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Barbara Perry | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Picton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Education | BA, 1985, MA, Sociology, 1987, Queen's University at Kingston PhD, Sociology, 1992, Carleton University |
| Thesis | Canada's passive revolution: the Charter of Rights and hegemonic politics in Canada (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alan Hunt |
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| Institutions | Ontario Tech University |
Barbara Jean Perry CM (born 1962) is a Canadian criminologist. She is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities and founding Director of the Centre on Hate,Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University.
Perry was born in 1962 [1] in Picton,Ontario. [2] She graduated from Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in 1981 as co-valedictorian. [3] As she originally wished to pursue a career in law,Perry began her undergraduate studies in political science at Queen's University at Kingston. [2] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 and Master's degree in 1987. [4] Perry then enrolled at Carleton University for her PhD,where she studied under Alan Hunt. [2] She published her thesis in 1992,entitled "Canada's passive revolution:the Charter of Rights and hegemonic politics in Canada." [5]
Perry became involved in hate crime studies in 1993,after noticing a spike in anti-gay activism and anti-gay hate crimes. In July 2004,she accepted an associate professorship focusing on justice and policy studies at UOIT (now referred to as Ontario Tech University). [2] Shortly after her promotion to full professor, [2] she was named 2007 Critical Criminologist of the Year by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) for her book Advancing Critical Criminology. [6]
In 2018,Perry founded the Centre on Hate,Bias and Extremism (CHBE) at Ontario Tech University to "advance awareness,understanding and prevention of hate,bias and extremism." [7] She received an international research chairship in 2020 as the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair in Hate Studies. [8] Perry was also recognized as the 2020 ASC's Division of Terrorism and Bias Crime Distinguished Scholar. [9] [10] In 2024,Perry was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for advancing the field of hate crime in academia,raising public awareness,and supporting victims of violence and extremism. [11] [12]
The following is a list of selected publications: [13]
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