Dr. Sarah Wilkins Laflamme

Biography

Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo. Her academic background includes a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oxford, an MA in Sociology from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Criminology from the University of Ottawa. Her research interests focus on the intersection of religion and social behavior, particularly secularization, non-religion, and the influence of religious identities on social attitudes. Wilkins-Laflamme is involved in various funded research projects, including studies on Canadian socio-political cleavages and the dynamics of non-religion in contemporary society. She has published extensively on topics such as religious polarization in Europe, the religiosity of youth in European Catholic countries, and the impact of secularization on voting behavior in Canada. Wilkins-Laflamme's work contributes to the understanding of social change and the evolving landscape of beliefs and practices in Western societies.

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