If you are interested in doing any of the department courses that require application and supervision, please consult the list below to determine which SDS faculty member you would be interested in working with. You will need to connect with that person before applying to confirm if they can act as your supervising professor for the particular term(s) you are planning to take the course(s).
Questions? E-mailÌýsds@uwaterloo.ca
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Robert CaseSocial welfare policy, community development, community organization, social movements, and activism |
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Doug CowanPopular culture; sociology of knowledge and propaganda theory; religion and social development; meaning-making through storytelling and gameplay;Ìýatheism, skepticism, and non-belief |
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Hsiao d'AillyEducational psychology; cognition and instruction; motivation; cross-cultural psychology; immigrant adaptation |
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°ä°ù²¹¾±²µÌý¹ó´Ç°ù³Ù¾±±ð°ùSettler colonialism; social movements, abolitionist and decolonizing social work; popular culture and radical change; trans-disciplinary social justice pedagogy; urban memorialization; accounting history; Indigenous & settler relationships, colonization/decolonization; Indigenous theory; migrant justice movements; nationalism and sovereignty; queer, trans*, and non-binary participation in sport; and baseball history |
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Margaret (Meg)ÌýGibsonLGBTQ communities and sexuality studies; Disability studies; Parenting and families; Critical social work practice; Feminist research methods; History and philosophy of healthcare and social services |
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°ä³ó°ù¾±²õÌý±á¾±±ô±ô±ð°ùSettler colonialism; Indigenous-settler relations; education towards decolonization; critical pedagogy; alliance building and allyship; social movements; anti-colonial activism; conflict transformation and peacebuilding; qualitative research methods; narrative; anti-oppressive and anti-colonial social work |
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°ä³ó°ù¾±²õ³Ù¾±²Ô±ðÌý³¢´Ç²µ±ð±ôHealth psychology; gender and racial stereotypes; self-esteem |
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¶Ù±ð²Ô¾±²õ±ðÌý²Ñ²¹°ù¾±²µ´Ç±ô»åClose relationships; social support; attachment; self-esteem; positive psychology. |
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Crystena Parker-ShandalRestorative justice in education, transformative justice, antiracist education, critical literacy, equity and inclusion, immigrants and refugees, K-12 schools; youth leadership; social justice; peacebuilding and dialogue. |
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³§³ó²¹°ù´Ç²ÔÌý¸é´Ç²ú±ð°ù³Ù²õTransition to adulthood; identity resolution; anthropomorphic identities (furry fandom, furries); youth.ÌýÌý See Dr. Roberts' profile or email them directly.Ìý |
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Arshi Shaikh-GrandeHealth and wellbeing; four resonances of body, mind, space and joy;Ìýdiversity of worldviews; structural violence of colonization,Ìýpatriarchy, and capitalism (neoliberalism); tantric path of inner awakening. |