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Kevin Walby

Professor and Chancellor’s Research Chair


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Contact Information

Department:

Criminal Justice

Fields:

  • Architecture
  • Canada
  • Crime and Criminology
  • Death / Dying
  • Ethics
  • Government / Democratic Institutions
  • Journalism / Media Studies
  • Justice
  • Law
  • Pop Culture
  • Technology
  • Urban Geography
  • Urban Planning / Community Planning

Areas of Expertise:

  • Crime
  • Criminological Theory
  • Ethnography
  • Imprisonment
  • Interviews
  • Law
  • Narrative
  • Police
  • Punishment
  • Security
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Social Control
  • Urban Studies

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Available To:

  • Appear on radio or TV
  • Appear as a public speaker
  • Provide comment to media
  • Write articles
  • Discuss research with industry, government, and others

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV:

Kevin Walby is the Chancellor’s Research Chair and an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. He completed his doctoral dissertation at Carleton University and held teaching positions at the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, prior to coming to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. His research interests include: policing, security, surveillance; representations of crime and criminality; access to information and freedom of information law; sex work, sexuality, and emotional labour; and urban studies.

He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and is the author of Touching Encounters: Sex, Work, and Male-for-Male Internet Escorting and is co-author of Municipal Corporate Security in International Context. He is also co-editor of many books and publications including Emotions Matter: a Relational Approach to Emotions; Brokering Access: Power, Politics, and Freedom of Information Process in Canada and Policing Cities: Urban Securitization and Regulation in the 21st Century.


Media and Research Expert