Department of Sociology / en Teaching assistants, course instructor recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards /celebrates/teaching-assistants-course-instructor-recognized-teaching-excellence-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Teaching assistants, course instructor recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-03T11:21:37-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 11:21" class="datetime">Wed, 07/03/2024 - 11:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering" hreflang="en">Institute for Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/teaching-excellence-awards" hreflang="en">Teaching Excellence Awards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-gender-studies-institute" hreflang="en">Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/ta-awards.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Cassandra Olsen, Paul Pritchard,&nbsp;Shay Chavoshian,&nbsp;Sam Sanchinel,&nbsp;Kat Furtado, Titilola Aiyegbusi and Qusai Hassan (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six teaching assistants (TAs) and one graduate course instructor (CI) have been recognized with <a href="https://tatp.utoronto.ca/awards/">2024 Teaching Excellence Awards</a> by the şüŔęĘÓƵ’s <a href="https://tatp.utoronto.ca/">Teaching Assistants’ Training Program</a>.</p> <p>The TA Teaching Excellence, BIPOC TA Teaching Excellence and CI Teaching Excellence awards recognize the outstanding contributions of TAs and graduate student CIs who regularly support, inspire and challenge undergraduate students.</p> <p>The recipients of the TA Teaching Excellence Awards are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://discover.bme.utoronto.ca/bme-student-receives-2024-teaching-assistant-teaching-excellence-award/"><strong>Shaghayegh (Shay) Chavoshian</strong></a>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Cassandra Olsen</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Sam Sanchinel</strong>, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Qusai Hassan</strong>, department of chemistry, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Paul Pritchard</strong>, department of sociology, U of T Mississauga</li> </ul> <p>In 2022, the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program introduced the BIPOC Teaching Excellence Award to recognize lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities whose academic experiences have been impacted by systemic barriers, and to highlight their accomplishments and excellence in teaching practice. The winner of this award for 2024 is <strong>Titilola Aiyegbusi </strong>from the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> <p>The recipient of the CI Teaching Excellence Award is <strong>Kat Furtado</strong> from the department of classics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:21:37 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308378 at Harmata Aboubakar, Julia Jeonghyun Parke among winners of SSHRC's 2024 Storytellers Challenge /celebrates/harmata-aboubakar-julia-jeonghyun-parke-among-winners-sshrc-s-2024-storytellers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Harmata Aboubakar, Julia Jeonghyun Parke among winners of SSHRC's 2024 Storytellers Challenge</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-06-05T15:38:58-04:00" title="Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 15:38" class="datetime">Wed, 06/05/2024 - 15:38</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-05/Harmata-Aboubaka-Julia-Jeonghun-Parke.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Harmata Aboubakar (L) and Julia Jeonghyun Parke (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>şüŔęĘÓƵ PhD students <strong>Harmata Aboubakar</strong> and <strong>Julia Jeonghyun Parke</strong> have been named among five winners of the<a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/storytellers-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter/index-eng.aspx"> 2024 Storytellers Challenge</a> by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).</p> <p>The annual challenge asks post-secondary students across the country to inspire audiences with a compelling research story – in up to 300&nbsp;words or three minutes – demonstrating how SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians.</p> <p>Aboubakar, a PhD student in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, crafted a video story,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMFMMCvtM0&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=2">“Contested Memories and Revised Myths,”</a> that examines how collective memory shapes identity and belonging.&nbsp;Drawing on archival analysis and interviews with former members of the Mau Mau movement that originated in Kenya in the 1950s,&nbsp;Aboubakar argues that memories shift in response to transnational politics, and explores implications of the research for&nbsp;reconciliation, justice and addressing historical grievances.</p> <p>Parke, a PhD student in the Faculty of Information, also submitted a video story, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJK4k5qQAc&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=13">“Speculating Race: Creator Motivations for Designing Virtual Influencers of Colour,”</a> that discusses the juxtaposition between market research that asserts that white and female influencers are disproportionately favoured by both audiences and brands and the virtual influencer world, where a majority of CGI- and AI-rendered characters present themselves as ethnic minorities. The project addresses critical questions about who creates virtual social media influencers and what drives their choice of race and ethnic identity in the design of these non-human agents.