Ph.D., Sociology, University of Alberta, 2001

M.A., University of Saskatchewan, 1996

B.A., University of Saskatchewan, 1994

Courses Currently Taught:

Ethnic Relations (SOC 2370); Canadian Society and Culture (SOC 2320); Introduction to Research Methods (SOC 2290); Survey Research Methods (SOC 7390); Seminar in Intergroup Relations-Immigration and Refugee Studies (SOC 7310)

My main research interests involve understanding the integration experiences of migrant youth in Canada. At this time, I’m working on papers examining the factors influencing educational achievement of immigrant and refugee children, bullying experiences, job search/labour market trajectories and mental health issues of newcomer children and youth. Other research interests include the labour market experiences of immigrant women and pedagogical research into new classroom technologies. Key words: race and ethnic relations, immigration and refugee studies, citizenship, youth and school-to-work transitions, and research methods

The Labour Market Transitions of Newly Arrived Immigrant Youth: A Tri-Provincial Study Lori Wilkinson (Principle Investigator), Miu Yan (Social Work University of British Columbia), Sean Lauer (Sociology, University of British Columbia), Rick Sin (Social Work Mc Master University) and Ka Tat Tsang (Social Work, University of Toronto). SSHRC/Metropolis Operating Grant $122,588 (June 2008-March 2010).

The New Canadian Children and Youth Study Lori Wilkinson (co-investigator), John P. Anchan (University of Winnipeg), Esther Blum (University of Manitoba) and Morton Beiser (University of Toronto, principle investigator). To date, we have received over $1.4 million nationally to conduct this research. For more information on the study, preliminary findings, our funders, our collaborators, or if you would like to participate, please see our website: http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~janchan/nccys/nccys2002.htm

Negotiating Differences and Democracy: Identity Formation as Social Capital among Canadian Youth Yvonne Hébert (University of Calgary, PI), Lori Wilkinson (co-investigator), and Mehrunissa Ali (Ryerson University), SSHRC $183,000 (2003-08)

The Labour Market Experiences of Immigrant, 1.5 Generation and Second-Generation Immigrant Youth in Canada Lori Wilkinson (PI) Prairie Metropolis Project, $11,500 (2007-08).

The Effects of Gender, Race and Occupational Structure on the Earnings of Immigrant Women Lori Wilkinson PI. Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration: $11,000 (2005-06)

I-Clicker Technology in the Classroom Susan Prentice and Lori Wilkinson co-investigators. Learning Technologies Centre, University of Manitoba (September –April 2008-09).

Ethnicity, Civil Society, and Public Policy (2007) Lori Wilkinson and John Lehr, Glyn Berry Global Peace and Security Fund (inaugural winner), Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, to fund the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 19th Biennial Conference, Winnipeg, September 27-29th. Grant Received: $23,655

Ethnicity, Civil Society & Public Policy: Engaging Cultures in a Globalizing World (2007) John Lehr and Lori Wilkinson, Canadian International Development Agency, to fund the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 19th Biennial Conference and a special issue of the Journal of Canadian Ethnic Studies, Winnipeg, September 27-29th. Grant received: $25,000

Selected Recent Publications: Refereed Journal Articles

Hébert, Yvonne, Mehrunnisa Ali, Lori Wilkinson and Temitope Oriola (forthcoming 2009) “New Modes of Becoming in Transcultural Glocal Spaces: Second Generation Youth in Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto” Canadian Ethnic Studies 40(3).

Wilkinson, Lori (2008) “Labour Market Transitions of Immigrant-born, Refugee-born, and Canadian-born Youth” Canadian Review of Sociology Volume 45(2): 151-176.

Hébert, Yvonne, Lori Wilkinson and Mehrunissa Ali (2008) “Second Generation Youth in Canada, their Mobilities and Identification: Relevance to Citizenship Education” Brock Journal of Education 17(1): 50-70.

·     Also appears as a book chapter: Michael O’Sullivan and Karen Pashby, editors (2008) Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization: Canadian Perspectives. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Wilkinson, Lori, Tracey Peter and Renuka Chaturvedi (2006) “The Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrant Women: Canada and the United States Compared” Journal of International Migration and Integration 6(3).

Wilkinson, Lori (2005) “Immigration, Transnationalism and Citizenship” Canadian and International Journal of Education 34(1): 68-77.

