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FASS Media Mentions: January - April 2025

May 16, 2025

Media appearances, features, and publications featuring ÓÈÎïÊÓÆµ's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) faculty, staff, students, and alumni for the Spring 2025 semester. 

January Media Mentions

BIV Forty Under 40 Awards: Shane Wright
Business in Vancouver â€“ January 1, 2025
Criminology and English alumnus, Shane Wright, is featured.

Quirks and Quarks, CBC Radio: Our listener question show
CBC – January 3, 2025
Interview featuring Philosophy professor Holly Andersen

Political science expert on Trudeau resigning
CBC Radio One â€“ January 6, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

Justin Trudeau's resignation puts spotlight on former B.C. premier Christy Clark
CBC â€“ January 7, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

Trudeau resignation: Impact on British Columbia
CBWFT (Independent) â€“ January 7, 2025
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny

BC Today, January 7: Trudeau resignation fallout | Canada-U.S. economic relations and tariff threats
CBC News â€“ January 7, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is interviewed 

Metro Vancouver study finds oversupply of parking spaces
CKNW-AM â€“ January 8, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

(FR) Trudeau's legacy and the Official Languages Act
CHFA-AM â€“ January 8, 2025
Political Science professor, Rémi Léger is interviewed

Expert says Trudeau's request for prorogation might backfire
CBEW-FM â€“ January 9, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

Why Canada needs to embrace innovations in democracy
The Conversation â€“ January 14, 2025
Political Science PhD candidate, Megan Mattes, writes an op-ed

The rise of singlehood: Dr. Yuthika Girme's fascinating research on relationships and society
The Fiesty Heroine â€“ January 15, 2025
Interview featuring Psychology associate professor Yuthika Girme

This advisor came to Canada as a student with a lump sum to manage on her own
The Globe and Mail â€“ January 16, 2025
Economics alumnus, Dami Gittens, is featured

Rental housing
CBU-AM â€“ January 17, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

Merchant of Masks: Logan Macnair
Nectar of Time Podcast â€“ January 19, 2025
Interview featuring Criminology researcher Logan Macnair

Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different
The Conversation â€“ January 20, 2025
Urban Studies professor Meg Holden co-authors an op-ed

S. Laurel Weldon: Un-Canadian attacks on international students are sabotaging Canadian universities
The Vancouver Sun â€“ January 23, 2025
FASS Dean and Political Science professor Laurel Weldon writes an op-ed

Digital booking sites drive rental demand 
CBTK-FM â€“ January 25, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

Rwanda's troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop
Financial Times* â€“ January 26, 2025
International Studies associate professor Jason Stearns writes an op-ed

* this story appeared internationally on various platforms

(FR) Tariffs on Canadian goods
CBUF-FM â€“ January 27, 2025
Political Science professor Jérémie Cornut is interviewed

How Canada and the U.S. can still tackle climate change in a second Trump era
The Conversation â€“ January 27, 2025
Political Science professor Andy Hira and SFU Earth Science professor emeritus John Clague co-author an op-ed

What tools are needed to fight disinformation?
CBUT (CBC) â€“ January 28, 2025
Political Science MA student Ronaldo Au-Yeung is interviewed 

Has drug decriminalization failed in Canada? 
Late Night Live Podcast â€“ January 29, 2025
Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck is interviewed

CBC News Vancouver: How transit has changed over the years in Vancouver
CBUT (CBC) - January 30, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

Darpan 10 with Dr. Sanjay Jeram, senior lecturer & chair of undergraduate studies in political science at SFU 
Darpan Magazine - January 30, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is featured

Navigating the looming U.S. tarrif storm on Canada's horizon 
CBUT (CBC) - January 31, 2025
Economics professor Steeve Mongrain is interviewed

February Media Mentions

(FR) Judith Godrèche, Adèle Haenel: How the media covered the trials
The Conversation - February 2, 2025
Op-ed written by French professor Gaëlle Planchenault

