Joanne Minaker

A philomath = a lover of learning, a scholar. Dr. Minaker is grateful to have found a home in post-secondary education where she can bring this concept to life every day and inspire students to become socially engaged through care, community, and contribution. While Dr. Minaker began her career studying social problems like crime and violence and the most egregious sides of human potential, her journey has led to the most gracious and empathetic sides of humanity. She is now inspired by human potential when individuals work together for, rather than against, each other to build more caring and just communities. She has supervised students on various projects, including Teachers and Care, Female Fight Fans, Youth Engagement, Racialized Identity and Mothering in the Context of a Pandemic. Teaching Youth, Crime and Society Criminology Gender, Crime and Justice Advanced Topics in Youth Advanced Topics in Deviance Advanced Topics in Sociology Research Interests Sociology of Care Change Making and Community Engagement Marginalized Mothering Youth Crime and Youth Justice Criminalized Women and Feminist Criminology | Care ethics, youth crime and youth justice, mothering, gender and criminalization, critical and feminist criminologies, sexual violence

Joanne Minaker is Associate Dean, Student Health and Wellness | Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include A philomath = a lover of learning, a scholar. Dr. Minaker is grateful to have found a home in post-secondary education where she can bring this concept to life every day and inspire students to become socially engaged through care, community, and contribution. While Dr. Minaker began her career studying social problems like crime and violence and the most egregious sides of human potential, her journey has led to the most gracious and empathetic sides of humanity. She is now inspired by human potential when individuals work together for, rather than against, each other to build more caring and just communities. She has supervised students on various projects, including Teachers and Care, Fem. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.