Outgoing Sociology MA student David Eliot a Trudeau Foundation Scholar
Congratulations to David Eliot being named as a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation 2022 Scholar.
Dr. Fiona Kay awarded the Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Fiona Kay who is this year's winner of the Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award. The Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award recognizes undergraduate, graduate, or professional teaching that has had an outstanding influence on the quality of student learning at Queen’s University.
Dr. Saulnier contributions to the international and Canadian policing communities
Dr. Saulnier has made a variety of scholarly and applied contributions to the international and Canadian policing communities over the last year. She continues to work actively with police across Canada and is seeking graduate students with an interest in contributing to the evidence-based policing movement.
Awards
2021 Nominated for Community Partner Award, Guelph Police Service
Grants
Dr. Fiona Kay and University of Calgary’s, Dr. Jean Wallace have a new article
Drs. Kay and Wallace article entitled Supportive Relations in a Feminized Occupation: How Male and Female Veterinarians Compare is now out in the Canadian Review of Sociology.
Dr. Annette Burfoot publishes new book
A sociological and historical study of the development of reproductive technologies, this book focuses on key technological developments through a biomedicalization lens with special attention to gender. Using in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a hub, it critically examines the main areas of related socio-technical developments: reproductive science, birth control, animal husbandry, genetics and reproductive medicine.
MA and PhD alumni, Krys Maki Book Launch - Ineligible
Fernwood Publishing in collaboration with Novel Idea, The Department of Sociology Queen’s University, and the Surveillance Studies Centre presents the launch of Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance. This event will feature a discussion with anti-poverty activists Aimee VanVlack and Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam and author Krys Maki.
Dr. Victoria Sytsma and Queen's Sociology PhD student, Ethan Pohl have a new article
Dr. Victoria Sytsma and Queen's Sociology PhD student, Ethan Pohl have a new article titled, Situational and Ecological Predictors of Conducted Energy Weapon Application Severity. This article will appear in a special issue of Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Congratulations to Dr. David Lyon on his retirement
The Department of Sociology wishes to congratulate David Lyon on his retirement from Queen’s University on June 30, 2021. Read The Surveillance Studies Centre Post.
Welcome Dr. Alana Saulnier
The Department of Sociology is delighted to announce that from July 1, Alana Saulnier joins the department as an Assistant Professor.