Dawn Rault

BIOGRAPHY

Dawn Rault, PhD, is a Lecturer in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Prior to joining Simon Fraser University, she taught in the Law and Society program at the University of Calgary and the Justice Studies program at Mount Royal University. Her current teaching focusses on supporting undergraduate leaners navigate the complexities of the Canadian criminal justice system with care and compassion.

She earned her doctorate in Population and Public Health from the University of Calgary as a member of the human-animal studies and one-health promotion team in the Cumming School of Medicine. Her current research examines the work of officers who enforce animal laws and novel approaches to promoting health in multi-species families, communities and publics. She is interested in how animals are woven into our social and legal systems.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Animal law; law enforcement; population and public health; qualitative research methods, community based and participatory research; social justice.

EDUCATION

BA (UFV)
MA (RRU)
PhD (U of C)

Note for potential undergraduate honours and graduate students:

SFU teaching faculty cannot supervise graduate students, but I am open to supporting undergraduate honours students.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Rault, D., Adams, C. L., Springett, J., & Rock, M. J. (2022). Animal Protection, Law Enforcement, and Occupational Health: Qualitative Action Research Highlights the Urgency of Relational Coordination in a Medico-Legal Borderland. Animals, 12(10), 1282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101282
Rault, D. (2022) Our Shared Future: Windows into Canada’s Reconciliation Journey-Book Review. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 64(2), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.64.2.124
Rault, D., Rock, M., Mouton, M., Parkinson, M. (2020). ‘One Health’ promotion in a model city for dog-aggression policy: A qualitative inquiry in the City of Calgary. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 43(2), 19-20. doi.org/10.29173/cjen46
Rault, D., Nowicki, S., Adams, C., Rock, M. (2018). To Protect Animals, First We Must Protect Law Enforcement Officers. Journal of Animal and Natural Resource Law, 14:1-32. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/janimlaw14&div=4&id=&page=
Rock, M., Rault, D., Degeling, C. (2017). Dog-bites, rabies and One-health: Towards improved coordination in research, policy and practice. Social Science and Medicine, 187:126-133. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28683380/
Rault, D., Rock, M. (2017). Peace Officer Safety in Alberta. Justice Report, 32:3. https://www.ccja-acjp.ca/pub/en/justice-report/issue-32-3/
Rock, M., Degeling, C., Graham, T., Toohey, A., Rock, D., McCormack, G. (2016). Public engagement and community participation in governing urban parks: A case study in changing and implementing a policy addressing off-leash dogs. Critical Public Health, 26:588-601. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09581596.2016.1177635?journalCode=ccph20

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program-International Instructor Training Institute
Law Enforcement Training Day Coordinator-Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals

RECENTLY TAUGHT COURSES

CRIM 101-Introduction to Criminology
CRIM 104-Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
CRIM 131-Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CRIM 300w-Current theories and perspectives in Criminology
CRIM 318-Special Topics in Criminology: Animals, Law and Society
CRIM 321-Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology

Courses

Summer 2025

Fall 2025

Future courses may be subject to change.

School of Criminology