Nadena Doharty

Nadena Doharty is a Black woman sitting in front of plants with pink flowers. She has straight brown hair and is wearing a green dress.


Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies; Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Black Experiences in and Through Education
Email: nadena.doharty@ubc.ca

Dr. Nadena Doharty is Canada Research Chair in Black Experiences in and Through Education. Nadena’s work brings together the theoretical strands of: critical race feminism, the sociology of emotion, and, more recently Black Critical Theory. Nadena’s theoretical frameworks have been applied, principally, to Black African and Caribbean young people and adults in school and post-secondary institutions.

Research Area: Black Critical Theory, Mad Studies, Critical Race Theory, Institutional Racism, Critical Race Feminism,

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