CMS affiliate Dr. Neda Maghbouleh has been appointed as a new Canada Research Chair in recognition of her outstanding contributions to her research field.
The Canada Research Chairs Program elevates Canadian universities to world-class research centers by fostering research excellence and training the next generation of skilled professionals. Chairholders contribute to advancing knowledge, improving quality of life, and strengthening Canada’s global competitiveness.
Dr. Neda Maghbouleh
Canada Research Chair in Race, Ethnicity, Migration, and Identity; Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology
Dr. Neda Maghbouleh is a sociologist specializing in racialization, classification, and identity. Her work, which combines qualitative and quantitative methods, is among the first to identify and empirically study Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in the U.S. and Canada. While situating her research within theories and debates core to sociology, she has become a recognized authority on race and ethnicity categories. She provides expert guidance to major institutions like the U.S. White House Office of Management and Budget, Statistics Canada, and the American Medical Association. Most recently, she was appointed by the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau as one of 26 citizen-stakeholders on the 2030 Census Advisory Committee.
