Shamime Johnson

Shamime is a second year Cotutelle PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Warwick and at the Centre of Global Learning: Education and Attainment (GLEA) at Coventry University. She received a 1^st class honours degree in Criminology at Birmingham City University, alongside a first-class dissertation titled “Exploring the prevalence of personality disorders associated with childhood trauma and criminal behaviour”.

Her PhD research focuses on exploring the racial experiences of students and academics that identify with a Mixed White and South Asian Ethnic Background. Conducted via Narrative Inquiry and semi-structured interviews, her research explores how this particular demographic navigates between their Mixed Ethnic Identities within the British Education System and British Academia. This PhD research project is in conjunction with the research cluster the "Race XChange" alongside 5 other PhD students. The overall aims of the Race XChange is to tackle structural and institutional racism, and how to improve the lack of representation and experiences of those that identify with an Ethnic Minority Background.

Research interests

Criminology, Critical Multiracial Theory (MultiCrit), Human Rights, Narrative Research, Politics and Social Justice.

Memberships

British Society of Criminology

British Sociological Association

Critical Mixed Race Studies Association

Supervisors

Professor Ajmal Hussain (Warwick)

Professor Lynn Clouder (Coventry)

Dr Tracey Rehling (Coventry)

Teaching

2024/2025

SO256 - Gender, Race and Sexualities in the Criminal Justice System

SO350 - Punishment, Justice and Control

Office and Feedback Hours

Room D0.02, Department of Sociology - Thursdays - 10.00am-12.00pm.

Awards

Race XChange PhD Scholarship - University of Warwick (2023-2027)