Welcome Dr. Joseph Roso to Ambrose

Join us as we welcome Dr. Joseph Roso as an Assistant Professor of Sociology to the Social Science Department. Dr. Roso joins us from the United States. Get to know Dr. Roso!

You are new to Calgary; can you tell us where you were before and what you were doing there?
Most recently I was working as a post-doctoral research associate within the Religion and Social Change Lab at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. While there, I was researching trends in religious congregations, their practices, and the political engagement of their leaders.

What is your initial impression of Calgary?
So far, I've found Calgary to be lovely, and my wife and I have been taking advantage of the nice weather (though ask me again in January!) Overall the transition has been fairly smooth, though every now and again there will be a small thing that I need to get used to, like not having plastic bags at the grocery store, or actually being able to rely on public transit.

What course(s) are you most looking forward to teaching this year?
I have been really enjoying the quantitative methods course I've been teaching, and I'm really looking forward to teaching multivariate statistics in the Winter. I'm also teaching a Nationalism and Populism course in the Spring that I'm quite excited about because it dovetails with some of my own research.

Is there anything about Ambrose that stands out to you?
Above all, what has stood out to me about Ambrose is the kindness of everyone I've interacted with. Every colleague has been incredibly generous with their time and resources, and have gone above and beyond to make me feel welcome here.

What would you like students to know about you?
I am a lifelong baseball fan (go Braves!), an avid player of board games and tabletop RPGs, and enjoy reading science fiction (i.e. Sociology in Space). I also have a twin brother, though we are fraternal, so the potential for hijinks is sadly limited.