Kate Cairns is a scholar of childhood and youth who is committed to advancing social and environmental justice. She currently works as a Researcher & Policy Analyst at the Association of Native Child and Family Services Agencies of Ontario.
Prior to this, she taught in Childhood and Youth Studies at Carleton University and was the managing editor of the Journal of Critical Race Inquiry.
From 2014-2024, Kate was a faculty member in the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University.
Kate is coauthor of Food and Femininity (Bloomsbury 2015) and Introducing Sociology Using the Stuff of Everyday Life (Routledge 2025).
Contact: katefcairns @ gmail dot com
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