PhD Students

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), Dr. Evan McCuish (committee member)

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

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

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: Criminological theory; developmental and life course criminology; gangs; 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 - 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

Research Interests: Animal violence; intimate partner violence; the legal landscape of sentience; captivity and bestiality; sexual violence against women; minority victims

Supervisor/Supervisory Committee: Dr. Gail S. Anderson

Email: Beccaw@sfu.ca