Kanika Samuels-Wortley, Ontario Tech University

Research

policing critical race theory racial bias surveillance counter-narratives predictive policing Indigenous peoples Black peoples

Latest funding

The changing face of youth violence in the digital era: Unpacking trajectories of support for violence among adolescents within a cyber-developmental framework
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$54,278
The Algorithmic Blue Lens: Predictive and surveillance policing in regulating racialized spaces
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$19,866
Systemic Racism, Technology and Criminal Justice
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 3 grants and awards

The changing face of youth violence in the digital era: Unpacking trajectories of support for violence among adolescents within a cyber-developmental framework

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Miconi, Diana

Keywords: adolescence; violence; support for violent radicalization; digital media; ideology; school climate; intensive longitudinal data; latent transition analysis; mixed-method research

$54,278

The Algorithmic Blue Lens: Predictive and surveillance policing in regulating racialized spaces

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Samuels-Wortley, Kanika

Keywords: policing; racial bias; surveillance; critical race theory; counter-narratives; predictive policing; Indigenous peoples; Black peoples; algorithm; nodal governance

$19,866

Systemic Racism, Technology and Criminal Justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Samuels-Wortley, Kanika

$215,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: policing Dear Professor Samuels-Wortley, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on policing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Algorithmic Blue Lens: Predictive and surveillance policing in regulating racialized spaces" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]