Annual Sociology and Criminology Research Celebration

2025 Theme: Connections: Graduate and Undergraduate Research Perspectives March 14, 2025 | Cascade Room, Lower Level SUB

March 14, 2025 | Cascade Room, Lower Level SUB

This academic event is organized collaboratively by The Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA), the Sociology Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA), and the Criminology Undergraduate Student Association (CUSA). It is designed to showcase research, share ideas, highlight experiential learning, and connect with fellow students, supported by the Department of Sociology

Opening (9:30 am MT)

 Session 1 (10:00 - 11:40 am MT)  Health, Identity, and Social Inequalities

  • Jenna Ronnmark: Navigating Life with a Sibling with a Disability
  • Dineli Fernando: Immigrants' healthcare experiences in Canada and the United States (* online)
  • Samadrita Chowdhuri: Visible and Invisible: The Embodied Struggles of PCOS and Gendered Health Expectations
  • Madison Wilbern: Income inequality and chronic pain management - Oral presentation
  • Shreya Mulpuri: Diet Culture as a Form of Modern Eugenics: Control, Gender and Race in Food-Related Health Narratives - Poster presentation

Lunch Panel (12:00 - 1:30 pm MT)  

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Navigating Academic Pathways in Challenging Times

What does in mean to pursue an advanced degree in sociology and criminology?  How are recent changes in Canada's job market shaping career paths? Come hear what professors have to say!

Guest Speakers:

Session 2 (1:40 - 3:00 pm MT) Violence, Justice, & the Politics of Criminalization

  • Ismail Nasirudeen: Socio-ecological determinants of intimate partner violence among Nigeria-based Canadians: A comparative analysis
  • Olesya Kochkina: How well does the Canadian National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence integrate intersectionality?
  • Jovi Krieger: Criminalizing Folk Healers: The Coloniality of Knowledge and the Suppression of Folk Medical Practices in 19th-Century Brazil - Oral presentation
  • Amon Dharmasena: Robert Latimer; The Lines between Justice and Morality - Poster presentation

Session 3 (3:15 - 4:40 pm MT) Systems of Inequality, Culture, and Identity in Modern Societies

  • Eli Swedlo: Caste: An Exploration of American Capitalism and Mass Incarceration
  • Victoria Lopatka: Homes without Houses: Homelessness Encampments as Informally Organized Communities
  • Winnie Guo: Voices from the "Model Minority": Perceptions of Younger-generation Chinese-Canadian Immigrants on Multiculturalism, Community, and the Edmonton Heritage Festival - Oral presentation
  • Samar Verma: A Socio-Religious Analysis Examining the Impact of Religion on Modern Indigenous Cultures, Knowledge Systems, and Sovereignty
  • Layla Alhussainy: Journeying Through Pilgrimage: An Analysis of Pilgrim’s and Tourist’s Space and Place - Poster presentation

Social Hour (4:50 – 5:30 pm MT)

ASCRC 2025 Conference Planning Team

Main Committee

  • Chair & SGSA Representative: Baiyu Su
  • CUSA Representative: Marie-Pier Larouche
  • SUSA Representative: Mylo Sakhuja

Program Committee

  • Chair: Galiba Zahid (SGSA)
  • Facilitators: Arman Chauhan (SUSA), Jenna Ronnmark (SUSA), Ashlee Vriend (SUSA)
  • Reporter: Brooklyn Quinlan (SUSA)

Finance Team

  • Leader: Samadrita Chowdhuri (SGSA)
  • Members: Saleha Batool (SUSA), Joyce Selwans (CUSA)

Operations Team

  • Leader: Keren George (SUSA)
  • Members: Arman Chauhan (SUSA), Wenny Fan (SGSA), Eleese Sealy (SGSA)

Marketing Team

  • Leader: Marie-Pier Larouche (CUSA)
  • Members: Grace Caffin (CUSA), Samantha Knapp (SGSA), Brooklyn Quinlan (SUSA)