Yasmeen Abu-Laban is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta and a Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. The author or editor of nine scholarly books, she has also published over 150 articles, chapters and reviews. Dr. Abu-Laban’s research interests centre on the Canadian and comparative dimensions of diversity and representation; immigration policies and politics; multiculturalism, human rights and anti-racism; surveillance, advanced digital technologies and border control. She has served as President of the Canadian Political Science Association (2016-2017), Vice-President of the International Political Science Association (2018-2021), and President of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (2022-2024). She is the recipient of the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring and the Faculty of Arts Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship.
