Nasreen Rajani

PhD Student/Instructor

Biography

Nasreen teaches the fourth year Media, Race and Ethnicity course in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Award, she is a PhD candidate (ABD) researching critical technology, race, gender and online activism. She is a regular contributor to the ALiGN Media Lab, run by Dr. Merlyna Lim, which works with marginalized communities and groups engaged with challenging dominant narratives, making academic research more accessible to general audiences. Nasreen is also a Board Director with a local women’s organization increasing women’s safety and ending violence against women in the city of Ottawa.