Graduate Students

Victoria Burman

Email: 
vburman@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Thesis
Advisor: 
Ryan Broll

Research Interests

Victimization and criminalization of marginalized communities, particularly regarding queer and 'deviant' identities.

Erin Knipfel

Email: 
eknipfel@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Major Research Paper (MRP)
Advisor: 
Carolyn Yule

Research Interests

My research interests focus largely on victim rights, gender-based violence, and victim’s role in court process. My MRP research will be concentrating on the role of Intimate Partner Violence survivors in the bail process while investigating the benefits and drawbacks of their involvement.

Bronwyn Mahon

Email: 
bmahon@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Thesis
Advisor: 
Steph Howells

Research Interests

My research interests include sex trafficking policy, youth victimization, and school culture.

Briana Medeiros

Email: 
bmedeiro@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Thesis
Advisor: 
Patrick Parnaby

Research Interests

Effectiveness of hotspot policing.

Arianna Pearman

Email: 
apearman@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Major Research Paper (MRP)
Advisor: 
Carolyn Yule

Research Interests

Indigenous experience throughout the criminal justice system, with a focus on Indigenous women who did/didn’t experience cultural-specific aids in carceral institutions and how that affects future contact with the criminal justice system.

Noah Ramsammy

Email: 
nramsa01@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Thesis
Advisor: 
Laura MacDiarmid

Research Interests

My research interests include victimology, restorative justice, and gender-based violence. Specifically, I am interested in exploring survivors of gender-based violence and their perceptions on the suitability of restorative justice.

Cordelia Zehr

Email: 
czehr@uoguelph.ca
Degree Type: 
Thesis
Advisor: 
David MacDonald

Research Interests

I am interested in exploring the unique incarceration experiences of Indigenous Canadians in correctional institutions, with specific emphasis on access to healthcare in the prison system.