Noelle is a PhD candidate in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. She holds an MA in Criminology from SFU and a BA (honours) in Psychology from the University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on cybercrime, cybersecurity, and offender decision-making, with a particular emphasis on the psychological and sociological factors influencing malicious online behavior. Noelle is the recipient of the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and has worked on projects examining online criminal markets, technology-facilitated human trafficking, ransomware, and Indigenous student experiences. She has published in peer-reviewed academic journals and shared her research at international conferences.

Relevant Publications:

Warkentin, N., & Frank, R. (2024). Hidden in Plain Sight: Using Contact Information to Identify Sex Trafficking. In L. M. Aiello, T. Chakraborty, & S. Gaito (Eds.), ASONAM 2024: proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining: Rende, Italy, September 2-5, 2024 (pp. 271-286). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78554-2

Warkentin, N., Zhang, Y., Frank, R. (2025). The business of ransomware and its effects on business. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2025.2454620

Warkentin, N., Beauregard, E., & Chopin, J. (2024). Typologies of sexually motivated abductions: a latent class analysis. Psychology, Crime & Law, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2024.2384452

Warkentin, N., Décary-Hétu, D., & Frank, R. (2024). Communities of Inquiry for Offenders: Learning Malware Development on Asynchronous Platforms. Deviant Behavior, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2374423

Liu, S., Sayoto-Poulin, C., Rim, S., Seval, D., Vanderkooi, D., Warkentin, N., Decary-Hetu, D. (2022). Cybersecurity through human behaviour. Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership.

Warkentin, N., Frank, R., Zhang, Y., & Zakimi, N. (2022). Potential cyber-threats against Canada’s critical infrastructure: an investigation of online discussion forums. Criminal Justice Studies, 35(3), 322-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2022.2081568

Zhang, Y., Frank, R., Warkentin, N., & Zakimi, N. (2022). Accessible from the open web: a qualitative analysis of the available open-source information involving cyber security and critical infrastructure. Journal of Cybersecurity, 8(1), tyac003. https://doi.org/10.1093/cybsec/tyac003