Incarceration reduces reoffending rates in British Columbia, SFU study finds
SFU News â€“ February 4, 2025
Criminology associate professor Evan McCuish is featured
Read more

SFU youth incarceration study
Global News, CHBC Independent, and CKNW-AM â€“ February 4, 2025
Criminology associate professor Evan McCuish is interviewed

(FR) British Columbia accelerates 18 natural resource projects
ICI Radio-Canada â€“ February 4, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science professor Andy Hira

13% Decrease in toxic drug deaths in B.C. for 2024
CBC Vancouver â€“ February 4, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck

Why is Trump's preferential treatment of Russia shifting? Because there's nothing in it for him
The Conversation â€“ February 5, 2025
Op-ed written by Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

New study finds young offenders who are incarcerates less likely to re-offend
CBC, Vancouver is Awesome â€“ February 5, 2025
Criminology associate professor Evan McCuish is interviewed

Methods of controlling the fentanyl flow across borders
CBC Vancouver â€“ February 5, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck

How B.C.'s market will be affected as trade war unfolds
CBTK-FM â€“ February 6, 2025
Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt is interviewed

(FR) Threats of tariffs
ICI RDI â€“ February 6, 2025
Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt is interviewed

Stearns on ceasefire calls in eastern DRC war
Bloomberg â€“ February 10, 2025
International Studies associate professor Jason Stearns is interviewed

CBC BC Today: Trump and the next federal election | Steelworkers brace for tariffs
CBC BC â€“ February 10, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is interviewed

Here are 5 must-read Indigenous autobiographies
The Province – February 12, 2025
Indigenous Studies and English professor Deanna Reder is featured

The singlehood advantage
The Globe and Mail – February 14, 2025
Interview featuring Psychology associate professor Yuthika Girme

Study: Single women are happier than single men
CIVT (CTV) â€“ February 14, 2025
Interview featuring Psychology associate professor Yuthika Girme

Canadian retail and mall redevelopments
Global News (BC1 - Independent) – February 14, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

(FR) Jean Chrétien Stands for the Maple Leaf; and Crime Targeted by Ken Sim
ICI Radio-Canada (Phare Ouest) â€“ February 14, 2025
Urban Studies professor featuring Meg Holden

‘It was futile’: Trudeau's GST holiday ends with a whimper among B.C. retailers
The Vancouver Sun – February 15, 2025
Interview featuring Economics professor Steeve Mongrain

Larger Staff Presence as a Crime Deterrent
CBEW-FM – February 16, 2025
Interview featuring Criminology associate professor Bryan Kinney

Dynamics between parents and adolescents
CBU-AM - February 17, 2025
Psychology assistant professor Hali Kil is interviewed

Carole Taylor's Journal: City at a crossroads
CFJC (City) - February 17, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

(FR) Resumption of work at the legislative assembly
CBUFT (Independent) - February 19, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

(FR) B.C. throne speech belligerent over tariff threat
ICI RDI (ICI) - February 19, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

Justin Trudeau announces $3.9B high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto
CKNW-AM - February 20, 2025
Urban Studies and Political Science professor Anthony Perl is interviewed

Researchers study jail time for young people
CFTK (CTV) - February 20, 2025
Criminology associate professor Evan McCuish is interviewed

How to recognize and prevent elder abuse
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario Podcast - February 20, 2025
Gerontology professor emeritus Gloria Gutman is interviewed

Upcoming fee increases at North Delta Recreation Centre causing uproar
CBUF-FM â€“ February 24, 2025
Gerontology and Urban Studies assistant professor Mei Lan Fang is interviewed

TrumpWorld: Canada, South Africa, Germany, and the global far-right
International Horizons Podcast â€“ February 22, 2025
Sociology and Anthropology professor emeritus Heribert Adam is interviewed

