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Category archives for: Social Sciences

Dunk reappointed Social Sciences Dean

Thomas Dunk has been reappointed to a second five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

March 27, 2013 | Posted in Social Sciences, Top stories | Read More »

Prof receives grant to study eating in cars

Prof. Jackie Botterill in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film has received a Council for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) grant to study eating in cars.

July 26, 2012 | Posted in Briefs, Social Sciences | Read More »

Social sciences profs win grant for photo exhibit in Pakistan

Sociology professor Nancy Cook and David Butz from the Department of Geography recently received a Council for Research in Social Sciences (CRISS) grant to do a photography exhibit in Shimshal, a small mountain village in northern Pakistan. The duo are conducting research about road accessibility and social change there.
Photos in the exhibit were produced as [...]

July 18, 2012 | Posted in Briefs, Social Sciences | Read More »

Labour Studies/Political Science, Sociology

Larry Savage, Michelle Webber and Jonah Butovsky (Sociology) presented at the annual conference of the Southern Political Science Association.

February 2, 2012 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Communication, Popular Culture and Film

A book by Barry Grant has been named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.

January 19, 2012 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Reception will honour Siegel’s award-winning article

The professor of Political Science has received an award for a journal article about municipal CAOs.

January 12, 2012 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Political Science

Charles Burton delivered the keynote speech at the Human Rights Day Forum in Toronto.

December 22, 2011 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Sociology

Jane Helleiner presented a paper at the American Anthropological Association Meetings in Montreal.

December 22, 2011 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Psychology and Centre for Lifespan Development Research

Michelle Jetha and Sid Segalowitz gave a keynote talk to the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services 2011 SPARKS Research Conference entitled “Brain Developmental from Pre-Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Implications for Policy and Service Delivery” on Nov. 23. The conference was webcast to Ministry personnel across the province.

December 1, 2011 | Posted in Social Sciences | Read More »

Psychology

Professor Sid Segalowitz gave a colloquium talk to the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University on Nov. 17 on his research, entitled “Self-regulation and the medial prefrontal cortex: on the automaticity of controlled processing.”