Faculty

Professor Andrew Jorgenson and graduate student co-authors examine carbon intensity of human well-being in Canadian provinces

Professor Andrew Jorgenson and graduate student co-authors examine carbon intensity of human well-being in Canadian provinces

Prof. Jorgenson, along with graduate research assistants Taekyong Goh, Yasmin Koop-Monteiro, Mark Shakespear, Nicolas Viens & Grace Gletsu, examines the effect of economic growth and income inequality on the carbon intensity of human well-being.

Is the golden age of London’s queer nightlife nearly over? Prof. Amin Ghaziani answers in the Guardian

Is the golden age of London’s queer nightlife nearly over? Prof. Amin Ghaziani answers in the Guardian

Prof. Amin Ghaziani relives the three months he spent visiting London’s underground queer spaces in the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter.

Prof. Lindsey Richardson and PhD student Alyy Patel receive 2024 awards from the Canadian Sociological Association

Prof. Richardson was honoured with the Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award, while graduate student Alyy Patel won the Best Student Paper Award.

Prof. Amin Ghaziani speaks about the disappearance — and reimagination — of gay bars on NPR

Prof. Amin Ghaziani speaks about the disappearance — and reimagination — of gay bars on NPR

Prof. Ghaziani spoke about his research into gay bars in his new book, Long Live Queer Nightlife, on NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report.

UBC Sociology professors honoured with 2024 section awards from the American Sociological Association

UBC Sociology professors honoured with 2024 section awards from the American Sociological Association

Profs. Amanda Cheong and Seth Abrutyn both received awards from the Sociological Practice and Public Sociology and Theory sections respectively. Prof. Andrew Jorgenson also received an honourable mention from the Political Economy of the World-System Section.

“What is a queer space?” Prof. Amin Ghaziani speaks to Eater about answering this question
Catch Prof. Amin Ghaziani’s US book tour for Long Live Nightlife in June!

Catch Prof. Amin Ghaziani’s US book tour for Long Live Nightlife in June!

Meet Prof. Ghaziani on his book tour for his new book, Long Live Queer Nightlife, this June in Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle or New York City.

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the shift from online dating back to the real world for the Globe and Mail

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the shift from online dating back to the real world for the Globe and Mail

Professor Yue Qian is currently researching the emotional effects of online dating for Canadians and has found that it’s taxing for racialized users, particularly Asian men and Black women.

Prof. Seth Abrutyn speaks to Vox about the research behind new book Life Under Pressure

Prof. Seth Abrutyn speaks to Vox about the research behind new book Life Under Pressure

Prof. Seth Abrutyn and co-author Anna Mueller spoke to Vox about the youth mental health crisis, the crucial role and responsibility of adults, and how kids take behavioral cues from those around them.

Prof. Andrew Jorgenson reflects on the history and trajectory of sociology and the climate crisis

Prof. Andrew Jorgenson reflects on the history and trajectory of sociology and the climate crisis

In a new article for Sociological Forum titled “Sociology and the climate crisis: A momentum surge and the roots run deep,” Prof. Jorgenson reflects on the history of the discipline and the trajectory of work to come on the climate crisis.