selected scholarly activity
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books
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chapters
- The Ethics and Bureaucratization of Data Management. 675-694. 2023
- Findings from Armyville 2016
- Identifying the Complexity of Barriers Faced by Marginalized Youth in Transition to Postsecondary Education in Ontario 2016
- Poverty and Income Support for Minority and Immigrant Children in Rich Countries. 63-89. 2012
- The After Life of NEETS. 185-209. 2011
- Teenage Time Use as Investment in Cultural Capital. 105-116. 2009
- Immigration, Diversity, and Education. 26-47. 2009
- Differences in Social Transfer Support and Poverty for Immigrant Families with Children Lessons from the LIS 2009
- Teenage Time Use as Investment in Cultural Capital. 105-116. 2009
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community engaged research
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journal articles
- Academic interests mismatch: undergraduate to apprenticeship transfer among Canadian students. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 76:906-927. 2024
- Comparing apples with apples? How ethnolinguistic and immigration status differentiates university admissions in Toronto and Sydney. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 61:85-106. 2024
- The intersections of race, immigrant status, and university confirmations in Toronto. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 60:114-129. 2023
- Glass ceiling or murky waters: The gendered and racialized pathway to full professorship in Canada. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 59:23-42. 2022
- A Comparison of High School Graduation Predictors Between Two Ontario Student Cohorts. Canadian Journal of Education. 45:1028-1054. 2022
- Changes in the perception of school climate and self-identified race in two Toronto cohorts. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 29. 2021
- An Essay on the Challenges of Doing Education Research in Canada. Sociological Practice. 15:183-196. 2021
- A multi-level approach to examining food security, race, academic performance, and post-secondary confirmation in a Toronto high school cohort, 2011-2014. Race, Ethnicity and Education. 24:56-75. 2021
- Panel recovery after 22 years: how we reactivated a 45 year cohort study in Canada. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. 12:99-111. 2021
- What matters more? What matters less? Changes in the transition to post-secondary between two Toronto high-school cohorts. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 51:15-32. 2021
- Ignoring race: a comparative analysis of education policy in British Columbia and Ontario. Race, Ethnicity and Education. 23:159-179. 2020
- Exploring university-to-college transfer in Ontario: A qualitative study of non-linear post-secondary mobility. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 50:82-94. 2020
- A comparison of factors determining the transition to postsecondary education in Toronto and Chicago. Research in Comparative and International Education. 14:338-356. 2019
- Going Public with Your Sociology. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 56:439-446. 2019
- Ethno-linguistic patterns of degree completion in BC universities: How important are high-school academic achievement and institution of entry?. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 49:69-87. 2018
- The Social Construction of Giftedness. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 7:1-32. 2018
- Underrepresented Students and the Transition to Postsecondary Education: Comparing Two Toronto Cohorts. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 48:39-59. 2018
- Ethnicity and Effectively Maintained Inequality in BC Universities. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 54:497-518. 2017
- The Intersectionality of Postsecondary Pathways: The Case of High School Students with Special Education Needs. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 51:193-215. 2014
- In Control of Life Chances? Visible Minority Immigrants and Sense of Mastery. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 12:161-171. 2014
- Young People and Social Capital: Transition from Primary Schools to Lower Secondary Level in Ireland. Irish Journal of Sociology. 20:19-38. 2012
- The Impact of Shared Location on the Mental Health of Military and Civilian Adolescents in a Community Affected by Frequent Deployments: A Research Note. Armed Forces and Society. 37:550-560. 2011
- Changes in Family Structure and the Well-Being of British Children: Evidence from a Fifteen-Year Panel Study. Child Indicators Research. 3:65-83. 2010
- The impact of ICT on work–life experiences among university Teaching Assistants. Computers & Education. 52:432-437. 2009
- Gender differences in the predictors and socio-economic outcomes of young parenthood in Great Britain. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 25:205-218. 2007
- Social determinants of health inequalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Public Health. 121:588-595. 2007
- Age at first birth and disadvantage among ethnic groups in Britain. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 29:153-172. 2006
- Male Adolescents' Contributions to Household Labor as Predictors of Later-Life Participation in Housework. The Journal of Men's Studies. 14:1-12. 2005
- Teenage Motherhood in Europe: A Multi-Country Analysis of Socioeconomic Outcomes. European Sociological Review. 19:451-466. 2003
- Language as Status in Multilingual Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Sociology. 31:55-78. 2003
- Gendered Inequalities in Earnings: A Study of Canadian Lawyers. Canadian Review of Sociology, The. 38:75-95. 2001
- The Best Laid Plans: Educational Pathways of Adult Learners in Toronto. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 29:1-18.
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presentations
- The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Academic Success and Post-Secondary Transitions of Toronto District School Board Students 2017
- Sociology of Education: Overcoming Obstacles to Postsecondary Attainment 2017
- Practical Advice on Communicating Sociological Research Effectively 2017
- Unravelling the Knot: Understanding the Diverse Postsecondary Pathways of Toronto High School Students 2017
- Post-Secondary Transitions Among Marginalized Student Populations Across Four Gateway Cities: Implications for Policy and Action 2017
- The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Academic Success and Post-Secondary Transitions of Toronto District School Board Students 2017
- Recent Findings from the Gateway Cities Project: Intersecting Identities and Postsecondary Pathways 2017
- A Comparison of Factors Determining Transition to Postsecondary Education among Marginalized Youth in Toronto and Chicago 2017
- Do Post-Secondary Policies Help Marginalized Youth? 2016
- Ethnicity and Effectively Maintained Inequality in B.C. Universities 2016
- Defining the Other: Determinants of Special Education Needs Across Three Gateway Cities 2016
- Untethering Privileges: The Social Construction of ì Giftedness and the Struggle for an Equitable System Response 2016
- Pathways of Secondary and Continuing Education Students in the Toronto District School Board: Ongoing Research 2016
- Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland Conference 2015
- Intersections of Identity and the Transition to Postsecondary Education in Three Gateway Cities 2015
- Identity Intersections and the Transition to Higher Education in Three Gateway Cities 2015
- The Social Construction of Gifted Education 2015
- Using Intersectionality to Understand Disability and the Transition to PSE 2015
- Comparison in Postsecondary Pathways of Marginalized Youth In Toronto and Chicago 2015
- Pathways of Secondary and Continuing Education Students in the Toronto District School Board. 2015
- Intersectionality and the Postsecondary Pathways of Marginalized Youth in Toronto 2015
- “Opportunities for Non-Traditional Pathways to Post-Secondary Education in Ontario: Immigrants with Foreign Credentials 2014
- Using Interactions to the Intersectional Identities of Toronto High School Students 2014
- Using Intersectionality to Examine Marginalized Youth in Toronto 2014
- Interaction Terms: The Unsung Heroes 2013
- Postsecondary Aspirations and Choices of Native and Foreign-Born Adult Learners in the Toronto District School Board 2013
- Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Conference, University of Victoria 2012
- Economic Security Among Immigrant Seniors in Canada 2011
- School Engagement among Youth in Canadian Forces Families: A Comparative Analysis. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 2011
- Adult Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Family Structure Change in Childhood: Evidence from British Panel Data 2010
- The Mental Health and Well-being of Adolescents in Canadian Military Families: A Comparison with Their Civilian Peers 2010
- Income Poverty and Income Support for Minority and Immigrant Children in Rich Countries 2010
- Outcomes of Teenage Motherhood in Europe: Evidence from the EU-Silc 2009