Faculty research interests

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-mail sds@uwaterloo.ca

	Robert Case Social welfare policy, community development, community organization, social movements, and activism See Dr. Case's profile or email them directly.
	Doug Cowan Popular culture; sociology of knowledge and propaganda theory; religion and social development; meaning-making through storytelling and gameplay; atheism, skepticism, and non-belief See Dr. Cowan's profile or email them directly.
	Hsiao d'Ailly Educational psychology; cognition and instruction; motivation; cross-cultural psychology; immigrant adaptation See Dr. d'Ailly's profile or email them directly.
	Craig Fortier Settler 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 See Dr. Fortier's profile or email them directly.
	Margaret (Meg) Gibson LGBTQ communities and sexuality studies; Disability studies; Parenting and families; Critical social work practice; Feminist research methods; History and philosophy of healthcare and social services See Dr. Gibson's profile or email them directly.
	Chris Hiller Settler 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 See Dr. Hiller's profile or email them directly.
	Christine Logel Health psychology; gender and racial stereotypes; self-esteem See Dr. Logel's profile or email them directly.
	Denise Marigold Close relationships; social support; attachment; self-esteem; positive psychology. See Dr. Marigold's profile or email them directly.
	Crystena Parker-Shandal Restorative 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. See Dr. Parker-Shandal's profile or email them directly.
	Sharon Roberts Transition to adulthood; identity resolution; anthropomorphic identities (furry fandom, furries); youth.   See Dr. Roberts' profile or email them directly.
	Arshi Shaikh-Grande Healing, wellbeing and wellness; diversity of worldviews; structural violence of colonization, patriarchy, and capitalism (neoliberalism); tantric path of inner awakening; matrilineal spirituality and matriarchal societies. See Dr. Shakih-Grande's profile or email them directly.