
Elaine Tran
Elaine Tran (she/her) is a proud Edmontonian, budding researcher, avid community volunteer, and future social worker. She is a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts student majoring in Honours Sociology with a specialization in Family, Youth & Diversity, and minor in Political Science at MacEwan University. Her honours thesis centres on anti-Asian racism, COVID-19, and media. Some of her other research interests include children and families, gender, gerontology, and social inequality. Post-graduation, she aspires to pursue a Master of Social Work degree to foster her continued interest in research and empower and enrich the well-being of others.
Moreover, Elaine has always had a keen interest in advocacy, leadership, and volunteerism. Currently, she is a Student Councillor with the Students’ Association of MacEwan University (SAMU), the Co-President of HuRDE @ MacEwan, and is Girl Up Alberta’s Outreach Coordinator. Outside of her volunteer work, she is also a Peer Tutor at MacEwan University’s Writing Centre, and the Research Coordinator at Roots4Change, a youth collective supported by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights.