9I�� News - Dept. of Sociology

Research Highlight: New Chapter by CAnD3 Alumna Maria Ahmed: Telling a Data Story: How to Develop a Compelling Data-Driven Narrative Published with SAGE Research Methods

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:11:59 +0000

Maria Ahmed, CAnD3 Alumna, has published a chapter with SAGE Research Methods titled Telling a Data Story: How to Develop a Compelling Data-Driven Narrative. In an era defined by data saturation, her work underscores the growing importance of clarity, accessibility, and impact in communicating research findings. The chapter provides both conceptual grounding and practical guidance, reviewing the three essential components of effective data storytelling, data, story, and visualization, and demonstrating how they can be brought together to inform, engage, and inspire.

Published: 3 October 2025

Don’t Panic: Population Projection is not a Crystal Ball

webfull — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:47:03 +0000

In response to the growing alarmism around the so-called "demographic cliff," Clark and colleagues explain population projections and why most demographers are not panicking.

Read the article here: Don’t Panic: Population Projection is not a Crystal Ball

Published: 23 September 2025

Orsola Torrisi awarded Anne Shepherd Prize from British Society for Population Studies

webfull — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:59:34 +0000

Congratulations to Orsola Torrisi, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and member of 9I��’s Centre for Population Dynamics (CPD), on receiving the Anne Shepherd New Investigator Award from the British Society for Population Studies.

Published: 17 September 2025

FRQSC grant awarded to Prof. Isabel Pike

webfull — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:21:14 +0000

The FRQSC has awarded Isabel Pike, Assistant Professor in 9I��’s Department of Sociology , a research grant through their Research Support for New Academics competition.

The grant spans three years and will go towards Pike’s project “The Demographic Dividend and the Re-Economization of Population.”

Published: 10 July 2025

SSHRC Insight Development Grant awarded to Prof. Wang

webfull — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:09:06 +0000

Prof. Skyler Wang has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for his research on the growing integration of AI into dating apps.

Congratulations to Christopher Dietzel (Concordia), Stefanie Duguay (Concordia), David Myles (INRS) and Prof. Wang on receiving funding for this project.

Published: 7 July 2025

Chih-lan (Winnie) Yang receives Arts Insight Dissertation Award

webfull — Thu, 22 May 2025 18:10:20 +0000

Former Sociology graduate student Chih-lan (Winnie) Yang, who defended in 2024, has been awarded the Arts Insight Dissertation Award for her dissertation “Marriage, Cohabitation, and Family among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Post-Marriage Equality Canada.” The award was officially conferred at the Arts Faculty Council Meeting on May 20.

In a large faculty like Arts this is a major accomplishment and speaks to the rigorous and high-quality work of our students.

Congratulations to Winnie!

Published: 22 May 2025

Visiting Justice in Sociology of Law

webfull — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:30:30 +0000

SOCI 395: Sociology of Law was honoured to welcome Supreme Court Justice Andromache Karakatsanis as a guest lecturer this past Winter 2025 semester.

Justice Karakatsanis shared reflections on her career trajectory and spoke to the relationship between law and society.

Published: 24 April 2025

"In rural America, more women are saying ‘I don’t’" - Prof. Shelley Clark in the Washington Post

webfull — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:30:05 +0000

Prof. Shelley Clark has co-authored an op-ed in the Washington Post on the sharp decline in traditional married families in rural America.

Read the article here: In rural America, more women are saying ‘I don’t’

Published: 13 February 2025

Prof. Barry Eidlin authors opinion piece on the Amazon Quebec closures

webfull — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:29:46 +0000

Prof. Barry Eidlin has written an opinion piece for The Globe and Mail in response to Amazon's decision to close its Quebec operations.

Read the article here: Why the union hate, Amazon? What's really behind the closing of Quebec Operations.

Published: 30 January 2025

Research Highlight: Public sector health analytics capacity before and after Covid-19: A case study of manager perspectives in New Brunswick, Canada

webfull — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:50:03 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that Maria Lima, a fellow from our 2022-2023 cohort, has published a new research article under the supervision of Professor Neeru Gupta from the University of New Brunswick and James Ayles from the Government of New Brunswick, both valued partners of CAnD3. This exemplary partnership stemmed from a CAnD3 internship. CAnD3 takes pride in providing fellows with valuable internship opportunities, and we are pleased to witness the application of the skills acquired during our training program.

Published: 1 August 2024

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