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/storytellers-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter/index-eng.aspx">Read about the 2024 Storytellers Challenge</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMFMMCvtM0&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=2">Watch Harmata Aboubakar’s winning entry</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJK4k5qQAc&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=13">Watch Julia Jeonghyun Parke’s winning entry</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:38:58 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307949 at Kelly Hannah-Moffat named 2024 Woman of Distinction by YWCA Toronto /celebrates/kelly-hannah-moffat-named-2024-woman-distinction-ywca-toronto <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Kelly Hannah-Moffat named 2024 Woman of Distinction by YWCA Toronto</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-03-25T12:46:21-04:00" title="Monday, March 25, 2024 - 12:46" class="datetime">Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:46</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/centre-criminology-sociolegal-studies" hreflang="en">Centre for Criminology &amp; Sociolegal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/division-people-strategy" hreflang="en">Division of People Strategy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/equity-culture" hreflang="en">Equity &amp; Culture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/people-strategy" hreflang="en">People Strategy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6920" hreflang="en">YWCA Women of Distinction</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-03/UofT89656_Kelly-Hannah_Moffat-10-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat (photo by Moussa Faddoul)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Kelly Hannah-Moffat</strong>, the şüŔęĘÓƵ’s vice-president, people strategy, equity and culture, has been named a <a href="https://www.ywcatoronto.org/womenofdistinction/2024-award-recipients#anchor_Kelly">2024 Woman of Distinction</a> by YWCA Toronto.</p> <p>The annual award celebrates extraordinary women who are working to advance gender equity across a range of areas such as business, education, social justice, advocacy, health, arts and philanthropy.</p> <p>Hannah-Moffat, a professor in the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies who is cross-appointed to the department of sociology, is a world-renowned scholar, administrator and advocate for penal reform who is playing a leading role in pushing for change in the criminal justice system, YWCA Toronto noted.</p> <p>“Her work advocates for human rights and challenges oppressive practices within the justice system, especially those that harm criminalized women who are disproportionately Indigenous and Black. She has forged a path through uncharted territory since the late 1990s,” the award citation reads. “Kelly’s expertise and recommendations have been sought out for numerous legal cases and inquests investigating women’s prison conditions, solitary confinement and rights violations, impacting policies with the prison system.”</p> <p>YWCA Toronto also cited Hannah-Moffat’s groundbreaking work on risk algorithms and AI’s potential to reproduce bias, structural inequalities and racial discrimination.</p> <p>She and four other laureates will be celebrated at YWCA Toronto’s Women of Distinction Awards Gala in May.</p> <p>"I hope learning about the YWCA Women of Distinction Award and its recipients motivates at least one more person to reflect on what they can do and what changes they can make to create opportunities for women in all areas of society,"&nbsp;Hannah-Moffat said.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.ywcatoronto.org/womenofdistinction/2024-award-recipients#anchor_Kelly">Read more about the 2024 Women of Distinction awards</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">On</div> </div> Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:46:21 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306872 at Silvia Sellán awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship /celebrates/silvia-sell-n-awarded-dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> Silvia Sellán awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-08-09T12:17:02-04:00" title="Monday, August 9, 2021 - 12:17" class="datetime">Mon, 08/09/2021 - 12:17</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-geography-and-planning" hreflang="en">Department of Geography and Planning</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-statistical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Statistical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/sylvia-sellan750x500.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="photo of Silvia Sellán"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="http://dgp.toronto.edu/~sgsellan/"><strong>Silvia Sellán</strong>,&nbsp;a PhD student </a>in the department of computer science, has been awarded the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science's <a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarships#graduate-scholarships-accordion-4">Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</a>.</p> <p>The scholarship recognizes&nbsp;students’ academic excellence, the impact of their research, contributions toward colleagues and other students – and the leadership they demonstrate beyond their research activities.