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.  Tel: (902) 420-5874; email: ashley.carver@smu.ca 
• Fall 2022 office hours: Mondays, Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00 pm (online)
• Rachael Collins, Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan), Associate Professor: Violence, serial homicide, mass murder, quantitative analysis, meta-analysis. Tel: (902) 491-6475; email: r.collins@smu.ca 
• Fall 2022 office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00 in person,  and virtually 1:00 - 3:00 (no drop-ins, email in advance to receive a link and select times)
• Diane Crocker, Ph.D. (York University), Professor: Violence against women; criminal harassment/stalking; judicial decision making; restorative justice; qualitative and quantitative research methods; feminist criminology; and law and society. Tel: (902) 420-5875; email: diane.crocker@smu.ca
• Fall 2022 office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Fridays 4:00 - 5:00 pm (in-person or by Zoom)
• Alexa Dodge,  Ph.D. (Carleton University), Assistant Professor:  digital criminology, technology-facilitated violence, sexual violence, feminist criminology, criminal law, and restorative justice. Tel: (902) 420-5888; email: alexa.dodge@smu.ca 
• Fall 2022 office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00 pm in person, and virtually Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm (no drop-ins, email in advance to receive a link and select times)

• Maria Gómez, Ph.D. (New School for Social Research), Associate Professor. Criminological & political theory, prejudice & hate crimes, gender & cultural studies, critical legal theory. Tel: (902) 420-5149; email: maria.gomez@smu.ca (on sabbatical 2022-2023) 

• Jay Healey, Ph.D. (Simon Fraser University), Assistant Professor. Sexual violence, sexual sadism, atypical sexual behavior, nonsexual homicide, and quantitative research methodologies. Tel: (902) 420-5531; email: jay.healey@smu.ca 
• Fall 2022 office hours: Tuesdays 11:30 - 1:00 and 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Thursdays 11:30 - 1:00 pm or by appointment
• Jamie Livingston, Ph.D. (Simon Fraser University), Associate Professor: Mental illness and criminal justice; stigma; compulsory treatment; forensic mental health; risk and recovery. Tel: (902) 491-6258; email: jamie.livingston@smu.ca 
• Fall 2022 office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 - 1:00 pm

• Stephen Schneider, Ph.D. (University of British Columbia), Professor: Organized crime, crime prevention, developmental criminology, policing and law enforcement; community development. Tel: (902) 420-5872 ; email: stephen.schneider@smu.ca  
• Fall 2022 office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 - 1:00 pm or by appointment 

 

Adjunct Faculty

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

Part-Time Instructors

• Robert Kennedy
• Lee-Ann Conrod
   

In Memoriam

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