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Payten Smith
Passionate about teaching and learning, Payten Smith (she/her) is currently completing her Masters degree at Simon Fraser University and loves to share the knowledge she has obtained with anyone who will listen. Obtaining her undergraduate degree with honours at Simon Fraser University, Payten currently studies wrongful convictions and exoneree resource access, availability and effectiveness post release. In other words, she looks to share the stories and challenges of those who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Starting out in the sciences, Payten is interested on how science has been applied in legal realms and how new discoveries impact old findings. Payten is also the co-supervisor for the Forensic Entomology Lab at SFU's Centre for Forensic Research, and dedicates a large portion of her time to public outreach. Being a past varsity athlete on the SFU Women's Wrestling team, Payten has also competed at multiple Provincial, National, and International events - and currently works for BC Wrestling Association. If you look her up on Youtube, you will most likely find matches that she lost - funny how they never posted the ones she did well in.