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Tamara O'Doherty
Senior Lecturer
School of Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
BIOGRAPHY
Tamara O鈥橠oherty is a senior lecturer in the School of Criminology at 911吃瓜. Her research expertise includes critical criminology, human rights and criminal law, collaborative and legal research methods.
In addition to post-secondary teaching and decolonizing legal pedagogy contributions, O'Doherty鈥檚 research and publications have focused on the effects of criminalization, victimization, commercial sex, and human trafficking law.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Critical legal studies; criminal law; human rights and civil liberties; victimization and commercial sex; gender and law; mixed methods and legal analysis; evidentiary issues in criminal law; criminalization of immigration; human trafficking; and social policy analysis.
EDUCATION
- BA (UFV)
- JD (UBC)
- MA (911吃瓜)
- PhD (911吃瓜)
NOTE FOR POTENTIAL GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Not currently accepting Masters students for supervision; open to being a member of graduate student MA and PhD committees.
Selected Publications
- Boyd, N., Love, H., & 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. (2024). Canadian Law: An Introduction (8th). Emond Publishing.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. & Millar, H. (2024). Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons Offences: problems and pitfalls in the Post-PCEPA era. In K. Roots, A. De Shalit, and E. van der Meulen (Eds). Trafficking Harms: Critical Perspectives on Human Trafficking in Canada. Fernwood.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. & Bowen, R. (2023). Commercial Sex as Valuable? Policy implications of sex workers鈥� perspectives on the contributions of their labour. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T., Love, H., & Scott, M. (2023). Decolonization and Anti-Racism in Criminology: Student perceptions on faculty teaching practices. In N. Tzouvala, F. Adebisi, S. Jivraj, & R. Manjoo, (Eds). Decolonisation, Anti-Racism, and Legal Pedagogy: Strategies, Successes and Challenges. Routledge.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. & Cherrington, K. (2022). Commodified BDSM Services: Professional Dominatrices鈥� views on their work and its criminalization. Archives for Sexual Behaviour.
- Murdoch, D., 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T., & Todd, H. (2021) Preparing and Supporting Graduate Students in their role as Teaching Assistants: An Exploration of TA training in a School of Criminology. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 32(1), 42-59. doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2020.1833954
- Millar, H. & 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. (2020). Racialized, Gendered, and Sensationalized: An examination of Canadian anti-trafficking laws, their enforcement, and their (re)presentation. Canadian Journal of Law and Society. 35(1), 23-44.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. & Waters, I. (2019). Gender, victimization, and commercial sex: A comparative study. Atlantis, 40(1), 18-29.
- Kaye, J., Millar, H., & 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. (2019) Exploring Human Rights in the Context of Enforcement-Based Ant-Trafficking in Persons Responses. In Winterdyke, J., Jones, J. (eds). The Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking. Palgrave MacMillan.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T., Millar, H., Clancey, A., & MacKenzie, K. (2018). Misrepresentations, Inadequate Evidence, and Impediments to Justice: Human Rights Impacts of Canada鈥檚 Anti-Trafficking Efforts. In van der Meulen, E., Durisin, E., & Bruckert, C. Red Light Labour: Sex Work Regulation, Agency, and Resistance. UBC Press.
- Bowen, R. & 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. (2014). Participant-Driven Action Research (PDAR) with Sex Workers in Vancouver, BC. In C. Showden & S. Majic (Eds), Negotiating Sex Work: Unintended Consequences of Policy and Activism (pp.53-74). University of Minnesota Press.
- 翱鈥橠辞丑别谤迟测, T. (2011). Criminalization and Off-Street Sex Work in Canada. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 53(3), 217- 245.
Selected Grants
- Funded through the Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (now TILT)
- Addressing Social Inequities as they relate to Law. Final Report
- Reflecting on the Legal Studies in 911吃瓜鈥檚 School of Criminology: Alumni Perspectives. Final Report
- Understanding the Needs of Indigenous Students at 911吃瓜. Final Report
- Working with and Supporting Teaching Assistants (Final Report, Toolkit for instructors, Toolkit for TAs)
- Harm-Reduction and Resiliency-Building in Lectures: Teaching about victimization in respectful and inclusive ways. Final Report
Selected Awards
- 911吃瓜 Teaching Excellence Award in Online and Blended Learning 2025
- Lesley B. Cormack Award for excellence in teaching in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for 2023
Service and other Professional Activities
- Director, Teaching Appointments, 911吃瓜FA, (Fall 2024-present)
- Research Associate, SWAN Vancouver Society (2016-present)
- Chair, 911吃瓜 Human Rights Policy Board (Aug. 2020- Aug. 2024)
- Legal Expert, Research Ethics Board (Spring 2017-Spring 2020)
RECENTLY TAUGHT COURSES
- CRIM 135: Introduction to Canadian Legal Institutions
- CRIM 230: Criminal Law
- CRIM 302: Critical Approaches to Crime and Deviance
- CRIM 317: Sex, Work, and the Law
- CRIM 335: Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Courses
Fall 2026
Future courses may be subject to change.