Abeer Mirza
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2022
Program: Social Justice Education
Department of Social Justice Education
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Biography
Abeer Mirza is a fourth-year PhD candidate in Social Justice Education at OISE, University of Toronto. Her research examines how Anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia operate as barriers to accessing justice for Muslim children and youth within Ontario’s youth justice system under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). She employs qualitative research methodologies, including semi-structured interviews and interpretive thematic analysis, to explore lived experiences and legal consciousness across impacted individuals and legal professionals.
Degrees
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Doctor of Philosophy, Social Justice EducationUniversity of Toronto – Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
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Master of Education, Educational Leadership and PolicyOntario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Bachelor of Commerce, ManagementToronto Metropolitan University
Research Interests
- Anti-Muslim Racism
- Islamophobia
- Access to justice
- YCJA (Youth Criminal Justice Act)
- Marginalization
- Child and Youth Justice
