| CSA Outstanding Graduating Student Award University of British Columbia | Award | 2024-06-28 | Abando, G. |
| Making Friends at the Neighbourhood HouseKeynote address at the BC Neighbourhood House Gathering, Victoria, BC. University of British Columbia | Event | 2025-10-21 | Lauer, S. |
| American Sociological Association Annual Meeting University of British Columbia | Conference | 2025-08-11 | Tori Shucheng Yang, Lauer, S. |
| Annual Conference of the UBC Centre for Migration Studies University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-05-06 | Tori Shucheng Yang, Lauer, S. |
| Canadian Association of Social Work Educators“Immigrant experiences in cosmopolitan organizations: A scoping review.” Cabahug, Frances, Eckmyn, Teodora, Yan, Miu Chung, Wong, Karen and Lauer Sean. Presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators annual conference, 2024 University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-06-21 | Cabahug, F., Lauer, S. |
| Canadian Ethnic Studies University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-11-11 | Lauer, S. |
| Canadian Sociological Association “Intersections of belonging: Friendship dynamics among Chinese LGBTQ+ migrants in Canada and the US.” Yang, Tori and Lauer, Sean. Presented at the Canadian Sociological Association annual conference, 2024. University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-06-21 | Tori Shucheng Yang, Lauer, S. |
| Canadian Sociological Association"Immigrant friendships and social integration: A study of friendship networks and sense of belonging.” Kong, Capri Ka Po and Lauer, Sean. Presented at the Canadian Sociological Association annual conference, 2024. University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-06-18 | Lauer, S., Kong, C. |
| Canadian Sociological Association University of British Columbia | Conference | 2025-06-09 | Kong, C. |
| Canadian Sociological Association University of British Columbia | Conference | 2025-06-09 | Abando, G., Cabahug, F., Lauer, S. |
| Place and Power: BC Studies Conference University of British Columbia | Conference | 2025-04-01 | Abando, G. |
| The Canadian Sociological Association annual conference University of British Columbia | Conference | 2024-06-10 | Abando, G. |
| Dating in the digital age: How online dating changes our partner selection | Activity | 2024-02-12 | Rolfsen Erik |
| Efficiency Trap’: Can online blind dating help users find a partner quickly?No link on website. Classified as activity as its unclear what the output is. University of British Columbia | Activity | 2025-06-03 | Lauer, S. |
| BC Neighbourhood Houses Conference University of British Columbia | Conference | 2025-10-22 | Lauer, S. |
| Cosmopolitan Social Service Organizations: A Scoping Review University of British Columbia | Publication | 2026-04-14 | Lauer, S., Cabahug, F. |
| Differences that Matter: Friendship Dynamics Among Chinese LGBTQ+ Migrants in North America. University of British Columbia | Publication | 2026-04-14 | Lauer, S., Tori Shucheng Yang |
| Greedy for who? Interracial marriage and co-ethnic friendship groups., 1-19. University of British Columbia | Publication | 2026-04-14 | Lauer, S. |
| The efficiency paradox: A temporal lens into online dating among Chinese immigrants in CanadaOnline dating is widely assumed to enhance the overall efficiency of relationship formation through expanding the pool of potential partners. Yet little is known about how this presumed efficiency plays out beyond the initial search stage. Although temporal compression (i.e., saving time) is considered central to the notion of efficiency, individuals’ lived realities of time and efficiency in online dating remain understudied. Adopting a grounded theory approach to analyzing 31 in-depth interviews with heterosexual Chinese immigrant online daters in Canada, we reveal how time-related expectations and experiences shaped their perceptions of (in)efficiency throughout different stages of online dating. Specifically, our participants started with an efficiency expectation of temporal compression, expecting online dating to save time. As the dating process unfolded, however, they experienced inefficiency through diverse temporalities, including temporal suspension and simultaneity in mediated communication and temporal reconfiguration during modality switching. These experiences contradicted our participants’ initial efficiency expectation, prompting some to reevaluate their expectation and develop a preference for temporal slowdown in dating. Our findings highlight an “efficiency paradox” whereby the promise of efficiency not only runs counter to online daters’ lived realities but also amplifies perceptions of inefficiency. Foregrounding the voices of racial minority immigrants, our study challenges the commonly envisioned efficiency of online dating and provides new insights into how digital technologies mediate intimate lives through shaping individuals’ temporal experiences. University of British Columbia | Publication | 2025-04-28 | Manlin Cai, Qian, Y., Yang Hu |
| Collingwood Neighbourhood HouseA research collaboration University of British Columbia | Partnership | 2024-01-29 | Lauer, S. |
| Kitsilano Neighbourhood HouseA research collaboration University of British Columbia | Partnership | 2024-01-08 | Lauer, S. |
| Vancouver Neighbourhood House Settlement Consortium (VNHSC)A research collaboration University of British Columbia | Partnership | 2023-05-15 | Lauer, S. |
| West Richmond Community CentreThis is a resarch collaboration with the centre, but primarily with one recreational program University of British Columbia | Partnership | 2025-12-10 | Lauer, S. |
| Cosmopolitan Social Service Organizations: A Scoping Review University of British Columbia | Publication | 2025-05-01 | Cabahug, F., Lauer, S. |
| Tao Po!: Spatial Workings of a Filipino Immigrant Hub University of British Columbia | Publication | 2025-12-01 | Abando, G. |
| GECC Social Environment WorkshopI was an invited expert to a workshop focused on social infrastructure, social connections and cognitive health. University of British Columbia | Event | 2026-04-14 | Lauer, S. |
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