Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications by faculty members from across UBC.

New Research Brief | Can Words Shift Views? How Policy Communication Shifts Support for Low-Skilled Immigration

Prof. Vince Hopkins examines how policy communication can build support for low-skilled immigration in Canada, bridging labour needs and public opinion.

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Understanding Skilled Migration Paradoxes with Prof. Karun K. Karki

Prof. Karun K. Karki’s study reveals that Canada values immigrants’ skills but systemic barriers limit equitable employment, marginalizing racialized professionals.

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Prof. Karun K. Karki on the Lived Experiences of South Asian International Students in Canadian Higher Education

In this new paper, Prof. Karun K. Karki examines the lived experiences of South Asian international students in Canadian higher education, highlighting challenges, support networks, and the need for culturally responsive services.

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Policy Brief | Unlocking Talent: Rethinking Immigration and Entrepreneurship Policy for International Students in Canada

International students are an underused source of entrepreneurial talent in Canada, and current pathways are falling short, pointing to a timely opportunity for reform.

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Prof. Delphine Nakache’s top picks: What to read, watch and listen to

Prof. Delphine Nakache shares three recommendations – a book, a documentary, and a podcast series – ahead of her February 2 talk on how Canada’s temporary migration system produces precarity.

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Affiliate in Focus: Claudia M. Serrano

Get to know CMS affiliate Claudia M. Serrano, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science, and her work on border control, migrant safety, and critical border studies, plus advice for graduate students.

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Podcast episode: Irene Bloemraad on citizenship as claims making, feat. Amanda Cheong

In this Borders and Belonging podcast episode, Irene Bloemraad and Amanda Cheong explore citizenship as claims-making, belonging, statelessness, and agency beyond legal status.

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How agencies like ICE enforce controversial deportation policies, insights from Prof. Antje Ellermann

Prof. Antje Ellermann’s early 2000s research shows how deportation enforcement is shaped by local mobilization, media attention, and political intervention.

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New Research Brief | Overlooking Lived Experiences: Access to Asylum & Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement

Prof. Efrat Arbel traces Safe Third Country Agreement court challenges, revealing gaps between asylum law on paper and on the ground.

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Hiring: Research Associate in Data Science and Immigration

Join Concordia or UBC as a Research Associate in Data Science & Immigration and help advance research on immigration, politics, and labour markets. Deadline: January 31, 2026.

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Search for pair-production of vector-like quarks in lepton+jets final states containing at least one b-tagged jet using the Run 2 data from the ATLAS experiment
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Colin Gay (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science), Alison Lister (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 854
Publication Date: July 2024

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Development of human visual cortical function: A scoping review of task- and naturalistic-fMRI studies through the interactive specialization and maturational frameworks
Publication: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
UBC Author(s): Tamara Vanderwal (Psychiatry / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 01497634
Volume: 162
Publication Date: July 2024

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Measurement of t-channel single-top-quark production in pp collisions at s=5.02 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Alison Lister (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science), Colin Gay (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 854
Publication Date: July 2024

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Measurement of the Z boson invisible width at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Alison Lister (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science), Colin Gay (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 854
Publication Date: July 2024

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Highly oxygenated cyclohexenes from Uvaria dac Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep. and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity
Publication: Fitoterapia
UBC Author(s): Raymond Andersen (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 0367326X
Volume: 176
Publication Date: July 2024

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Automated production time analysis using FPDat II onboard computers: A validation study based on whole-tree ground-based harvesting operations
Publication: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
UBC Author(s): Dominik Roeser (Forest Resources Management / Faculty of Forestry)
ISSN: 01681699
Volume: 222
Publication Date: July 2024

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Measurement of vector boson production cross sections and their ratios using pp collisions at s=13.6 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Alison Lister (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science), Colin Gay (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 854
Publication Date: July 2024

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Mechanisms of Pathogen and Pesticide Resistance in Honey Bees
Publication: Physiology (Bethesda, Md.)
UBC Author(s): Leonard Foster (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 39
Page Range: 0
Publication Date: 1 July 2024

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Combination of searches for pair-produced leptoquarks at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Colin Gay (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science), Alison Lister (Physics & Astronomy / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 854
Publication Date: July 2024

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Standardizing data collection in adjuvant colon cancer trials: A consensus project from the IDEA and ACCENT international consortia and national experts
Publication: European Journal of Cancer
UBC Author(s): Sharlene Gill (Division of Medical Oncology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 09598049
Volume: 206
Publication Date: July 2024

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Simultaneous quantification of six proteins related to liver injury using nano liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Publication: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
UBC Author(s): David Chen (Chemistry / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 09514198
Volume: 38
Publication Date: 30 June 2024

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Phylogenetic conservatism and coordination in traits of Chinese woody endemic flora
Publication: iScience
UBC Author(s): Yousry El-Kassaby (Forest & Conservation Sciences / Faculty of Forestry)
Volume: 27
Publication Date: 21 June 2024

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Predicting the site productivity of forest tree species using climate niche models
Publication: Forest Ecology and Management
UBC Author(s): Tongli Wang (Forest & Conservation Sciences / Faculty of Forestry), Nicholas Charles Coops (Forest Resources Management / Faculty of Forestry)
ISSN: 03781127
Volume: 562
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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Deletion-contraction for a unified Laplacian and applications
Publication: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
UBC Author(s): Stephanie van Willigenburg (Mathematics / Faculty of Science)
ISSN: 00243795
Volume: 691
Page Range: 50-95
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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Bamboo as a naturally-optimized fiber-reinforced composite: Interfacial mechanical properties and failure mechanisms
Publication: Composites Part B: Engineering
UBC Author(s): Chunping Dai (Department of Wood Science / Faculty of Forestry)
ISSN: 13598368
Volume: 279
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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