Ellen Berrey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She specializes in qualitative methods and her research interests include colonialism, racialization, indigenity, crime, law, and environmental sociology. Berrey has an extensive background in sociology with a focus on cultural analysis and implementation of qualitative research methodologies. Her work aims to investigate social structures and processes influencing marginalized groups, with an emphasis on the environmental impacts of socio-legal frameworks.