Marsha Rampersaud
Biographic Data
| ID | 4216503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marsha Rampersaud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marsha |
| FAMILY NAME | Rampersaud |
| SIGNATURE | RAMPERSAUD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3928-0527 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“They were just a person who was curious”
Most conversations about the homelessness crisis in high income countries tend to center around the importance of meeting tangible needs like housing; however, there is strong evidence to support that housing is crucial but not sufficient. The psychological challenges associated with experiencing homelessness and their impact on psychosocial well-being—the ability to engage in society with a sense of purpose and meaning—need more attention, espec…
Factors that promote Black students’ success
They expect you to be better
While some jurisdictions in the United States and the United Kingdom acknowledge the unique developmental trajectories of young adults in their criminal justice systems, Canada continues to treat individuals aged 18 to 25 the same as older adults, lacking specialised programmes or sentencing options for this group. This paper examines the experiences of young adults in Canada’s criminal justice system and the need for justice approaches that cons…
Reimagining Youth Subjectivity
This research achieves two aims: it seeks to understand how the norms and standards outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( crc ) are implemented in Canada, focusing on legislative compliance at the provincial/territorial level: specifically, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (2017). Second, it evaluates whether the crc has material value by exploring how youth subjectivity is constituted through this legisla…
Parents don’t know they have the option to say no”
This article examines ways Latin American and Black Caribbean parents navigate special education programs in Ontario's education system. Based on qualitative interviews with parents, the findings suggest that racialized immigrant parents must find ways to navigate the system as newcomers while also addressing the intended and unintended effects of special education programs for their children. Parents described the exclusionary processes used in …
It’s not a system that’s built for me”
Through exploration of Black Caribbean youths’ feelings of unbelonging and exclusion in Ontario schools, this paper argues that how Whiteness is systemically engrained in the education system negatively affects the learning experiences of Black youth due to predetermined measures of belonging. The present article draws on data from 32 qualitative interviews and four focus groups with 23 Black Caribbean youth. Findings reveal challenges youth comm…
Punitive Justice
Youths in care are among the most vulnerable youths in our society. All youths in care have experienced trauma and sometimes exhibit trauma-induced behaviours which are perceived by others as disruptive or dangerous. The police are frequently called, which begins a cycle of criminalization for many youths, with racialized youths overrepresented in this group. Using an intersectional theoretical framework, this article shows how discriminatory per…
Process and Becoming
This paper theorizes that a process of identity transformation occurs when individuals enter prisons, whereby individuals become prisoners. I investigate how this identity transformation occurs through interaction with the prison’s architectural design. Prisons are posited as locations of purposeful spatial organization whose design evokes particular performances from those within and outside, and which actively contributes to the creation of the…
Deport. Deprive. Extradite
We Know It ... and I Feel Fine': Considering a Postnational World, " by Farida Fozdar, discusses limited acceptance of the notion of open borders and world citizenship, and illuminates the arbitrariness and discrimination of current immigration policy and the future on Australians' engagement with the idea of borderlessness as an aspect of cosmopolitan thinking.Karen Farquharson, David Nolan, and Timothy Marjoribanks in their chapter 9, "'Race' a…
Punitive Justice
Youths in care are among the most vulnerable youths in our society. All youths in care have experienced trauma and sometimes exhibit trauma-induced behaviours which are perceived by others as disruptive or dangerous. The police are frequently called, which begins a cycle of criminalization for many youths, with racialized youths overrepresented in this group. Using an intersectional theoretical framework, this article shows how discriminatory per…
It’s not a system that’s built for me”
Through exploration of Black Caribbean youths’ feelings of unbelonging and exclusion in Ontario schools, this paper argues that how Whiteness is systemically engrained in the education system negatively affects the learning experiences of Black youth due to predetermined measures of belonging. The present article draws on data from 32 qualitative interviews and four focus groups with 23 Black Caribbean youth. Findings reveal challenges youth comm…
Deport. Deprive. Extradite
We Know It ... and I Feel Fine': Considering a Postnational World, " by Farida Fozdar, discusses limited acceptance of the notion of open borders and world citizenship, and illuminates the arbitrariness and discrimination of current immigration policy and the future on Australians' engagement with the idea of borderlessness as an aspect of cosmopolitan thinking.Karen Farquharson, David Nolan, and Timothy Marjoribanks in their chapter 9, "'Race' a…
Process and Becoming
This paper theorizes that a process of identity transformation occurs when individuals enter prisons, whereby individuals become prisoners. I investigate how this identity transformation occurs through interaction with the prison’s architectural design. Prisons are posited as locations of purposeful spatial organization whose design evokes particular performances from those within and outside, and which actively contributes to the creation of the…
Punitive Justice
Youths in care are among the most vulnerable youths in our society. All youths in care have experienced trauma and sometimes exhibit trauma-induced behaviours which are perceived by others as disruptive or dangerous. The police are frequently called, which begins a cycle of criminalization for many youths, with racialized youths overrepresented in this group. Using an intersectional theoretical framework, this article shows how discriminatory per…
Parents don’t know they have the option to say no”
This article examines ways Latin American and Black Caribbean parents navigate special education programs in Ontario's education system. Based on qualitative interviews with parents, the findings suggest that racialized immigrant parents must find ways to navigate the system as newcomers while also addressing the intended and unintended effects of special education programs for their children. Parents described the exclusionary processes used in …
It’s not a system that’s built for me”
Through exploration of Black Caribbean youths’ feelings of unbelonging and exclusion in Ontario schools, this paper argues that how Whiteness is systemically engrained in the education system negatively affects the learning experiences of Black youth due to predetermined measures of belonging. The present article draws on data from 32 qualitative interviews and four focus groups with 23 Black Caribbean youth. Findings reveal challenges youth comm…
Reimagining Youth Subjectivity
This research achieves two aims: it seeks to understand how the norms and standards outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( crc ) are implemented in Canada, focusing on legislative compliance at the provincial/territorial level: specifically, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (2017). Second, it evaluates whether the crc has material value by exploring how youth subjectivity is constituted through this legisla…
Factors that promote Black students’ success
They expect you to be better
While some jurisdictions in the United States and the United Kingdom acknowledge the unique developmental trajectories of young adults in their criminal justice systems, Canada continues to treat individuals aged 18 to 25 the same as older adults, lacking specialised programmes or sentencing options for this group. This paper examines the experiences of young adults in Canada’s criminal justice system and the need for justice approaches that cons…
“They were just a person who was curious”
Most conversations about the homelessness crisis in high income countries tend to center around the importance of meeting tangible needs like housing; however, there is strong evidence to support that housing is crucial but not sufficient. The psychological challenges associated with experiencing homelessness and their impact on psychosocial well-being—the ability to engage in society with a sense of purpose and meaning—need more attention, espec…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works)