Patrina Duhaney

Dr. Patrina Duhaney is an Assistant Professor, a critical race scholar and a social work activist in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her research is informed by critical race feminism and focuses on race, crime, and criminalization. In particular, she examines Black women’s experiences with intimate partner violence and with the police. Her second research area focuses on racialized people’s experiences in academia. Her work grapples with issues related to race, racism, and the intersections between victimization and criminalization and is informed by critical race theory, critical race feminism and anti-racism. Dr. Duhaney has over 14 years of experience working as a social worker, counsellor and front-line worker with diverse populations including women who experience domestic violence and individuals in conflict with the law. Dr. Duhaney is actively involved in various initiatives within the university and across various communities to help forefront Black people’s experiences and perspectives and confront anti-Black racism.
https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=PZOLOkMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6655-9665
– Dismantling White Supremacy in Social Work Classrooms: The Politics of Resistance from Within
– Victimized And Criminalized: Black Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence
– Black Women’s Experiences with The Police in The Context of Intimate Partner Violence
– Insights Gained Conducting Intimate Partner Violence Research with Black Women
– Crime In America
– A Critical Race Feminist Perspective on Racialized Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse
– Racing It in Academia: Dear Director of The School of Social Work
– Why Is Our Education Still Guilty of Whiteness?
– Why Is Our Education System Still Guilty of Whiteness?
Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program (BYMLP) 2025
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August 4, 2025
Transforming Black Lives was founded with the mission to transform the lives of Black children and youths in Canada. With a history rooted in advocacy and community engagement, we have continuously worked to address systemic issues affecting Black communities.