University of Lethbridge

About Me

My current research program centres on the intersections of gender, migration, and disaster in island countries in Asia and the Pacific region.

Biography

Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio holds a BA in Social Sciences major in Political Science (magna cum laude, University of the Philippines); MA in Asian Studies (University of the Philippines); and a Ph.D. from the School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, Australia in 2004.

Selected Publications

Forthcoming book titles:

Race and the City
Disasters in the Philippines


Books:
2019. Global Youth Migration and Gendered Modalities (editor). UK: Policy Press, University of Bristol.

2018. Global Currents in Gender and Feminisms: Canadian and International Perspectives (editor). UK: Emerald Press.

2018. Women and Religion: Contemporary and Future Challenges in the Global Era (co-edited with Elisabetta Ruspini and Consuelo Corradi). UK: Policy Press, University of Bristol.

2017. Canadian Perspectives on Immigration in Small Cities (co-edited with Julie Drolet). Switzerland: Springer.

2015. Migrant Domestic Workers and Family Life: International Perspectives (co-edited with Maria Kontos). London: Palgrave Macmillan

2014. Gender and Rural Migration: Realities, Conflict and Change (editor). New York: Routledge

2013. Pinay on the Prairies: Filipino Women and Transnational Identities. Vancouver: UBC Press.

2012. Feminism and Migration: Cross-cultural Engagements (editor). London and New York: Springer

2010. Gender, Religion and Migration: Pathways of Integration (co-edited with Vivienne SM. Angeles). Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.

In The Media

Joanna Belle Deala, "The class is in session: Dr. Glenda Bonifacio's life lesson", Philippine Canadian Inquirer, November 15, 2018.

Leading lady: Dr. Glenda Bonifacio. Inspiring Lights, University of Lethbridge, October 20, 2017, https://blogs.ulethbridge.ca/inspiring-lights/2017/10/10/leading-lady-dr-glenda-bonifacio/

The Prentice Institute, "Research affiliate Glenda Bonifacio named one of the most influential Filipina women in the world", October 22, 2015, https://www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute/news/research-affiliate-glenda-bonifacio-named-one-most-influencial-filipina-women-world

Students get challenging but amazing learning experience in the Philippines, UNews, University of Lethbridge, August 10, 2015, https://www.uleth.ca/unews/article/students-get-challenging-amazing-learning-experience-philippines#.XBuzpVxKiUk

Excitement builds as students prepare for Philippine field study, Campus Life, University of Lethbridge, June 19, 2015, https://www.uleth.ca/unews/article/excitement-builds-students-prepare-philippine-field-study#.XBuzDlxKiUk

Research Interests

Gender, migration, and citizenship; equity; development and globalization; post-disaster communities; feminist spirituality

Current Research and Creative Activity

Title	Location	Grant Information	Principal Investigator	Co Researchers
Gender and Religious Activism
Gender, Religion and Migration: Pathways to Integration
Transitional Services of Live-in Caregivers in Alberta		Prairie Metropolis Centre, University of Alberta, $12,500, 2006-07.	Glenda Bonifacio, University of Lethbridge

Internet Links

https://www.glendabonifacio.com/