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The Legal Studies Society is known for its mission in supporting Legal Studies undergraduate students with law-related interests and aspirations. Upon learning that the COVID-19 pandemic had pushed most learning, services, and clubs online, the Legal Studies Society decided to increase the number of initiatives they typically create and use the remote opportunity to host a variety of virtual events that would reach students across different time zones and regions.

Damian Sycz is a PhD candidate from the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies. Damian is working with the Canadian police services as part of his dissertation research for topics of why individuals decide to become police auxiliary constables and the ways in which police services can improve their recruitment tactics to target individuals with diverse backgrounds. 

To explore more of Damian's research work, the full profile could be found on Damian Sycz. 

Ashley Ryan is a Sociology PhD candidate that focuses her research on crime and peer influence. To explore more of the topic she is researching, the motivations behind peer pressure and potential ways of decreasing peer pressure, the full story is covered on PhD researcher investigates what motivates someone to pressure others.

Jenny Flagler-George is a PhD alumina from the Department of Sociology who has joined the MA research assistantship studying hate crimes against African community members. From there, she then focused her PhD dissertation on the issues of immigrant women and their difficulties in accessing health care. Today, Jenny is the manager of planning for the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).

Read more of Jenny's journey on Jenny Flagler-George, Sociology PhD alumna.

Iyinoluwa  “E”  Aboyeji  (BA ’12) is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts Legal Studies and Criminology program doing great things as the Co-founder of Future Africa, a company dedicated to providing African innovators with the tools they need to be successful.

The full story is covered by Natalie Quinlan, Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji is turning Africa’s biggest challenges into global business opportunities  .

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies was featured in the December 3, 2020 Daily Bulletin article "Academic advising online: new ways to support Waterloo students". 

With the University moving to online processes due to COVID-19, advisors got creative with how to better support students virtually and learn what strategies work best.

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies congratulates Sociology alumn Upama Poudyal on her essay being selected as "Highly Commended" in the "Social Sciences: Sociology and Social Policy" category of The Global Undergraduate Awards 2020 programme. 

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies is hosting two Thrive Week events from November 2 to 6, 2020: the Nature Photography Challenge and the Fall and Wellness Scavenger Hunts. Thrive is a series of events focused on building positive mental health for University of Waterloo students, faculty and staff. We encourage the campus community to participate in Thrive events and focus on their wellbeing.

Location: Department of Sociology and International Development Studies Program, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please note, work is temporarily remote due to Covid19 related restrictions Duration of Work: 1 year (full-time) Start Date: Oct 1, 2020  Project Title: Violence against women migrants and refugees: Analyzing causes and effective policy response.

Re-bordering Canada’s privately sponsored refugees during the pandemic