About Me
Connor is a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at York University, and a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Capilano University. Connor has a strong interest in researching and understanding power relations within society. Power, control, authority, inequality, and violence are fundamentally linked, underscoring a need for further exploration of these ideas from a holistic perspective. His current research seeks to better understand how these power relations are upheld and maintained within privileged groups in society (e.g., gender or race-based) and how they are defended against increasing demands for greater equality and equity. Within this research, Connor is interested in studying how these subversive group ideologies are spread and adopted as both the normative rhetoric and centralized group identity.
Connor is an avid researcher and educator with a strong passion for student-centred learning. Connor seeks to move beyond merely disseminating information and instead aims to make an impact upon both students and that of society at large. Connor’s teaching pedagogy and philosophy are centred around inclusivity, compassion, and collaboration.
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
Connor’s research interests straddle between Sociology and Criminology. Connor utilizes 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.
Most recently Connor has published in the journal of Men and Masculinities on the complexities of manhood. This work proffers the theoretical lens of anxious masculinity to better understand the complexities of manhood as a result of rapidly changing gender expectations, norms, and values. He is currently expanding this frame to better understand how a standpoint of privilege such as gender and race, intersect to support supremacist ideologies. Through this current work, Connor is interested in processes of radicalization.
Presentations
Yercich, S., & MacMillan, C. (2023). Embracing the un-essay: A sociological journey of self-discovery Teaching beyond the curriculum conference: Focus on Pedagogy 2023. Virtual.
MacMillan, C. (2023). 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). 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). 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). 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