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GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILES

MASTER'S (MA)

ALLERS, PAIGE (SHE/HER)

Education: Bachelor of Human Justice and a Certificate in Forensic Psychology - University of Regina
Research Interests: Femicide; gender-based violence; intimate partner violence and homicide.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Alexandra Lysova.
Email: paige_allers@sfu.ca

ARADOTTIR, TINNA

 

BISON, ALICE (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminology (Hon) - Saint Mary's University
Research Interests: Program evaluation; youth offending; crime prevention/intervation; environmental criminology.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Jennifer Wong.
Email: alice_bison@sfu.ca

CASSERES, HANNAH (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminology (with distinction) - 911³Ô¹Ï 
Research Interests: Environmental criminology; policing strategies; crime at places; exceptional events; spatiotemporal aspects of crime.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Shannon Linning.
Email: hannah_casseres@sfu.ca

CERESOLI, LÉANA

Education: BA Honours in Sociology, Criminology, Law & Social Policy Concentration, Psychology Minor - Bishop's University 
Research Interests: Algorithm-mediated social learning in young adults; political extremism; counter-violent extremism (CVE) strategy development. 
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Garth Davies.
Email: leana_ceresoli@sfu.ca

CHARAN, KOUSHAL

CHARCHUN, DAYA (SHE/HER)

Education: Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) in Political Science and Criminology & Socio-Legal Studies – University of Toronto
Research Interests: Access to justice; inclusive justice for marginalized and racialized groups; justice disparities.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Zachary Rowan.
Email: daya_charchun@sfu.ca

CHONG, JOEUN (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Criminology (Honours) - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Cyberwarfare; state-sponsored cyberattacks on Critical National Infrastructure (CNI); Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups; technology-facilitated human trafficking and transnational organized crime.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Richard Frank.     
Email: joeunc@sfu.ca

CHOWDHURY, CASS (SHE/HER)

Education: Joint BA in Anthropology & Archaeology - 911³Ô¹Ï, BA (Hons) in Criminology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Gender variance in skeletal remains; human rights-focussed forensic anthropology.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Gail S. Anderson.
Email: cchowhdu@sfu.ca

CHRISTOFFERSON, KAYLEE (SHE/HER)

Education: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies - University of Arizona
Research Interests: Program/Policy Evaluation; corrections
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Jennifer Wong.
Email: Kaylee_Christofferson@sfu.ca

COBB, SARAH

 

DHANDA, PARDEEP

DOUGLAS, JULIANNA

 

DU PLESSIS, EMMA

FAY, MIA

 

FRACASSI, NATASHA (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Major in psychology - McGill University
Research Interests: Reintegration; recidivism; sex offenders; offender risk assessment.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Maaike Helmus.
Email: natasha_fracassi@sfu.ca

GAMMIE, DANIKA

HENLEY, KAITLIN (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminal Justice (Hon) - University of Winnipeg
Research Interests: Social networks; organized crime; gang violence; criminal trajectories; women in organized crime; desistance.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Martin Bouchard.
Email: kaitlin_henley@sfu.ca

IANNONE, RACHEL MAY (SHE, HER)

Education: BA Criminology (with distinction) - Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Research Interests: Policing and mental health; operational challenges in policing; structural stigma affecting PWUD; BC’s decriminalization initiative and barriers to implementation; lived experiences of police officers and frontline workers.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Amanda Butler.
Email: rachel_iannone@sfu.ca

IRELAND-HAIGHT, STEVEN (HE/HIM)

Education: BS in Forensic Psychology, BS in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Arizona State University
Research Interests: Violence prevention in rural and remote communities.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Maaike Helmus.
Email: sai5@sfu.edu

KIM, DAYEONG

KU, MAGGIE (SHE/HER)

Education: Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) with a Specialization in Forensic Anthropology - University of Toronto
Research Interests: Wrongful convictions involving forensic evidence; miscarriages of justice; standards for expert witnesses and expert witness testimonies.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Gail Anderson.
Email: maggie_ku@sfu.ca

LEPARD, HEATHER

 

