Joana Jabson

PhD Student
joana.jabson@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • Criminal Behaviour
  • Governance & Public Policy
  • Prisons and Punishment

Areas of Interest

  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Behaviour
  • Violence
  • Governance and Public Policy
  • Prisons and Punishment

Working Dissertation

Supervisors

Ayobami Laniyonu

Biography

Joana Jabson is a PhD student at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. Joana completed her Honours B.A. at the University of Toronto in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, and finished her Masters of Public Policy, Administration and Law, and Graduate Diploma in Justice System Administration at York University. Joana’s research interests include understanding the intersection between gentrification, crime and displacement among racialized and low-income communities. 

Joana is currently a Senior Program Advisor for the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor where her work focuses on improving the delivery of care to clients within the correctional system. Joana has worked on different projects focused on program design, implementation, evaluation, strategic and operational support within the Ontario correctional system. 

Education

Honours B.A. (Major in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, minor in Political Science and Sociology), University of Toronto
Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law, York University
Graduate Diploma in Justice System Administration, York University

Administrative Service

Co-President, We Make Change Canada
Director of Events and Programming, York University, School of Public Policy and Administration Alumni Network
Vice President, York University, Graduate Students' Association of Public Policy, Administration and Law

Cohort

  • 2022