Lucy El-Sherif

Humanities
  • lucy.elsherif@mcmaster.ca

Overview

Lucy El-Sherif is an Assistant Professor in the Global Peace & Social Justice and Gender & Social Justice programs at McMaster University. Her research centers on social citizenship for racialized migrant communities in Canada, focusing on how it is learned, embodied, and challenged within diasporic and transnational contexts. Through examining embodied and socio-spatial relations, her work unpacks the subject formation of new Canadian citizens, exploring how they adapt, learn to belong, and develop relationships of belonging in Canada.

Her interest in embodiment and citizenship led her to explore generational trends in building new lives in Canada, particularly among older adults. According to Statistics Canada, nearly one in four Canadian citizens are or have been immigrants, with approximately half a million people becoming new citizens each year through immigration. Dr. El-Sherif’s research aims to address the systemic inequities faced by older adults who move to Canada to stay connected with their migrant families. Her research raises essential questions: What happens to these parents when they relocate? How do they adapt to their new environment? Her goal is to improve the adaptation experiences and socio-spatial relations of these older new migrants as they learn to belong and build lives in Canada.

Affiliations

  • Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
  • Assistant Professor, Peace & Social Justice/ Gender & Social Justice

Education

  • MA, University of Toronto
  • PhD, University of Toronto

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