Lahoma Thomas

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Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Criminology Toronto, Ontario l.thomas@torontomu.ca

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Dr. Lahoma Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) in Toronto. She joined the faculty in July 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, a Bachelor of Social Work from McGill University, a Masters of A...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Lahoma Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) in Toronto. She joined the faculty in July 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, a Bachelor of Social Work from McGill University, a Masters of Arts in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University, a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto, and received her Doctorate from the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Thomas’ research is situated at the intersection of political violence, organized crime, non-state governance, and collective political struggle in the Americas from a transnational Black feminist perspective.
Her research and related publications have covered an array of interlocking subject matters, including issues of human security, sexual and gender based violence, equity, anti-Black racism, methodology, and mentorship. Her work has been published in both academic and public outlets, including the PS: Political Science & Politics, Canadian Journal of African Studies as well as Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, and Duck of Minerva.


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