Eugena Kwon, Trent University

Research

International Students School-to-Work Transition Pathways to permanent residency Post-Graduation Work Permit Employment Outcomes Migration Decisions Career Transition COVID-19

Latest papers

Exploring the relationship between sleep duration and sense of community belonging: Insights from the 2015-16 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Sleep health · 2025 · senior author
Considering the role of integration experiences in shaping immigrants' post-migration food choices and eating practices.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2023 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS: Participatory Municipal Politics in the Age of Insecurity
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$65,507
Including Students in Success: Using First Year Experience Programming to Create Belonging and Success Through Inclusion
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$59,440
Becoming Included through Inclusion: Redesigning employee on-boarding to increase wellbeing and performance
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$48,675

All 8 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Exploring the relationship between sleep duration and sense of community belonging: Insights from the 2015-16 Canadian Community Health Survey.

Kyeremeh E, Braimah J, Amoak D, Batung E, Antabe R, Kwon E

Sleep health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2025.06.004 PMID: 40645846

02

Considering the role of integration experiences in shaping immigrants' post-migration food choices and eating practices.

Kwon E

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2023First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12456 PMID: 37721090

TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS: Participatory Municipal Politics in the Age of Insecurity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nichols, Naomi E.

Keywords: social inequality; insecurity; privilege; marginalization; small and mid-sized cities; governance; institutional ethnography; institutional transformation

$65,507

Including Students in Success: Using First Year Experience Programming to Create Belonging and Success Through Inclusion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Steven M.

Keywords: Equity; Diversity; Inclusion; and accessibility; FYE Programming; Career Development; Student success; Removing Barriers; Attitudes and Behaviour

$59,440

Becoming Included through Inclusion: Redesigning employee on-boarding to increase wellbeing and performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tabvuma, Vurain

Keywords: equity; diversity; inclusion; edi programming; African Canadian; indigeneity; disability

$48,675

Becoming Included through Inclusion: Redesigning employee on-boarding to increase wellbeing and performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tabvuma, Vurain

Keywords: equity; diversity; inclusion; edi programming; African Canadian; indigeneity; disability

$107,100

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international students' school-to-work transition and pathways to permanent residency

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kwon, Eugena

Keywords: International Students; School-to-Work Transition; Pathways to permanent residency; Post-Graduation Work Permit; Employment Outcomes; Migration Decisions; Career Transition; COVID-19; Pandemic; Immigration

$50,388

Enhancing Canadian Vaccination Strategies Using Machine Learning and Business Analytics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Michael

Keywords: Covid 19; Vaccine; Distribution; Transportation; Supply Chain Management; Big Data Analytics; Machine Learning

$46,218

Visual analytics for text-intensive social science research on immigration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Milios, Evangelos

Keywords: machine learning natural language processing text visualization visual analytics information retrieval immigrant integration covid19 perception of refugees social media parliamentary debates

$250,000

COVID-19: The changing nature of work and learning in the COVID-19 era and the impact on international students' health and well-being in Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Kwon, Eugena

Keywords: COVID-19; international students; post-secondary education; international education; immigration; school-to-work transition; health and well-being; changing nature of work and learning; academic and career planning; diversity; inclusion

$24,840

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

Emmanuel Kyeremeh

Social/Cultural Geography

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: International Students Dear Professor Kwon, 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 "Exploring the relationship between sleep duration and sense of community belonging: Insights from the 2015-16 Canadian Community Health Survey." (2025), 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 impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international students' school-to-work transition and pathways to permanent residency" (2021), 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]