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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.
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