The Department of Sociology and Criminology has diverse and vibrant cohorts of Graduate students. Currently there are 39 graduate students in our programs (13 Ph.D., 24 MA, and 2 Pre-MA). Below are profiles from some of our students.
Tiffany Hall (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Sonia Bookman Research Interests: Culture, Consumption, Hoarding Behavior, Qualitative Methods |
Chase Harms (MA) |
Research Interests: Political Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Power and Inequality, Immigration and Refugee Studies Email: harmsc1@myumanitoba.ca |
Renée Hoffart (Ph.D.) |
Research Interests: Violence against Women, Feminist Criminology, Indigenous Justice Email: hoffartr@myumanitoba.ca Office: 301-B Isbister |
Wanda June (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Woolford Research Interests: Gender, Ecology and Genocide, Qualitative Methods, Critical and Feminist Criminology Thesis: Gendered Ecologies and Social Death in Genocide: An Ecofeminist Criminology of Symbiotic Destruction Email: hounslow@myumanitoba.ca |
Ley D. Fraser (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Tracey Peter Research Interests: Gender Minorities, Intersectionality, Social Inequality, Mixed Methods Research Thesis Title: At the Identity Crossroads: Transgender Canadians and Intersectional Discrimination Email: lfraser@myumanitoba.ca |
Kaitlyn Obedzinski Kuryk (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Fries Research Interests: Medicalization, Home Care, Medical Gaze, Private/Public Care, Family, and Family Caregivers Email: obedzink@myumanitoba.ca |
Jihad K. Othman (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Lori Wilkinson Research Interests: Migration & Refugee Studies, Race & Ethnicity, National Identity, Gender, Health, Research Methods, NGOs Email: othmanj@myumanitoba.ca |
Labe Songose (MA) |
Advisor: Dr. Lori Wilkinson Research Interests: Immigration Policies and Gender Inequality Thesis Description: My thesis aims at analyzing how violence against immigrant and refugee women affect their psychological well-being and integration process in the Canadian society. The intent of this study is also to analyze how immigration policies influence violence against immigrant and refugee women in Canada. |
Janice Tilly (Ph.D., I.I.S.) |
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Fries Research Interests: Qualitative Research, Military/Veteran Health, Civilian to Military Transition, Military Culture, Health Promotion from a Salutogenesis Perspective Thesis Description: My proposed interdisciplinary doctoral research will examine those whom have effectively transitioned from a military career to civilian life, in order to understand the personal and structural factors which contribute to successful and healthy transitioning out of the military. Email: Janice.Tilly@umanitoba.ca |
Xiyuan Xia (Marvin) (Ph.D.) |
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Woolford Research Interests: Ethnic Conflicts and Genocide |