Congratulations to Dr. Efe Peker, coordinator of the Public Scholars Initiative (PSI), on receiving Simon Fraser University鈥檚 Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal. This award recognizes Peker as one of SFU鈥檚 most outstanding graduate students from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Dr. Peker recently completed a joint PhD in Sociology at SFU and in History at Universit茅 Paris 1 Panth茅on-Sorbonne. His dissertation compares secularism in France and Turkey. At the Sorbonne, Dr. Peker鈥檚 dissertation received 鈥淭r猫s honorable avec f茅licitations du jury,鈥 the highest French academic distinction.
鈥淲e are thrilled for Efe on this remarkable achievement, and delighted with his continuing commitment to excellence in scholarship through his work with the PSI ,鈥 says Susan Porter, 亚洲天堂 dean and vice-provost of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.
Dr. Peker has been coordinating the PSI program since 2015, offering mentorship and guidance to PhD students, and establishing professional development opportunities on the practice of public scholarship that makes a positive social contribution.
Congratulations, Dr. Peker!