Welcome!
I am an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, with an undergraduate appointment at the Scarborough campus. My research explores how everyday political behavior is connected to broader social structures, with a focus on migration and race.
I am the author of Divided by the Wall: Conservative and Progressive Immigration Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border (University of California Press, 2020), an ethnographic study of how and why ordinary Americans engage in activism at the U.S.–Mexico border.
My more recent work examines the rise of anti-immigrant politics among the children of immigrants, the role of firearms in shaping migration debates, the entanglement of environmentalism and immigration restrictionism, and the political consequences of private refugee sponsorship systems. Currently, I am co-leading a SSHRC-supported study on the transition to adulthood among 1.5-generation Canadians (the children of Egyptian immigrants) in the Greater Toronto Area.
My research has been featured in The Walrus, Toronto Star, The Breach, and other outlets. I also write for public audiences, including reports and essays on political behavior among immigrant and racialized communities in Canada.
I am the author of Divided by the Wall: Conservative and Progressive Immigration Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border (University of California Press, 2020), an ethnographic study of how and why ordinary Americans engage in activism at the U.S.–Mexico border.
My more recent work examines the rise of anti-immigrant politics among the children of immigrants, the role of firearms in shaping migration debates, the entanglement of environmentalism and immigration restrictionism, and the political consequences of private refugee sponsorship systems. Currently, I am co-leading a SSHRC-supported study on the transition to adulthood among 1.5-generation Canadians (the children of Egyptian immigrants) in the Greater Toronto Area.
My research has been featured in The Walrus, Toronto Star, The Breach, and other outlets. I also write for public audiences, including reports and essays on political behavior among immigrant and racialized communities in Canada.
