Current MA and PhD Students

Doctoral Candidates

Doctoral Candidates are PhD students who have completed their course work, and comprehensive exams, and have successfully defended their Dissertation proposals.

Photo	Name, Topic, and Contact Info
	Ferdouse Asefi The Lions of Afghanistan: Experiencing the watan (homeland) through the Afghan-Canadian Diaspora Committee: Farah Schwartzman (Supervisor), Berrey, Mojab ferdouse.asefi@mail.utoronto.ca
	Amny Athamny Keeping It All A Halal Muslim Was Never Harder: Identity Formation Among Second Generation Muslims in Canadian Urban Centers Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Milkie, D. Silver amny.athamny@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Olimpia Bidan Toward a Holistic Understanding of Public Place Identity Formation Committee: Berry (Supervisor), Lee, D. Silver olimpia.bidan@mail.utoronto.ca
	Aya Bar Oz The Sanctity of Life and Unsacred Death: Negotiating the Value of Life in the State Organization Committee: Levi (Supervisor), Dinovitzer, D. Silver aya.baroz@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Tyler Bateman Naturalist Awakening: Disposition Formation and Autobiographical Storytelling in Naturalist Awakening to the Love of Nature, Practices to Protect Nature, and Environmental Justice Committee: Johnston and Berrey (Co-Supervisors), Hannigan, Baber tyler.bateman@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Natalia Bittencourt Otto Gender and Violence in the Narratives of Teenage Girls Working in Illicit Drug Economies in Brazil Committee: Kruttschnit (Supervisor), Goodman, Levi natalia.otto@mail.utoronto.ca
	Rene Bogovic The Polyvalence of Language in Ethnoracial Categorization: A Case Study of Afrikaans Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Farah Schwartzmann, Baber rene.bogovic@mail.utoronto.ca
	Gordon Brett The Embodied Dimensions of Creativity Committee: Leschziner (Supervisor), D. Silver, Mullen gordon.brett@mail.utoronto.ca News
	Milos Brocic Expression in Politics Committee: D. Silver (Supervisor), Veugelers, Miles milos.brocic@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Brigid Burke Violence and Interactional Boundary Work: Understanding, Controlling & Challenging Violence through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Committee: J. Lee (Supervisor), D. Silver, Paradis b.burke@mail.utoronto.ca
	Fernando Calderón Figueroa The Spatial Context of Civic Engagement Committee: D. Silver (Supervisor), Farah Schwartzman, Grigoryeva f.calderonfigueroa@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Erika Canossini Towards a Sociology of Clemency: An Exploration of Pardons and Record Suspensions in Canada Committee: Goodman (Supervisor), Levi, Owusu-Bempah erika.canossini@mail.utoronto.ca
	Alexa Carson Looking after los abuelos: How Latin American and Caribbean Immigrant Families Make Sense of Senior Care Committee: Peng (Supervisor), Elcioglu, Milkie alexa.carson@mail.utoronto.ca
	Eduardo Cornelius Lawyers and Penal Change: A Field Analysis of White-Collar Criminal Law Transformations in Brazil Committee: Liu and Levi (Co-Supervisors), Smith e.cornelius@mail.utoronto.ca
	Yvonne Daoleuxay Driving Hacks: Automation, Driverless Cars, and the Future of (Auto)mobility Committee: D. Silver (Supervisor), Hoffman, Waslander y.daoleuxay@mail.utoronto.ca
	Maria Sigridur Finnsdottir Radical Women? Investigating Gender Disparities on the European Radical Right Committee: Veugelers (Supervisors), Y. Lee, Dokshin maria.finnsdottir@mail.utoronto.ca
	Jordan Foster The Rich Kids of Instagram: Symbolic Wealth and Social Visibility in the Digital Era. Committee: Johnston and Baumann (Co-Supervisors), Pettinicchio jordann.foster@mail.utoronto.ca
	Ali Greey Agency, Inequality, and Privilege: Examining the Experiences of Trans and Non-binary Youth in Elite K-12 Schools Committee members: Fields (Supervisor), Choo, Alegria ali.greey@mail.utoronto.ca
	Cinthya Guzman Boredom in (Inter)action: A Sociological Study Committee: D.Silver (Supervisor), Milkie, Fosse, Schneiderhan c.guzman@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Emily Hammond Dancing with Capitalism: Exploring the Lives of Students and their Experiences of Work Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Cranford, Cohen e.hammond@utoronto.ca
	Bahar Hashemi Women's Negotiations over Citizenship Rights in Mixed Status Families in Canada: The Case of Sponsored Spouses and Parents and Grandparents who Arrive through the Super Visa Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Cranford, Choo bahar.hashemi@mail.utoronto.ca
	Angela Hick Mark of the Non-Conviction Record: Police Contact and Employment Experiences Committee: Welsh and Hannah-Moffat (Co-Supervisors), Goodman angela.hick@mail.utoronto.ca
	Storm Jeffers On the Co-constitutionalism of Families & The Criminal Justice System: Narratives of Families as Penal Subjects & Penal Mediators Committee: Goodman and Owusu-Bempah (Co-Supervisors), Flores storm.jeffers@mail.utoronto.ca
	Hammad Khan The Crescent Moon through Maple Trees: An Examination of Settlement and National Belonging for Pakistani-Canadian Newcomers Committee: Schneiderhan (Supervisor), Korteweg, Maghbouleh hammad.khan@mail.utoronto.ca
