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Abigail Salole

Assistant Professor
DepartmentCriminology
JOR 827
416-979-5000 Ext. 545085

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Abigail Salole

Abigail Salole is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University.  She specializes in how non-profit organizations participate in youth criminal justice processes and how they can support new possibilities for contending with crime, conflict and other social problems.

Before joining Toronto Metropolitan University, Abigail held teaching, research, and administrative roles in Ontario’s postsecondary system, where she led community-engaged scholarship and knowledge mobilization initiatives. She earned a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Toronto and completed her Ph.D. in Criminology at Queensland University of Technology in Australia. 

Abigail has extensive experience in evaluation, research, and analysis across crime and justice policy areas, including school inclusion/exclusion for racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ youth. Her work reflects a strong commitment to community-engaged research and collaborative knowledge production with young people and partner organizations. Abigail's scholarship explores transformative approaches to justice, institutional change, coalition building, and policy implementation and has been published in criminology and social policy journals.

Abigail co-leads Hearts+Minds, (external link)  a participatory action research project examining how solidarity and relationality can foster connections between Indigenous and Black youth in third spaces, such as community organizations, libraries, and social service providers.They are writing about the role of joy and refusal in research and transformative social change. 

Abigail is also an active member of the International Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Research Network (CRIMVOL), a multidisciplinary network that brings together academics, practitioners, and policymakers to advance understanding of the criminal justice voluntary sector.

Education

University Degree
Queensland University of Technology PhD
University of Toronto MSW
University of Toronto Hons. Criminology BA

Courses

Course Code Course Title
CRM 205 Gender, Sexuality and Law
CRM 102 Introduction to Criminology

Selected Publications