Faculty and Staff

Full-Time Faculty

(Click on the links, where available, to see individual faculty web pages for more details)

  • Ashley Carver, Ph.D. (University of Melbourne), Associate Professor: Terrorism, counter-terrorism, genocide, policing and law enforcement. email: ashley.carver@smu.ca 
  • Diane Crocker, Ph.D. (York University), Professor: Gender-based violence, criminal harassment/stalking; restorative justice; qualitative and quantitative research methods; feminist criminology; law and policy; and program evaluation. email: diane.crocker@smu.ca
  • Alexa DodgePh.D. (Carleton University), Associate Professor:  digital criminology, technology-facilitated violence, sexual violence, feminist criminology, criminal law, and restorative justice. email: alexa.dodge@smu.ca 
  • Maria Gómez, Ph.D. (New School for Social Research), Associate Professor. Criminological & political theory, prejudice & hate crimes, gender & cultural studies, critical legal theory. email: maria.gomez@smu.ca 
  • Jamie Livingston, Ph.D. (Simon Fraser University), Associate Professor: Mental illness and criminal justice; stigma; compulsory treatment; forensic mental health; risk and recovery. email: jamie.livingston@smu.ca
  • Fyscillia Ream
  • Stephen Schneider, Ph.D. (University of British Columbia), Professor: Organized crime, crime prevention, developmental criminology, policing and law enforcement; community development. email: stephen.schneider@smu.ca
  • Marcus Sibley, Ph.D. (Carleton University), Assistant Professor: critical policing and governance; criminalization of sex work and human trafficking; sexual and gender-based violence; critical theory. email: marcus.sibley@smu.ca
  • Allyn Walker, Ph. D. (John Jay College/City University of New York), Assistant Professor: criminalization of marginalized communities, transformative justice, violence prevention, institutional harm, mental health, public health, stigma. email: allyn.walker@smu.ca
  • Robert S. Wright, MSW (Walla Walla University), RSW - Clinical Specialist, Assistant Professor: Racism and justice,  Impact of Race and Culture Assessments,  forensic mental health, sex offender assessment and treatment, child welfare and secure treatment. Robert.S.Wright@smu.ca 

Adjunct Faculty

  • Dr. Verona Singer, Ph.D. (Dalhousie University): Intimate partner violence, sexual violence, victim services

Part-Time Instructors

  • Tara Borden

  • Alysha Bullman

  • Lee-Ann Conrod

  • Jacob Glover

  • Adina Ilea
  • Terri Lipton
  • Wesley Petite
  • Mario Rolle

In Memoriam

  • Dr. John McMullan, Ph.D., Professor (1985-2014)
  • Dr. Kevin Bonnycastle, Ph.D., Associate Professor (2004-2011)
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