	James Gerald Patrick Lannigan Discourse and Structure: An Examination of the Organizational Identities and Networks of Contemporary Specialty Coffee Retailers Committee: Erickson (Supervisor), Childress, Johnston james.lannigan@mail.utoronto.ca
	Jin A. Lee How do Social Networks Shape Loneliness among Older Adults? Effects of Widowhood transitions, Precarious Network Forms, and Neighbor Networks Committee: Schafer and Milkie (Co-Supervisors), Miles, Spence jinasarah.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
	Youngrong Lee The Contested Making of Gig Workers: A Comparative Study of Global Capital in the Gig Economy in Seoul and Toronto Committee: Cranford (Supervisor), Choo, Lee youngr.lee@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Rebecca Lennox “Better Safe Than Sorry”: Cis and Trans Women Do Gender and Respectability in the Street Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Johnston, Bryan rebecca.lennox@mail.utoronto.ca www.rebeccalennox.net
	Martin Lukk The Distributional Question in Contemporary Nationalism Committee: Schneiderhan and Wodtke (Co-Supervisors), Pettinicchio, Leschziner martin.lukk@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Andreea Mogosanu Gender Inequality: Taking a Long View Committee: Dinovitzer (Supervisor), Milkie, Pernell-Gallagher andreea.mogosanu@mail.utoronto.ca
	Mitra Mokhtari Phil Goodman (Supervisor), Paula Maurutto, Tim Bryan mitra.mokhtari@mail.utoronto.ca
	Jaime Nikolaou Gauging Longevity: Indicators from Canada's Reproductive Health Movement Committee: Taylor and Korteweg (Co-Supervisors), Fox, Pettinicchio j.nikolaou@utoronto.ca
	Laila Omar Exploring Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections For Syrian Refugee Mothers and Youths in Canada Committee: Maghbouleh and Milkie (Co-Supervisors), Korteweg laila.omar@mail.utoronto.ca
	Jason Pagaduan Mall Walking: Community, Pleasure, and Self-Preservation Among Racialized Older Adults Committee: Baumann and Johnston (Co-Supervisors), Schafer jason.pagaduan@mail.utoronto.ca
	Matt Parbst The Moderating Role of Social Policies on the Association between Social Inequalities and Mental Health: Evidence from the Effects of SES, Gender, and Marital Status on Depression Committee: Wheaton (Supervisor), Milkie, Siddiqi, Boeckmann matt.parbst@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Sebastien Parker Continuity and Change in French Democracy Committee: Veugelers (Supervisor), Dokshin, Fosse sebastien.parker@mail.utoronto.ca
	Shawn Perron Moral Economies in Decline? Unions, Income Norms, and Inequality in American Communities Committee: D. Silver (Supervisor), Dokshin, Pettinicchio, Wodtke shawn.perron@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Jennifer Peruniak On the Margins: An Exploration of Transracial Adoptees Conceptualization of their Racial Identity Within White Adopting Families Committee: Schwartzman (Supervisor), Elcioglu, Maghbouleh jennifer.peruniak@utoronto.ca
	Taylor Price Songs and Songwriters in the Digital Age Committee: Baumann (Supervisor), Leschziner, Childress taylor.price@mail.utoronto.ca
	Paul Pritchard Indigenous Education and the Youth Politics of Belonging Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Gaztambide-Fernandez, DeGagné paul.pritchard@mail.utoronto.ca
	Patricia Roach patricia.roach@mail.utoronto.ca
	Andrea Roman Alfaro Navigating the Continuum of Violence: An Ethnographic Study of Women’s Experiences of Violence in Peru Committee: Goodman (Supervisor), Flores (Co-Supervisor), Contreras, Taylor andre andrea.romanalfaro@mail.utoronto.ca Website
	Kerri Scheer Producing Law and Governance: A case study of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario Disciplinary Process Committee: Maurutto (Supervisor), Goodman, Valverde kerri.scheer@mail.utoronto.ca
	Lance Stewart What it’s Worth: Preferences and Expectations of Music Listeners in the Evaluation of Material Affordances. Committee: Leschziner (Supervisor), D. Silver, Childress lance.stewart@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Yukiko Tanaka Decolonizing Immigrant Settlement: Immigrant Belonging in the Settler State Committee: Cranford (Supervisor), Farah Schwartzman, Adese yukiko.tanaka@mail.utoronto.ca academia.edu
	Samia Tecle A False Bifurcation?: Understanding Canada's Inland Asylum Determination and Refugee Resettlement as an Interconnected System Committee: Schwartzman and Elcioglu (Co-Supervisors), Maghbouleh samia.tecle@mail.utoronto.ca
	S.W. Underwood Modern Daddies and Papas: Family, Parenting and Masculinities among Gay Co-Fathers Committee: Fox (Supervisor), Salem, Adam s.underwood@mail.utoronto.ca
	Meiyen Wong Assessing Victim Safety in the Processing of Concurrent Criminal and Family Law Cases in Canada’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court Committee: Maurutto (Supervisor), Hannah-Moffat, Taylor mei.wong@mail.utoronto.ca
	Man Xu (Angela) Explaining Chinese Independent Migration to Iran: Dynamic Migration Trajectories and Flexible Adaptation Committee: Landolt and Hsiung (Co-Supervisors), Hermer manx.xu@mail.utoronto.ca
	Catherine Yeh Gender Inequality and Knowledge Production in the New Knowledge Economy Committee: Baumann (Supervisor), Dokshin, Johnston catherine.yeh@mail.utoronto.ca