Sylvia Fuller, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2026 · first author
The Work/Care Interface and Parents' Mid-Pandemic Mental Health: Inequalities at the Intersection of Gender and High-Risk Household Status.
Society and mental health · 2025 · first author
Determinants of work-family balance satisfaction during the pandemic: Insights from Québec.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2023 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$320,696
Canadian Research Data Centre Network
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,450,000
Pornographie et bien-être sexuel des individus et des couples : le rôle du contenu utilisé
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,475,000

All 12 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?

Fuller S, Cai M, Doucet A, Qin S

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.70018 PMID: 41188195

02

The Work/Care Interface and Parents' Mid-Pandemic Mental Health: Inequalities at the Intersection of Gender and High-Risk Household Status.

Fuller S, Cai M, Lero D

Society and mental health2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/21568693231223549 PMID: 40012633

03

Determinants of work-family balance satisfaction during the pandemic: Insights from Québec.

Mathieu S, Tremblay DG, Treleaven C, Fuller S

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12427 PMID: 36950908

04

Familydemic Cross Country and Gender Dataset on work and family outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic.

Kurowska A, Barardehi IH, Fuller S, Petts RJ, Kaufman G, Doucet A, Engeman C, Matysiak A, Guetto R, Reimer T, Kasegn TD, Vignoli D, Duvander AZ, Gabel SG

Scientific data2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01880-8 PMID: 36596812

05

BB see: Transparency legislation and public discussions of wage inequality.

Treleaven C, Fuller S

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12326 PMID: 33566426

06

The gender gap in commenting: Women are less likely than men to comment on (men's) published research.

Wu C, Fuller S, Shi Z, Wilkes R

PloS one2020

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230043 PMID: 32236109

07

Career pathways for temporary workers: exploring heterogeneous mobility dynamics with sequence analysis.

Fuller S, Stecy-Hildebrandt N

Social science research2015First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.11.003 PMID: 25592922

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fuller, Sylvia A.

$320,696

Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Research Data Centres

Principal investigators: Veall, Michael R.

Keywords: quantitative social and population health science; advanced statistical analysis of economic; social, and health microdata

$1,450,000

Pornographie et bien-être sexuel des individus et des couples : le rôle du contenu utilisé

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Nolin, Marie-Chloe

Keywords: pornographie; sexualité; bien-être sexuel; contenu; satisfaction sexuelle; fonction sexuelle

$1,475,000

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: family policies; childcare; parental leave; employment policies; family research; feminist methodologies and epistemologies; cross-comparative research; community research

$1,195,274

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: family policies; childcare; parental leave; employment policies; family research; feminist methodologies and epistemologies; cross-comparative research; community research

$486,118

Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN): Evolving to meet new research data needs and policy priorities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Research Data Centres

Principal investigators: Veall, Michael R.

$10,150,000

National Centre for Research on Poverty and Inequality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: poverty; economic inequality; stratification; policy

$20,000

Motherhood career penalties: Linking organizational, institutional, and individual contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fuller, Sylvia

Keywords: inequality; gender; organizations; family

$74,490

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fuller, Sylvia A.

Keywords: non-standard employment; mobility; inequality; gender; citizenship

$94,630

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009SSHRC Aurora Prize

Principal investigators: Fuller, Sylvia A.

Keywords: non-standard employment; mobility; inequality; gender; citizenship

$25,000

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

Sociology
Department of Sociology
Personnel Management
Professor & Grad Chair, Department of Sociology

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Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Personnel Management

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Rima Wilkes

Professor & Grad Chair, Department of Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Fuller, 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 "Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?" (2026), 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 Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities" (2025), 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]

Sylvia Fuller

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?

The Work/Care Interface and Parents' Mid-Pandemic Mental Health: Inequalities at the Intersection of Gender and High-Risk Household Status.

Determinants of work-family balance satisfaction during the pandemic: Insights from Québec.

Familydemic Cross Country and Gender Dataset on work and family outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic.

BB see: Transparency legislation and public discussions of wage inequality.

The gender gap in commenting: Women are less likely than men to comment on (men's) published research.

Career pathways for temporary workers: exploring heterogeneous mobility dynamics with sequence analysis.

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities

Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Pornographie et bien-être sexuel des individus et des couples : le rôle du contenu utilisé

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN): Evolving to meet new research data needs and policy priorities

National Centre for Research on Poverty and Inequality

Motherhood career penalties: Linking organizational, institutional, and individual contexts

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Doucet

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Cary Wu

Rima Wilkes

Sylvia Fuller

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?

The Work/Care Interface and Parents' Mid-Pandemic Mental Health: Inequalities at the Intersection of Gender and High-Risk Household Status.

Determinants of work-family balance satisfaction during the pandemic: Insights from Qu&#xe9;bec.

Familydemic Cross Country and Gender Dataset on work and family outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic.

BB see: Transparency legislation and public discussions of wage inequality.

The gender gap in commenting: Women are less likely than men to comment on (men's) published research.

Career pathways for temporary workers: exploring heterogeneous mobility dynamics with sequence analysis.

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities

Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Pornographie et bien-être sexuel des individus et des couples : le rôle du contenu utilisé

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN): Evolving to meet new research data needs and policy priorities

National Centre for Research on Poverty and Inequality

Motherhood career penalties: Linking organizational, institutional, and individual contexts

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Non-standard employment in comparative context

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Doucet

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Cary Wu

Rima Wilkes

Determinants of work-family balance satisfaction during the pandemic: Insights from Québec.