Dr. Sofia Locklear

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sofia Locklear is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Mexico in 2021 and was a recipient of the American Sociological Association's Minority Fellowship Program for the 2020-2021 cohort. Her research primarily focuses on the racialization of Indigenous peoples in North America, examining aspects such as white identity formation, housing, and health outcomes for urban Indigenous populations. Additionally, she has a keen interest in applied Indigenous evaluation in the field of public health and is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Locklear has contributed to various scholarly publications addressing critical issues in Indigenous communities and racialization.

Research Interests

Colonialism Racialization Indigeneity Health & Mental Health Qualitative Methods Critical Whiteness Studies Indigenous Evaluation Indigenous Public Health Urban Indigenous Housing

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