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Negin Dahya is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the University of Toronto. She teaches graduate classes and supervises graduate students in the Faculty of Information. Additionally, she holds a position as Special Advisor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Office of the Vice-Principal at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Dahya's research examines the social and cultural contexts of digital media technology use, focusing on girls, women of color, migrants, refugees, and non-dominant groups. Her current research involves exploring the experiences of refugees living in camps in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as conducting community-based research that examines the role of media technology in learning and everyday life. With a background in English Literature and Psychology from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. from York University's Faculty of Education, her methodological approach includes qualitative community-based research practices, focusing on postcolonial feminist theories. Dahya's past projects have involved virtual reality play programs for incarcerated youth and media production workshops for girls of color. She has also worked at the National Film Board of Canada and held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Washington's iSchool before returning to Toronto.
Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology • University of Toronto Mississauga
Teaches graduate students and supervises graduate classes.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Worked at the iSchool focusing on digital media and education research.
National Film Board of Canada • Toronto
Worked in the media education department for 7 years.
Department of Sociology