James Walsh
PhD
Associate Professor
Criminology and Justice
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Contact information
Bordessa Hall
- Room 511
Downtown Oshawa
55 Bond Street East
Oshawa, ON
905.721.8668 ext. 5876
Research topics
- Moral Panic Media (traditional and Digital)
- Terrorism Security/Surveillance
- Social Theory
- Political Sociology
- Globalization and Transnationalism
Background
Dr. James Walsh received his Master of Arts and PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before joining Ontario Tech University, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia, as well as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Science and Policy Forum.
Education
- MA, Sociology University of California
- PhD, Sociology University of California
Courses taught
- Crime and Media
- Emerging Patterns of Policing
- Professional Seminar
- Terrorism
Research and expertise
- surveillance, security and social control
- borders, mobility and migration
- law and society
- crime and media
- surveillance
- immigration policing and border security
- media and criminal justice
- criminology
- data analysis
- research methods
- theories of crime
- law and society
- policing and punishment
- terrorism
- immigration, crime and justice
- surveillance and security
Involvement
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Selected publications
Walsh, James P. "Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction." International Journal of Cultural Studies, 2020, Vol. 23(6) 840–859.
Walsh, James P, O'Connor, Christopher. "Social media and policing: A review of recent research." Sociology Compass, 2018, Volume13, Issue1.
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Media appearances
Analysis: How social media 'blew the lid off' alleged sexual violence at Western
The Sudbury Star | October 6, 2021
Dr. James Walsh provides expert opinion on policing and social media in allegations of drugging and sexual assault at Western University.
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