Hannah Walsh, PhD Student, recently published a new article in Critical Criminology.
"'I Still Love My Daughter, I Hate Autism': Exploring News Media Depictions of Austistic Victims of Filicide in Canada" examines news media portrayals surrounding the killings of three autistic children by their parents in Canada, a phenomenon referred to as 'filicide'.
Hannah's doctoral work explores how 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals navigate dating and intimacy in rural Canadian settings. Rooted in queer and rural criminology, her research centres participants’ lived experiences to better understand how the spatialization of violence and identity-based marginalization intersect, shaping relationship strategies and safety practices. Findings from her research will be used to develop accessible research briefs that are to be distributed to stakeholders within the education system to inform curricula on healthy relationships and violence prevention strategies.