Student Paper Award
Congratulations to PhD. Student Lily Ivanova for winning the Violence & Society Research Cluster 2019 Best Student Paper Award for her paper, “Teaching Empathy, Teaching Politics: The Cultural Limitations of ‘Never Again’ in Canadian Education about Genocide.
Undergrad. Student Andy Holmes receives the LOUD Barajas/Reese Scholarship
The annual LOUD Scholarship Awards Gala honoured individuals for their contributions and achievements in the LGBT community across Canada.
Professor Amin Ghaziani identified as a 2019 Trailblazer by the Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight’s Trailblazer list focuses on people who are causing many of us to rethink the way things have traditionally been done in the city of Vancouver. Professor Ghaziani highlights the importance of queer urban spaces.
Prof. Becki Ross and Jamie Lee Hamilton are the recipients of the 2018 BC Studies Prize
Ross and Hamilton receive the 2018 BC Studies Prize for their article, “Loss Must Be Marked and It Cannot be Represented: Memorializing Sex Workers in Vancouver’s West End”
Incoming MA Student, Siqi Xiao, is a finalists in the SSHRC’s 2019 Storytellers challenge
Sociology Student, Siqi Xiao, is among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2019 Storytellers challenge.
PhD. Student D. Kyle Sutherland receives Arts Graduate Research Award
The Faculty of Arts Research Awards are to assist graduate students (PhD and Masters) based in the Faculty in research directly associated with their degree program.
Professor Becki Ross receives the Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award
Congratulations to Professor Becki Ross and Jamie Lee Hamilton, who are the co-winners of the CSA’s Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award for 2019. Both Ross and Hamilton are the first co-winners of the award.