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Vappu ղä

Dr. Vappu ղä

Professor Emeritus
EducationBA (University of Toronto), MA (University of Toronto), PhD (University of Toronto, Sociology)

Areas of Expertise

immigrant families; gender; youth; social policy

Research

My research includes projects on immigrant youth and intergenerational relations; immigrant women; family violence (intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse) in immigrant communities; and immigrant women and English language proficiency. I am currently working on projects that address intersections between social policy and immigration policy.

Website

Graduate Program Membership

Community & Professional Service

Recent Publications

Nichols, L., B. Ha and V. ղä. 2020. . Canadian Journal of Family and Youth 12(1):178-199.

Ha, B. and V. ղä. 2019. “Private and Government Sponsorship in the Resettlement Experiences of Chinese-Vietnamese Refugees in Canada” in (pp. 35-43), edited by H. Bauder. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Valade, M.Y. and V. ղä. 2019. “Social Capital, Newcomer Youth and Family Resilience” in (pp. 213-230), edited by H. Bauder. Vancouver: UBC Press.

ղä, V., J. Blower, S. DeBoer, S. Kawai, and A. Walcott. 2018. Geopolitics History and International Relations 10(1): 148-166.

Nichols, L.J., T. Etemadi, and V. ղä. 2017. South Asian Diaspora 10(1): 31-44.

Berhane A. and V. ղä. 2017. Refuge 33(2): 78-87.

Nichols, L.J. and V. ղä. 2015. “Immigrant women in Canada and the United States” in  edited by H. Bauder and J. Shields. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. 

ղä, V. 2015. Sri Lankan Tamil Families in Canada: Problems, Resiliency, and Intergenerational Solidarity. Family Science Review 20(2).

Tyyskä, V. and J. Côté. 2014. “Towards a non-Normative Youth Studies? A Framework for a Critical Conversation Between Psychologies and Sociologies of Young People” in  edited by A. Kamp and P. Kelly. Leiden, NL: Brill.

ղä, V. 2014. 3rd ed. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press.

ղä, V. and S. Saran. 2013. . Canadian Collection. McGraw-Hill Create electronic database. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited.

ղä, V. 2013. “Communication Brokering in Immigrant Families: Avenues for New Research” in  (pp.103-116), edited by S. Chuang and C. S. Tamis-LeMonda. New York: Springer Science+Business Media.

Du Mont, J., I. Hyman, K. O’Brien, M. White, F. Odette and V. ղä. 2012.  Annals of Epidemiology, 22(11): 772-7.

ղä, V., F. Dinshaw, C. Redmond, and F. Gomes. 2012.  Canadian Ethnic Studies 44(3): 59-78.

Berman, R.C. and V. ղä. 2011,  International Journal of Qualitative Methods 10(2).