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Peri Ballantyne
Chair of Sociology
Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Otonabee College 224, ext. 7813, periballantyne@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Sociology of health and the ‘social determinants of health’
- Poverty, food security, work and employment
- Medicines access/use/outcomes;
- Qualitative methods, including grounded theory, ethnography, institutional ethnography
Kristy Buccieri
Associate Chair of Sociology
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.Soc.Sc. (Ottawa), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (York)
Otonabee College 226, ext. 6382, kristybuccieri@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Homelessness
- Health care
- Public health
- Policy
- Service provision
Deborah White
Professor, Sociology
B.A. (Toronto Metropolitan University), M.A. (University of Toronto), Ph.D. (Carleton)
Otonabee College 231, ext. 7865, deborahwhite2@trentu.ca
1998 Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching
Research interests:
- Institutional responses to sexual violence, particularly medico-legal interventions and the role and nature of forensic evidence and experts in criminal justice systems
- Science and technology studies (STS)
- Critical research on sexual violence prevention initiatives, with an emphasis on anti-rape technologies
Momin Rahman
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Ph.D. (Strathclyde)
Otonabee College 221.2, ext. 7812, mominrahman@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- LGBT identities and politics
- Racialization and systemic racism
- Postcolonialism
- Islamophobia
Jim Cosgrave
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (York)
Durham Campus, DUR 174, ext. 5049, jimcosgrave@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Gambling legalization and expansion
- The sociology of gambling
- Canadian national and cultural identity
- Cannabis legalization and state formation
Naomi Nichols
Associate Professor, Sociology
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Community-Partnered Social Justice
Director of the Interdisciplinary Social Research PhD Program
B.A. (Trent), B.Ed.(Queen's), M.A. & Ph.D. (York)
Otonabee College 232, ext. 7822, naominichols@trentu.ca
Research for Social Change Lab
Research interests:
- Social inequality; poverty; youth homelessness; youth justice; child welfare; education; "youth at risk"; youth mental health; higher education
- Research impact and community-academic research collaborations
Adwoa Onuora
Associate Professor, Sociology
Honors B.A (University of Toronto); M.A; Ph.D. (OISE/University of Toronto)
Research interests:
- Health Equity and Social Justice
- Black and Intersectional feminist theories
- Black and African Diaspora 2SLGBTQ+ issues
- Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
- Social Reproduction, Care Policies and the Care Economy
Elizabeth Torrens
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D (Western University)
Otonabee College 223, ext. 7822, elizabethtorrens@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Gender and sexuality
- Bullying
- Education
- Social control and deviance
- Program and policy evaluation
Erick Laming
Assistant Professor, Criminology
B.A. Hons, M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Otonabee College 225, ext. 7856, ericklaming@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Policing
- Police use of force
- Police oversight and accountability
- Corrections
- Criminal justice policy and reform
- Comparative criminal justice
- Race and the criminal justice system
Mary Jean Hande
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. (University of Saskatchewan), M.A. (York University), Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Otonabee College 230, ext. 7824, mjhande@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Care policy, work, and politics
- Aging, disability, and mad studies
- Im/migrant and precarious work
- Critical consciousness/social movement learning
- Community-engaged research and learning
- Critical theory and qualitative methods
Eugena Kwon
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Western University)
Otonabee College 227, ext. 6053, eugenakwon@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- International migration (e.g., post-migration integration and settlement experiences of immigrants and international students);
- Sociology of work and occupations;
- Gender and professions;
- Population health and well-being
Nadiya Nur Ali
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. (University of Toronto), M.A. (Carleton University), Ph.D. (York University)
Durham Campus, DUR - A186
Research interests:
- Black Studies
- Race, Racism & Racialization
- Critical Muslim Studies
- Community-Engaged Research
Stephanie Ehret
Assistant Professor, Criminology
Hon.B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ottawa)
Otonabee College 228, ext. 6020, stephanieehret@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Gendered violence
- Intimate partner violence
- Autism, disability, and justice
- Social (extra-legal) anti-violence interventions
- Policy
Greg Yerashotis
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. (Hon)., M.A., Ph.D., (University of Toronto)
Otonabee College 221.9 , ext. 7750, gregyerashotis@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Sport and Social Inclusion
- Immigrant Integration
- Gender Equity in Sport
- Urban Ethnography
Valerie Damasco
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Honours B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Research interests:
- Immigration, work, and racialization processes
- Interprofessional labour of immigrants and racialized workers in regulated professions (i.e., nursing, medicine, education)
- Mental health services for immigrants and racialized communities
- Inter/intragenerational inequality and social mobility
- Social organization of work/labour in healthcare systems and institutions, public health, and community health
- Social policy, public policy, and governance in local, national, and international contexts
- Community development and public sociology
Mandi Gray
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. (Hon) (University of Winnipeg)., M.A., Ph.D., (York University)
Otonabee College 228, ext. 7340, mandigray@trentu.ca
Research interests:
- Structural violence and resistance
- Inquests and inquiries
- Institutional and government responses to sexual violence
- Indigenous health data sovereignty
David Rapaport
Adjunct Professor, Sociology
B.A. (Concordia), PhD (Trent)
Research interests:
- Labour
- Unions in Canada
- Collective Bargaining
- The Politics of Technology
- The Public Sector in Canada