Editorial Team

Dr. Zara Zaidi - Editor In-Chief

Dr. Zara Zaidi is an Assistant Professor of Sociology whose research and teaching focus on police studies, social justice, and critical criminology. Her work bridges empirical research and public sociology, emphasizing community-engaged scholarship, methodological rigour, and the translation of critical sociological insights into policy-relevant debates. Her scholarship appears in many journals such as Theoretical Criminology, Social Problems, Policing and Society, Canadian Review of Sociology, and Law & Policy.

Dr. William Schultz - Section Editor

Dr. William Schultz is a lead researcher with the University of Alberta Prisons Project. His research interests generally centre on life experiences in prisons, and include topics such as correctional officer work cultures, informal prison economies, incarcerated parenthood, gang membership and ideologically motivated extremist recruitment in prison. Will has published research in international journals including Criminology, The British Journal of Criminology, Health and Justice, Justice Quarterly and Criminal Justice and Behaviour. His work has appeared in media outlets including The Globe and Mail, CBC, and The Toronto Star. He is also a former correctional officer.

Dr. Jordan Foster - Section Editor

Dr. Jordan Foster is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at MacEwan University. Jordan’s research lies at the intersection of culture, new media and inequality with a critical focus on how everyday and taken-for-granted trends reinforce and reproduce extant patterns of wealth and privilege. Jordan’s published work can be found in such venues as Sociology, Journal of Consumer Culture, Communications, Culture & Critique, and Social Media + Society.