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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
Lia Acosta Rueda Lia Acosta Rueda
Care Trajectories and Wellbeing in Mexico: An Examination of Gender and Age
Committee: Milkie and Ruppanner (Co-Supervisors), Peng
lia.acosta@mail.utoronto.ca

Natalie Adamyk
Analyzing Academic Emotion Management in the Context of the New Economy.
Committee: Milkie and Alegria (Co-Supervisors); Welsh
natalie.adamyk@mail.utoronto.ca
Research Gate

Shady Al Hafez

Shady Al Hafez
Merging of Others: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Articulations of Indigenous Identity
Committee: Jennifer Adese, Zaheer Baber, and Yvonne Sherwood
shady.alhafez@mail.utoronto.ca

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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

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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

Cheery Attia
The Gendered Racialization of Ecosystems of Embodied Rights: Bodies and Bodily Autonomy During a Pandemic
Committee: Anna Korteweg (Co-Supervisor), Jessica Fields (Co-Supervisor), Miray Philips
cheerymaria.attia@mail.utoronto.ca

Tyler Bateman

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

Olimpia Bidian
Toward a Holistic Understanding of Public Place Identity Formation
Committee: Berry (Supervisor), Lee, D. Silver
olimpia.bidian@mail.utoronto.ca
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 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
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Brigid Burke
Violence and Interactional Boundary Work: Understanding, Controlling & Challenging Violence through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Committee: J. Lee (Supervisor), D. Silver, B. Erickson 
b.burke@mail.utoronto.ca
Erika Canossini

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 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
 
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Yvonne Daoleuxay
Driving Hacks: Automation, Driverless Cars, and the Future of (Auto)mobility
Committee: D. Silver (Supervisor), Hoffman, Waslander
y.daoleuxay@mail.utoronto.ca
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Soli Dubash
The Dynamic Interplay of Social Networks and Health Across the Life Course
Committee: Erickson (Supervisor), Schafer (Co-Supervisor), Wheaton, Miles
soli.dubash@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Eugene Emeka Dim
Political Institutions and Gender Gap in Political Participation in Africa
Committee: Professor Peng (supervisor); Goodman; Handley
eugene.dim@mail.utoronto.ca
Jordan Foster Jordan Foster
Birkin Bags and Beautiful People: How Fashion, Capital, and Fame Collide Online
Committee: Johnston and Baumann (Co-Supervisors), Pettinicchio
jordann.foster@mail.utoronto.ca
Mircea Gherghina

Mircea Gherghina
Dealing with Carbon: Environmental Policy, Organizations, and Technological Answers to Climate Change
Committee: Hoffman and Dokshin (Co-Supervisors), Richter

mircea.gherghina@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Ali Greey Ali Greey
Agency, Inequality, and Privilege: Examining the Experiences of Trans and Non-binary Youth in Elite K-12 Schools
Committee members: Choo (Supervisor), Locklear, D. Silver
ali.greey@mail.utoronto.ca
Headshot of Cinthya Guzman Cinthya Guzman
Boredom in (Inter)action: A Sociological Study
Committee: D.Silver (Supervisor), Milkie, Fosse
c.guzman@mail.utoronto.ca
academia.edu
Headshot of Emily Hammond Emily Hammond
Dancing with Capitalism: Exploring the Lives of Students and their Experiences of Work
Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Cranford, Cohen
e.hammond@utoronto.ca
Andy Holmes Profile Picture Andy Holmes
Competing or Stable Approaches to Law: How LGBTQ2+ Organizations Navigate Assimilationist, Abolitionist, and Ambivalent Relationships with the Police
Committee: Smith and Pettinicchio (Co-Supervisors), Bryan
andy.holmes@mail.utoronto.ca
academia.edu
Sara Hormozinejad
Assembling Iran’s Cultures of Return: Investigating the Meanings of Return Migrations and Mobilities
Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Elcioglu (Co-Supervisor), Salem
Website
Storm Jeffers 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
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Noam Keren
Through the Unsettled Looking Glass: An inquiry into the Production of Sociological Knowledge in Times of Unsettledness, the Case of Israeli Sociology post October 7th
Committee: Veugelers (Supervisor), Baber, Hoffman
noam.keren@mail.utoronto.ca
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus 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
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Carmen Lamothe
Platforms of Governance and Power: Home Care Workers Mediating Risk and Surveillance
Committee: Paula Maurutto (Supervisor), Cynthia Cranford, Steve Hoffman

carmen.lamothe@mail.utoronto.ca

James Lannigan James Gerald Patrick Lannigan
Caffeine, Communities, and Crises: An Examination of the Networks, Discourse, and Operational Strategies of Independent Specialty Coffee Retailers
Committee: Erickson (Supervisor), Johnston, McEvily
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

