A huge thank you to scholars Tomáš Diviák, Nicolás Trajtenberg (@nicotrajtenberg.bsky.social), Olga Sánchez de Ribera, and David Buil-Gil (@davidbuil.bsky.social) from (@criminologyuom.bsky.social) for sharing some of their insightful research with our faculty and grad students!
#SFUCriminology
#SFUCriminology
April 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A huge thank you to scholars Tomáš Diviák, Nicolás Trajtenberg (@nicotrajtenberg.bsky.social), Olga Sánchez de Ribera, and David Buil-Gil (@davidbuil.bsky.social) from (@criminologyuom.bsky.social) for sharing some of their insightful research with our faculty and grad students!
#SFUCriminology
#SFUCriminology
We're proud to announce that criminology professor @rylansimpson.bsky.social has received the 2024 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award in the Early Career category!
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March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We're proud to announce that criminology professor @rylansimpson.bsky.social has received the 2024 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award in the Early Career category!
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We are proud to spotlight one of our talented MA students, Daya Charchun!
Daya is passionate about access to justice and is exploring the barriers marginalized and racialized communities face when navigating the legal system.
Read more: buff.ly/hA8oLRT
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Daya is passionate about access to justice and is exploring the barriers marginalized and racialized communities face when navigating the legal system.
Read more: buff.ly/hA8oLRT
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September 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We are proud to spotlight one of our talented MA students, Daya Charchun!
Daya is passionate about access to justice and is exploring the barriers marginalized and racialized communities face when navigating the legal system.
Read more: buff.ly/hA8oLRT
#SFUCriminology
Daya is passionate about access to justice and is exploring the barriers marginalized and racialized communities face when navigating the legal system.
Read more: buff.ly/hA8oLRT
#SFUCriminology
Assistant professor Rylan Simpson has been awarded an Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice Research Grant to explore the effects of Live 911 technology on a variety of policing outcomes.
Congratulations to Rylan for this well-deserved recognition!
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#SFUCriminology #Policing #Research
Congratulations to Rylan for this well-deserved recognition!
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#SFUCriminology #Policing #Research
August 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Assistant professor Rylan Simpson has been awarded an Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice Research Grant to explore the effects of Live 911 technology on a variety of policing outcomes.
Congratulations to Rylan for this well-deserved recognition!
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#SFUCriminology #Policing #Research
Congratulations to Rylan for this well-deserved recognition!
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#SFUCriminology #Policing #Research
Big congratulations to Michaela McGuire for successfully defending her PhD thesis titled "Id ‘waadluxan gud ad is ‘wagen uu id daagwiiyah ga: We are all together, then we are strong”.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!
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#SFUCriminology #PhD #PhDThesisDefence
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!
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#SFUCriminology #PhD #PhDThesisDefence
August 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Big congratulations to Michaela McGuire for successfully defending her PhD thesis titled "Id ‘waadluxan gud ad is ‘wagen uu id daagwiiyah ga: We are all together, then we are strong”.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!
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#SFUCriminology #PhD #PhDThesisDefence
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!
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#SFUCriminology #PhD #PhDThesisDefence
Welcome back!
Wishing you a great start to the Spring 2026 term. Here's to a productive and inspiring term ahead!
#SFUCriminology #Spring2026 #WelcomeBack
Wishing you a great start to the Spring 2026 term. Here's to a productive and inspiring term ahead!
#SFUCriminology #Spring2026 #WelcomeBack
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Welcome back!
Wishing you a great start to the Spring 2026 term. Here's to a productive and inspiring term ahead!
#SFUCriminology #Spring2026 #WelcomeBack
Wishing you a great start to the Spring 2026 term. Here's to a productive and inspiring term ahead!
#SFUCriminology #Spring2026 #WelcomeBack
Congratulations, Criminology and Applied Legal Studies graduands!
We are excited to celebrate with you and wish you all the best as you begin your next chapter.
#SFUCriminology #mySFUgrad #Convocation2026
We are excited to celebrate with you and wish you all the best as you begin your next chapter.
#SFUCriminology #mySFUgrad #Convocation2026
June 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations, Criminology and Applied Legal Studies graduands!
We are excited to celebrate with you and wish you all the best as you begin your next chapter.
#SFUCriminology #mySFUgrad #Convocation2026
We are excited to celebrate with you and wish you all the best as you begin your next chapter.
#SFUCriminology #mySFUgrad #Convocation2026
Congratulations to Janine Namoro on successfully defending her MA thesis, “Evaluating Diversity-Related Practices and Women’s Representation in Policing: From Policy to Progress?”.
Read more:
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August 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations to Janine Namoro on successfully defending her MA thesis, “Evaluating Diversity-Related Practices and Women’s Representation in Policing: From Policy to Progress?”.
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #Defence
Read more:
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Congratulations to Jasmin Naidu on the successful defence of her MA thesis, “Uncovering History Trapped Behind Prison Walls: The Story of One of Canada’s First Woman Correctional Officers”.
