Jeremy John Escobar Torio
Positions
Doctoral Candidate
University of Calgary
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
M.A. Geography, University of Calgary, 2014
B.A. Geography and Urban Studies, University of Calgary, 2010
Biography
Jeremy returned to the Department of Geography in 2018 following research with the University of Calgary in the Philippines, Peru, and Canada, and; international development work with Cuso International in Bolivia and El Centro para Justicia Global in Mexico.
Jeremy’s research focuses on the cultural, social, and political forces embedded within spaces and places, and their implications on communication and identity, as well as participatory and engagement strategies related to various socio-environmental issues. He has conducted collaborative research work with immigrant, indigenous, and local communities in Mexico, Canada, Peru, Bolivia, and the Philippines.
PUBLICATIONS
Liu, J., Escobar Torio, J. J., Gomez Diaz, P., Gonzales Benson, O., & Palova, K. (2024). In/visible Pandemic Disruptions to Immigrant Integration: Social Connections, Impacts, and Service Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Work & Society, 22(2), 1-20. https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/1071
Suva, C., Liu, J., Sigurdson, E., Escobar Torio, J., & Gonzales Benson, O. (2022). A Case Study of Community-Based, Cross-Sectoral Crisis Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Serving Racialized Immigrant Communities. Global Social Welfare, 9, 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-022-00223-0
Escobar Torio, J. J. & Tam, C.-L. (2018). Indigenous Power Struggles in the Peruvian Amazon: A Spatio-Cultural Analysis of Communication. Environmental Communication, 12(4), 480-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2017.1371055
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