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FASS in the Class: The Off-Campus Visit

High school counselors and teachers — Bring SFU and FASS to your classroom with our guest speaker opportunities! 

We have a roster of highly successful FASS graduate students who are keen to share their research and career journeys with your students. Each speaker will bring a unique perspective to their presentation and will add value to the learning experience by sharing their knowledge and expertise in a humanities and social sciences subject. 

Presentations are subject to change and limited to availability.

Lethal Ladies: Breaking Down Myths Around Serial Killers and Women Who Kill

Ideal for: Law Studies, Explorations in Social Studies, and Career Education

This presentation explores the often-forgotten history of female serial killers and highlights several major cases. Students will learn about the key differences between male and female serial killers, and how these differences may have emerged. This presentation will encourage students to critically assess cases and challenge assumptions about crime and social norms. Students will also have the opportunity to practice their investigation skills and use their knowledge in a case study exercise.

Speaker

Mira Dhaliwal (she/her) is a PhD student in the criminology department at Simon Fraser University. Early on, Mira knew she wanted to study crime, having watched shows like Criminal Minds and reading books on the history of forensics. As a PhD student, Mira uses her background in neuropsychology and developmental psychology to inform her research on serial killers and evidence-based profiling.