Dawson awarded Research Leadership Chair
Sociology Professor and CSSLRV Director Myrna Dawson was one of 11 faculty awarded a Research Leadership Chair in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences this month.
CSSLRV Director presents on femicide to European Parliament, Belgium
Sociology professor Myrna Dawson delivered an international presentation this week as part of the 16 Days of Activism for Violence Against Women.
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Dawson named Sociologist of the Month by ISA flagship journal
CSSLRV Director Myrna Dawson was Current Sociology’s Sociologist of the Month this October.
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Dawson & Carrigan identify femicide locally and globally
CSSLRV researchers Myrna Dawson and Michelle Carrigan released research this month in Current Sociology that explores the utility of numerous sex/gender-related motives and indicators (SGRMIs) for distinguishing femicide from other homicides.
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SSHRC funding awarded to examine representations of femicide in Canadian media
A research project being led by CSSLRV Research Associate, Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, has received $191,096 from the SSHRC Insight program to examine media coverage of intimate femicide in Canada.
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Research examines police perspectives on challenges of keeping families safe from domestic violence
Research this month was published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, analyzing police perspectives toward their own response to intimate partner violence (IPV).
Carrigan & Dawson examine representations of femicide legislation in Latin America
Femicide, or feminicide as more commonly referred to in some world regions, has become a growing social concern for local, international organizations, and national governments leading to changes in legal and social response.
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UNB-led research team will help develop police expertise in responding to intimate partner violence
New research funding has been awarded by SSHRC to a team of researchers who will examine coercive control, risk assessment and intimate partner violence.
Researchers examine prevalence, characteristics of same-sex IPV in Canada in largest peer review study of its kind
CSSLRV researchers Jessica Whitehead, Myrna Dawson and Tina Hotton released findings this month in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, examining the prevalence and characteristics of same-sex intimate partner violence in Canada.
Dawson invited to sit as member of Ombudsman’s Academic Advisory Circle
CSSLRV Director and Sociology Professor Myrna Dawson has been invited to sit as a member of the inaugural Academic Advisory Circle (AAC) for the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.
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