Research

SFU researcher discovers babies and caregivers communicate similarly across cultures

SFU research has found that babies' ability to follow adult caregivers' eye behaviour is very similar despite living in disparate societies. learn more →

Irene Pang brings interest in social inequality to SFU International Studies

Irene Pang, new assistant professor in SFU's School for International Studies, is a political sociologist whose research interests include labour and rights, with a particular focus on social inequality learn more →

Generous spending leads to increased happiness, concludes SFU psychologist Lara Aknin in World Happiness Report

Lara Aknin, social psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at SFU, co-authored a chapter in this year’s World Happiness Report discussing which prosocial behaviours promote happiness. learn more →

Graduate students present their theses in three minutes or less at first FASS 3MT heat

Earlier this month, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) hosted its first Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) faculty heat. Congratulations to the winners of FASS' first Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition! learn more →

Report addressing research ethics seeks to improve researcher-participant relationships in DTES

Scott Neufeld, PhD student in social psychology, has collaborated with 15 other contributors to develop a manifesto for promoting ethical research in the Downtown Eastside. learn more →

Betty Schellenberg elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society for work on women writers in 18th century

Betty Schellenberg, professor in the Department of English at SFU, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the U.K. for her research on women writers in the 18th century. learn more →

Psychology assistant professor Michelle Kline awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Assistant professor of psychology Michelle Kline has been awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant worth up to $71,701 for her research project. learn more →

Mitacs internship with national advertising agency Rethink Canada opens career doors for MA graduate

A Mitacs internship with national advertising agency Rethink Canada opens career possibilities for MA in English graduate Marie Horgan. learn more →

Psychology student wins $150,000 Vanier award to support research on psychopathic personality disorder

Congratulations to Katherine Hanniball, who has received a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for $150,000 to support her PhD program in clinical psychology. learn more →

Volunteering and activism wins Simran Randhawa 2019 SFSS Women of the Year award

A love of volunteering and eagerness to get involved in activism has earned psychology student Simran Randhawa an SFSS Women of the Year award for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. learn more →

MA student's research drills down on sneaker culture in Vancouver

Currently finishing her master’s in sociology and anthropology, Michelle La’s academic research focuses on the way business, society, and group interactions form the rich culture surrounding sneakers in Vancouver. learn more →

Research investigates male experience of intimate partner violence

Researcher Alexandra Lysova, an assistant professor in Simon Fraser University’s School of Criminology, wants to involve men in strategies to reduce intimate partner violence. learn more →

New research reveals power of women’s movements over the past 50 years

SFU political science professor S. Laurel Weldon has studied the impact of women’s movements around the globe and finds they have advanced women’s economic empowerment. learn more →

Recommendations for navigating ethical challenges in cross-cultural research

Increasingly, social scientists are asked to expand their data collection beyond WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations. learn more →

New online tool visualizes FASS research

Getting a handle on what, where and with whom the over 300 FASS faculty members are studying will be possible with the launch of the new Visualizing FASS Research tool. learn more →