Who We Are

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elic Chan

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Sojourners Vol. 17 (2024-2025) Editing Team

Co-Editors-In-Chief

Rowen Francisco

Rowen is a fourth year Sociology honours student with a minor in GRSJ. They are very excited to be running Sojourners this year as co-editor in chief! This is Rowen’s second year contributing to Sojourners and they look forward to publishing another round of exceptional undergraduate work. Their academic interests revolve around friendship and community studies in addition to feminist theory. They are currently researching how queer conceptions of friendship can be used to disrupt patriarchal ideologies of family and kinship. In their free time, you can find Rowen hanging out with their cat, reading sci-fi, and creating funky art!

 

                                               Julia Dhillon                                               

Julia is in their final year, studying Sociology (honours) and Political Science. This is Julia’s second year comprising the Sojourner’s editing team; formerly an Associate Editor, they are excited to be returning this year as Co-Editor in Chief. Their academic interests pertain to analyzing the mechanisms through which imperialist white supremacist capitalist cisheteropatriarchy manifests and operates within various political contexts—with some of their favourite authors being Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Frantz Fanon. In their spare time, you can usually find Julia playing their electric guitar, creating weird collage art, or hyperfixating on something.

Associate Editors

 

Alexander Murphy

Alexander is a fourth year student majoring in Sociology Honours and minoring in GRSJ who is excited to work with the Sojourners team as an associate editor to publish some amazing undergraduate works! He is currently working on research regarding how non-binary transmasculine people understand and enact masculinity for his thesis. Beyond this current work, his research interests include topics of gender, sexuality, embodiment, and qualitative methodologies. Outside of academia, he enjoys doing art, reading sci-fi, and camping.

 

Amy Norris

Amy is a third-year student pursuing a major in Honours English Literature and a minor in Sociology. Her academic interests centre around gender in 18th and 19th century literature, which she uses as a foundation to trace historical roots in modern gender relations. Currently, however, she is particularly intrigued by how the body is used as a tool for both disempowerment and liberation, through the lenses of feminist, queer, and disability studies. Alongside her new position with Sojourners, Amy is working as an editor for The Garden Statuary—UBC’s Undergraduate English Journal—and is looking forward to branching out into Sociological work. Outside of academics, Amy can be found frequenting her usual rotation of cafés, trying out a new cookie recipe, or attempting (but always failing) to thrift the perfect pair of jeans.

 

Nicola Roscuata

Nicola is in her fourth and final year as a Sociology major and English Literature minor at UBC. Her research interests include analyzing intersections of gender, race, and sexuality, particularly how these interlocking identities shape racialized and immigrant experiences under Western colonial societies. As a first-time associate editor for Sojourners, Nicola is excited to join the team and to collaborate with and support students through the academic publishing process. In her spare time, you can find her reading, on a long park walk, or scouring Marketplace for yet another knickknack.

Dana Turdy

Dana (she/her) is an Uyghur first generation settler on the occupied lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is currently in her last year as a Political Science and Sociology student at UBC. She is passionate about organizing for social justice and her research interests are around issues of statelessness, colonialism, and conceptions of indigeneity in China and Asia. In her free time she enjoys traveling, cooking and eating yummy food, and seeing local musicians play shows.

 

Julia Moniz-Lecce

Julia is a fifth-year student pursuing an Honours degree in Sociology with a minor in Latin American Studies. Her research centers on educational and workplace disparities, focusing specifically on the experiences of minority and immigrant families in Canada. Inspired by her own educational journey and the significant increase in homeschooling following the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia’s Honours thesis explores the unique motivations and challenges racialized families encounter in the homeschooling context. When she is not studying, you can find her playing tennis or walking her rescue dogs, Sally and Winnie.

Calista Lu

Calista is a fifth-year Sociology major and Political Science minor excited to take on the role of Associate Editor for Sojourners. Her research interests lie in the intersection between gender and work such as through motherhood penalties, leave policies and work cultures, and second-generation Chinese-Canadian immigrants and their experience of liminality. In her free time, you can find Calista checking out cute cafes, ice skating and planning her next trip. She looks forward to seeing the talented sociological works of UBC’s students!

 

Tara Tseng-West

Tara is in her fourth and final year at UBC, majoring in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. Her research interests focus on theoretical approaches within Sociology, including cultural sociology and feminist theory. She is excited to collaborate with peers and deepen her understanding of the academic publishing process. Outside of her studies, Tara enjoys walking her dog, café hopping, and reading.

 

Nott Feng

 

Nott is a fourth-year Honours Sociology student. He is thrilled to be working as an associate editor for the first time and looks forward to reading and publishing some outstanding undergraduate articles. His primary academic interests include food sociology, consumer behavior, the service industry, and contemporary Chinese society. For his Honours Thesis, Nott is currently exploring the potential connection between Mukbang videos on Chinese social media and the dietary & consumption habits of younger generations in China. Beyond academia, he enjoys photography and reading. He is also a contributing photographer for Chinese National Geographic.