- Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mount Royal University
Broadly speaking, my work focuses upon racialization, racism, immigration, multiculturalism, identity construction, critical race theory, social justice and globalization.
Experience
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2022–presentAssistant Professor of Sociology, Mount Royal University
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2018–2022Postdoctoral Fellow, Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement
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2015–2022Adjunct professor, King's University College at Western
Education
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2018Western University , Ph.D. Sociology & Collaborative Program in Migration and Ethnic Relations
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2010Middle East Technical University, Master's Degree Sociology
Publications
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2020Portuguese Canadians as “Dark Whites:” Dynamics of Social Class, Ethnicity, and Racialization through Historical and Critical Analysis, Portuguese Studies Review
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2019Centering the White Gaze: Identity Construction among Second-Generation Jamaicans and Portuguese, Canadian Ethnic Studies Review
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2016Multicultural Ideology: An antidote to racism or untouched inequalities? A comparative study of second-generation Jamaicans and second-generation Portuguese in Toronto, International Network on Youth Integration (INYI) Journal
Grants and Contracts
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2018Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Role:
- $45,000 per year
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2011International Doctoral Scholarship
- Role:
- $27,000 per year
- Funding Source:
- Western University
Professional Memberships
- Canadian Sociological Association
- Canadian Ethnic Studies Association
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- Research supervision
- Location: Calgary
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