Trinity Western University announces UBC SOCI PhD alum Todd Martin as sixth president
Dr. Martin completed a Master of Arts in family studies at UBC and then a PhD in sociology of family at UBC.
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.
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.
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.
MA student Caitlin Chong wins 2025 CCHSBC Wickberg Graduate Prize
Caitlin received the award for her thesis research on Chinese activism in Vancouver through the fight for 105 Keefer.
Prof. Laura Nelson receives Large TLEF grant for AI literacy project
“Unpacking the Black Box: Critical AI Literacies for Arts Education,” is one of 17 Arts projects to receive funding.
2025 PROSE Awards: Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani announced as finalists
The two UBC Sociology faculty members were named as finalists in the category of Cultural Anthropology and Sociology.
Watch: Dr. Jenny Trinitapoli on the HIV epidemic and its impact on young adulthood in Malawi
We hosted Dr. Jenny Trinitapoli on September 3 for our academic launch and the first lecture in our 2024-25 Distinguished Speaker Series.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives funding for projects from Health Research BC’s 2024 C2 and Reach competitions
Professor Richardson received funding for two projects that seek to support people with lived and living experiences of substance use through knowledge generation and mobilization.
Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed as a new Canada Research Chair
Her work is among the first to identify and empirically study Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in the U.S. and Canada.