Dr. Naomi Lightman

Our newest tenure-stream faculty member, Dr. Naomi Lightman, will join us as an Associate Professor as of January 2023. Naomi received her Ph.D. from OISE/University of Toronto in 2015, and from 2015 to 2017, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto. Since 2017,  Naomi has been employed in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary. Naomi is an accomplished methodologist who uses critical research methodologies to examine the innovative intersections in immigration, care work, gender, and social policy. Her publications use quantitative methods and mixed methods to advocate for social justice. Naomi has one co-authored book, Social Policy in Canada (Oxford, 2017), and numerous (co-authored or single author) journal articles, book chapters, and community policy reports.

“I’m delighted to be joining TMU, a unique university located in Toronto’s diverse, urban core, with its longstanding reputation for progressive community engagement and activism. In particular, I will be pleased to support the sociology department’s focus on immigration and carework through my research, service and teaching.”