Dr. Pallavi Banerjee

Professor

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Biography

Pallavi Banerjee is a Professor at the University of Calgary and holds the Research Excellence Chair. She has a strong academic background with a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2012), and multiple master's degrees including Sociology and Comparative Literature. Her research focuses on intersectionality within sociology, particularly immigration, refugee studies, gender, and transnationalism. Banerjee is invested in understanding how gender, race, and class intersect in the lives of immigrants and transnational families, and her work often employs qualitative methods and community-engaged research. She has directed several initiatives, including the Youth Anti-Racism Integration Project, aimed at developing anti-racist frameworks in resettlement services for newcomer youth. Throughout her career, she has received multiple awards for her research, including honors from the American Sociological Association for her scholarly contributions. Banerjee’s dedication to supervision and mentorship has also been recognized with distinctions from her university. Her research interests have led her to explore the implications of Western state policies on minoritized families and how institutional mandates affect their lived experiences.

Research Interests

Awards

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Book Award

2023-01-01
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Betty McClung Lee Book Award

2022-01-01
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Excellence Graduate Student Supervision

2020-01-01
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Distinguished Contribution Scholarship Article Award

2019-01-01
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David P. Street Dissertation Prize

2014-01-01

Courses

Topics Gender Relations (Feminist Theory) Qualitative Research Methods Graduate Seminar Sociology Gender Relations

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.