Joanne Butler
Email: joanne.butler@acadiau.ca / joabut@sasktel.net


Joanne Butler recently received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan and is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow with the Equity and Technology Research Project at Acadia University, Department of Sociology. Her research centres on education, work, and community economic development in the context of globalization. She is currently Project Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Community Schools Data Collection Initiative funded through Saskatchewan Learning. Since 1998, she has been a sessional lecturer with the Department of Sociology (U of S, STM College, and Extension) in the areas of education, economy & society, class theory, and critical issues in Canadian society. She is a member of the Work and Learning Network (University of Alberta), the Rural Sociological Society (RSS), and the Canadian Sociology & Anthropology Association (CSAA).