Wesley Crichlow
PhD
Professor, Associate Dean Equity
Chair, President’s Equity Taskforce
Criminology and Justice
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Contact information
Bordessa Hall - Room 322
Downtown Oshawa
55 Bond Street East
Oshawa, ON
905.721.8668 ext. 2651
Background
Dr. Wesley Crichlow is an interdisciplinary youth scholar and community activist who works with socially and economically disadvantaged youth, engaging in youth and community empowerment. His current and ongoing research interests are listed below.
Education
- PhD, Critical Pedagogy University of Toronto
Courses taught
Dr. Crichlow is a tenured Associate Professor. He teaches:
- Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion
- Queer Criminology
- Critical Race Theory
- Antiblackracism and Intersectionality
- Race, Crime Masculinities & Prison Subculture
- Deconstructing Race, Ethnicity & Crime Within Canadian Criminal Justice
- #Blacklivesmatter and Teaching As Activism
Research and expertise
Research interests and supervision areas:
- Gender, Sexuality & Black Diaspora Caribbean Masculinities
- Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion
- Critical Race Theory & Intersectionality
- Decolonization & Deconstructing Antiblackracism
- Black Youth Scholarly Mentoring
- Youth Foster Care Transitioning To University.
Current research projects:
- Experiences of Black LGBTQ Incarcerated Reentry (Principal Investigator)
- Black Student University Access Network: Mentoring Black Male Youth Network. (CA) Wesley Crichlow et al.
- Community-Based Study of LGBTQ Gang Involved and Incarcerated Youth. Dr. Wesley Crichlow (Principal Investigator), 2017-2020.
Rights for Children and Youth Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration in the Americas. SSHRC Partnership Grant Competition. Ryerson University Dr. Henry Prada (Principal Investigator), Wesley Crichlow (co-applicant) et, al. 2015 to 2021.
- $2.5 million
Involvement
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Published and co-published books
Joseph, J., & Crichlow, W. (Eds.). (2015). Alternative offender rehabilitation and social justice: Arts and physical engagement in criminal justice and community settings. London: Palgrave.
Kazarian, S., Crichlow, W., & Bradford, S. (Eds.) (2007). Diversity issues in law enforcement (3rd ed.). Toronto, Ontario: Emond Montgomery.
Crichlow, W. (2004). Buller men & batty bwoys: Hidden men in Toronto & Halifax Black communities. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press.