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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
Acting Associate Dean for Centre of Teaching and Learning
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)
Durham Campus, DUR A169, adwoaonuora@trentu.ca
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
Beatrice Anane-Bediakoh (She/Her)
Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Criminology
B.A. (Hon) (Wilfrid Laurier University), M.Ed. (University of Toronto), Ph.D, ABD. (York University)
Durham Campus, B334, Ext. 5257
Research interests:
- Black Studies
- Critical Criminology/Carceral Logics
- Sociology of Race and Racism; Racialization
- Community-Engaged Research
- Black Geographies
Valerie Damasco
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Honours B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Durham Campus, B335, valeriedamasco@trentu.ca
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