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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

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Sitao Li
Code of the Court: Legality, Performance, and Punishment in Chinese Criminal Justice
Committee: Goodman and Liu (Co-Supervisors), Super
sitao.li@mail.utoronto.ca

yifang li Yifang Li
Reclaiming Through Leisure? How Young Migrant Workers Navigate Cultural Exclusion in Urban China
Committee: Daniel Silver (Supervisor), Shyon Baumann, Ruoyun Bai
yifang.li@mail.utoronto.ca
Headshot of Martin Lukk Martin Lukk
The Distributional Question in Contemporary Nationalism
Committee: Schneiderhan and Wodtke (Co-Supervisors), Pettinicchio, Leschziner
martin.lukk@mail.utoronto.ca
academia.edu
Sophie Marois

Sophie Marois
White nationalist violence and the politics of mourning: Commemorations, courts, and political coalitions.

Committee: Korteweg (supervisor), Bryan, Levi 
sophie.marois@mail.utoronto.ca

Umaima Mira Umaima Miraj
Ghadarite Women: Intimacy, Labor, and Revolution in the Ghadar Moment, 1913-1918
Committee:
Kristin Plys (Supervisor), Zaheer Baber, Alissa Trotz (Women and Gender Studies Institute), Kanishka Goonewardena (Geography and Planning)
umaima.miraj@mail.utoronto.ca
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Andreea Mogosanu
Gender Inequality: Taking a Long View
Committee: Dinovitzer (Supervisor), Milkie, Eads
andreea.mogosanu@mail.utoronto.ca

Mitra Mokhtari

Mitra Mokhtari
Committe: Goodman (Supervisor), Maurutto, Bryan
mitra.mokhtari@mail.utoronto.ca

Jaime Nikolau Jaime Nikolaou
Gauging Longevity: Indicators from Canada's Reproductive Health Movement
Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Fox, Pettinicchio
j.nikolaou@utoronto.ca
Jason Pagaduan 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
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Roberta Silveira Pamplona
From Reckoning with Violence to Institutionalizing Rights: The Feminist Politics of Feminicídio in Brazil
Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Schwartzman, Trotz
roberta.pamplona@mail.utoronto.ca

Sebastian Parker Sebastien Parker
Continuity and Change in French Democracy
Committee: Veugelers (Supervisor), Dokshin, Fosse
sebastien.parker@mail.utoronto.ca
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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

Kayla Preston
An Analysis of Youth Activists in Canada and the United States
Committee: Elcioglu (Co-Supervisor), Berrey (Co-Supervisor), Y. Lee
kayla.preston@mail.utoronto.ca
academia.edu

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Paul Pritchard
Indigenous Education and the Youth Politics of Belonging
Committee: Landolt (Supervisor), Gaztambide-Fernandez, DeGagné
paul.pritchard@mail.utoronto.ca

View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Sagi Ramaj
Residential Contexts and the Labour Market and Housing Outcomes of Sexual Minority Immigrants
Committee: Geoffrey Wodtke, Markus Shafer (Co-Supervisors), Jonathan Horowitz 
sagi.ramaj@mail.utoronto.ca
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View of the Banting building on the St. George campus Patricia Roach
patricia.roach@mail.utoronto.ca
Andrea Roman-Alfaro Andrea Roman Alfaro
Navigating the Continuum of Violence: An Ethnographic Study of Women’s Experiences of Violence in Peru
Committee: Taylor (Supervisor), Contreras, Smith
andrea.romanalfaro@mail.utoronto.ca
Website
Yagana Samim
An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Understanding Predictors of Family Planning Decisions.
Committee: Spence (Supervisor), Miles, Flores
yagana.samim@mail.utoronto.ca
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Isra Saymour
"A Mansion of Ruins": Manuscript Looting, Colonial Crime, and the Plunder of the Mughal Imperial Library
Committee: Plys and Baber (Co-Supervisors), Smith and Gillespie (Advisors)
isra.saymour@utoronto.ca

