About Us

Research Team

Principal Investigator:

Liam Swiss, Memorial University, Department of Sociology

Collaborators:

Stephen Brown, University of Ottawa, School of Political Studies

Andrew C. Dawson, Glendon College of York University, Department of Sociology

Kathleen M. Fallon, Stony Brook University, Department of Sociology

Wesley Longhofer, Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Student Researchers:

Judyannet Muchiri, PhD Candidate, Memorial University, Department of Sociology

Sam Morton, MA Student, Memorial University, Department of Sociology

C. Princess Ilonze, MA Student, Memorial University, Department of Sociology

Student Alumni:

Qian Wei, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia

Funding

The Developing Conformity project acknowledges generous funding provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Memorial University’s School of Graduate Studies and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.