Congratulations to new doctoral student Monir Shahzeidi, who will be working with Moss Norman this year. Monir comes to UBC Kin from the Vancouver Island University, where she completed her master’s thesis was focused on refugees’ quality of life.
In her study she investigated the influence of leisure on the quality of life of refugees in Turkey, where the largest number of refugees are temporarily accommodated. Her research aimed to assist refugees and their host communities in responding to the turbulent transition at the time of resettlement. She also investigated gender differences in leisure access and quality of life among refugees as well as the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on their quality of life. Monir received the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal for 2021 for this study.