JA MorrowView profile
Adjunct Professor
JA Morrow is an Adjunct Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Science's Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, and a Research Associate at the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He also serves as Indigenous Engagement Coordinator for the Canadian Mountain Network NCE and holds a Research Professorship at Western Colorado University's Department of Politics and Government. His work bridges urban sociology, environmental studies, and cultural anthropology, with a focus on Austrian cultural influences in North American mountain communities and equitable urban planning. Education: Doktor der Philosophie (Sociology) from Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, MA in Politics (University of Victoria), BA in History (Western Colorado University), with additional training at Nottingham Trent University and Linnéuniversitetet. Research interests include Gemütlichkeit (Austrian social cohesion), gender mainstreaming in urban design, and historical transatlantic connections between Habsburg Austria and Colorado's mining communities. He leads the Gemütlichkeit Projekt at the Wirth Institute, exploring cultural meanings of togetherness, and directs the SSHRC-funded activating_space project on creative urban space utilization. Awards: $5,000 BIAAS Grant (2020) for research on Habsburg Austrian cultural influences in Colorado's mountain towns. Grants include SSHRC funding for activating_space and BIAAS support for Designing the American Salzburg . Grants and advising: Guides students on topics combining urban ethnography and historical cultural geography. Active in cross-disciplinary teams including the City-Region Studies Centre and the Canadian Mountain Network NCE. Labs/Teams: Wirth Institute, Canadian Mountain Network NCE, and Western Colorado University's Politics Department. His work often combines field ethnography with archival research, particularly in small community archives.
