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Teresa Abada

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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

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.
Sano, Yujiro and Teresa Abada. 2019. "Immigration as a Social Determinant of Oral Health: Does the 'Healthy Immigrant Effect' Extend to Self-rated Oral Health in Ontario, Canada?." Canadian Ethnic Studies 51(1): 135-156.
Abada, Teresa, Kristyn Frank, and Feng Hou. 2018. "Between Two Worlds: Source-Country Gender Roles and Gender Differences in Educational Attainment among Immigrant Children in Canada." Sociological Inquiry 88(1): 131-154.
Kuuire, Vincent Z., Godwin Arku, Isaac Luginaah, Michael Buzzelli, and Teresa Abada. 2016. "Transnationalism - Integration Nexus: Examining the Relationship Between Transnational Housing Investment and Homeownership Status in Canada." Geoforum 75: 168-179.

News

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Sending money home may be good for immigrants’ health, says Canadian study

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Second-generation immigrants see higher unemployment, lower earnings: Study

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‘For some children of immigrants, educational success doesn’t translate to employment success’