Department of Sociology and Anthropology - Carleton University

We’re proud to celebrate Joy Karinge (Anthropology), Ugo Okoye (Anthropology), and Nadia Firoz (Sociology), who recently presented at Scholar to Scholar: Advancing Knowledge, Impact and Community, a Universities Canada event that brings together scholarship recipients, alumni, university leaders, and partners to share research and foster collaboration.

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SOAN PhD Students Present at Scholar to Scholar: Advancing Knowledge, Impact and Community - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Three SOAN PhD students recently presented at Scholar to Scholar: Advancing Knowledge, Impact and Community. Scholar to Scholar, , a one-day event hosted by Universities Canada that brings together scholarship recipients, alumni, university leaders, and partners to showcase research, celebrate schol...

Congratulations to the 2026 Winners of the Carleton University Sociology-Anthropology High School Competition organized by Undergraduate Program Coordinators Tonya Davidson and Blair Rutherford!

1st place: Manny W., Notre Dame High School, Carleton Place

1st place: Alyssa B., John McCrae Secondary School

2nd place: Violetta Q., Lisgar Collegiate Institute

Congratulations to anthropology alumni Emma Bider (PhD, 2024) and Chichi Ogbuagu (MA, 2025), who are co-authors of the newly published book We Need to Talk about Menopause, written with Anne Bowker and Janet Mantler.

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Anthropology Alumni Co-Author New Book About Menopause - Department of Sociology and Anthropology We are delighted to share that two of our anthropology alumni, Emma Bider (PhD, 2024) and Chichi Ogbuagu (MA, 2025), are co-authors of a newly published book from Routledge. Co-written with Anne Bowker and Janet Mantler, We Need to Talk about Menopause explores an important topic that is gaining inc...

Ph.D. Anthropology student Mojde Yagubi has published an article on social prescribing in Campbell Systematic Reviews.

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Mojde Yagubi, Ph.D. Anthropology Student, Publishes Article in Campbell Systematic Reviews - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Mojde Yagubi, Ph.D. Anthropology student, has published an article in Campbell Systematic Reviews. The article is titled “Effects of Social Prescribing for Older Adults: An Evidence and Gap Map.” Read the article here!

Congratulations to Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology at the University of New Brunswick! We wish Matthew every success as he begins this exciting new role in July.

Congratulations to Matthew Johnston for Accepting a Tenure-Track Position at UNB - Department of Sociology and Anthropology We are delighted to congratulate Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology in the Department of Social Science at the University of New Brunswick. Matthew will begin his new position in July. W...

Congratulations to Alison Schultz, Anthropology graduate, who received a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work at convocation yesterday! Check out the FASS Q&A featuring Alison below:

A Q&A with University Medal winner Alison Schultz - Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Congratulations to Anthropology student Alison Schultz on receiving a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Master’s Level) at Carleton University’s 2026 Convocation. Alison’s award-winning graduate thesis is titled, “Combustive Realities of Pregnancy Care: The Politics of Risk and...

Gabrielle Duval has published an article in Social Science Medicine. Check it out below!

Gabrielle Duval, Ph.D. Sociology Student, Publishes Article in Social Science Medicine - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Gabrielle Duval, Sociology Ph.D. student, has published an article alongside Erynn Monette in Social Science & Medicine. The article is titled “Social capital and vaccine decision-making: A scoping review.” Read the article here!

Megan Linton, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published a new article in Social Science & Medicine with SOAN alum Kai Jacobsen. Check it out!

Megan Linton, Ph.D. Sociology Student, Publishes Article with SOAN Alum in Social Science & Medicine - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Megan Linton, a Ph.D. student in Sociology, recently published an article in Social Science & Medicine alongside Department of Sociology and Anthropology alum Kai Jacobsen. Their article is titled “Privatizing and prescribing identity: How Canadian biotechnology firms capture q***r, trans, and neu...

We’re excited to share a new online project By Amanda Wilson and Helin Burkay celebrating Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials.

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Janet Siltanen Festschrift: Researching Complex Inequalities: Issues, Practice and Pedagogy, In Honour of Janet Siltanen - Department of Sociology and Anthropology We’re excited to share this new online project, a celebration of Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials. As the...

Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival"
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Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival" - Department of Sociology and Anthropology Congratulations to Professor Kelly Fritsch on the publication of her new book, Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, co-authored with Anne McGuire. Responding to the ways hostile social and economic structures such as racial capitalism, neoliberalism, and settler coloni...