Indigenous-led solutions to health crises: UBC Research Cluster led by Prof. Kimberly Huyser tackles pandemic inequities
Prof. Kimberly Huyser spent the past four years researching how the pandemic has affected Indigenous communities and she’s now launched a new research cluster focused on centering Indigenous-led solutions in public health crises.
Prof. Amanda Cheong offers a sociology of statelessness in a new open-access article
The article explores how conflicts over who counts as a stateless person play out below the formal letter of the law in Malaysia.
PhD student Taekyeong Goh investigates how democracy and inequality shaped the COVID-19 pandemic
PhD student Taekyeong Goh recently published a new paper as the lead author in International Journal of Comparative Sociology.
Profs. Lindsey Richardson and Sylvia Fuller discuss their research on wealth inequality ahead of the Stone Centre opening
The Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC is poised to become a leading research hub on wealth inequality, significantly contributing to academic and public conversations.
Prof. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how the absence of a MENA category in federal data has hidden disparities within the community
In a new editorial, Prof. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how the absence of a MENA category in federal data has hidden disparities within the community, making the collection of self-identified data key to addressing health & social inequalities.
New books by Sociology faculty for your fall 2024 reading list
This past year, UBC Sociology faculty have published books covering topics ranging from the social roots of youth suicide to changes in queer nightlife.
PhD student Taekyeong Goh investigates democracy and inequality shaped the initial COVID-19 pandemic
Goh is the lead author on a new paper for the International Journal of Comparative Sociology that examines the relationship between political freedom and inequality in explaining the spread and control of COVID-19.
Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, PhD candidate Parker Muzzerall writes
Muzzerall’s recent study identifies one important problem with a just transition: oil and gas workers like the jobs they already have.
PhD candidate Yijia Zhang wins AoIR’s 2024 Student Paper Award
Her paper, “Beyond Platform Control: Gendered Frictions in Food Delivery Work,” examined the controls facing women working as food delivery workers in China.
Research projects run by Profs. Emily Huddart and Qiang Fu awarded SSHRC Insight Grants
Prof. Huddart’s research project explores affective climate polarisation while Prof. Fu’s project focuses on socio-political realities of Chinese Canadians.