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Dawson edits special issue on fatality and death reviews

A special issue on Fatality and Death Reviews comprised the final 2013 issue of Homicide Studies, an international journal that seeks to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners by highlighting quality research from multiple disciplines concerned with research, public policy and new knowledge in the study and prevention of homicide.

UG Faculty receive $1.6 million in SSHRC grants

Read the full article, "U of G Faculty Receive $1.6 Million in SSHRC Grants."

Sexual violence, social media and youth report and videos released

Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) announced the release this week of a research report, Sexual Violence, Social Media and Youth, funded by CPO and supported by the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW).

Dawson awarded Insight grant

Canada Research Chair and Sociology Professor Myrna Dawson was recently awarded an Insight grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for her project entitled, “Location, location, location: Examining the geography of justice for victims and perpetrators of violence.”

Dawson, co-authors compare responses to violence in Canada and China in recent articles

Dr. Myrna Dawson and several Canadian colleagues compare criminal justice and community responses to violence against women in Canada and China in two recent articles published in international journals.

Dawson delivers keynote at filicide conference in Italy

Canada Research Chair Dr. Myrna Dawson delivers a keynote address on Thursday at a conference in Prato, Italy, being held to address the socio-legal problem of the killing of children by their parents or guardians.

Watt awarded SSHRC scholarship

Rochelle Watt, a Master’s student in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy program at the University of Guelph, was recently awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for 2013-2014.

Benchimol awarded prestigious Wexner Graduate Fellowship

Guila Benchimol, who recently defended her Master’s thesis in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at the University of Guelph, has been awarded a Wexner Graduate Fellowship from the Wexner Foundation.

Fairbairn, Bivens and Dawson to launch research on sexual violence, social media, and youth

Next Tuesday, May 28, Jordan Fairbairn will present preliminary research findings from a community-based research project that explores the intersections of sexual violence, social media and youth.

Fairbairn and Dawson publish research in Feminist Criminology

Former UG Master's student, Jordan Fairbairn, and UG sociologist Myrna Dawson published research this month examining Canadian news coverage of intimate partner homicide in Feminist Criminology.