Generally, my research focuses on people’s occupations (i.e. daily activities) in the context of migration, using qualitative methods and taking a critical lens. While my Master’s thesis examined French-speaking immigrants’ participation in Francophone community sites in Metro Vancouver; my PhD dissertation project is a cross-national comparative ethnography about recent Vietnamese migrants’ mobilities, daily activities and belongings in Vancouver and Paris. I am especially interested in highly-skilled migrants’ return to Vietnam. I use online and in person in-depth interviews as well as observations in the community. My theoretical framework is informed by transnational approaches, the mobilities paradigm and transculturality.

Delaisse, A.-C., & Zhang, G. (2023). International Students’ Cultural Engagement through (De-)Constructing Distance (Working Paper Series). University of British Columbia – Centre for Migration Studies. https://migration.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/CMS-WPS-2023.1-Delaisse-Zhang.pdf

Delaisse, A.-C., & Huot, S. (2023). Embracing transnational approaches for a more thorough and critical understanding of occupation in research on migration. Journal of Occupational Science, 30(3), 503–518. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2021.1987972

Delaisse, A.-C., Veronis, L., & Huot, S. (2022). The ‘in-between’ role of linguistic minority sites in immigrants’ integration: The Francophone community as third space in Metro Vancouver. Social & Cultural Geography, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2137572

Delaisse, A.-C., Huot, S., Veronis, L., & Mortenson, W. B. (2021). Occupation’s Role in Producing Inclusive Spaces: Immigrants’ Experiences in Linguistic Minority Communities. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 41(2), 124–131. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449220981952

Delaisse, A.-C., Huot, S., & Veronis, L. (2020). Conceptualizing the role of occupation in the production of space. Journal of Occupational Science, 28(4), 550–560. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2020.1802326

Delaisse, A.-C., & Huot, S. (2020). Using theory to inform understandings of occupation in a migration context. Journal of Occupational Science, 27(3), 359–375. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2020.1734961

Four Year Doctoral Fellowship,

Killam Doctoral Scholarships

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship