Maham Afzaal

Research Interests

Critical security; Childhood; Historical injustice; Carceral violence; Surveillance capitalism; Education; Race, and Gender.

Biography

Maham Afzaal is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University studying International Relations. She received an MPP in Digital Society and an Hons. B.A. in Economics (Specialist) with a minor in Political Science from McMaster University.

Maham is currently examining the evolution of surveillance and policing practices in Toronto secondary schools with a focus on the implications of such practices for racialized students.

Awards

• Outstanding Student Performance Award in Digital Governance (McMaster University, 2024)
• Outstanding Student Performance Award in Product Management (McMaster University, 2024)
• Outstanding Student Performance Award in Architectures of Digital Ecosystems (McMaster University, 2023)
• Graduate Entrance Scholarship (McMaster University, 2023)
• International Student Career Trek Honorarium (McMaster University, 2022)
• Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster University, 2022)
• Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster University, 2021)

Teaching Experience

• POLS 285 - Introduction to Statistics (Winter 2026)
• POLS 284 - Intro to Political Research (Fall 2025)
• POLS 112 - Enduring Political Debates (Winter 2025)
• POLS 284/384 - Intro to Political Research (Fall 2024)
• POLSCI 1AA3 - Government, Politics, and Power (McMaster University, Fall 2023)