Harris Ali
Professor
Office: Vari Hall, 2084
Phone: 416 736-2100 Ext: 33913
Email: hali@yorku.ca
Primary website: Infectious Disease Research
Media Requests Welcome
Degrees
PhD (Sociology), McMaster UniversityBEng (Materials), McMaster University
Research Interests
Mulvihill, Peter and S. Harris Ali (2017) Environmental Management: Critical Thinking and Emerging Practices. London: Routledge.
Ali, S. Harris Ali and Roger Keil (2008) Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
S. Harris Ali “Borderless Disease” [Revised] In George Ritzer (Ed) The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Harris Ali, Patricia Perkins, Roger Keil, Barlu Dumbuya, Michaela Hynie and Pablo Idahosa (2016) “The Social and Political Dimensions of the Ebola Response: Global Inequality, Climate Change, and Infectious Disease” In W. Leal Filho, UM Azeiteiro and F. Alves (Eds) Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks. Springer(pages 151- 169)
Ali, S. Harris; Wells, K.; Rose, J.R. “Contextualizing Risk Perception and Trust in the Community-Based Response to Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3270.
Connolly, C.; Keil, R., and S. Harris Ali “Extended urbanisation and the spatialities of infectious disease: Demographic change, infrastructure and governance” Urban Studies 58(2) 245–263
Connolly, Creighton, Ali, S. Harris, & Keil, Roger (2020) "On the Relationship between COVID-19 and Extended Urbanization" Dialogues in Human Geography, 10(2), 213-216
Ali, S. Harris (2019) “Theory and the Value of the Disciplined Sociologist” Canadian Review of Sociology 56(1): 134-137.
S. Harris Ali “Infectious Diseases as New Risks for Human Health” In Sigrun Kabisch, Anna Kunath, Petra-Schweizer-Ries, Annette Steinfuhrer (Eds.) Advances in People-Environment Studies, Volume 3: Vulnerability, Risks, and Complexity: Impacts of Global Change on Human Habitats. Gottingen:Hogrefe. Pp.13-25.
Cary Wu, Abidin Kusno, Ann Kim, S. Harris Ali, et al. (2021) “As Asian Canadian scholars, we must #StopAsianHate by fighting all forms of racism” The Conversation
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | AP/SOCI4215 6.0 | A | Capitalism, Ideology, and Social Theory | ONLN |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | GS/DEMS5020 3.0 | A | Disasters: Concepts and Causes | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | GS/DEMS5020 3.0 | M | Disasters: Concepts and Causes | ONLN |
Degrees
PhD (Sociology), McMaster UniversityBEng (Materials), McMaster University
Research Interests
All Publications
S. Harris Ali “Borderless Disease” [Revised] In George Ritzer (Ed) The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Harris Ali, Patricia Perkins, Roger Keil, Barlu Dumbuya, Michaela Hynie and Pablo Idahosa (2016) “The Social and Political Dimensions of the Ebola Response: Global Inequality, Climate Change, and Infectious Disease” In W. Leal Filho, UM Azeiteiro and F. Alves (Eds) Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks. Springer(pages 151- 169)
Mulvihill, Peter and S. Harris Ali (2017) Environmental Management: Critical Thinking and Emerging Practices. London: Routledge.
Ali, S. Harris Ali and Roger Keil (2008) Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Ali, S. Harris; Wells, K.; Rose, J.R. “Contextualizing Risk Perception and Trust in the Community-Based Response to Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3270.
Connolly, C.; Keil, R., and S. Harris Ali “Extended urbanisation and the spatialities of infectious disease: Demographic change, infrastructure and governance” Urban Studies 58(2) 245–263
Connolly, Creighton, Ali, S. Harris, & Keil, Roger (2020) "On the Relationship between COVID-19 and Extended Urbanization" Dialogues in Human Geography, 10(2), 213-216
Ali, S. Harris (2019) “Theory and the Value of the Disciplined Sociologist” Canadian Review of Sociology 56(1): 134-137.
S. Harris Ali “Infectious Diseases as New Risks for Human Health” In Sigrun Kabisch, Anna Kunath, Petra-Schweizer-Ries, Annette Steinfuhrer (Eds.) Advances in People-Environment Studies, Volume 3: Vulnerability, Risks, and Complexity: Impacts of Global Change on Human Habitats. Gottingen:Hogrefe. Pp.13-25.
Cary Wu, Abidin Kusno, Ann Kim, S. Harris Ali, et al. (2021) “As Asian Canadian scholars, we must #StopAsianHate by fighting all forms of racism” The Conversation
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | AP/SOCI4215 6.0 | A | Capitalism, Ideology, and Social Theory | ONLN |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | GS/DEMS5020 3.0 | A | Disasters: Concepts and Causes | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | GS/DEMS5020 3.0 | M | Disasters: Concepts and Causes | ONLN |
