Grace Tran, Ph.D.

👩🏻‍💻 Sr. Qualitative UX Researcher
✨ Tech & Human-Centered Research Enthusiast
🌶 Spicy Food, Pop Culture, Toronto Raptors

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

My article, "We're Dating After Marriage": Transformative Effects of Performing Intimacy in Vietnamese 'Marriage Fraud' Arrangements" is out now in @ERSjournal! This paper was a labour of love. To the participants, my colleagues, & mentors - I have you all to thank for it. ✨

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@KarlTheMartian Such an underrated word!

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@AirCanada Sent you a message. Awaiting ur reply

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@hamlinr1 The warmest of congratulations, Rebecca!! ✨

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@alexlusco @airtransat This sounds brutal. So sorry to hear you're going through this, @alexlusco

@airtransat when will you be accountable & transparent to these passengers and do something to actually help them?

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@theyoungjoo Malin Akerman!

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@hamlinr1 @umasspolsci Congratulations, Rebecca!!! You deserve all this, and more! ✨

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@GaucherMeg 🥺🥺🥺❤️✨

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@GaucherMeg have been a big fan of your work for years & have a worn-out, well-flipped through copy of A Family Matter sitting on my bookshelf. Am SO honored that you enjoyed my article! ☺️🥰

[Megan Gaucher @GaucherMeg]

When you get so excited by something someone else wrote that you have to yell in the margins.

This article by @itsgracetran is 🔥.

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@alexkhemical @mai__musings I think you spelt partying** wrong 🤭

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@Colinoscopy2 Your tweets are triggering me

Signed, a loyal & heartbroken Raps fan 🦖

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@natexpoodle 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼

[Rebecca Hamlin @hamlinr1]

It’s always a pleasure to work with ⁦@LAbdelaaty⁩ ! In this special issue, we curated a fabulous set of articles revealing the complexities of contemporary border crossing. Our intro aims to set out a research agenda for the field. #refugee #migrant https://t.co/pvEH0YwdJI

[Rebecca Hamlin @hamlinr1]

@Nkadlane and @FranziscaZ on South Africa, @ShiriKrebs and @KevinLynnCope on Israel, @cboeyink on Tanzania, @ebpaynter on Italy, @itsgracetran on Canada and @AGarciaUChicago Yunuen Rodriguez-Rodriguez, and Juan Contreras on the US all made fabulous contributions!

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@jay_shas @YorkU_SOSC @YorkU_LASO This is so sweet, Jay! You really changed a student's life

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

@KarlTheMartian @CornellMig Thank you so much, @KarlTheMartian ! I have you to thank for being so generous with your time and chatting with me re: UX/UI! 😊 Looking forward to continuing that conversation in the tech space

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

(1) Wrapping up my time at @CornellMig, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude and a profound respect for the incredible team that I’ve had a chance to work with. Especially during these times of uncertainty, these scholars and practitioners truly are interdisciplinary in scope.

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

To those with an interest in migration 🌍:

-Check out @CornellMig and follow them on Twitter for upcoming events!
-Tune into @ebpaynter's podcast, A World on the Move
-(Undergrads) Consider applying to the upcoming Summer Pathways Program @CornellMig !

[Grace Tran, Ph.D. @itsgracetran]

Thank you for offering this Canadian gal such an incredible work environment filled to the brim with exciting new projects and a space to cultivate my own interests. @CornellMig will continue to do great, great things, and I'm so honored to have been a small part of it.✨