Dr. Donna Gabaccia

Professor

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Biography

Donna Gabaccia is a well-known global scholar specializing in international migration, gender, food studies, and interdisciplinary digital history. She has written and edited fifteen books focusing on U.S. immigration, migration world history, and the history of the Italian diaspora. Gabaccia has served as past president of the Social Science History Association and the Society for the History of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and has received numerous accolades, including the University of Minnesota Community Service Award for Faculty in 2013 for her work with immigrant and refugee communities. Her recent book, 'Gender Migration: Slavery Era to the Global Age', co-authored with Vanderbilt University sociologist Katharine Donato, received an honorable mention for the 2016 American Sociological Association International Migration Section’s Thomas & Znaniecki Book Award. Gabaccia's work has been recognized for its significant contributions to the field of sociology. Since joining the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in 2014, she has taught at various prestigious institutions, including Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Pittsburgh. Her courses examine themes related to women, gender, diaspora, and the impact of food production on global relationships. Gabaccia also engages in newer research projects that include online discussions and presentations related to immigrant life.

Research Interests

Courses

Women and Gender in World History Diaspora Life Food Production and Global Relationships

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology