Risa Kaida

Risa (Lisa) Kaida is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at McMaster University, specializing in immigrant integration within broad social and labour market changes. Her office is located in Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 613, Hamilton, ON, Canada. She can be contacted via phone (905-525-9140 ext. 23601) or email (kaidar@mcmaster.ca), with additional professional information available on her website: http://lisakaida.com/.

Education:
Kaida holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto, complemented by dual Master's degrees (Sociology from University of Toronto and American Studies from University of Tokyo), and a Bachelor's in American Studies from University of Toronto.

Research Focus:
Her research examines immigrant integration through labor market dynamics, occupational segregation, and urban sociology. Key interests include:

• Refugee economic integration pathways
• Gender and racial occupational disparities
• Neighborhood change measurement methodologies
• Precarious employment in cultural industries
• Sports sociology and geographical talent distribution

She employs quantitative methods and census data to analyze trends in Canadian immigration policy outcomes.

Publication Trends:
Recent works (2020-2025) focus on refugee resettlement efficacy, computational modeling of migration patterns, occupational segregation trends across gender/racial lines, neighborhood change metrics, and sports sociology. Her articles consistently utilize large-scale datasets to analyze longitudinal trends in Canadian immigration and labor markets.

Teaching:
Courses instructed include:

• Introduction to Sociological Research (SOCIOL 2Z03)
• Social Statistics (SOCIOL 6Z03/741)
• Quantitative Methods (SOCIOL 4FF3)
• Sociology of Immigration (SOCIOL 4LL3/728)
• Work and Occupations (SOCIOL 2SS3)

Professional Service:
Currently serves as President of the Canadian Population Society (2024-2026), facilitating academic discourse on demographic research.