(FR) Renovictions and demovictions in Vancouver
CBUF-FM â€“ February 24, 2025
Public Policy term assistant professor Alex Rivard is interviewed

High Speed Rail
CKNW-AM â€“ February 24, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies and Political Science Anthony Perl

Surrey threatens to pull out of Metro Vancouver regional growth plan
Global News â€“ February 26, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

What's happening in DR Congo?
Al Jazeera â€“ February 28, 2025
Interview featuring International Studies associate professor Jason Stearns

March Media Mentions

Reframing My Worth: Memoir of a Bangladeshi-Canadian Woman
CHAN (Global News) – March 2, 2025
Interview featuring GSWS professor emeritus Habiba Zaman

B.C. budget predictions
CBUT (CBC) – March 3, 2025
Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan is interviewed

First detachment commander selected for Pitt Meadows RCMP
Maple Ridge News – March 4, 2025
Criminology alumnus Michelle Luca is featured

(FR) BAFF-OFFA 20th Anniversary Celebration at ÓÈÎïÊÓÆµ
The LA Source – March 4, 2025
The Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs was commemorated

(FR) U.S. tariffs
CBUF-FM – March 5, 2025
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny

(FR) Trump is waging 'economic war'
CBUF-FM – March 5, 2025
Economics professor Steeve Mongrain is interviewed

What's behind ErdoÄŸan's calculated shift on Kurds and its potential consequences
The Conversation – March 5, 2025
Global Humanities assistant professor Spyros Sofos writes an op-ed

B.C. has a math problem with renewable natural gas
National Observer – March 6, 2025
Public Policy professor emeritus Nancy Olewiler writes an op-ed

Daylight Savings Time (DST)
CBR-FM – March 6, 2025
Psychology research assistant Myriam Juda is interviewed

Daybreak North - Interview with Reema Faris
CBC Daybreak North with Carolina de Ryk – March 7, 2025
GSWS limited term lecturer Reema Faris is interviewed

U.S. tariffs and international trade
CBUF-FM – March 7, 2025
Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt is interviewed

Car industry tariffs
CKWX-FM â€“ March 7, 2025
Economics professor Steeve Mongrain is interviewed

Daylight Saving Time | International Women's Day
BC Today â€“ March 7, 2025
Psychology research assistant Myriam Juda is interviewed

Liberal Party of Canada leadership vote
CKNW-AM â€“ March 7, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is interviewed

March in Vancouver for International Women's Day
CKVU (CITY) â€“ March 9, 2025
GSWS undergraduate student Kayia Dominguez is interviewed

(FR) Having an accent can lead to prejudice when searching for a job
The Conversation â€“ March 11, 2025
Op-ed co-authored by Linguistics professor Mary O'Brien

What the U.S. ceasefire proposal means for Ukraine, Russia, Europe - and Donald Trump
The Conversation â€“ March 11, 2025
Op-ed by Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

Ukraine accepts ceasefire in war with Russia amid 'military disadvantages'
ABC News Austrailia â€“ March 12, 2025
Interview featuring Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

Cutting through fog of (Trump's) trade war
BNN â€“ March 13, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy associate professor Kennedy Stewart

Putin makes paltry concession to Ukraine in Trump's self-aggrandizing ceasefire effort
The Conversation â€“ March 18, 2025
Op-ed by Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

Whistler Institute hosting timely talk tackling political polarization
Pique News Magazine â€“ March 19, 2025
Public Policy associate professor Kennedy Stewart is featured

The world is actually a pretty kind place, according to a new report
CNN; SFU News; AOL; The Toronto Star; CNBC Indonesia; The Independent Singapore â€“ March 20, 2025
Psychology professor Lara Aknin is featured

B.C. cities are making changes for an influx of seniors. Will they be enough?
The Vancouver Sun â€“ March 20, 2025
Gerontology professor Andrew Wister is featured

