Research Description

Lori Wilkinson is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg Canada. Her research centres on the economic and social outcomes of immigrants and refugees, with a special focus on women and youth. Her current projects include a national study of the pandemic arrival experiences of Afghan refugees, the experiences of sexual- and gender-based violence among newcomer women in Canada, international students and their perceptions of university and life in Canada, and the pandemic outcomes of Indigenous peoples and newcomers in Canada, USA and Mexico.

She currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures. In 2023, she was awarded Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba. In 2024, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2021, she was awarded the Metropolis Researcher of Excellence Award. For over a decade, she has served as the director of Immigration Research West, a multidisciplinary group of over 100 members who work together to educate Canadians about the contributions of newcomers. She volunteers with several international, national and local community organizations working toward the successful resettlement of newcomers. She is the author of dozens of peer-reviewed articles, government and community reports and books on research methods in the social sciences.

Teaching Description

Dr Wilkinson currently teaches undergraduate and graduate level statistics and survey research methods. She also is responsible for teaching the sociology of ethnic relations class which focuses on issues related to antiracism, inequality, discrimination, migration, xenophobia and hate crimes.

Public/Media (Non-Technical) Description

Lori Wilkinson, a distinguished professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba and a Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures, has dedicated her career to exploring the economic and social outcomes of immigrants and refugees. Her research particularly focuses on displaced women and youth. She is the director of Immigration Research West, a multidisciplinary group of over 100 members who work together to educate Canadians about the contributions of newcomers. She heads an international study of the socio-economic and mental health outcomes of immigrants, refugees, and racialized persons in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, a study of Afghan refugees, gender-based violence and newcomer women and anti-racism in sport, among other research projects.