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Teresa Abada, Associate Professor
Director, Collaborative Program in Migration and Ethnic Relations (MER)
PhD, Sociology, University of Alberta
Teresa Abada is a sociologist whose research focus is on immigration. She has published on family diversity and children's behavior, social cohesion in racially mixed neighbourhoods, educational and labour market issues for second-generation Canadians, and how gender roles affect educational attainment among immigrant children. She is currently researching the social, cultural and human capital factors that shape economic and social integration for the children of immigrants.
Areas of Specialization
- Social, cultural, human capital
- Migration
- Immigrant integration
- Economic and social integration of children of immigrants
- Population studies
- Immigrant health
Selected Publications
- Oklikah Ofori, D., Abada, T., & Arku, G. (2025). Precarious housing: the effects of intersecting identities on foreign caregivers’ housing experiences in Edmonton, Alberta. Gender, Place & Culture, 1–23.
- Oklikah, D.O., Abada, T., Jahiu, L. et al. (2024). The Housing Experiences of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in Canada: Examining Issues Through a Systematic Literature Review. Int. Migration & Integration (2024).
- Kwasi Kutor, S., Abada, T., & Arku, G. (2025). Migration, gender roles, and empowerment: an assessment of women left behind married to internal and international migrants in Ghana. Gender, Place & Culture, 1–30.
- Desmond Ofori Oklikah & Teresa Abada & Godwin Arku, 2024. "Canada (Live-in) Caregiver Program (LCP) and Care Workers’ Lived Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review," Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 25(2), pages 933-971, June.
- Li, Y., Haan, M., & Abada, T. 2024. Homeownership amongst second-generation immigrants in Canada. Housing Studies, 1–21.
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Contact Information
Dr. Teresa Abada
Department of Sociology
Room 5429, Social Science Centre
- 519-661-2111 ext. 83690
- fax: 519-661-3200
- tabada@uwo.ca