</p> <p>“It's a real honour and means a lot to me,” says Sellán, whose research focuses on geometry processing, a sub-discipline of computer graphics that spans the three-dimensional real and digital worlds.</p> <p>“I already consider myself lucky to get paid to do research. To be recognized on top of that makes me very happy.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jacobson/"><strong>Alec Jacobson</strong></a>, an assistant professor in the department of computer science and Sellán’s supervisor, said Sellán exemplifies the qualities that the scholarship rewards.</p> <p>“Silvia is deeply curious,” Jacobson said. “She participates actively at our conferences and symposia, frequently asking questions and arranging follow-up discussions with fellow researchers. She is discerning about which questions are interesting academically and which questions are important.”</p> <p>Three runners-up for the scholarship were also recognized with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarships#graduate-scholarships-accordion-4">A&amp;S Doctoral Excellence Scholarships</a>:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/phd-student-eduardo-gutierrez-cornelius-receives-faculty-arts-and-science%C2%A0doctoral-excellence"><strong>Eduardo Gutierrez</strong> Cornelius,&nbsp;department of sociology</a></li> <li><a href="https://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/andrew-kaufman/"><strong>Andrew Kaufman</strong>,&nbsp;department of geography and planning&nbsp;</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.statistics.utoronto.ca/people/directories/graduate-students/micha%C3%ABl-lalancette"><strong>MichaĂ«l Lalancette</strong>,&nbsp;department of statistical sciences</a></li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/computer-graphics-researcher-silvia-sellan-receives-deans-doctoral-excellence-scholarship">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:17:02 +0000 lanthierj 169946 at Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recognized with President’s Impact Award /celebrates/akwasi-owusu-bempah-recognized-president-s-impact-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recognized with President’s Impact Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-03-31T13:25:53-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 13:25" class="datetime">Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/president-s-impact-award" hreflang="en">President's Impact Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/akwasi-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Akwasi Owusu-Bempah"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For his research and work to raise awareness and understanding of issues related to inequality and&nbsp;the criminal justice system, <strong>Akwasi Owusu-Bempah</strong> has received the President’s Impact Award.</p> <p>An assistant professor in the department of sociology at the şüŔęĘÓƵ Mississauga, Owusu-Bempah’s findings have informed public policy around such important issues as race, policing and drug laws.</p> <p>“My work aims to identify and ameliorate various forms of inequality in our criminal justice system and beyond,” says Owusu-Bempah.&nbsp;“I’m both humbled and heartened to have received the President’s Impact Award for my efforts in this area.”</p> <p>Owusu-Bempah has worked with all levels of government, including Senate and House of Commons&nbsp;standing committees, provincial investigative bodies, and municipal advisory panels. His research and writing have been used to advance judicial education, and the education of both the Crown and defence bars. His co-authored expert report in the trial<em> R. v. Morris</em> led to a significant evolution in the way Black offenders are sentenced in Ontario courts.</p> <p>“The şüŔęĘÓƵ has been very supportive of my research and the resources available to faculty at our institution are second to none. This award will help me to continue to raise awareness about pressing social issues, and ultimately, to effect positive social change.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/utm-professor-wins-award-contributions-more-equitable-drug-policy">Read the U of T Mississauga story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:25:53 +0000 lanthierj 168888 at Jerry Flores honoured by American Sociological Association /celebrates/jerry-flores-honoured-american-sociological-association <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Jerry Flores honoured by American Sociological Association </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-07-29T14:37:32-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 14:37" class="datetime">Wed, 07/29/2020 - 14:37</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/jerry.flores.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Jerry flores"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The şüŔęĘÓƵ Mississauga’s <strong>Jerry Flores</strong> has received the 2021 American Sociological Association Distinguished Early Career Award of the Section on Children and Youth - which honours exceptional research contributions to the sociology of children and youth.</p> <p>An assistant professor in the department of sociology, Flores conducts research on gender and crime, prisons and race. Much of his research has focused on juvenile detention facilities, and the impact of incarceration on youth. He has also conducted studies on “jail pedagogy,” which looks at how juvenile prisoners are educated in prisons.</p> <p>His first book, <em>Caught Up: Girls, Surveillance and Wraparound Incarceration</em>, examines young Latina prisoners in southern California and their transition to prison life. The book reveals how detention centres can push youth further into the criminal justice system.