Department of Sociology and Anthropology - Carleton University

09/28/2026

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, PhD candidate and Contract Instructor in Sociology at Carleton University, is the curator of Faisa Omer: Threading Roots, on view at the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) from September 29 to December 13, 2026.

Featuring the work of Somali-Canadian photographer Faisa Omer, Threading Roots explores how identity is continually made and remade through cultural practice, family histories, and acts of remembrance. Moving between family archives, portraiture, fashion, and textiles, the exhibition reflects on cultural inheritance, belonging, and the ways home and memory are carried across distance and generations.

The exhibition launch will take place at CUAG on October 4 from 2:00–4:30 p.m. An additional exhibition event is planned for October 24, with details to be announced.

The exhibition and events are free and open to the public

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, PhD candidate and Contract Instructor in Sociology at Carleton University, is the curator of Faisa Omer: Threading Roots, on view at the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) from September 29 to December 13, 2026. Featuring the work of Somali-Canadian photographer Faisa Omer,....

09/24/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our faculty on their recent accomplishments and career milestones! The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is proud to celebrate the outstanding work and achievements of our faculty members.

Dr. Blair Rutherford has been appointed Chancellor’s Professor. This honour is bestowed upon faculty members with at least 10 years of service at the rank of Full Professor, and whose “scholarly activities have been and continue to be of outstanding merit with substantial international impact”. Chancellor’s professors are also expected to provide research leadership and to actively participate in the development of research at the University.

Dr. Alexis Shotwell has received the 2026 Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award. This award recognizes faculty and contract instructors dedicated to sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship of teaching, and the continual development of teaching. Recipients of this award are designated as Provost’s Teaching Fellows, and as such, are invited and encouraged to participate in activities relating to the advancement of teaching excellence.

07/17/2026

We’re proud to celebrate Joy Karinge (Anthropology), Ugo Okoye (Anthropology), and Nadia Firoz (Sociology), who recently presented at Scholar to Scholar: Advancing Knowledge, Impact and Community, a Universities Canada event that brings together scholarship recipients, alumni, university leaders, and partners to share research and foster collaboration.

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Three SOAN PhD students recently presented at Scholar to Scholar: Advancing Knowledge, Impact and Community. Scholar to Scholar, , a one-day event hosted by Universities Canada that brings together scholarship recipients, alumni, university leaders, and partners to showcase research, celebrate schol...

07/15/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Winners of the Carleton University Sociology-Anthropology High School Competition organized by Undergraduate Program Coordinators Tonya Davidson and Blair Rutherford!

1st place: Manny W., Notre Dame High School, Carleton Place

1st place: Alyssa B., John McCrae Secondary School

2nd place: Violetta Q., Lisgar Collegiate Institute

07/10/2026

Congratulations to anthropology alumni Emma Bider (PhD, 2024) and Chichi Ogbuagu (MA, 2025), who are co-authors of the newly published book We Need to Talk about Menopause, written with Anne Bowker and Janet Mantler.

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We are delighted to share that two of our anthropology alumni, Emma Bider (PhD, 2024) and Chichi Ogbuagu (MA, 2025), are co-authors of a newly published book from Routledge. Co-written with Anne Bowker and Janet Mantler, We Need to Talk about Menopause explores an important topic that is gaining inc...

07/08/2026

Ph.D. Anthropology student Mojde Yagubi has published an article on social prescribing in Campbell Systematic Reviews.

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Mojde Yagubi, Ph.D. Anthropology student, has published an article in Campbell Systematic Reviews. The article is titled “Effects of Social Prescribing for Older Adults: An Evidence and Gap Map.” Read the article here!

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology at the University of New Brunswick! We wish Matthew every success as he begins this exciting new role in July.

We are delighted to congratulate Matthew Johnston, Contract Instructor and Sociology PhD graduate, on accepting a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Health Sociology in the Department of Social Science at the University of New Brunswick. Matthew will begin his new position in July. W...

06/11/2026

Congratulations to Alison Schultz, Anthropology graduate, who received a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work at convocation yesterday! Check out the FASS Q&A featuring Alison below:

Congratulations to Anthropology student Alison Schultz on receiving a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Master’s Level) at Carleton University’s 2026 Convocation. Alison’s award-winning graduate thesis is titled, “Combustive Realities of Pregnancy Care: The Politics of Risk and...

06/08/2026

Gabrielle Duval has published an article in Social Science Medicine. Check it out below!

Gabrielle Duval, Sociology Ph.D. student, has published an article alongside Erynn Monette in Social Science & Medicine. The article is titled “Social capital and vaccine decision-making: A scoping review.” Read the article here!

06/03/2026

Megan Linton, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published a new article in Social Science & Medicine with SOAN alum Kai Jacobsen. Check it out!

Megan Linton, a Ph.D. student in Sociology, recently published an article in Social Science & Medicine alongside Department of Sociology and Anthropology alum Kai Jacobsen. Their article is titled “Privatizing and prescribing identity: How Canadian biotechnology firms capture q***r, trans, and neu...