Congratulations to Assistant Professor Hannah Kia, who was awarded the 2020 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Dr. Kia’s dissertation—Subjugation and Resistance in Older Gay Men’s Health Care Experiences—examines subjugation and resistance among older HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men in their health care encounters. Specifically, Dr. Kia’s study integrates Foucauldian governmentality with the methods of situational analysis to critically examine the contemporary influence of historical relationships between the gay community, HIV/AIDS stigma, and health care institutions. Her novel findings have significant implications for policy, practice, and health care delivery to populations that often avoid health care as a result of actual or anticipated stigmas.
The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. They were established in 1994 and are presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), with sponsorship support provided by ProQuest.
Winners of this award will be granted a $1,500 cash prize, a certificate of recognition, and an opportunity to attend the 59th Annual CAGS Conference, to be held virtually in November 2021.
This is an outstanding honour for an outstanding thesis. Congratulations, Hannah!