LOPEZ, MARIKA (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Criminology (Honours) - Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Research Interests: Community criminology; environmental criminology; qualitative research; digital methods and communities; social media and crime prevention; legislation and policy analysis.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Curt Griffiths; Richard Frank (co-supervisors).
Email: marika_lopez@sfu.ca

MENG, CYN (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Criminology (Honours, with Distinction) - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Criminal law; forensic sciences; sexual offending; social justice, international criminal law.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Helene Love.          
Email: cynthia_meng@sfu.ca

METCALFE, DANA

Education: BA Criminology (with Distinction) - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research interests: Canadian legal decision-making; disclosure and national security processes; and the ways in which institutions manage risk, secrecy, and accountability under pressure.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Garth Davies and Amy Conroy.
Email: dana_metcalfe@sfu.ca

MOODY, KATHLEEN (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Criminology, Minor Sociology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research interests: Life-course and developmental criminology; human rights-based approach; youth and social justice; community-based research; policymaking and forensic technologies.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Evan McCuish.
Email: kmoody@sfu.ca

NEILSEN, KIA

Education: BA in Criminal Justice (with distinction) - University of the Fraser Valley
Research interests: Recidivism; reintegration of offenders; intellectual disabilities and the CJS; crime prevention; corrections; intimate partner violence.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Jennifer Wong.
Email: kia_neilsen@sfu.ca

NIELSEN, JONAH

OXLEY, PIPPA

PARENTE, ANGELICA (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminology, minor in Counselling and Human Development - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: The relationship between brain trauma and criminal behaviour.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Gail Anderson.
Email: aparente@sfu.ca

POULIN, MEGAN (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminology, Minor in Psychology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Sexual violence; victim blaming; victimization.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Jennifer Wong.
Email: mpoulin@sfu.ca

ROBERTSON, COURTNEY

Education: BA in Criminology and Psychology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Human trafficking; sex crimes; organized crime; gang networks; street gangs; young offenders; gun violence; attitudes towards offending.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Martin Bouchard; Zachary Rowan.
Email: cra49@sfu.ca

SCHLUFF, BAYLEE

SCOTT, EMMA (SHE/HER)

Education: BA, Double Major in Law, Justice & Society and Psychology - Dalhousie University
Research Interests: Recidivism; developmental life course criminology; mental health; sexual and violent offending patterns; offender risk assessment. 
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Eric Beauregard.
Email: emma_scott@sfu.ca

SHARMA, HEMANI (SHE/HER)

EducationBA, Criminology, minor in Psychology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Intimate partner violence; spousal homicide; terrorism; extremism. 
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Alexandra Lysova.
Email: hemanis@sfu.ca

SULAJ, PERLA (SHE, HER)

Education: BA Criminology (Honours) - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Place-based crime prevention; crime radiation; problem-oriented policing; spatial crime displacement.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Shannon Linning.
Email: perla_sulaj@sfu.ca

VAN DE BOVENKAMP, ALEC

VAN DE VELDE, EVEE (SHE/HER)

Education: BA in Criminology (with distinction) - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Wildlife forensics; cultural influence on lawmaking; criminalization of Indigenous practices; Indigenous perspectives on crime.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Gail Anderson.
Email: edv1@sfu.ca

VEIDEMANE, (WENDY) VENDIJA (SHE, HER)

Education: BA in Applied Criminology (Honours) - Douglas College
Research Interests: Policing; police dogs and handlers; mental health in criminal justice professions; policy and intervention. 
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Marie Ouellet.
Email: vendija_veidemane@sfu.ca

WANG, ANDREW (HE/HIM)

Education: BA in Criminology - 911³Ô¹Ï
Research Interests: Canadian courts and interpersonal violence.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Alexandra Lysova.
Email: andrew_wang_4@sfu.ca

WARD, JOCELYN

WATT, ALEXIS (SHE/HER)

Education: BA Criminology (Hons), concentration in Legal Studies - Douglas College
Research Interests: Public safety institutions; border security; policing; officer recruitment, training & development; institutional culture & subcultures; law & policy; oversight & accountability.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Rylan Simpson.
Email: alexis_watt@sfu.ca