Barbara Crow is a Canadian sociologist and university administrator. She is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science of Queen's University and a professor at the Department of Sociology.[7]

Barbara Crow
Dean of Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen's University
Assumed office
July 1, 2017[1]
Preceded byGordon E. Smith (interim)[1]
Associate Vice-President Graduate and Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University
In office
July 1, 2014[2] – May 31, 2017[3]
Preceded byBarbara Crow (interim)[2]
Succeeded byFahim Quadir (interim)[4]
Personal details
SpouseMichael Longford[5]
EducationYork University (BA, MA, PhD)[6]
Barbara Crow
Academic background
ThesisFemale Mayors in Ontario
Doctoral advisorBernard Blishen
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsQueen's University
York University

Education and career

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Crow graduated from York University in 1984 with a BA in political science and women's studies, then went on to obtain an MA (in 1986) and a PhD (in 1994) from the same university. She started her career at the University of Calgary, becoming an assistant professor at the Faculty of General Studies in 1993, and was promoted to associate professor at the Faculty of Communication and Culture in 1999. She returned to her alma mater in 2001, having been appointed an associate professor at its Department of Communications in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and the Technology Enhanced Learning Chair.[6][8]

From 2009 to 2012, Crow was the Associate Dean Research of the Faculty, and became the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning in 2012.[6] In the same year, she succeeded Allan Hutchinson, assuming the roles of Associate Vice-President (AVP) Graduate and Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies on an interim basis.[8][9] She was officially appointed to these positions in 2014, starting her 5-year term in July that year.[2]

In December 2016, Queen's University announced the appointment of Crow as the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.[1][10] She began her 5-year term on July 1, 2017.[1]

Research

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Crow's research interests are interdisciplinary, involving the intersection of feminism, aging, and digital technology.[11] She is a co-founder of the Mobile Media Lab, and a co-principal investigator on the Ageing + Communication + Technologies (ACT) Project.[7] She was also the president of the Canadian Women’s Studies Association (name changed to Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes in 2010)[12] between 2003 and 2004.[13]

Crow has been the editor of the Canadian Journal of Communication,[6] and some of her edited books include Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader,[14] Open Boundaries: A Canadian Women's Studies Reader (3rd ed.)[15] and The Wireless Spectrum: The Politics, Practices and Poetics of Mobile Communication.[16]

Personal life

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Crow's husband is Michael Longford, an associate professor at the School of Art, Media, Performance and Design, York University.[5] They left a legacy gift in 2015, providing financial support to future York students.[5][9]

The Barbara Crow Graduate Student Leadership Award at York University is named after Crow.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "New dean of Arts and Science announced". Queen's Gazette. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Barbara Crow appointed dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and AVP graduate". YFile, York University. April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "AVP Graduate and Dean of Graduate Studies Barbara Crow to leave York University for a new post at Queen's". YFile, York University. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Prof. Fahim Quadir named Interim Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President Graduate". Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University. March 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "VIDEO: Barbara Crow & Michael Longford on leaving their York legacy with a planned gift". York University. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Barbara Crow, Ph.D." (PDF). Ageing + Communication + Technologies (ACT) Project. March 30, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Dr. Barbara Crow". Researchers of Queen's University Faculty of Arts and Science. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Deanship of Faculty of Graduate Studies". Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic, York University. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "The Faculty of Graduate Studies celebrates Barbara Crow's 16 years at York University". YFile, York University. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Pabla, Jasnit (September 14, 2017). "New Dean of Arts & Science begins five-year term at Queen's". The Queen's Journal. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr. Barbara Crow". Queen's University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)". Rise Up Feminist Archive. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "History of WGSRF". Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Crow, Barbara A. (2000). Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader. New York University Press. ISBN 9780814715550. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  15. ^ Crow, Barbara A.; Lise, Gotell (2009). Open boundaries: a Canadian women's studies reader (3rd ed.). Toronto: Prentice Hall, Pearson Education. ISBN 9780132413534. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Crow, Barbara; Longford, Michael; Sawchuk, Kim (2010). The Wireless Spectrum: The Politics, Practices, and Poetics of Mobile Media. University of Toronto Press. doi:10.3138/9781442698635. ISBN 9780802098931. JSTOR 10.3138/9781442698635. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  17. ^ "Barbara Crow Graduate Student Leadership Award". York University. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.