Marshia Akbar, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Intersectionality identity South Asians diversity employment integration resilience Canada

Latest papers

Navigating Uncertainties: Evaluating the Shift in Canadian Immigration Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Canadian public policy. Analyse de politiques · 2022 · senior author
Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Why Social Resilience, Why Now?
Journal of international migration and integration · 2022 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Navigating the Identity Spectrum: South Asian Diversity in Canada and its Impact on Employment Integration
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,839
Migrant lives beyond policy categories: International students' lived experiences of temporariness and transition in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,882
Migrant lives beyond policy categories: International students' lived experiences of temporariness and transition in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$41,603

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Navigating Uncertainties: Evaluating the Shift in Canadian Immigration Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Niraula A, Triandafyllidou A, Akbar M

Canadian public policy. Analyse de politiques2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2022-010 PMID: 38629969

02

Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Why Social Resilience, Why Now?

Preston V, Shields J, Akbar M

Journal of international migration and integration2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12134-021-00893-3 PMID: 34580576

Navigating the Identity Spectrum: South Asian Diversity in Canada and its Impact on Employment Integration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Akbar, Marshia

Keywords: identity; intersectionality; South Asians; diversity; employment; integration; resilience; Canada

$22,839

Migrant lives beyond policy categories: International students' lived experiences of temporariness and transition in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akbar, Marshia

Keywords: Temporary migration; International students; Postgraduate work permit; Three-step Transition; Intersectionality; Life course approach; Immigration policy; Role of institutions; Lived experiences; COVID-19

$29,882

Migrant lives beyond policy categories: International students' lived experiences of temporariness and transition in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akbar, Marshia

Keywords: Temporary migration; International students; Postgraduate work permit; Three-step Transition; Intersectionality; Life course approach; Immigration policy; Role of institutions; Lived experiences; COVID-19

$41,603

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

Anna Triandafyllidou

00TIPS-Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Intersectionality Dear Professor Akbar, 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 "Navigating Uncertainties: Evaluating the Shift in Canadian Immigration Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic." (2022), 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 "Navigating the Identity Spectrum: South Asian Diversity in Canada and its Impact on Employment Integration" (2024), 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]