B.C. Secondary Suite Incentive Program
CKNW-AM; The Globe and Mail â€“ March 20, 2025
Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan is interviewed

Special broadcast: OFFA 20th Anniversary
ICI Radio-Canada: Panorama â€“ March 20, 2025
The Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs is featured

Federal election to come in April or May
CBC The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn â€“ March 20, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is interviewed

(FR) B.C. political landscape
CBUFT (Independent) â€“ March 23, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

(FR) Federal elections
CJBR-FM â€“ March 24, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

(FR) Leading issues for B.C. voters
CBUF-FM â€“ March 24, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

Clarified guidelines set limits on involuntary treatment in B.C.
980 CKNW â€“ March 24, 2025
Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck is interviewed

Federal election campaign kicks off | Election polling
CBC BC Today â€“ March 24, 2025
Political Science associate professor Edana Beauvais is interviewed

(FR) Naloxone
CBUF-FM â€“ March 24, 2025
Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck is interviewed

Climate politics
CBU-AM â€“ March 24, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science professor Andy Hira

Canada vote
CBC Hanomansing Tonight â€“ March 25, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

(FR) Rise in popularity of Liberals in Saskatchewan
ICI Radio-Canada â€“ March 26, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

What are the implications of the CSIS report on election interference in B.C.
CBUT (CBC) â€“ March 26, 2025
Political Science associate professor Edana Beauvais is interviewed

What are the implications of the CSIS report on election interference in B.C.
CBC Hanomansing Tonight â€“ March 27, 2025
Interview featuring Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt

(FR) Mike de Jong to run as independent
CBC â€“ March 28, 2025
Interview featuring history professor Nicolas Kenny

Importance of community and amenities
CKFR-AM â€“ March 28, 2025
Interview featuring Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan

Political Panel: Federal election in full swing
Global News â€“ March 30, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science alumnus Caroline Elliott

Slipping student assessment scores since the early 2000s
CKLW-AM â€“ March 30, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy professor emeritus John Richards

Relationships and society
CBW-AM â€“ March 30, 2025
Interview featuring Psychology associate professor Yuthika Girme

April Media Mentions

Canada developing new trading relationships
CBU-AM â€“ April 2, 2025
Interview featuring Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt

SFU Scholarly Impact of the Week: Addressing climate change with behavioural science
SFU Scholarly Impact â€“ April 2, 2025
Interview featuring Psychology professor Michael Schmitt and PhD candidate Annika Lutz
Read more

Roundtable discussion to highlight challenges facing 2SLGBTQI+ youth in British Columbia
CJSF 90.1FM â€“ April 3, 2025
Interview featuring GSWS visiting researcher Melanie Groß

Leger poll reveal gender divide in B.C. voters
CBCV-FM â€“ April 3, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science associate professor Edana Beauvais

Imagining what the world could look like without fossil fuels spurs people to action
The Conversation â€“ April 3, 2025
Op-ed by Psychology professor Michael Schmitt and PhD candidate Annika Lutz

B.C. voter shift
CBCV-FM â€“ April 5, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

There is an upcoming shift in B.C.'s demographic as the senior population is expected to rapidly rise in the next decade
CBC On the Coast â€“ April 7, 2025
Interview featuring Gerontology professor Andrew Wister

Canada's public school system may be headed for mediocrity, warns SFU professor
SFU News â€“ April 9, 2025
Public Policy professor emeritus John Richards is featured
Read more

(FR) The Planet First: How the energy sector is affected by tariffs
ICI RDI (ICI) â€“ April 9, 2025
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny

(FR) The Telejournal: The volatility of the stock market
CBUFT (Independent) â€“ April 9, 2025
Interview featuring Economics professor Nicolas Schmitt

Canadian secondary school system slipping
CHAN (Global) â€“ April 10, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy professor emeritus John Richards

Upcoming federal election
CTV2VA (CTV) â€“ April 10, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy term assistant professor Alex Rivard

