Leslie Nichols
Biography
Leslie Nichols is an assistant professor in the Equity, Diversity, and Human Rights program in the Sociology program unit in the School of Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Policy Studies, an MA in Work and Society (now Labour Studies), and a joint BA in Women and Gender Studies and Historical Studies. Dr. Nichols＊ early life was spent in a variety of places across Canada, including Northern Alberta, Northern Quebec, and Southern Ontario, and she has close family ties to Nova Scotia. As a structural intersectionalist, she applies theories of neoliberalism, feminism, and intersectionality to work dedicated to the improvement of the working and living conditions of some of Canada's most equity-deserving communities.
Education
Ph.D.?? Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
M.A. ?? Work and Society (now Labour Studies), McMaster University
B.A.??? Women and Gender Studies & History, University of Toronto Mississauga
Research
Leslie Nichols explores the experience of work and social well-being of some of Canada＊s most equity-deserving groups, including immigrants, youth, and those defined by gender. Her studies have explored the experience of un/employment, precarious employment, self-employment, and unpaid labour. Her most recent project examines the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young workers.
Awards
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Francophone Student Valuation of Postsecondary Education in?light of the COVID-19 Pandemic?/??valuation des 谷tudes?postsecondaires par les 谷tudiants 角 la lumi豕re de la pand谷mie?de COVID-19.. Francophone Research Fund,?Office of Francophone Affairs, 51勛圖app ($7,000)
Northern and Rural Crime Symposium /? Symposium sur la criminalit谷 dans le Nord et en milieu rural,?Knowledge Mobilization Activities and Initiatives Fund 每SSHRC Exchange Grants, 51勛圖app??(co-primary investigator; $5,000)? ? ? ??
Francophone and?Bilingual Student Valuation of Postsecondary Education in Light?of the COVID-19 Pandemic /???valuation des 谷tudes postsecondaires par les 谷tudiants 角 la?lumi豕re de la pand谷mie de COVID-19,? Office of Francophone Affairs, 51勛圖app ($14,340)
Student Valuation of Postsecondary Education in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, New Research Initiative Fund - SSHRC?Explore Grants, 51勛圖app ($5,000)
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2022
Historical Studies Research Award, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Historical Studies ($2,000)
Working through the Unknowns: Media Analysis of Canadian Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wilfrid Laurier University 28.8 Professional Development Fund ($2,000)
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2021???
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Small?Business Owners in Simcoe County, Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University 28.8 Professional Development Fund ($2,000)
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2020???
Gendered Division of Household Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wilfrid Laurier University 28.8 Professional Development Fund ($2,000)
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2019???
Older Women under Neoliberal Capitalism, Wilfrid Laurier University 28.8 Professional Development Fund ($2,000)
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2018 ?? ???????????
Part 4每每Women and Work in Canada, Contract Academic Staff (CAS) Research Fund # 28.8, Wilfrid Laurier University ($1,500)
Self-Employed Special Benefits, Contract Academic Staff (CAS) Research Fund # 28.8, Wilfrid Laurier University ($1,500)
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App Development Design Award, Cossette Health (co-awardee, Rupa Banerjee, Ryerson University; $50,000)
App Scalability Award, Interact (co-awardee, Rupa Banerjee, Ryerson University; $1,000)
Co-investigator, Destress and Take Control: An E-Mental Health Application to Support Precarious and Unemployed Immigrant Workers in the Greater Toronto Region (PI, Rupa Banerjee, Ryerson University) CIHRCatalyst Grant: Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon ($63,400)
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2014 - 2016
Eight grants for studies in Canadian unemployment, immigrant unemployment, women and work, and women＊s time use (from $9990 to $1500)
Teaching
Courses I have or I am teaching at 51勛圖app?
SOCI 2026EL The World of Work
SOCI 2656EL?Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class, and Power
SOCI 2106EL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: The Canadian Context
SOCI 2107EL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: The International Context
SOCI/ POLI 4226EL Immigration: Politics and Society
SOCI 2016EL Thinking Sociologically
Publications
Edited Book
Nichols, L. (Ed.). (2019). Working Women in Canada: An Intersectional Approach. Toronto: Canadian Scholars/Women＊s Press.
