GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILES
DOCTORAL (PHD)
Ahmed, Simran (she/her)
Education: BA - Simon Fraser University, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Risk assessments; sex offending; intimate partner violence; corrections policy and practice; police community relations
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Maaike Helmus (supervisor)
Email: simran_ahmed@sfu.ca
Bouchard, Jessica
Education: BA - St. Thomas University, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Program evaluation; community-based corrections; meta-analysis; crime prevention/intervention; policy analysis; evidence-based practices
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Jennifer Wong
Email: jessica_bouchard@sfu.ca
Buhrig, Ryan
Education: BA Commerce - University of British Columbia, MA Criminal Justice - University of the Fraser Valley
Research Interests: Police organizational culture; hegemonic masculinity in policing; police recruitment and training; politicization of policing.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Garth Davies
Email: ryan_buhrig@sfu.ca
Champion, Amanda R. (she/her)
Education: BA (Hon.) psychology - Kwantlen Polytechnic University, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Terrorism; misogynist extremism; sexual assault; human sexuality.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Garth Davies; Dr. Richard Frank; Dr. Raymond Corrado
Email: amanda_champion@sfu.ca
Dub, Dilvur
Education: BA (Hon) Criminology and Justice - Ontario Tech University, MA Criminal Justice - University of the Fraser Valley
Research Interests: Criminal justice system; perceptions of the police; youth gangs; youth gang prevention/intervention programs; mixed methods research
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Curt Griffiths
Email: dilvur_dub@sfu.ca
Doering, Sara (she/her)
Education: BA (Hon), MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Terrorism and violent extremism; right-wing extremism; quantitative research methods; terrorism risk assessment; mental health and violence; adolescent offending
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Garth Davies, Dr. Ray Corrado
Email: sdoering@sfu.ca
Farrell, Jack (he/him)
Education: LL.B - Trinity College Dublin, MA Global Criminology - Utrecht University
Research Interests: Drug policy; harm reduction; social constructions of deviance; community-engaged research
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Alissa Greer
Email: jfa93@sfu.ca
Gushue, Kelsey
Education: BA, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Young offenders; developmental and life course criminology; criminological theory; quantitative research methods
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Evan McCuish
Email: kgushue@sfu.ca
Janus, Soraya
Education: BA, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Wrongful convictions; miscarriages of justice; false confessions; expert testimony; policing; commissions of inquiry; innocence projects; victimology; Canadian law
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Gail S. Anderson
Email: sjanus@sfu.ca
King, Steff (they/them)
Education: BSc - University of Idaho
Research Interests: Forensic investigative practice; Indigenous justice; MMIWG2
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Gail S. Anderson (senior supervisor), Dr. Ted Palys
Email: steff_king@sfu.ca
Kocsis, Kristina (she/her)
Education: BA - St. Thomas University, MA - Wilfrid Laurier University
Research Interests: Corrections and penology; mental health and mental illness; stress; criminal responsibility; quantitative research methods; mixed methods research; policy analysis
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Evan McCuish, Dr. Danielle Murdoch
Email: kristina_kocsis@sfu.ca
Lam, Vienna (she/her)
Education: BA, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Forensic anthropology; taphonomy; thanatology; aquatic deaths; drowning prevention.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Gail S. Anderson (senior supervisor), Dr. Bryan Kinney
Email: vienna_lam@sfu.ca
Louden, Rachelle (she/her)
Education: BA (Hons.) Criminology - Kwantlen Polytechnic University, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Disinformation; information warfare; hybrid warfare; cybercrime; cyberterrorism; technology facilitated political violence; policing
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Richard Frank
Email: rlouden@sfu.ca
McGuire, Michaela | Jaad Gudgihljiwah
Education: BA, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Haida justice; decolonization and resurgence; Haida identity & belonging; racism against Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights and sovereignty; self-governance; Indigenous women and corrections
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Ted Palys
Email: michaela_mcguire@sfu.ca
Michener, Suzanna (she/her)
Education: BA - University of British Columbia, MSc - The University of Sheffield
Research Interests: Forensic anthropology; forensic science; miscarriages of justice; biological anthropology; biological explanations of crime; epigenetics
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Lynne Bell
Email: smichene@sfu.ca
Ryu, Hana
Education: BA, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Developmental and life course criminology; family violence; gangs; intimate partner violence; quantitative/qualitative research methods; social network analysis; victimization; youth offending
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Evan McCuish, Dr. Martin Bouchard
Email: hana_ryu@sfu.ca
Sandrin, Ryan (he/him)
Education: BA, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Emergency communications; experimental criminology; intimate partner violence; perceptions of police; policing; police recruitment; research methods; sociology of sport
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Rylan Simpson
Email: rsandrin@sfu.ca
Turpin, Chantal (she/her)
Education: BSc (Hon) Anthropology, BSc (Hon) Forensic Science - Trent University, MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Technology-facilitated sexual violence; online sexual harassment; harassment in video game culture
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Sheri Fabian (co-lead supervisor), Dr. Bryan Kinney (co-lead supervisor), Dr. Richard Frank (committee member)
Email: cturpin@sfu.ca
Ueda, Momo (she/her)
Education: BSc - University of British Columbia, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Stable isotope forensics; forensic human identification; human geolocation.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Lynne Bell
Email: mueda@sfu.ca
Wood, Becca (she/her)
Education: BA - University of Birmingham, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Violence against animals; violence against women; intimate partner violence; sexual violence
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Gail S. Anderson
Email: Beccaw@sfu.ca
Wu, Edith (she/her)
Education: BA (Hon.), MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Terrorism and political violence; extremism; political activism; radicalization; research methods.
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Garth Davies; Dr. Ray Corrado; Dr. Sheri Fabian
Email: edith_wu@sfu.ca
Zakimi, Naomi (she/her)
Education: BA (Hon), MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Drug policy; experiences of people who use drugs across contexts/populations (workers, migrants, etc.); policing and enforcement of drug laws; qualitative research
Supervisor: Dr. Alissa Greer
Email: naomi_zakimi@sfu.ca
Zdjelar, Vanja (she/her)
Education: BA (Hon) Criminology, BA Political Science and Communications - Simon Fraser University
MA Criminology - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Terrorism, mysoginist extremism, right-wing extremism, left-wing extremism, research methods, policing
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Garth Davies
Email: vzdjelar@sfu.ca
Zhang, Yuxuan (Cicilia)
Education: BA, MA - Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Cybersecurity; critical infrastructure; open-source intelligence (OSINT); social engineering; cyberterrorism; cyber warfare
Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Richard Frank
Email: ciciliaz@sfu.ca