Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles​

[6]. Padda, K., (2024). Bridging Theory and Practice: Teaching Qualitative Field Research Methods in Sociology and Criminology. Journal of Security, Intelligence, and Resilience Education. 18 (6), 1-9​
 

[5]. Frank, G., Cartwright, B., Weir, G., Padda, K., & Strange, SM. (2023). Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation on social media: Technological and Ethical Considerations. Proceedings of the IEEE-sponsored 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102897
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[4]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Weir, G.,  & Padda, K. (2022). Detecting and Responding to Hostile Disinformation Activities on Social Media using Machine Learning and Deep Neural Networks. Neural Computing and Applications 34, 15141–15163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-07296-0
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[3]. Padda, K. (2020). Fake News on Twitter in 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Quantitative Approach. The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare 3(2), 1-26.​
 

[2]. Cartwright, B., Weir, G., Nahar, L., Padda, K., & Frank, R. (2019). The Weaponization of Cloud-Based Social Media: Prospects for Legislation and Regulation. Tenth International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization, 7(12), 1-6.​

[1]. Cartwright, B., Weir, G., Frank, G., & Padda, K. (2019). Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Combat Disinformation Warfare. International Journal On Advances in Security, 12(3–4), 1–20.
 

Submitted & Under Review Manuscripts

 

[7]. Padda, K. (under review). Read Me When I’m Dead: Manifestos and the Gendered Rage Behind Lone-Actor Attacks. Terrorism and Political Violence 

[6]. Padda, K. (R&R). Mirror Worlds and Misogyny: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Incel Discourse Across Mainstream and Alt-Tech Platforms. New Media and Society. Special Edition on Alt Tech Platforms: Into the Mirror Worlds of Reactionary Digital Media

[5]. Padda, K., Ruest, N., & MacDonald, S. (under review). Mic Check for Misogyny: Podcasting, Supremacist Masculinities, and the Radicalization of Gendered Violence. International Review of Sociology. Special Edition on Masculinities and Crime.

[4]. Padda, K., MacDonald, S., & Ruest, N. (R&R). Regulating Femininity in the Manosphere: An Exploration of Anti-Femme Discourse in Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes Podcasts. Journal of Femininities

[3]. MacDonald, S., Wiens, B., Ruest, N., & Padda, K. (R&R). All you have to do is publicly execute a few women who have lied’: Mapping Online Misogyny and the Labour of Feminist Response in Post-Pandemic Digital Life. Women Studies in Communication, Special Edition on Queering Affective and Social Reproductive Labor in Post-Pandemic Life.

[2]. Pannu, M., Frank, R., Cartwright, B., Padda, K., Strange, S., Warkentin, N., Zhang, C. (R&R). Using Web-Crawling Technology and Machine-Learning to Automate Identification of Sex Trafficking Content in Online Escort Advertisements. IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

[1]. Padda, K., Strange, SM., Cartwright, B., & Frank, R. (R&R) Thematic Analysis of the Major Disinformation Narratives and Discursive Techniques Employed by Russian, Chinese and Iranian Operatives: A Canadian Viewpoint. IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Book Chapters

 

[4]. Padda, K., (2025) Unveiling Chaos: A Socio-Criminological Exploration into the Capitol Insurrection. In Deflem, M., Vol. 29 of Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance 

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[3]. Padda, K. (2023) Critical Criminology. In Boyd, N., Understanding Crime in Canada, 3rd edition. Emond Publishing

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[2]. Cartwright, B., & Padda, K. (2023) Sociological Approaches. In Boyd, N., Understanding Crime in Canada, 3rd edition. Emond Publishing

 

[1]. Padda, K., Strange, SM., Cartwright, B., & Frank, R. (2022) COVID-19 Misinformation on social media: Ethical Questions of Research and Regulation in the Canadian Context. In Egal, E., & Patton, C., The COVID-19 Pandemic Collection: Ethical Challenges and Considerations (pp. 49-78). Ethics International Press
 

Non-Peer Reviewed Academic Articles and Book Reviews

 

[10]. Padda, K. (2025). Misogyny is the common thread in extremists' manifestos. Daily Prevention News.

[9]. Padda, K. (2025). I analyzed more than 100 extremist manifestos: Misogyny was the common thread. Vox-Pol.

[8]. Padda, K. (2025). Misogyny Has Become the ‘Gateway Drug’ for Violent Extremism. The Tyee.

[7]. Padda, K. (2025). La misogynie, leitmotiv des manifestes extrémistes. The Conversation France.

[6]. Padda, K. (2025). I analyzed more than 100 extremist manifestos: Misogyny was the common thread. The Conversation.

[5]. Padda, K. (2023). Review of the book Normalization of the Global Far Right: Pandemic Disruption? British Sociological Association.

 

[4]. Padda, K. (2022). Review of the book Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada’s National Security. Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition, 14(1), 150-152.

 

[3]. Padda, K. (2022) Review of the book Countering Violent Extremism: Making Gender Matter by Elizabeth Pearson, Emily Winterbotham, and Katherine E. Brown, Cham. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2022.2131297

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[2]. Padda, K. (2020). Foreign interference in U.S. politics: An examination of “fake news” content on social media [Thesis, Arts & Social Sciences: School of Criminology]. https://summit.sfu.ca/item/34363

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[1]. Padda, K., Cartwright, B., Weir, G., & Frank, G., (2020). Review of Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Combat Disinformation Warfare. Simon Fraser University’s School of Criminology Research Connections, Issue 8
 

Government and Policy Reports

 

[10]. Thompson, S., & Padda, K (July 2025). RCMP CENTRAL REGION - GTA INSET Specialized Interview and Intervention Team. 

[9]. Padda, K. (March 2025). Fragmented Beliefs, United Threats: Network Analysis of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada. Canadian Network for Security, Extremism and Society (CANSES).

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[8]. Buffone, S., Padda, K., & Becker, K., (September 2024). Qualitative Analysis of Student Course Perception Survey’s Open-Ended Comments: Insights into Student Perceptions of the Learning Experience. University of Waterloo.

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[7]. Cartwright, B., Padda, K., & Frank, G., (May 2024). Human Trafficking Enforcement in British Columbia: An In-Depth Analysis of Existing Strategies, and Recommendations for New Methods of Combatting Human Trafficking and Organized Crime. Office of Crime Reduction and Gang Outreach (OCR-GO) - Policing and Security Branch.

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[6]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K., & Strange, SM. (July 2022). Final Technical Report - The Dark Crawler: Combating Disinformation Warfare with Artificial Intelligence. DND/CAF.

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[5]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K., Strange, SM. (March 2022). Milestone 3 Technical Report - The Dark Crawler: Combating Disinformation Warfare with Artificial Intelligence. DND/CAF.

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[4]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K., & Strange, SM. (February 2022). An In-Depth Qualitative Analysis of Russian Disinformation Activities. DND/CAF.

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[3]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K. (December 2021). Milestone 2 Technical Report - The Dark Crawler: Combating Disinformation Warfare with Artificial Intelligence. DND/CAF.

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[2.] Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K. (September 2021). Milestone 1 Technical Report - The Dark Crawler: Combating Disinformation Warfare with Artificial Intelligence. DND/CAF.

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[1]. Cartwright, B., Frank, G., Padda, K., Strange, SM., Kettner, V., & Weir, G. (2021). Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Combat Covid-19 Disinformation on Social Media. Digital Citizenship Contribution Program (DCCP).