She comes to Canisius from York University in Toronto, ON, where she was an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. Ertorer has designed and taught introductory sociology, social research and theory courses and conducted interdisciplinary research on ethnicity, refugees, acculturation and diversity. She obtained a bachelor’s degree and master’s in sociology from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) and a PhD in sociology and interdisciplinary program in migration and ethnic relations from the University of Western Ontario.