Kyla Simms profile picture Kyla Simms
Canadian Blackness: Racialization, Ethnic Diversity, and National Belonging Among Black Second-Generation Canadians
Committee: Schwartzman (Supervisor), Elcioglu, Dantzler
k.simms@mail.utoronto.ca
Headshot of Jessica Stallone Jessica Stallone
The Politics of Nation-Making: An Ethnographic Study of Québécois Seniors in Old-Age Homes in Québec
Committee: Korteweg and Elcioglu (Co-Supervisors)
jessica.stallone@mail.utoronto.ca
Website
Lance Stewart 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
Jillian Sunderland

Jillian Sunderland
From Crisis to Recovery: The Role of Gender Violence and State Power in Reshaping RCMP Legitimacy
Committee: Korteweg (Supervisor), Bryan, Maurutto
jillian.sunderland@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Samia Tecle 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
Brody Trottier

Brody Trottier
#NoEthicalConsumptionUnderCapitalism: Critical Discourses, Eco-Narratives, and Everyday Life
Committee: Josée Johnston (Supervisor), Steve Hoffman, and Scott Prudham
brody.trottier@mail.utoronto.ca

Pamela Tsui

Pamela Tsui
Transnational economic relationality among Hongkongers in Hong Kong and Toronto
Committee: Y Lee and Liu (Co-Supervisors), Choo
pamela.tsui@mail.utoronto.ca

Spencer Underwood S.W. Underwood
Modern Daddies and Papas: Family, Parenting and Masculinities among Gay Co-Fathers
Committee: Salem (Supervisor), Fox, Adam
s.underwood@mail.utoronto.ca
View of the Banting building on the St. George campus 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 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

PhD Students (Pre-Dissertation)

 

Harmata Aboubakar
harmata.aboubakar@mail.utoronto.ca

Kristen Bass
kristen.bass@mail.utoronto.ca

Ash Catonio

Ash Catonio
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Sexualities, Sociology of Gender, and Qualitative Methods
ash.catonio@mail.utoronto.ca

David Chen

Dawei Chen
Areas of Interest: Economic Sociology, Political Sociology,International Political Economy, Social Networks, and Quantitative Methods
dw.chen@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Madelaine Coelho
madelaine.coelho@utoronto.ca

Andrew Cooper
Areas of Interest: Virtual Communities, Social Networks, and Qualitative Methods
cal.cooper@mail.utoronto.ca

Roberta De Avillez

Roberta De Avillez
roberta.deavillez@mail.utoronto.ca

Alysia De Melo

Alysia De Melo
alysia.demelo@mail.utoronto.ca

Dorian DiTommaso
dorian.ditommaso@mail.utoronto.ca

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Amanda Deeley
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Family, Health & Mental Health, and Sociology of Culture
amanda.deeley@mail.utoronto.ca

Aurelie Etienne

Aurélie Etienne
Areas of Interest: Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Migration, Political Economy
aurelie.etienne@mail.utoronto.ca

Elliot Fonarev
elliot.fonarev@mail.utoronto.ca

Rena Friesen
rena.friesen@mail.utoronto.ca

Selay Ghaffar
selay.ghaffar@mail.utoronto.ca

Ikee Gibson
ikee.gibson@utoronto.ca

Maria Gilbert

Maria Gilbert
maria.gilbert@mail.utoronto.ca

Ori Gilboa
ori.gilboa@mail.utoronto.ca

Jimin Gim

Jimin Gim
jimin.gim@mail.utoronto.ca

pelin-gul

Pelin Gül
Areas of Interest: Political Sociology, Social Theory, Environmental Sociology, Immigration Politics and Qualitative Methods
pelin.gul@mail.utoronto.ca

Carae Henry
carae.henry@mail.utoronto.ca

Leo Henry - PhD Student

Leo Henry
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Culture, Political Sociology, and Theory
leo.henry@mail.utoronto.ca

Daniel Hill

Daniel Hill
Areas of Interest: Social Mobility, Social Determinants of Health, and Factors Influencing Occupational and Educational Attainment
hill.hill@mail.utoronto.ca

Maleeha Iqbal
maleeha.iqbal@mail.utoronto.ca

Shahed Ishak
shahed.ishak@mail.utoronto.ca

Paul Jakhu
paul.jakhu@mail.utoronto.ca

Emma Jennings-Fitz-Gerald

Emma Jennings-Fitz-Gerald
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Gender, Military Sociology, and Sociology of Crime and Law
emma.jenningsfitzgerald@mail.utoronto.ca

