As Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, I am endlessly impressed by the scholarship, creativity, and widespread impact of our students, professors, staff, and alumni, so it is truly a pleasure to welcome you to our Faculty Highlights web page. Here, we collect the many and varied achievements of the members of our Social Sciences community in the areas of teaching and learning, research, service, and community engagement.
Scholars in the Social Sciences at Brock University repeatedly show their willingness to confront and address the needs of our society. They adapt to ever-changing circumstances, assess multi-faceted issues from multiple perspectives, and remain clear-eyed and determined when seeking explanations and solutions. In this corner of our web site, you will find a sampling of the experiences, accolades, and impact that we in the Faculty of Social Sciences have been celebrating most recently. We hope you’ll join us in this celebration.
Dean Ingrid Makus
Faculty facts
The Faculty of Social Sciences is Brock’s largest faculty.
We are home to the following Departments, Centres, and Programs:
Applied Disability Studies
Applied Linguistics
Child and Youth Studies
Communication, Popular Culture and Film
Economics
Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice
Geography and Tourism Studies
Labour Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Justice and Equity Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
Women’s and Gender Studies
Faculty complement
Learning options
Student body
New offerings in the Faculty 2023-24
New in Fall 2023 is the Leadership in Environmental Sustainability Certificate, a professional development certificate program in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.
Coming in September 2024 is the new PhD in Applied Behaviour Analysis in the Department of Applied Disability Studies.
Award Databases
Recipients of awards, scholarships, and grant funding from across the Faculty of Social Sciences can be found in these searchable databases.
Associate Professor Chelsea Temple Jones in the Department of Child and Youth Studies received the Brock University Award for Excellence in Teaching for Early Career Faculty at the Tribute to Teaching event hosted by the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation in December. Read more.
Brock University’s Niagara Community Observatory released a policy brief this spring showing that Niagara is experiencing an “alarming increase” in the number of people, particularly children, who are relying on food banks to meet their basic food security needs, and that the trend shows no signs of slowing down because the main drivers of food insecurity aren’t being addressed. Joanne Heritz in the Department of Political Science is the lead author on “Sustaining Food Security in Niagara“. Read more.
Rosemary Condillac in the Department of Applied Disability Studies received the Association for Professional Behavior Analysts’ inaugural Excellence in Ethical Practice Award for her leadership, teaching, and clinical mentorship in ethics in applied behaviour analysis this spring.
The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film (CPCF) welcomed three esteemed Brock graduates back to campus on Friday, March 1 to judge the inaugural CPCF Campaign Challenge. Claire Terrio (BA ’21), Kristen Nater (BA ’07), and Stephanie Lasica (BA ’19) shared their professional expertise and insights with the undergraduate competitors. Read more.
This web site was launched for the 2020-2021 school year. In previous years, the Faculty of Social Sciences provided highlights in The FOSS Review, published annually each September.