Associate Professor of Sociology in the Social Science Department at Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta.
Monetta Bailey is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Social Science Department at Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta. She is established in the non-profit sector in Calgary having worked as a project coordinator, a researcher, and a program evaluator. Monetta completed her both Ph.D. and MA degrees at the University of Calgary in Sociology and her undergraduate degree in Political Science at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include the intersection of race, ethnicity, and immigrant status and crime at an institutional level. In particular, she applies a Critical Race Theory perspective to her work where she investigates the impact of racialisation on the experiences of racialised and/or immigrant individuals in society highlighting interactions with the criminal justice system. She is committed to conducting localised research to highlight underrepresented voices. She has authored work in peer-reviewed publications in the areas of youth, crime, deviance, and race.