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Krys Maki

Assistant Professor

kmaki2@ustpaul.ca

613-236-1393, ext. : 2279

GIG 335

Profile

Krys Maki (they/them) holds a PhD in Sociology. Their areas of research include feminist movements, collective organizing around gender-based violence, poverty and social inequality, and critical surveillance studies. Prior to joining the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University they completed a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa on labour organizing and movement building within women’s shelters. In 2021, they published their first book Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance with Fernwood Publishing. Outside of academia, Krys worked as the Director of Research and Policy at Women’s Shelters Canada, a national non-profit network of violence against women shelters (2017-2022). Their activist scholarship is deeply informed by their work as a long-time organizer and activist with labour, anti-poverty, and feminist movements.

Expertise

Courses taught

Education

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

Yakubovich, A. & Maki K. (2021). “Preventing gender-based homelessness in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: the need to account for violence against women.” Violence Against Women.

Maki, K. (2011). “Neoliberal Deviants and Surveillance: Welfare Recipients Under the Watchful Eye of Ontario Works.” Journal of Surveillance and Society, 9(1): 47-63.

Books

Maki, K. (2021). Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

Book Chapters

Krull, C, & Maki, K. (2022). “Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada.” Canadian Families Today: New Perspectives edited by Patrizia Albanese, Oxford University Press.

Maki, K. (2020). “Automating Social Inequality.” Infrastructures of Citizenship: Digital Life in the Global City edited by Deborah Cowen, Alexis Mitchell, Brett Story and Emily Paradis, UBC Press.

Book Reviews

Maki, K. (2017). “The Healing Journey: Intimate Partner Abuse and Its Implications in the Labour Market.” Studies in Social Justice, 11(2): 394-399.

Maki, K. (2009). “Out There in Here: Masculinity, Violence and Prisoning.” Journal

Prisoners on Prisons, 18 (1/2): 190- 191.

Conference Paper Presentations

Maki, K. (2020). “Pan-Canadian Study on Second Stage Housing: Preliminary Findings.” Canadian Domestic Violence Conference 6. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Mar 5.

Maki, K. (2019). “Building a Comprehensive Profile of VAW Shelters in Canada: Findings from a National Study.” 4^th World Conference of Women’s Shelters. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Nov 7.

Maki, K. (2017). “Violence Against Women, Housing, and Homelessness.” Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative Conference. London, ON. Oct 19.

Maki, K. (2017). “Violence Against Women, Housing, and Homelessness: National Housing Strategy.” Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Conference. Winnipeg. Oct 26.

Maki, K. (2014). “An Abusive Neoliberal State: Cutting Marginalized Women’s Lifelines to Social Assistance and Women’s Shelters.” Department of Sociology Graduate Student Symposium. Queen’s University, Kingston. May 7.

Maki, K. (2013). “Neoliberal reforms to social assistance in Ontario Canada: A case study of the cut to the Community Start-up and Maintenance Benefit and Anti-Poverty Resistance.” 63^rd Annual Meeting Society for the Study of Social Problems. New York. August 11.

Maki, K. (2013). “Beyond the academy - Exploring Tensions and Negotiations of Solidarity and Activist Scholarship.” Annual meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association. University of Victoria. June 7.

Maki, K. (2010). “Welfare Surveillance in ‘Ontario Works’: Controlling ‘Risky’ Populations.” Global Surveillance Society Conference. City University. London. April 13.

Maki, K. (2009). “Guilty Until Proven Eligible: The Surveillance of Single Mothers on Ontario Works.” Department of Sociology Graduate Student Symposium. Queen’s University, Kingston. April 29.

Maki, K. (2009). “Welfare Surveillance and Neoliberalism.” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association. Carleton University, Ottawa. May 24.

Professional Non-peer Reviewed Publications

Hoogendam, R. and K. Maki. (2022). “Shelter Voices Special Issue: Labour Issues and the Impact they have on VAW Shelter Staff.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Hoogendam, R. and K. Maki. (2022). “Environmental Scan: Pan-Canadian Child Welfare Policies and Practices.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Roebuck, B., Ferns, A., Scott, H., Maki, K., Tapley, J., Tague, C., McGlinchey, D., Vedard, T., Boileau, A., Thompson, K., Ahmad, and A., Rodriguex. (2022). “COVID-19, Victim Services, and Well-being.” Department of Justice, Canada.

Dale, A., Maki, K, and R. Nitia. (2021). “Expert Engagement to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence Final Report. A Report to Guide the Implementation of a National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence.” Ottawa ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Canadian Women’s Foundation, Women’s Shelters Canada, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, Anita Olsen Harper (NACAFV), and Jihan Abbas (DAWN Canada). (2020). “Resetting Normal: Systemic Gender-Based Violence and the Pandemic.” Ottawa, ON: Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Maki, K. (2020). “Shelter Voices Special Issue: The Impact of COVID-19 on VAW Shelters and Transition Houses.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Maki, K. (2020). “Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Maki, K. (2019). “Transitioning to a Life Free from Violence: Developing a National Profile of Second Stage Shelters.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Maki, K. (2019). “More than a Bed: Developing a National Profile of VAW Shelters and Transition Houses.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Maki, K. (2018). “Mapping VAW Shelters and Transition Houses: Initial Findings of a National Survey.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.

Maki, K. (2017). “Housing, Homelessness, and Violence Against Women: A Discussion Paper.” Ottawa, ON: Women’s Shelters Canada.