Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Featured News
New faculty for fall 2026
The Faculty of Arts welcomes 12 new members this semester
2026 Faculty of Arts rank professor promotions
Congratulations to the faculty members who have achieved this next step in their career
Who gets to build non-market housing? A UCalgary sociologist looks for answers in four historic Chinatowns
SSHRC-funded project asks why some communities can build affordable housing and others cannot
June 2026 Transdisciplinary Connector Grants Awarded
Researchers from the Faculty of Arts play central leadership and collaboration roles in transdisciplinary projects
Federal funding for research in the Faculty of Arts
SSHRC Insights and Partnership Development grants awarded to faculty researchers
New article in Creative Education by Nestar Russell , Jasmine S. Teed, Nazario Robles Bastida
Paper explores how introductory psychology and sociology research methods textbooks suggest students develop research ideas.
In the news
In the News Qian Liu, Sociology, The Conversation
Why some Chinese immigrants avoid signing contracts, and why blaming ‘culture’ misses the bigger picture
In the News Matt Patterson, Sociology, in myScience
Who gets to build non-market housing? A UCalgary sociologist looks for answers in four historic Chinatowns
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News Calgary
Calgary group delivers house plants to seniors to help fight loneliness
In the News CityNews
Alex Bierman interviewed about loneliness in Albertan older adults
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CityNews
New study reveals persistent isolation among Alberta seniors
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News Edmonton
‘Meaningful relationships is key’: Study shows loneliness levels improving amongst senior Albertans
Featured publications
In the News International Journal of Drug Policy
Lucy Harry in Journal of Drug Policy: Necropolitics and state-sponsored drug violence: the death penalty for drug offences in Indonesia
In the News The Gerontologist
Fahimeh Mehrabi - Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life
In the News Qualitative Sociology Review
Jay Cavanagh, Michael Adorjan and Rosemary Ricciardelli - experiences with ethics in the field researching youth and cyber-risk
Real Patterns in Linguistics and AI
Dr. Ryan Nefdt examines whether linguistic theory and large language models can be reconciled through the concept of real patterns and considers the role of information in bridging the two fields.
Sept. 25 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Social Sciences 1253