Wilkinson, Lori (2003) “Advancing a Perspective on the Intersections of Diversity: Challenges for Research and Social Policy” Canadian Ethnic Studies/Études Ethniques au Canada 35(3): 26-38.

Wilkinson, Lori (2003) “Six nouvelles tendances de la recherche sur le racisme et l’inégalité au Canada” Les Cahiers de recherche sociologique 39: 109-140. (English translation available upon request)

Wilkinson, Lori (2002) “Factors Influencing the Academic Attainment of Refugee Youth in Canada” Journal of Youth Studies 5(2): 173-193.

Krahn, Harvey, Tracey Derwing, Marlene Mulder, and Lori Wilkinson (2000) “Educated and Underemployed: Refugee Experiences in the Alberta Labour Market” Journal of International Migration and Integration 1(1): 59-84.

Wilkinson, Lori (forthcoming, Summer 2009) “Approaching Intersection: Individual Lives, Multiple Inequalities” in Racism, Identity and Justice: Dialogue on the Politics of Inequality and Change. Sean Hier, Daniel Lett and B. Singh Bolaria, eds. Halifax: Fernwood.

Wilkinson, Lori (2009) “Are Human Rights Jeopardized in 21^st Century Canada? A Sociological Examination of Immigration Policies Post- 9/11” Between Terrorism and Human Rights, Sandra Rollings-Magnuson, ed. Halifax: Fernwood Press.

Hébert, Yvonne and Lori A. Wilkinson (2006) “The Values Debate, Citizenship Policy and Education:  Towards An Analytic Framework” pp. 31-41 in Troubling the Canon of Citizenship Education George Richardson & Blades, eds. New York: Peter Lang Publishers.

Hébert, Yvonne and Lori Wilkinson (2003) “The Citizenship Debates: Conceptual, Policy, Experiential and Educational Issues” pp. 3-36 in Citizenship in Transformation in Canada. Yvonne Hébert, ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Wilkinson, Lori (2002) “Mainstream Adaptation or Underclass Absorption? The Integration Experiences of Refugee Youth in Canada.” in pp. 143-159 in Exploring Cultural Perspectives: Integration and Globalization. Annette Richardson, Michael Wyness and E. Alice Halvorsen, eds. Edmonton: International Cultural Research Network Press.

Hébert, Yvonne and Lori Wilkinson (2001) “Values for Pluralistic Democratic Societies” pp. 59-74 in Towards Active Citizenship: Connecting Young Citizens Across Europe and the World. Mireia Montané and Yves Beernaert, eds. Barcelona and Brussels: European Parliament and DG Education and Culture of the European Commission. Spanish Translation available.

Graduate Student Supervision

Ana Raluca Buzdugan (MA, 2006) Does Having a Foreign Degree Matter? An Analysis of the Interaction between Education and Origin of Degree in Predicting Income

Renuka Chaturvedi (MA, 2005) Understanding Social Capital: A Preliminary Analysis of the Norm of Reciprocity and Bounded Solidarity

Alison Kalischuk (MA, in progress) Social Capital: A Good Concept Gone Bad? Tina Fehr Kehler (MA, 2006) Cultural Preservation and Transmission among Dietsche Mennonites in Southern Manitoba

Bong-Hwan Kim (PhD in progress) Understanding Korean Immigrant Community in Terms of Its Integration into the Host Society Using the Social Capital Theories

Carly Liebrecht (MA, 2009) The Educational Attainment of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: An Analysis of the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Swati Mandal (MA, in progress) The Settlement Intentions of Post-Secondary International Students in Manitoba

Jasmine Thomas (MA, in progress) Immigrant Serving Organizations and the School to Work Transitions of Newcomer Youth in Winnipeg

Honour’s Thesis Supervision

Wendy Aujla (Pre-MA, 2009) Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women in Canada

Jennifer Dengate (BA Hons, 2008) Sex Differences in Mental Health (co-supervised with Maryanne Kandrack)

Julie Foucreault (Pre-MA, 2006) Afghanistan and Colombia’s Drug Cultivation Epidemic: Structural Commonalities as Cause

Suzanne Latchmin (BA Hons, 2009) Immigrant Civil Liberty Offences: Examining the Anti-Terrorism Act and the USA Patriot Act

Kaeleigh Schroeder (BA Hons, 2008) The Hérouxville Controversy: Democratic Racism in Canada

Jasmine Thomas (BA Hons, 2007) Effects of Grade Placement on the Academic Achievements of Immigrant Youth in Canada