Negin Dahya (On Leave)

Programs: CCIT; Graduate Appointment at Faculty of Information
Specialization: Digital media & learning, refugee education and technology, feminist theory and methodology, critical race theory, postcolonial theory, science and technology studies, visual research methods 

Negin Dahya is Associate Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology, University of Toronto. Dr. Dahya also teaches graduate classes and supervises graduate students at Faculty of Information. Her research explores the social and cultural context of digital media and technology use with a focus on girls and women of colour, migrants and refugees, and other non-dominant groups. Her research projects have engaged with incarcerated young people, girls and women of colour, as well as migrant and refugee communities. Her recent work focuses on refugees living in refugee camps in sub-Saharan Africa, exploring the sociotechnical context of media and technology in learning settings and in everyday life. Her work is situated at the intersection of digital media and cultural studies, sociotechnical studies, and learning, with a focus on postcolonial and feminist theories. Methodologically, she primarily adopts interview methods and visual research methods.

Dr. Dahya completed her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Psychology at the University of British Columbia, and her M.Ed. and PhD at York University’s Faculty of Education, with a focus on digital media production, learning, and representation among young people of colour. She currently holds the appointment of Special Advisor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Vice-Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga.

Website: www.negindahya.ca