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Anita Grace

Degrees:Ph.D. (Carleton University), M.A. (St. Paul University), Graduate Diploma (Concordia University), B.A. (University of Saskatchewan)
Email:Anita.Grace@carleton.ca

Anita Grace’s research bridges studies in critical criminology with research on gender and employment. Her doctoral research examined women’s post-carceral reintegration and employment. Currently she is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Carleton’s Sprott School of Business where she is the lead researcher on a Mitacs Accelerate project: Work, Life, and Family During the COVID-19 Pandemic in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario.

Teaching

Grace teaches Criminal Justice System (LAWS 2301) and Social Justice and Human Rights (LAWS 2105).

Research Areas of Interest

  • gender and labour
  • theories of governance and discipline
  • critical criminology and feminist scholarship
  • coping and resilience

Publications

Grace, Anita. (2019) “’They just don’t care’: Women Charged with Domestic Violence in Ottawa.” Manitoba Law Journal 42(3): 153-188.

Grace, Anita, Rose Ricciardelli, Dale Spencer & Dale Ballucci. (2019) “Collaborative Policing: Networked responses to child victims of sex crimes.” Child Abuse & Neglect 93: 197-207.