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"Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in premature and avoidable mortality in Canada, 1991–2016": Newly published journal article in the CMAJ co-authored by Sociology MA student Abtin Parnia

October 01, 2020

MA student Abtin Parnia recently co-authored a paper entitled, “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in premature and avoidable mortality in Canada, 1991–2016” in the CMAJ.

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Report shows police are key drivers of racism against Black people: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah of UTM discusses the cycle of criminalization

September 22, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah was recently featured in an opinion piece in The Toronto Star by columnist Shree Paradkar. The story discusses a new report by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) detailing how Toronto Police are more likely to criminalize and use violence during encounters with Black people.

"Here, There, and Elsewhere": New Book by Professor Tahseen Shams

August 14, 2020

Professor Tahseen Shams' newly published book, “Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World,” looks at how immigrants’ lives are both influenced and influence the societies of their origin, their destination, as well as societies elsewhere in an interconnected global community. The book draws f

Congratulations to Professor Tahseen Shams who has been awarded a 2020-2021 Bissell-Heyd Research Fellowship for the Centre for the Study of the United States

August 07, 2020

Congratulations to Professor Tahseen Shams who recently received a 2020-2021 Bissell-Heyd Research Fellowship for the Centre for the Study of the United States at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

"Divided by the Wall": New Book by Professor Emine Fidan Elcioglu

August 01, 2020

Professor Emine Fidan Elcioglu’s newly published book, Divided by the Wall: Progressive and Conservative Immigration Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border (University of California Press) tells the story of why ordinary Americans join volunteer organizations to either help undocumented immigrants or aid immigration enforcement.

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on reducing unnecessary interactions between the public and the police

July 21, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recently spoke to CBC News on limiting unnecessary interactions between the public and the police force. Professor Owusu-Bempah says that this is an important step to take because some of these unnecessary interactions have resulted in violence.

Professor Jennifer Adese on raising awareness of Métis women's stories in Canada

July 21, 2020

Professor Jennifer Adese recently spoke to U of T News on the importance of raising awareness of Métis women and their stories within a Canadian context. Professor Adese explains that it is crucial to look into the historical accounts of Métis girls and women, examining the reasons why Métis, as a whole, were mistreated and oppressed.

Professor Nicholas Spence's Connaught-funded research studies intra-group differences among Indigenous Peoples in Canada

July 10, 2020

Professor Nicholas Spence recently received a Connaught New Researcher Award for his project, "The Impact of Social Context (Income Inequality) on Health Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada."

Dr. Ellen Berrey studies the spread of student-led anti-racism protest

July 10, 2020

Professor Ellen Berrey’s newly SSHRC-funded research project, “Student Protests and University Responses in the United States and Canada, 2012-2018,” with Dr. Alex Hanna (Google, Inc.) examines where, when, why, and how students protest and how university administrations respond.

Congratulations to Professor Tahseen Shams whose article received an honourable mention in the Global and Transnational Sociology Section of the ASA

June 26, 2020

Congratulations to Professor Tahseen Shams who recently received an honourable mention from the Global and Transnational Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her scholarly article titled "Successful yet Precarious: South Asian Muslim Americans, Islamophobia, and the Model Minority Myth" in Sociologic

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