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Sofia Locklear

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CIFAR Global Scholars 2026-2028

Humanity's Urban Future

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Sofia Locklear’s research focuses on the racialization of Indigenous people living in urban settings across the United States. This work includes a focus on housing and health outcomes, Indigenous evaluation methodologies, Data Sovereignty and how everyday experiences of racialization impact access to resources, community and support.

Relevant Publications

  • Locklear, S. (2026) “People love playing the ‘what are you?’ game with me”: Street Racialization of American Indian and Alaska Native People”. Social Problems. DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spaf081
  • Korver-Glenn, E., Locklear, S., Howell, J., and Whitehead E. (2023). “Displaced and unsafe: The legacy of settler-colonial racial capitalism in the U.S. Rental Market”. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and the City 4(2):113-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/26884674.2023.2176799
  • Locklear, S., Hesketh, M., Begay N., Brixey, J., Echo-Hawk A,. and James, R. (2023) “Reclaiming our Narratives: An Indigenous Evaluation Framework for Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Communities”. The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 38(1):8-26. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.75518

Institution

University of Toronto Mississauga

Department

Department of Sociology

Education

  • PhD (Sociology), University of New Mexico
  • MA (Sociology), University of New Mexico
  • BA (Sociology), Seattle University

Country

Canada

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