Chantel Jeremiah

Chantel Jeremiah
chantel.jeremiah@mail.utoronto.ca

Jonathan Kauenhowen
jonathan.kauenhowen@mail.utoronto.ca
academia.edu

Salwa Khan
slw.khan@mail.utoronto.ca

Ha Ryung Kim
hryh.kim@mail.utoronto.ca

Jinri Kim
jinri.kim@mail.utoronto.ca

Joonsik (Joon) Kim
Areas of Interest: Economic Sociology, Political Sociology, and Financialization of State
joonsik.kim@mail.utoronto.ca

Anna Kuznetsov
anna.kuznetsov@mail.utoronto.ca

Yang Li
yangsoc.li@mail.utoronto.ca

Nakharathep Lo

Nakharathep Lo
Areas of Interest: Theory, Health and Mental Health, Sociology of Crime and Law, and Qualitative Methods
nakharathep.lo@mail.utoronto.ca

Khalil Martin

Khalil Martin
Areas of Interest: Culture, Urban Life, and Communication
khalil.martin@mail.utoronto.ca

Lisa Moore
ld.moore@mail.utoronto.ca

Rachel Hannah Meiorin
rachel.meiorin@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Shabnoor Nabi

Shabnoor Nabi
Areas of Interest: Gender, Sociology of Families, Social Policy, and Social Demography
s.nabi@mail.utoronto.ca

Rebecca Nachtigall
rebecca.nachtigall@mail.utoronto.ca

Michelle Nadon Belanger

Michelle Nadon Belanger
Areas of Interest: Culture, Networks, Work
michelle.nadonbelanger@mail.utoronto.ca

Gihad Nasr
gihad.nasr@mail.utoronto.ca

Izumi Matsuzaki Niki
izumi.niki@mail.utoronto.ca
Website

Kevin Park
ke.park@mail.utoronto.ca

Aida Parnia
a.parnia@mail.utoronto.ca

Sydney Patterson

Sydney Patterson
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Health, Sociology of Culture
sydney.patterson@mail.utoronto.ca

Sloan Pedersen
sloan.pedersen@mail.utoronto.ca

Marie-Aminata Peron
ma.peron@mail.utoronto.ca

Devin Pratchler

Devin Pratchler
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Crime and Law and Qualitative Methods
d.pratchler@mail.utoronto.ca

Cesar Ramirez
ccj.ramirez@mail.utoronto.ca

Fabio Robibaro
f.robibaro@gmail.com

Tanveer Rouf
tanveer.rouf@mail.utoronto.ca

Firdaous Sbai
firdaous.sbai@mail.utoronto.ca

Ethan Shapiro

Ethan Shapiro
Areas of Specialization: Sociology of Culture, Markets, and Cognition
ethan.shapiro@mail.utoronto.ca

Kriti Sharma
kriti.sharma@mail.utoronto.ca

Maddalena

Maddalena Simeon
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Culture, Cognition, and Food
maddalena.simeon@mail.utoronto.ca

Huaman Sun
hm.sun@mail.utoronto.ca

Yu-Hsuan Sun with his cat

Yu-Hsuan Sun
Areas of Interest: Political Sociology and Theory
yuhsuan.sun@mail.utoronto.ca

Momo Tanaka
momo.tanaka@mail.utoronto.ca

Raymond Tong

Yumeng (Raymond) Tong
yumeng.tong@mail.utoronto.ca

Daniela Ugarte
daniela.ugarte@mail.utoronto.ca

Courtney Vance
courtney.vance@mail.utoronto.ca

Tong Wang
tongsoc.wang@mail.utoronto.ca

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Zhen Wang
Areas of Interest: Economic Sociology, Organizational Studies, and Financialization.
theotherzhen.wang@mail.utoronto.ca

Aleda Wedekind
aleda.wedekind@mail.utoronto.ca

Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson
Areas of Interest: Culture, Work, and Theory
alexanderc.wilson@utoronto.ca
Website

Jimmy Xing
tianyi.xing@mail.utoronto.ca

Asena Yildiz
asena.yildiz@mail.utoronto.ca

Zihao (Joseph) Zhou
Areas of Interest: Sociology of Gender and Sexualities, Media, and Family
joezihao.zhou@mail.utoronto.ca


MA Students 2024-25