Dr. Sylvia Fuller

Biography

Sylvia Fuller is a Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Sociology. Her research focuses primarily on understanding entrenched patterns of inequality in the labor market and the implications of changing employment relations on workers' prospects for security and mobility. She has published extensively on the relationship between gender, parental status, and labor market inequalities in top Sociology journals such as the American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Gender & Society, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Work and Occupations. Dr. Fuller has conducted research on temporary workers' employment and wage trajectories, factors shaping career pathways for new immigrants, and the impact of welfare reforms on lone mothers. Currently, she is collaborating on a multi-partner project studying Canadian work-family policies, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment gaps between mothers and fathers. Dr. Fuller has received numerous academic honors, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's Aurora Prize, which recognizes outstanding new scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Additionally, she was awarded the 2016 article prize from the Canadian Sociological Association and was nominated for the 2018 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Dr. Fuller serves as the Academic Director of the British Columbia Inter-University Research Data Centres, which operates a network of secure labs that facilitate researchers' access to sensitive Statistics Canada data as part of the Canadian Research Data Centres Network (CRDCN).

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