Amy Hanser, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Be the mother, not the daughter: Immigrant Chinese women, postpartum care knowledge, and mothering autonomy.
Sociology of health & illness · 2023 · senior author
Pregnant under quarantine: Women's agency and access to medical care under Wuhan's COVID-19 lockdown.
SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2022 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

City Shutdown as a Response to COVID-19: Understanding Human Experiences and Mental Health Consequences of the Quarantine in Wuhan
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$400,468
The Public Bus as Urban Space: How People Navigate Encounters Across Social Difference
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$38,054
Sitting the month: understanding immigration and embodiment through the postpartum practices of Chinese immigrants to Canada
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$63,362

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Be the mother, not the daughter: Immigrant Chinese women, postpartum care knowledge, and mothering autonomy.

Zhang Y, Hanser A

Sociology of health & illness2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13631 PMID: 36912263

02

Pregnant under quarantine: Women's agency and access to medical care under Wuhan's COVID-19 lockdown.

Hanser A, Qian Y

SSM. Qualitative research in health2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100095 PMID: 35600563

City Shutdown as a Response to COVID-19: Understanding Human Experiences and Mental Health Consequences of the Quarantine in Wuhan

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Public health response and its impact

Principal investigators: Qian, Yue

Keywords: Social, Cultural, Environmental And Population Health

$400,468

The Public Bus as Urban Space: How People Navigate Encounters Across Social Difference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hanser, Amy

Keywords: (1) urban sociology; (2) public transit; (3) social interaction; (4) diversity; (5) urban space; (6) inequality; (7) community

$38,054

Sitting the month: understanding immigration and embodiment through the postpartum practices of Chinese immigrants to Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hanser, Amy

Keywords: immigration; embodiment; motherhood; Chinese-Canadians

$63,362

Comparative street commerce: street vending, urban planning, and cultural visions of the city in North America and China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hanser, Amy

Keywords: street vending; markets; urban planning; culture; consumption; modernization

$47,649

Yellow peril consumerism: cultural narratives about nation, trade and consumerism in a global era

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hanser, Amy

Keywords: consumerism; nationalism; globalization; China

$61,931

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Yue Qian

Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Hanser, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Be the mother, not the daughter: Immigrant Chinese women, postpartum care knowledge, and mothering autonomy." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Public Bus as Urban Space: How People Navigate Encounters Across Social Difference" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]