Dr. Nicole Myers, Associate Professor and bail reform expert, spoke with the Globe and Mail about new data that shows a rise in the number of people who are denied bail, and the number of people convicted of crimes.
Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 offering of SOCY406/PHIL406: Walls to Bridges (W2B): Othering through Social Control and Marginalization, taught by Dr. Nicole Myers.
Date
Tuesday April 7, 2026Location
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B201The Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA) warmly invites you to join us for our Annual Sociology Graduate Student Conference, Knowledge in the Making: Understanding Social Complexity, taking place on April 7 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B201.
This conference will feature presentations from graduate students across the department, showcasing a wide range of sociological research and perspectives. It will be a great opportunity to engage with emerging scholarship, support our graduate researchers, and connect with colleagues in the department.
Light refreshments and lunch will be provided for participants and guests.
Agenda
9:00-9:20 am | Coffee & Chat
9:20-9:30 am | Opening Remarks
9:35-10:30 am | Session 1 - Crime, Policing, and Corrections: Practice and Policy
10:35-11:50 am | Session 2 - Diverse Experiences of Knowledge Production and Consumption
11:50-12:50 pm | Lunch
12:50-1:45 pm | Session 3 - Time and Temporality
1:50-2:55 pm | Session 4 - Digital Media, Technology, and Experiences
3:00-3:45 pm | Session 5 - Work and Labour
3:45-3:50 pm | Closing Remarks
Date
Friday March 27, 2026Location
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202 & Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room A311Date
Friday April 10, 2026Location
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, room D201Join us for the 2026 Criminology & Socio-Legal Studies Conference, a dynamic gathering of scholars and students exploring the complex relationships between systems, individuals, and the publics they shape, chaired by Associate Professor, Victoria A. Sytsma, PhD.
Conference Schedule
Panel 1: 8:30am-9:30am - Criminal Justice: Systems, Data, and Actors
Panel 2: 9:45am-10:45am - Interpersonal Violence, Social Disadvantage, and Supports
Keynote Speaker: 11:00am-11:45am - Professor Emeritus Vincent Sacco, Policing Disorder or Disorderly Policing: Crime in Large Social Gathering
Coffee and treats will be provided. This event is open to all Queen's staff and students.
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Arts and Science
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B413
Date
Wednesday March 4, 2026Location
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202Film Screening and Fireside Discussion hosted by Dr. Nicole Myers
YUSUF FAQIRI is an advocate within the Justice System for vulnerable Canadians who suffer from Mental Illness. In 2016, he founded the Justice for Soli Movement, a Grass Roots National Based Organization, after the tragic death of his brother Soleiman Faqiri in a Canadian Prison. He is fluent in English, French, Farsi and Arabic. He has had significant media presence in Toronto and Montreal in both English and French, and appeared often on CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, Global News, City TV, CTV, CP24, Canadian Press, Toronto Star as a Mental Health Advocate. He has been published several times in both the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Policy Options.
PhD candidate Hannah Walsh has co-authored a new peer-reviewed article titled “‘Stop the Spread’: Criminalizing Physical Recreation During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the journal Critical Criminology, exploring how public health measures intersected with legal responses to everyday activities during COVID-19.
Date
Thursday March 26, 2026Location
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room D216The Department of Sociology at Queen’s University is pleased to welcome Dr. Robel Abay as a Good Family Visiting Professor. During his fellowship, Dr. Abay will develop a new research project on Intersectional Disability Justice (IDJ), an innovative framework that examines how colonial systems of oppression shape experiences of disability, race, gender, and forced migration.
