About Me
I am a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at York University. I have a strong interest in researching and understanding power relations within society. Power, control, authority, inequality, and violence are ideas that are fundamentally linked, demonstrating a need for further exploration into these ideas from a holistic perspective. My current research seeks to better understand how these power relations are upheld and maintained within privileged groups in society (e.g., gender or racial based) and how they are defended against increasing demands for greater equality and equity within society. Within this research I am interested in studying how these subversive group ideologies are spread and adopted as both the normative rhetoric and centralized group identity.
I am an avid researcher and educator with a strong passion for student centred learning. I seek to move beyond merely disseminating information and instead I aim to make an impact upon both my students and that of society at large. It is my hope that the students I am fortunate enough to teach will be as inspired as I was by my early career courses and research. Thus, my teaching pedagogy and philosophy are centred around inclusivity, compassion, and collaboration. I am currently Faculty in the Psychology Department at Capilano University.
Originally from what is now known as Vancouver, BC, which is the traditional, unceded and continually occupied territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musquem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Research Interests
My research interests straddle between Sociology and that of Social Psychology. I utilize an interdisciplinary perspective to understand complex social phenomena from both a larger social macro lens, and that of a more micro individualistic centred mindset within group dynamics.
My research interests include: Inter-group relations, Social norms, Social performativity (dramaturgy), Critical Race (and ideologies of such positioned within group dynamics), Intimate partner violence, Coercive control, Stigmatization, Stereotypes & Prejudicial ideologies, and Policing.
Presentations
MacMillan, C., & Yercich, S. (2023, May 29-June 2). Canadian fathers’ rights groups: Repurposing the “victim” narrative. Presented at panel Violence and Society III: Offender Experience. 2023 Canadian Sociological Association Conference. Held as part of the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress at York University. Toronto, ON.
MacMillan, C. (2023, May 29-June 2). Fathers’ rights groups: A roadmap to patriarchal control. Presented at panel Re-imagining Masculinities. 2023 Canadian Sociological Association Conference. Held as part of the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress at York University. Toronto, ON.
MacMillan, C.(2023, March 14-18). An omnipresent gaze: Men’s enactment of coercive control in the private sphere. Presented at panel Critical issues Race and Gender. 2023 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 60th Annual Conference: Critical Connections Between Civil Rights, Crime, and Social Justice. National Harbor, MD.
MacMillan, C. (2022, May 16-20). What does masculinity have to do with it? Men, fathers’ rights groups, and the complexities of manhood. Presented at panel Masculinities in Transition. 2022 Canadian Sociological Association Conference. Virtually held as part of the Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, 2022. May 16-20, 2022.
MacMillan, C. (2020, February 6-8). Assessing risk within the context of control was to be presented at a panel entitled Understanding Violence and Victimization [Removed due to COVID-19]. The Western Society of Criminology 47th Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
Proulx, J., & MacMillan, C. (2019). Everyday evaluations: Collaborative giving video coding. Department of Psychology social area joint lab meeting. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
Invited Lectures
MacMillan, C. (2023). Qualitative Research Methods: Interviews and Ethnography. SOC 250: Social Research. Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2022). Introduction to Sociology. SOCI 100: Sociology. University of Canada West. Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2022). Crime in the Canadian context. Crim 101: Introduction to Criminology. University of Canada West. Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2022). Preparing Honours Students for Graduate School. Sociology (SA) 495: Project Mapping Seminar. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2021). Racial Systems of Oppression. SOCI 100: Sociology. University Canada West. Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2020). Sociology of Health. SOCI 100: Sociology. University Canada West. Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2020). Socialization and Social Control. CRIM 202: Surveillance and Social Control. Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2020). Socialization. SOC 100: Social Structures. Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2019). Emile Durkheim and Sociological Reasoning about Crime. CRIM 101: Introduction to Criminology. Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2019). Indigenous peoples, Crime, and Justice in the Canadian Context. CRIM 101: Introduction to Criminology. Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
MacMillan, C. (2018). Indigenous Women’s Experiences in the Canadian Criminal Justice System. CRIM 131: Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
Teaching Experience
Instructor
Psychology 100: Introduction to Psychology (3 Sections). Capilano University. North Vancouver, B.C.
Teaching Assistant
Criminology (CRIM) 104: Sociological explanations of Crime and Deviance (3 Sections). Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
CRIM 311: Minorities and the Criminal Justice System. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
CRIM 321: Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
Sociology (SA) 150: Introduction to Sociology. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
SA 335: Gender Relations and Social Issues. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
SA 345: Race, Immigration, and the Canadian State (3 Sections). Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
SA 356W: Ethnography and Qualitative Methods. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
SA 363: Process of Development and Underdevelopment. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
Psychology (PSYC) 260: Introduction to Social Psychology. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
PSYC 300W: Critical Analysis of Issues in Psychology (3 Sections). Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C.
Grants, Scholarships, and Awards
2023 (Spring), Travel & Research Award, Simon Fraser University
2022 (Summer), Travel & Research Award, Simon Fraser University
2021 (Summer), Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University
2020 (Fall), Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Simon Fraser University
2019-2020 (Four awards), Undergraduate Open Scholarship, Simon Fraser University
2019, President’s Honour Roll, Simon Fraser University
2019, Dean’s Honour Roll, Simon Fraser University
2013, Jack Ferguson Memorial Scholarship, Douglas College