Dalhousie University, Canada
IZA World of Labor role
Author
Current position
PhD Student, Dalhousie University, Canada
Research interest
Social movements, immigration, global justice, political sociology
Qualifications
MA Sociology, Dalhousie University, 2019
Selected publications
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"Do polarization narratives apply to politics on the periphery? The case of Atlantic Canada." Frontiers in Sociology (2021) (with H. Ramos).
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"Beyond the ‘rural problem’: Comparing urban and rural political citizenship, values, and practices in Atlantic Canada." In: Foster, K. R., and J. Jarman (eds). The Right to Be Rural. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2022 (with H. Ramos).
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"Triangulating neighborhoods: A research note on improving links between people and places in smaller cities and rural areas." Journal of Rural and Community Development 15:2 (2020): 1–7 (with B. Barber, D. Rainham, and H. Ramos).
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"How to capture neighborhood change in small cities." Canadian Studies in Population 26:8 (2020) (with L. Kaida, H. Ramos, and D. Singh).
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Refugee children’s earnings in adulthood
Refugee status and country of origin shape the economic outcomes of newcomer children later in life
The number of refugees has increased worldwide, and about half of them are children and youth. These refugee children arrive in resettlement countries with a unique set of challenges caused by, for instance, extreme stress and trauma that call for specific policies to address their needs. Yet, the long-term effect of refugee status on newcomer children's economic trajectories varies by country of origin, signaling the need for effective resettlement support and initiatives to tackle broader systemic barriers for newcomer children, beyond refugees. Such findings challenge the commonly held notion of refugees as a distinctive, relatively homogeneous group with similar trajectories.MoreLess