Embattled Jagmeet Singh makes case for NDP to hold next government accountable
National Observer â€“ April 11, 2025
Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram is interviewed

(FR) Three weeks of the election campaign
CBUFT (Independent) â€“ April 12, 2025
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny

Caroline Elliott: Only the NDP will benefit from the new CentreBC party
National Post â€“ April 12, 2025
Op-ed by Political Science alumnus Caroline Elliott

Where parties stand on drug policy
CBCV-FM â€“ April 14, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy professor Kora DeBeck

Use of the notwithstanding clause becomes point of dispute between leaders today
CFYK (CBC) â€“ April 14, 2025
Interview featuring Criminology professor emeritus Neil Boyd

Dr. Sofos: The more rigid the Erdogan Regime becomes, the easier it may break
ECPS â€“ April 15, 2025
Interview featuring Global Humanities assistant professor Spyros Sofos

Lack of service, stigma leave male survivors of intimate partner violence without support, SFU study finds
SFU News â€“ April 15, 2025
Criminology professor Alexandra Lysova is featured
Read more

All Points West: New study looks into the coping experiences of men who survived intimate partner violence
CBC Radio One (BC Today) â€“ April 15, 2025
Criminology professor Alexandra Lysova is interviewed

Gaps in support for male victims of intimate partner violence
CBTK-FM â€“ April 15, 2025
Interview featuring Criminology professor Alexandra Lysova

Canadian university teachers warned to avoid non-essential U.S. travel
CKVU (CITY) â€“ April 15, 2025
Sociology and Anthropology professor Travers is interviewed

Which party has a better public safety plan?
Player FM (Mornings with Simi) â€“ April 15, 2025
Criminology professor emeritus Neil Boyd is interviewed

The Planet First: The green party excluded from upcoming debates
ICI RDI (ICI) â€“ April 16, 2025
History professor Nicolas Kenny is interviewed

Tariffs don't just affect the global economy, but create political instability as well
The Conversation â€“ April 17, 2025
Op-ed by Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

Key takeaways of the French leaders' debate
CTV2VA (CTV2) â€“ April 17, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy term assistant professor Alex Rivard

Insight and analysis of the French leaders' debate
CTV2VA (CTV2) â€“ April 17, 2025
Interview featuring Public Policy term assistant professor Alex Rivard

(FR) Unpacking the French leaders' debate
CBU-AM â€“ April 17, 2025
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny

Service closures in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside leave sex workers without vital support
The Conversation â€“ April 20, 2025
Op-ed co-authored by Criminology assistant professor Andrea Krüsi

Canada-U.S. relations top issues for voters
CFTK (CTV) â€“ April 23, 2025
Interview featuring Global Humanities assistant professor James Horncastle

Intimate partner violence affects men too: A look at the prevalence and consequences
Vancouver is Awesome â€“ April 23, 2025
Criminology professor Alexandra Lysova is featured

Short term rental practice in B.C.
CTV2VA (CTV2) â€“ April 24, 2025
Urban Studies associate professor Andy Yan is interviewed

There is 'cognitive dissonance' in how governments talk about climate and energy, says SFU professor
CBC.ca â€“ April 24, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science professor Andy Hira

The final stretch run before voting day
CFTK (CTV) â€“ April 25, 2025
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer Sanjay Jeram

Transnational identity: Negotiating the choices
Daily Star â€“ April 27, 2025
GSWS professor emeritus Habiba Zaman is featured

Federal NDP loses majority of seats, leader
CBCV-FM (The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn) â€“ April 29, 2025
Public Policy associate professor Kennedy Stewart is interviewed

Lapu Lapu festival tragedy
CHAN (Global) â€“ April 29, 2025
Criminology assistant professor Amanda Butler is interviewed

Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in these media interviews and articles belong solely to the authors and interviewees, and are not an endorsement by ÓÈÎïÊÓÆµ's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

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