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Maham Afzaal

Doctoral Student

she/her/hers

MPP (2024), Hons. B.A. (2023)

Political Studies

Doctoral Student

18ma15@queensu.ca

Mackintosh-Corry Hall, C311

Supervisor: Yolande Bouka

Brief Biography 

Maham Afzaal is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University studying International Relations. She received an MPP in Digital Society and an Hons. B.A. in Economics (Specialist) with a minor in Political Science from McMaster University.

Maham is currently examining the evolution of surveillance and policing practices in Toronto secondary schools with a focus on the implications of such practices for racialized students. 

Research Interests

Critical security, Childhood, Historical injustice, Carceral violence, Surveillance capitalism, Education, Race, and Gender. 

Awards

  • Outstanding Student Performance Award in Digital Governance (McMaster University, 2024)
  • Outstanding Student Performance Award in Product Management (McMaster University, 2024) 
  • Outstanding Student Performance Award in Architectures of Digital Ecosystems (McMaster University, 2023) 
  • Graduate Entrance Scholarship (McMaster University, 2023) 
  • International Student Career Trek Honorarium (McMaster University, 2022) 
  • Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster University, 2022) 
  • Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster University, 2021) 

TA Experience

  • POLS 285: Introduction to Statistics (Winter 2026)
  • POLS 284: Intro to Political Research (Fall 2025)
  • POLS 112: Enduring Political Debates (Winter 2025)
  • POLS 284/384: Intro to Political Research (Fall 2024) 
  • POLSCI 1AA3: Government, Politics, and Power (McMaster University, Fall 2023)