I received my PhD in Sociology from the University of British Columbia in 1995, and joined the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Laurier in the same year. I came to Laurier Brantford as associate dean in 2003 because of the incredible opportunity to participate in the development of Laurier’s Brantford campus.

I have seen the campus grow from 300 students to over 3000, the development of over a dozen new academic programs, and the addition of numerous buildings. All of this has been done in the remarkable community of Brantford, with the help of people from Brant County, Six Nations and the Mississaugas of the New Credit.

My research and teaching interests are generally in the areas of the sociology of work and entrepreneurship, health, education and environmental sociology. I also teach both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and unlike many of my students in these classes, I enjoy these courses immensely.

• Who’s Who in Canada, 2010 to present.
• Honorary Professor, Yunnan Normal University, Yunnan, China, 2008.
• Honorary Professor, Chongqing University of Telecommunications and Posts, Chongqing, China, 2009.

• Arai, Bruce. (2015). “Chapter 2- Research Methods”, in L Tepperman, P. Albanese and J. Curtis (eds). Sociology: A Canadian Perspective. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
• Gerhardt, Kris, Bruce Arai, Michael Carroll & Michael Ackerman (2012). Postsecondary Student Mobility from College to University: Experience and Policy. Commissioned Report prepared for the Ontario College University Consortium Council. 151 pgs.
• Mertz, Dominik, Erin Y. Tjam, Jeff Poss, John P. Hirdes, Bruce Arai, Jennie Johnstone, Michaela Roberts, and J. Mark Loeb. (2011). "Prevalence and predictors of antibiotic use in community-based elderly in Ontario, Canada". Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 32(7): 710-713.
• Tjam EY, Heckman GA, Smith S, Arai B, Hirdes J, Poss J, McKelvie RS (2011). "Predicting heart failure mortality in frail seniors: Comparing the NYHA functional classification with the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)2.0". International Journal of Cardiology Feb 1.
• Dowler, K. and B. Arai (2008). "Stress, gender and policing: The impact of perceived gender discrimination on symptoms of stress." International Journal of Police Science and Management. 10(2):123-35.
• Arai, B. (2007). "Re-organizing flexibility and the employment standards act in Ontario". Journal of Change Management. 7(1): 80-102.