Stephanie Latty

Dr. Stephanie Latty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on Black feminisms, critical race theory, anti-Blackness, carcerality, gendered violence, and abolition. She examines media and legal discourses surrounding state violence against Black women and girls in Canada. Previously, she taught at George Brown College and served on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood Toronto (2017–2020).

Education:

• Ph.D., Social Justice Education and Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto (OISE)
• Master of Social Work, Ryerson University
• Honours Bachelor of Social Work, Laurentian University

Her work appears in journals like Somatechnics, Lateral, and Critical Ethnic Studies Journal. Awards include the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2016) and the George Sidney Brett Memorial Award (2019).

Teaching courses include CRM 101 (Understanding Crime in Canadian Society), CRM 601 (Violence in Society), and CRM 318 (Violence in Communities). Her professional background includes front-line mental health work and policy roles at organizations like Humber College and Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre.