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2024 York University Research Awards Celebration
Each year, the York University Research Award Celebration celebrates York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements. The President and Vice-President Research and Innovation take the opportunity to recognize their efforts and contributions to the world as drivers of positive change. This year LA&PS researchers in diverse areas are praised for their mobilization efforts to create change in ...
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LA&PS Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management discusses importance of effective crisis communication during disasters in an article for The Conversation
Jack L. Rozdilsky, LA&PS Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, has shared his expertise in an article for The Conversation discussing how proper emergency communication is crucial for maintaining public trust during disaster scenarios. Rozdilsky looks at how a false evacuation alert went out to 10 million residents in Los Angeles on January 9. He compares this to a similar false alert that happened in Ontario in 2020 and looks at the ways in which agencies must prepare for accidental alerts so they can plan to send corrective messages as soon as possible in order to avoid panic.
Jack L. Rozdilsky is a subject matter expert in the field of emergency management. His research and practice interests include interdisciplinary Emergency Management and Homeland Security. He performs field-based qualitative research at locations that have been impacted by disasters of natural, technological or social origins.
Equity Studies assistant professor discusses discrimination against international students in The Conversation
Dr. Yvonne Su, assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies and Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University, has written an article for The Conversation about the ways in which international students are facing discrimination in Canada because of the 2024 announcement which capped international student numbers. She says that as a result of the government decision to cap the number of international students in Canada, international students are experiencing discrimination and violence towards them, while the government avoids important conversations about underlying societal and systemic problems.
Dr. Su is a specialist in forced migration, climate change-induced displacement and queer migration. She has worked extensively with vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia and Latin America and the Caribbeans including refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, trans sex workers, indigenous communities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.
School of Public Policy & Administration Professor Thomas Klassen discusses Trudeau’s legacy in an article for The Conversation
Professor Thomas Klassen has written an article published in The Conversation about Justin Trudeau’s resignation and his contributions towards social policy during his time in office. The article highlights Trudeau’s work in areas such as legalizing cannabis, dental care, pharmacare and government-subsidized childcare. It also examines the current state of politics in Canada, looking at the reasons why Trudeau chose to resign and what might come next.
Thomas Klassen holds his PhD from the University of Toronto. His research specializes in employment and labour, public administration, comparative labour market policies, income security policies, retirement and pensions, Korea and East Asia.
LA&PS Associate Professor Anja Krstic shares reasons why women face career obstacles in male-dominated fields in The Conversation
LA&PS Associate Professor Anja Krstic has shared her expertise in an article published by The Conversation discussing the ways in which women in male-dominated fields, such as engineering and other sciences, face career penalties when taking maternal leave. Women often receive lower pay and/or fewer opportunities for promotion when they take longer periods of maternal leave.
Anja Krstic earned a PhD in Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management from the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her specialisms include gender and diversity in organizations. Her focus is on the intersection of gender and work-family policies and their impacts on employees’ career outcomes.
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