Visiting Student Researcher in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa
Huan Wang is a Ph.D. candidate at Henan Agricultural University in China. She currently is a Visiting Student Researcher in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Luisa Veronis. Their team is conducting a study on skilled newcomers' experiences in the Ottawa-Gatineau labour market with a focus on how they use social media to build their professional networks in the context of the pandemic. She is also interested in how China’s migration of rural surplus labour will influence agricultural production and the economy.
Contact
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Email: hwang373@uottawa.ca
Citizenship; sociology of the family and intimate relations; sociology of gender; poverty; social policy; and research methods.
- : Stalled Mobility? Income Inequality and Intergenerational Relationships Among Newcomer South Asian and Chinese Households in York Region
- More than Numbers: Labour Market Experiences and Immigrant Resilience in the interprovincial and bilingual context of Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada's National Capital Region
Presentations
- Veronis, L. & Wang, H. (2022, February). Newcomers’ labour market experiences & the pandemic: the role of social media for network building. in Newcomer Resilience and COVID -19 webinar on Challenges and Opportunities, February 2, 2022.
- Veronis, L. & Wang, H. 2021. Newcomers’ labour market experiences during the pandemic: the role of social media for network building. Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference (online), 8-10 November.
Posters
- Veronis, L. & Wang, H. 2022. Skilled Newcomers’ Labour Market Strategies in a Pandemic Context: The Role of Social Networks and Social Media. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) National Conference / Conférence nationale des Voies vers la Prospérité (VVP), Ottawa, 14-15 November.
