Tayler Zavitz
PhD Candidate, Sessional Instructor
Sociology
- Contact:
- tstaneff@uvic.ca
- Credentials:
- MA in Critical Animal Studies (Brock University)
- Area of expertise:
- Political Sociology and Social Movements, Critical Animal Studies
About Tayler Zavitz
Tayler Zavitz is a PhD candidate, sessional instructor, and teaching assistant consultant and coordinator in the Sociology department at the University of Victoria. Her current research area is Political Sociology and Social Movements, with a specific focus in Critical Animal Studies. Her PhD research focuses on the repression of animal activism in Canada, the expanding criminalization of dissent, and what this means for the future of animal activism in Canada.
She also holds a Masters degree in Critical Sociology, with a focus in Critical Animal Studies, from Brock University. She is the current Social Media Coordinator for the Animals & Society Research Initiative at the University of Victoria, as well as a peer reviewer for the Journal for Critical Animal Studies.