#SFUCriminology #MA #ThesisDefence
#SFUCriminology #MA #ThesisDefence
July 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations to Jasmin Naidu on the successful defence of her MA thesis, “Uncovering History Trapped Behind Prison Walls: The Story of One of Canada’s First Woman Correctional Officers”.
#SFUCriminology #MA #ThesisDefence
#SFUCriminology #MA #ThesisDefence
Meet Courtney Robertson, a second-year master’s student using social network analysis to explore youth peer-to-peer relationship dynamics at a local youth center.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Meet Courtney Robertson, a second-year master’s student using social network analysis to explore youth peer-to-peer relationship dynamics at a local youth center.
Read more: buff.ly/3teGZQB
#SFUCriminology
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#SFUCriminology
Congratulations to Manéh Rostomyan on successfully defending her master’s thesis, “War Feeds: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Information Warfare on Telegram and TikTok in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.”
More: buff.ly/ZOWids7
#SFUCriminology #MADefence
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#SFUCriminology #MADefence
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Congratulations to Manéh Rostomyan on successfully defending her master’s thesis, “War Feeds: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Information Warfare on Telegram and TikTok in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.”
More: buff.ly/ZOWids7
#SFUCriminology #MADefence
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#SFUCriminology #MADefence
The latest issue of Research Connections is out!
This edition features a wide range of studies exploring new insights across the criminal justice system, criminological theory, and policy.
Read the full issue here:
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#SFUCriminology #CriminologyResearch
This edition features a wide range of studies exploring new insights across the criminal justice system, criminological theory, and policy.
Read the full issue here:
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#SFUCriminology #CriminologyResearch
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The latest issue of Research Connections is out!
This edition features a wide range of studies exploring new insights across the criminal justice system, criminological theory, and policy.
Read the full issue here:
buff.ly/O3Yy5dc
#SFUCriminology #CriminologyResearch
This edition features a wide range of studies exploring new insights across the criminal justice system, criminological theory, and policy.
Read the full issue here:
buff.ly/O3Yy5dc
#SFUCriminology #CriminologyResearch
Congratulations to Leo Tien for successfully defending his MA thesis titled “Risk in Context: The Influence of Birth Era on Criminogenic Risk and Emerging Adult Convictions Among Canadian Justice-Involved Youth.”
Read more: buff.ly/gyU0M6o
#SFUCriminology
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#SFUCriminology
August 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Congratulations to Leo Tien for successfully defending his MA thesis titled “Risk in Context: The Influence of Birth Era on Criminogenic Risk and Emerging Adult Convictions Among Canadian Justice-Involved Youth.”
Read more: buff.ly/gyU0M6o
#SFUCriminology
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#SFUCriminology
Congratulations to Ashley Kyne on successfully defending her MA thesis, “The Role of Informal Social Control in Offending Among Indigenous and White Populations”! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you!
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #MADefence
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July 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Congratulations to Ashley Kyne on successfully defending her MA thesis, “The Role of Informal Social Control in Offending Among Indigenous and White Populations”! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you!
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #MADefence
Read more:
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Huge congratulations to Bailey Cooper on successfully defending her MA thesis titled "Navigating Coercive Control: Exploration Among Agencies Supporting Victims-Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse!"
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Well done, Bailey!
#SFUCriminology #MAThesis #ThesisDefence #IntimatePartnerAbuse
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Well done, Bailey!
#SFUCriminology #MAThesis #ThesisDefence #IntimatePartnerAbuse
April 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Huge congratulations to Bailey Cooper on successfully defending her MA thesis titled "Navigating Coercive Control: Exploration Among Agencies Supporting Victims-Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse!"
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Well done, Bailey!
#SFUCriminology #MAThesis #ThesisDefence #IntimatePartnerAbuse
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Well done, Bailey!
#SFUCriminology #MAThesis #ThesisDefence #IntimatePartnerAbuse
Congratulations to Marcel Allen for successfully defending his MA thesis, “Secondary to the Scene: Exploring Gendered Harassment in the Fighting Game Community”! Excited to see what the future holds for you!
Read more: buff.ly/oU4Jx9f
#SFUCriminology #MADefence
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#SFUCriminology #MADefence
July 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Congratulations to Marcel Allen for successfully defending his MA thesis, “Secondary to the Scene: Exploring Gendered Harassment in the Fighting Game Community”! Excited to see what the future holds for you!
Read more: buff.ly/oU4Jx9f
#SFUCriminology #MADefence
Read more: buff.ly/oU4Jx9f
#SFUCriminology #MADefence
Introducing Mira Dhaliwal, one of our talented PhD students exploring the intersection of biology, psychology, and social influence. Her research tackles the complex issues surrounding serial and sexual homicide.
Learn more: buff.ly/VLDBhYM
#SFUCriminology #PhD #Research #GraduateStudents
Learn more: buff.ly/VLDBhYM
#SFUCriminology #PhD #Research #GraduateStudents
June 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Introducing Mira Dhaliwal, one of our talented PhD students exploring the intersection of biology, psychology, and social influence. Her research tackles the complex issues surrounding serial and sexual homicide.
