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Dana Sawchuk received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for the Study of Religion in 2001.  She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.  Much of her past work has involved studying the relationships between religion and politics, and Church and State, in Latin America.  Other research interests include: sexual harassment prevention programs sponsored by religious institutions, the sociology of social movements (particularly as it relates to women, activism, and aging), and religion and aging.


Selected Publications:

2009. “The Raging Grannies: Defying Stereotypes and Embracing Aging through Activism.” Journal of Women and Aging 21(3):171-185.  

2007. "Exploring Power and Gender Issues Emergent in an Institutional Workshop on Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct." Dana Sawchuk (principal author), with Thomas St. James O’Connor, Richard Walsh-Bowers, Christopher Ross, and Maria Hatzipantelis. Pastoral Psychology 55(4): 499-511.

2005. “Horkheimer and Adorno on Social Change: Problems and Potential in Light of ‘History from Below.’” Critical Sociology 31(4): 537-57.  

2004. The Costa Rican Catholic Church, Social Justice, and the Rights of Workers, 1979-96.  Editions SR. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press and Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.  

1997. “The Catholic Church in the Nicaraguan Revolution: A Gramscian Analysis.” Sociology of Religion  58(1): 39-51.