Jessica Evans, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

covid-19 Ontario jails prisoners' rights inequality government policy making advocacy

Latest papers

"A prison is no place for a pandemic": Canadian prisoners' collective action in the time of COVID-19.
Punishment & society · 2024 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Disaster Prisons Partnership
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$55,500
Re-rooting work: Indigenous employment and organizational change
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$64,194
Prisoners' Rights and Wellbing: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,350

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

"A prison is no place for a pandemic": Canadian prisoners' collective action in the time of COVID-19.

Evans J, House J

Punishment & society2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/14624745231194276 PMID: 38025206

Disaster Prisons Partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Piché, Justin

Keywords: Imprisonment; conditions of confinement; human rights; alternatives to imprisonment; diversion; decarceration; disasters; public health; environment; community safety; Canada

$55,500

Re-rooting work: Indigenous employment and organizational change

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Grier, Melanie

Keywords: responsive; Indigenous methods; reconciliation; qualitative; community-based; organizational change; future of work; perceived organizational support; knowledge mobilization; accessibility; equity; diversity; inclusivity; leadership; organizational health

$64,194

Prisoners' Rights and Wellbing: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Evans, Jessica J.

Keywords: covid-19; Ontario; jails; prisoners' rights; inequality; government; policy making; advocacy; convict criminology

$24,350

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: covid-19 Dear Professor Evans, 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]. I read your paper ""A prison is no place for a pandemic": Canadian prisoners' collective action in the time of COVID-19." (2024), and it 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 "Prisoners' Rights and Wellbing: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020), 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]