NATALKA PATSIURKO Current Position: Lecturer, Concordia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Address: Concordia University, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology 1455 de Maisonneuve West Blvd., Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 Tel: +1(514) 6496476 Fax: +1(514) 848 4939 Email: natalia.patsurko@mail.mcgill.ca, npatsiur@alcor.concordia.ca EDUCATION 1995 2008 Ph.D. Program in Sociology, McGill University Thesis Title: Circumventing the State: Illegal Labour Migration from Ukraine as a Strategy Within the Informal Economy Degree Granted: February 2009 1991 1992 The Central European University, Prague, Department of Sociology Post-Graduate Program in Society and Politics Certificate of completion with distinction 1992 Essex University ECPR Summer School in Social Sciences Data Analysis and Collection Data Analysis in Social Research, Computer Applications 1991 Ukrainian Free University, Munich Summer School in Economics and Law Economics, Political Science, International Relations 1986 1991 L viv Ivan Franko State University, Economic Faculty Diploma with distinction in Economics and Mathematics (1991)
TEACHING 2009-present Concordia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lecturer Undergraduate courses on Social Problems 2009 CERES Centre, University of Toronto Graduate-level course on Social Problems in contemporary Ukraine 2005-2008 Concordia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Limited Term Appointment Lecturer Undergraduate and upper-undergraduate level courses on Sociological Research Methods, Research Design and Analysis, Statistics I and II 1998 2004 McGill University, Montreal, Department of Sociology, Lecturer Undergraduate and upper-undergraduate level courses on Sociological Perspectives, Statistics for Social Research, and Quantitative Data Analysis 2002 Dawson College, Department of Sociology, Montreal, Lecturer Research Methods 1995-2003 McGill University, Department of Sociology, Teaching Assistant Statistics, Research Methods, Introduction to Sociology, Quantitative Data Analysis courses 1994 1995 The Central European University, Department of Sociology, Teaching Assistant Introduction to Research course RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008-present 2008-present Post-Doctoral Research, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto Comparative research on recent Ukrainian immigrant communities in Canada and Southern Europe McGill University Research on ethnic, religious and language fractionalization in OECD countries, in collaboration with J.A. Hall and J. Campbell 2001-2008 McGill University Doctoral research on contemporary labour migration from Ukraine to Southern Europe 2
2007 Lviv State University, Institute for Historical Studies Research on economic strategies and welfare values in contemporary Ukraine based on the longitudinal survey of political and social identities in Lviv and Donetsk 2004-present Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa Research on political trends in Ukraine, analysis of election data, translations 2003 Research Group in Conflict and Human Rights, McGill University Creation of database on armed conflicts and human rights issues 1999 Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Institute, One-year research project on the Trends in Social Sciences in Eastern Europe, 1992-1996 1995 The Central European University, Department of Sociology Organizing and assisting in teaching at the Summer School on Household Economy in Eastern Europe 1993-1994 Lviv State University, Institute for Historical Studies Organizing a survey of political and economic attitudes in the cities of Western and Eastern Ukraine 1993 The Central European University, Department of Sociology Organizing and teaching at the summer school on sociological research methods 1992 The Central European University, Department of Sociology Research on Ukrainian nationalism 1991 Lviv Management Institute Assistant in Program Coordination Coordinating study programs, organisation of courses GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, HONOURS 2008-2009 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto 2000-2002 Global Supplementary Grant, OSI 1997-1999 McGill Major Scholarship 1995 CEU Supplementary Grant for Ph.D. studies 3
1994-1995 The Central European University, Prague, Department of Sociology One-year scholarship for research on economic practices and attitudes in Ukrainian households 1992 Soros Foundation scholarship for one-year research on Ukrainian nationalism 1992 CSPP (University of Strathclyde in Glasgow) scholarship for the research on attitudes to the market economy in Eastern Europe CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2009, February Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto Conference on Challenges, Dynamics and Implications of Welfare Regime Change in a Comparative Perspective Presented paper: Between the Welfare Worlds: the case of contemporary Ukrainian labour migrants to Southern Europe 2006, October Second Annual Danyliw Research Seminar in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa Discussant, panel on Gender, Media and Public Engagement 2006, March 11 th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), Columbia University Discussant, panel on Migration and Transnational Identities 2005, September First Annual Danyliw Research Seminar in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa Discussant, panel on Democratic Citizenship in Post-Soviet Ukraine 2005, April 10 th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), Columbia University Presented paper: No Border is an Obstacle: Migration as an Income- Generating Strategy in Ukraine 2002, October School of European Studies, University of Victoria, British Columbia Conference on Multi-Level Governance in European Union Presented paper: Illegal Immigration and Illegal Work: Eastern European Challenges to European Integration 2001, November School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, London University Conference on Politics and Culture in Eastern European Societies Presented paper: Multiple Responses to Economic Uncertainty: Migration and entrepreneurship as substitutes for the state employment in 4
Ukraine 2001, September Institute for European Studies, Université de Montréal Colloquium on Challenges of the European Union s Eastern Enlargement Presented paper: Illegal Labour Migration From Ukraine to Western Europe: A response to economic uncertainty 1997, November Center for European Studies, Harvard University Conference on the New Directions in the Study of East European State Socialism Presented paper: Socialist Economy and Its Break-up: A Case Study of Household Economic Behaviour in Poland and Ukraine 1994, May European Studies Center of the Institute for East-West Studies, Prague Presented paper: Differences in Attitudes Towards Economic Transition in Eastern and Western Ukraine PUBLICATIONS 2009 (In preparation) Article Informal Economy and Contemporary Eastern European Labour Migrations: the Case of Ukraine 2009 (In preparation) Book manuscript Circumventing the State: Labour Migration from Contemporary Ukraine to Western Europe 2009 (In preparation) Article, with J.A.Hall and J.Campbell Diversity and Economic Development: the impact of ethnic fractionalization on long-term GDP-growth in OECD countries, 1985-2000 2007 Informal Economy, Economic Initiative, and Welfare Values in East and West, in Hrytsak, Y., Portnov, A., and Susak, V. (eds). L'viv-Donetsk: Social Identities in Contemporary Ukraine, pp.237-270. Kyiv: Krytyka. 1994 Ukrainian Households: Coping in the Transition, Respublikanets, 3: 21-25. 1993 Attitudes to the Market Economy in Post-Communist Countries, Journal of L viv University, 1:15-20. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 5
2009 American Sociological Association, Member LANGUAGES Fluent in English, Ukrainian (native), Polish, Czech, Russian. Working knowledge of French. Passive Italian. SOFTWARE AND DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS Proficient in commonly used operating software DOS, Windows; Word, Word Perfect systems and word-processing Proficient in using spreadsheets and statistical software in data management and analysis Specific strength: data management and analysis in SPSS, familiarity with STATA. Spreadsheets: Excel, Access, Paradox REFERENCES (available upon request) Prof. John.A. Hall, McGill University John.Anthony.Hall@mcgill.ca Prof. Steven Rytina, McGill University Steven.Rytina@mcgill.ca Prof. Axel van den Berg, McGill University Axel.Vandenberg@mcgill.ca Prof. Dominique Arel, Ottawa University darel@uottawa.ca 6