Tya Collins
Dr. Tya Collins, an Assistant Professor in the Black Youth Studies program at the University of Ottawa, holds a PhD in Education from Université de Montréal and is a former SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at McGill University. With over 20 years of experience in diverse educational settings, her interdisciplinary research and teaching span education, sociology, critical youth studies, Black studies, and disability studies. Dr. Collins conducts research in both English and French, utilizing Black radical traditions and decolonial methodologies to address systemic barriers in education and challenge societal norms. Her work positions youth as knowledge creators and aims to reimagine schooling to prioritize healing, safety, joy, and care. Recent research focuses on the intersections of Blackness, disability, language, systemic trauma, and youth resistance to structural inequalities. In addition to her academic roles, Dr. Collins is a community advocate, consultant, and partner with organizations such as the Québec Black Communities Observatory and Avenues. She is also a founding member of the Re-Membering Us initiative, promoting mental health and radical love within Black communities.
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– Entre Surveillance Disproportionnée Et Inaction A L’égard D’élèves Issus De L’immigration Considérés A Besoins Educatifs Particuliers : Une Recherche Ethnographique
– Penser Une Démarche Epistémologique Afroémancipatrice En Recherche Qualitative Par, Pour Et Avec Les Communautés
– Capacitisme Et (Néo)Racisme Au Sein Des Processus De Classement Scolaires Au Québec : Interprétations Par Les Intervenants Des Difficultés Des Elèves Issus De L’immigration
– COVID-19 Effect on Black Communities
– Post-Secondary Pathways Among Second-Generation Immigrant Youth of Haitian Origin
– The Postsecondary Education Pathways of Canadian Immigrants: Who Goes and How Do They Get There?
– Foregrounding Black Student Experiences of Special Education Placement Using a Counter-Narrative Method
– Contrasting Educator and Black Student Perspectives of The Special Education Placement Process: A DisCrit Counter-Narrative Analysis
– Shedding Light on Disability and Race in A North American Linguistic Minority Context
– Behind The Exceptional Educational Pathways of Canadian Youth from Immigrant Background: Between Equality and Ethnic Hierarchy
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.
