Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Featured News
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 Memoriam: Dr. Madeline Kalbach, Faculty of Arts
Professor Emeritus of the Department of Sociology
Arts researchers included in NSERC funding announcement
Five projects from the departments of Psychology and Anthropology and Archaeology share over $1M in federal grants
PhD student wins two awards at the Canadian Sociological Association 2026 annual meeting
Sociology PhD student Anuneeta Chatterjee wins the overall CSA graduate student paper award and student presentation award.
In the news
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
In the News Matt Patterson in Daily Hive
Why the Calgary Stampede still defines the city after more than 110 years
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in Global News
Survey shows Albertans are least satisfied with quality of life in Canada
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
Transdisciplinary research grows
Faculty of Arts researchers are leading and contributing to nine Transdisciplinary Connector Grant projects tackling climate resilience, Indigenous food sovereignty, health and other complex societal challenges.