</p> <p><a href="/news/rescuing-crops-reframing-history-and-researching-mmiw-2019-connaught-new-researcher-award">Flores received a Connaught New Researcher Award in 2019</a>.</p> <p>Flores hopes the award and the narratives of young people can help bring positive social change. He aims to continue writing about inequality, and how it disproportionately affects Latina and Indigenous women.</p> <p>“My ultimate goal is to live in a world where research like my own is no longer necessary,” he said.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:37:32 +0000 lanthierj 165430 at Classroom challenges as research questions: Rachel La Touche receives Early Career Teaching Award /celebrates/classroom-challenges-research-questions-rachel-la-touche-receives-early-career-teaching <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Classroom challenges as research questions: Rachel La Touche receives Early Career Teaching Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-06-18T17:05:41-04:00" title="Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 17:05" class="datetime">Thu, 06/18/2020 - 17:05</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/early-career-teaching-award" hreflang="en">Early Career Teaching Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/19-20-ECTA_Photo_Rachel-La-Touche-500x500.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Rachel La Touche"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Rachel La Touche</strong>, an assistant professor, teaching stream, in&nbsp;the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, has received <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-of-toronto-early-career-teaching-award/">the Early Career Teaching Award</a> – which recognizes exceptional commitment to student learning, pedagogy&nbsp;and teaching innovation.&nbsp;</p> <p>La Touche’s research focuses on decolonization, inequality, mental health&nbsp;and teaching pedagogy in higher education. She mentors undergraduate and graduate students&nbsp;and has published about teaching and learning pedagogy. She also volunteers as a tutor for a non-profit afterschool program.&nbsp;</p> <p>La Touche is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible learning environment for students. “When I tackle classroom challenges as research questions, it requires me to consider a broad spectrum of factors in student learning –&nbsp;such as family life, employment and learning challenges,” says La Touche. She is dedicated to discovering innovative&nbsp;teaching techniques.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Receiving this award makes me hungry for the next challenge,” says La Touche. “I plan to turn my attention to developing teaching resources, assessment tools&nbsp;and innovative and accessible course design for the unique needs of students and faculty in today’s higher ed.”&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/four-faculty-celebrated-their-excellence-teaching#rachellatouche">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:05:41 +0000 lanthierj 164969 at Taylor Price places among top 25 in SSHRC 2020 Storytellers competition  /celebrates/taylor-price-places-among-top-25-sshrc-2020-storytellers-competition <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Taylor Price places among top 25 in SSHRC 2020 Storytellers competition&nbsp;</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-05-25T14:37:24-04:00" title="Monday, May 25, 2020 - 14:37" class="datetime">Mon, 05/25/2020 - 14:37</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Annotation%202020-05-25%20091136.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Taylor Price"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For his research on how songwriters are affected by the digital economy, <strong>Taylor Price</strong> is a finalist in <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/news_room-salle_de_presse/latest_news-nouvelles_recentes/2020/2020_storytellers_top_25-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter_25_finalistes_2020-eng.aspx">the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2020 Storytellers challenge</a>.</p> <p>The annual competition challenges students to explain– in up to three minutes or 300 words – how SSHRC- funded research is making a difference.&nbsp;</p> <p>“This year’s finalists show exceptional creativity in communicating the relevance of social sciences and humanities research to the daily lives of Canadians,” said SSHRC President Ted Hewitt. “I commend each of them for their outstanding talent and ability to convey concisely and with great impact, why such research matters.”</p> <p>Price, a PhD candidate in sociology, in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, hopes to help creative people thrive in the internet age. “By exploring and analyzing how songwriters make and release music today, my research can help point to a way forward for creative people and cultural industries in uncertain times,” says Price.&nbsp;</p> <p>Price, who will compete in the Storytellers Showcase at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2021, is recruiting Canadian songwriters to participate in his research and can be reached <a href="https://twitter.com/trpdrpr">via Twitter</a>.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6Pcyp0YeM&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4NE9Z0qYYNYMliaQOjNNwsJ&amp;index=8">Watch Price's SSHRC video</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 25 May 2020 18:37:24 +0000 lanthierj 164689 at