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Edited Journal Volume
Nichols, L. (Ed.). (2018). Women and precarious work: Health implications. Women＊s Health and?Urban Life 14(1).
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Nichols, L. (forthcoming). Social justice in the domestic realm: Time poverty and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies in Social Justice.
Nichols, L. (2023). Working through the unknowns: Canadian youth＊s experience of employment during COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth 15(3): 113 每 129.
Nichols, L. (2023). Adjuncting for Life: The gendered experience of adjunct postsecondary instructors in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 202: 56-73.
Nichols, L., Ha, B. & V. Tyysk?. (2020). Canadian immigrant youth and the education-employment nexus. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth 12(1): 178 每 199.
Nichols, L. (2018). Newcomer women＊s experiences of immigration and precarious work in?Toronto. Women＊s Health and Urban Life 14(1): 7每30.
Nichols, L. (2018). Women and precarious work: Health implications. Women＊s Health and?Urban Life 14(1): iii每vi.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
Nichols, L. (2018). Combining diaries and interviews in time use studies. International?Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 38(9/10): 766每779.
Nichols, L. J., Etemadi, T. & V. Tyysk? (2018). Time poverty of Pakistani immigrant women in?Toronto. South Asian Diaspora 10(1): 31每44.
Nichols, L. (2016). Motherhood and unemployment: intersectional experiences from Toronto?and Halifax. Canadian Review of Social Policy 76: 1每24.
Nichols, L. (2016). Lived experiences of unemployed women in Toronto and Halifax, Canada,?who were previously precariously employed. Alternate Routes 27: 162每186.
Nichols, L. (2013). Analyzing policy frames for unemployed workers＊ supports within Canada.?AG: International Journal of Gender Studies 2(3): 219每245.
Nichols, L. (2012). Orloff versus Misra et al.: Assessing feminist approaches to gender, the state, and the transition to Employment Insurance in Canada. MP: An Online Feminist Journal?3(6): 172每207.
Nichols, L. (2012). Labour market policy in Canada and Denmark: ※Flexicurity§ and the possibilities for progressive labour market reform. Socialist Studies: The Journal for Society of?Socialist Studies 8(2): 163每188.
Nichols, L. (2012). Alliance building to create change: The Women＊s Movement and the 1982?CUPW Strike. Just Labour: A Canadian Journal of Work and Society 19: 59每72.
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Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
Nichols, L.?(2019). Young women: Navigating the education-employment divide. In?Working?Women in Canada: An Intersectional Approach, edited by Leslie Nichols. Toronto:
Canadian?Scholars/ Women＊s Press.?
Nichols, L.?(2019). Unemployed and underemployed women in Canada. In?Working Women in?Canada: An Intersectional Approach, edited by Leslie Nichols. Toronto: Canadian
Scholars/Women＊s Press.
Nichols, L., Tyysk?, V., & P. Aggarwal (2019). Immigrant women＊s work: Paid and unpaid labour in the neoliberal economy. In?Working Women in Canada: An Intersectional Approach, edited by L. Nichols. Toronto: Canadian Scholars/Women＊s Press.
Nichols, L.?(2019). Women, work, and intersectionality: An introduction. In?Working Women in?Canada: An Intersectional Approach, edited by L. Nichols.?Canadian?Scholars/Women＊s Press.
Nichols, L.?& V. Tyysk? (2015). Immigrant Women in Canada and the United States In?Immigrant Experiences in North America: Understanding Settlement and Integration, edited by?Harald Bauder and John Shields. Toronto: Canadian Scholars＊ Press.
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Report
Turcotte, J. F., Nichols, L. & L. Philipps. (2016). Maximizing Opportunity,?Mitigating Risk: Aligning Law, Policy and Practice to Strengthen Work-Integrated Learning in
Ontario. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.?
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