Dr. Fauzia Husain

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Fauzia Husain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Queen's University. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Virginia in 2019, following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on cultural sociology, exploring how individuals negotiate meanings around sexuality amid cultural contradictions and change. She is particularly interested in the experiences of Muslim communities and the dynamics of Islamophobia. Her current research examines Muslim immigrants' interactions with moral panics regarding sex education in public schools, including the response to comprehensive curricula and sensitivities around gender identity. Dr. Husain's publications include significant articles in influential journals and a forthcoming book, "Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and Agency of Pakistan’s Frontline Women" with Stanford University Press. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Distinguished Article Award from the American Sociological Association's Sexualities Section.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2019-09-01 — Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Teaches courses in cultural sociology and supervises graduate students in their research.

Awards

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Distinguished Article Award

2021-01-01
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Honorable Mention

2019-01-01
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American Association of University Women International Doctoral Fellowship

2017-01-01
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National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant

2017-01-01
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Greater Fulbright Scholarship

2007-01-01
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Bierstedt Prize

2018-01-01
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Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship

2017-01-01
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Albert Gallatin Graduate Research Fellowship

2016-01-01
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Buckner W. Clay Endowment Humanities Fellowship

2015-01-01
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Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation Grant

2015-01-01
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Arts and Humanities Social Sciences Summer Research Award

2015-01-01

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
  • Transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.