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Wilkinson, Lori
Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email: Lori.Wilkinson@umanitoba.ca
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Keywords
Keyword | Discipline |
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citizenship |
Other |
Cultural Diversity |
Behavioral/ |
Diaspora |
Behavioral/ |
Discrimination |
Behavioral/ |
Ethnic Studies |
Behavioral/ |
immigrant youth |
Other |
Immigrants |
Behavioral/ |
Immigration |
Behavioral/ |
Minorities and Disadvantaged |
Behavioral/ |
multiculturalism |
Other |
Racism/ |
Behavioral/ |
refugee youth |
Other |
Refugees |
Behavioral/ |
Sociology |
Behavioral/ |
Surveys & Survey Research |
Behavioral/ |
Research Description
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, gender-based violence and 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 is also working on an interdisciplinary project regarding anti-racism in sport and is doing collaborative work with the UNHCR.
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 and is intending to increase the departmental offerings in this area.
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 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.
International Activities
Immigrant youth and their experiences of bullying in Canada
An invited lecture given at the Guangxi University for Nationalities in Nanning, China in December
While there, I gave the opening address to the Chinese Union of Anthropology and Ethnological Sciences.
Partners | Guangxi University for Nationalities |
Funding Agencies | Guangxi University for Nationalities |
Location | Nanning |
Countries | China |
Dates | 2011 - 2011 |
From China to Canada-Understanding the Labour Market Experiences of Chinese Youth in Canada
an invited lecture presented at the Integration and Diversity in Multicultural Societies Conference, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou China.
Partners | University of Saskatchewan; Northwest University for Nationalities-Lanzhou China |
Funding Agencies | Northwest University for Nationalities |
Location | Lanzhou |
Countries | China |
Dates | 2011 - 2001 |
Education, Human Rights and Social Justice in a Multicultural Society
A joint course, taught by U of M faculty members in Native Studies, Education and Sociology in conjunction with faculty members from Jadavpur University, Kolkata India focusing on comparing various aspects of social justice between the two countries. Students from Manitoba were joined by students from India to explore issues related to human rights, history, education and social inequality. The students participated in a variety of events including a guided tour of the Bannock Point Petroforms, meetings with executives from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, experts on genocide from the University of Alberta and teachings from Aboriginal elders.
Partners | Extended Education |
Funding Agencies | University of Manitoba |
Location | Kolkata and Winnipeg |
Countries | India and Canada |
Regions | West Bengal and Manitoba |
Dates | 2010 - 2010 |
Markers of Ethnic Marginalization: First Nations in Canada
A collaboration between researchers from the University of Manitoba and the Czech Republic resulted in a conference and book that examines various issues related to social inequality among the Roma in the Czech Republic and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
Partners | University of Manitoba; University of South Bohemia |
Funding Agencies | University of Manitoba; University of South Bohemia |
Location | Českých Budějovicích |
Countries | Czech Republic |
Dates | 2008 - 2008 |
Visiting Research Fellow, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
Partners | University of Manitoba |
Funding Agencies | Prairie Metropolis Centre |
Location | Oxford |
Countries | England |
Dates | 2004 - 2004 |
The Social Capital Accumulation of Canadian Youth - part of an international study of social capital, 2003; UNESCO research forum on citizenship values, 2000-2002
Funding Agencies | UNESCO, SSHRC; Canadian Heritage (in kind) |
Location | Barcelona |
Countries | Spain |
Dates | 2000 - 2002 |
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