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I received my PhD from the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and my MA in Legal Studies from Carleton University. Before joining Laurier, I held a SSHRC funded postdoctoral fellowship with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University.
I am a critical criminologist, using qualitative researcher to support efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Canada, with an emphasis on unpacking social exclusion and working to build social inclusion.
- Wilfrid Laurier University Early Career Researcher Award (2021)
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006-2008)
- SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (2009-2012)
- Richard V. Ericson Graduate Paper Award, Canadian Society of Criminology (2009)
- Dej, E. (2020). A Complex Exile: Social Exclusion and Homelessness in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
- Schwan, K., Dej, E., & Versteegh, A. (2020). Girls, homelessness, and COVID-19: The urgent need for research and action. Girlhood Studies 13(3): 151-168.
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Dej, E., Gaetz, S., & Schwan, K. (2020). Turning off the tap: A framework for homelessness prevention. Journal of Primary Prevention. 41(5): 397-412.
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Oudshoorn, A., Dej, E., Parsons, C., Gaetz, S., & Befus, D. (2020). Evolving an evidence-based model for homelessness prevention. Health & Social Care in the Community 28(5): 1754-1763.
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Kilty, J., & Dej, E. (Eds.). (2018). Containing Madness: Gender and ‘Psy’ in Institutional Contexts. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Dej, Erin & John Ecker. (2018). “Homelessness & precarious housing in Canada: Where we have been and where we are going.” Public Sector Digest.
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Schwan, Kaitlin, Steven Gaetz, David French, Melanie Redman, Jesse Thistle & Erin Dej. (2018). What Would it Take? Youth Across Canada Speak Out on Youth Homelessness Prevention. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.
- Gaetz, Stephen, Erin Dej, Jesse Donaldson & Nadia Ali. (2017). Leading the Way: Reimagining Federal Leadership on Preventing Homelessness. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.
- Gaetz, Stephen & Erin Dej. (2017). A New Direction: A Framework for Homelessness Prevention. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.
- Gaetz, Stephen, Erin Dej, Tim Richter & Melanie Redman. (2016). State of Homelessness in Canada 2016. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.
- Dej, Erin. (2016).”How do we make sense of mental illness?” In George Pavlich and Myra Hird (Eds.) Questioning Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, 3rd Edition, pp. 38-47. Don Mills: Oxford University Press.
- Dej, Erin. (2016). “Psychocentrism and homelessness: The pathologization/responsibilization paradox.” Studies in Social Justice 10(1): 117-135.
- Dej, Erin. (2015). “Sanctionner les (non-) coupables. Préciser la disposition de non-responsabilité criminelle.” Criminologie 48(1): 37-58.
- Kilty, Jennifer & Erin Dej. (2012). “Anchoring amongst the waves: Discursive constructions of motherhood and addiction.” Qualitative Sociology Review 8(3): 6-23.
- Dej, Erin & Jennifer Kilty. (2012) “Criminalization creep: A brief discussion of HIV/AIDS non-disclosure in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society 27(1): 55-66.
- Dej, Erin (2011). “What once was sick is now bad: The shift from victim to deviant identity for those diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 36(2), 137-160.
Recordings
- CC430: Homelessness and Criminal Justice in Canada
- CC426: Qualitative Methodologies in Criminology
- CC290: Theories of Crime, Part 1