Learn more: buff.ly/VLDBhYM
#SFUCriminology #PhD #Research #GraduateStudents
Learn more: buff.ly/VLDBhYM
#SFUCriminology #PhD #Research #GraduateStudents
In 2016, Michaela McGuire returned to university to complete her undergraduate degree. A decade later, she graduated with a PhD in Criminology and earned this year's Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal.
Read more about her insipiring academic journey:
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Read more about her insipiring academic journey:
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#SFUCriminology
June 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
In 2016, Michaela McGuire returned to university to complete her undergraduate degree. A decade later, she graduated with a PhD in Criminology and earned this year's Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal.
Read more about her insipiring academic journey:
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#SFUCriminology
Read more about her insipiring academic journey:
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#SFUCriminology
Huge congratulations to Naomi Zakimi on successfully defending her PhD thesis, “When drug policy comes alive: A qualitative study of drug decriminalization and social position in British Columbia”.
Read more: buff.ly/XtPMNSj
Well done, Naomi!
#SFUCriminology #PhD
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Well done, Naomi!
#SFUCriminology #PhD
Congratulations to Naomi Zakimi on successfully defending her PhD thesis
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April 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Huge congratulations to Naomi Zakimi on successfully defending her PhD thesis, “When drug policy comes alive: A qualitative study of drug decriminalization and social position in British Columbia”.
Read more: buff.ly/XtPMNSj
Well done, Naomi!
#SFUCriminology #PhD
Read more: buff.ly/XtPMNSj
Well done, Naomi!
#SFUCriminology #PhD
Welcome to the first day of Fall 2026 classes!
Wishing all our students, faculty, and staff a great term.
#SFUCriminology
Wishing all our students, faculty, and staff a great term.
#SFUCriminology
September 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Welcome to the first day of Fall 2026 classes!
Wishing all our students, faculty, and staff a great term.
#SFUCriminology
Wishing all our students, faculty, and staff a great term.
#SFUCriminology
Congratulations to Marcelo Espinoza on the successful defence of his MA thesis, “Opening the Doors to the Plea-Bargaining Process: Perspectives of Defence Lawyers, Crown Prosecutors, and Judges”.
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #MA
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#SFUCriminology #MA
August 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Congratulations to Marcelo Espinoza on the successful defence of his MA thesis, “Opening the Doors to the Plea-Bargaining Process: Perspectives of Defence Lawyers, Crown Prosecutors, and Judges”.
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #MA
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#SFUCriminology #MA
Congratulations to Britny Martlin on successfully defending her PhD thesis titled “Bodies, water and sonar: Searching for submerged decedents using recreational fish finders”.
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #PhD
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#SFUCriminology #PhD
July 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Congratulations to Britny Martlin on successfully defending her PhD thesis titled “Bodies, water and sonar: Searching for submerged decedents using recreational fish finders”.
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #PhD
Read more:
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#SFUCriminology #PhD
Our summer issue of Research Connections is now available!
Read it here, and feel free to contact the authors if you have questions or want to learn more about their work: buff.ly/mbODQXr
#SFUCriminology #Research
Read it here, and feel free to contact the authors if you have questions or want to learn more about their work: buff.ly/mbODQXr
#SFUCriminology #Research
June 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Our summer issue of Research Connections is now available!
Read it here, and feel free to contact the authors if you have questions or want to learn more about their work: buff.ly/mbODQXr
#SFUCriminology #Research
Read it here, and feel free to contact the authors if you have questions or want to learn more about their work: buff.ly/mbODQXr
#SFUCriminology #Research
Our 25th issue of Research Connections is now live!
This edition showcases a diverse range of studies and highlights the remarkable breadth and depth of criminological research withing the School of Criminology.
Read it here: buff.ly/pJSm5E0
#SFUCriminology #Research #CriminologyResearch
This edition showcases a diverse range of studies and highlights the remarkable breadth and depth of criminological research withing the School of Criminology.
Read it here: buff.ly/pJSm5E0
#SFUCriminology #Research #CriminologyResearch
March 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Our 25th issue of Research Connections is now live!
This edition showcases a diverse range of studies and highlights the remarkable breadth and depth of criminological research withing the School of Criminology.
Read it here: buff.ly/pJSm5E0
#SFUCriminology #Research #CriminologyResearch
This edition showcases a diverse range of studies and highlights the remarkable breadth and depth of criminological research withing the School of Criminology.
Read it here: buff.ly/pJSm5E0
#SFUCriminology #Research #CriminologyResearch
What happens to youth with psychopathic traits as they grow into adulthood? Professor @evanmccuish.bsky.social explores this complex and often misunderstood topic in his latest book, “Psychopathy in Adolescence and its Consequences in Adulthood”.
Read more: buff.ly/L78NapE.
#SFUCriminology
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#SFUCriminology
February 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What happens to youth with psychopathic traits as they grow into adulthood? Professor @evanmccuish.bsky.social explores this complex and often misunderstood topic in his latest book, “Psychopathy in Adolescence and its Consequences in Adulthood”.
Read more: buff.ly/L78NapE.
#SFUCriminology
Read more: buff.ly/L78NapE.
#SFUCriminology