Ellen BerreyProfile page
Associate Professor
University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Sociology
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Sociology
- University of Toronto Mississauga, Dept of Sociology, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
BIO
Dr. Ellen Berrey’s research engages multiple sociological subfields, particularly law, inequality, race and diversity, culture, and organizations, with an emerging interest in environmental sociology. Her work is centrally focused on the politics and paradoxes of solving social problems. She asks: how do organizations interpret and implement policies aimed at addressing social problems, such as racial discrimination and environmental devastation? How do they navigate legal constraints and political opposition? She has a particular interest in how cultural ideals—such as diversity, fairness, and sustainability—get mobilized, institutionalized, and contested by decision-makers, organizational actors, and activists. Her projects to date have examined diversity discourse, affirmative action politics, inequality in higher education, employment discrimination law, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability politics. In addition to her appointment at University of Toronto, she is an affiliated scholar of the American Bar Foundation.
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
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AVAILABILITY
- Industry Projects
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
- Climate Positive Energy (CPE)