Department of Sociology and Legal Studies
PAS building
Tel 519 888 4567
Janice Aurini
Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Sociology
PhD Sociology (McMaster)
Kieran Bonner
Professor
Chair of Sociology and Legal Studies, St. Jerome's University
Director of Human Sciences, St. Jerome's University
Adjunct Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
PhD. (Sociology), York University
MA (Sociology), York University
BA (Honours), Trinity College, Dublin
Philip Boyle
Assistant Professor | Co-op Advisor, Legal Studies
PhD Sociology (Alberta)
MA Sociology (Windsor)
BA Criminal Justice (Mount Royal)
Martin Cooke
Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
PhD Sociology (Western)
MA Sociology (Western)
BA Honours (University of Winnipeg)
Lorne L. Dawson
Professor
PhD (McMaster)
MA (McMaster)
BA Honours (Queen's)
Research and teaching areas
Research:
Terrorism Radicalization New Religious Movements Sociology of ReligionTeaching areas:
Weizhen Dong
Associate Professor & Chair, Equity Committee, Faculty Association
PhD (Toronto)
MA (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
Brittany Etmanski
PhD student
B.A. (Honours) Sociology (Nippissing University)
M.A. Sociology (University of Guelph)
John Goyder
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. Sociology (McMaster)
M.A. Sociology (McMaster)
B.A. Economics and History (Bishop's)
Kathryn (Kate) Henne
Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair Tier 2
PhD Criminology, Law and Society (University of California)
MA Kinesiology (California State University)
MA Social Ecology (University of California)
BA (Honours) Political Science (Temple University)
Research and teaching areas
Research areas:
Vanessa Iafolla
Lecturer
PhD (Toronto)
MA (Toronto)
BA Honours (Toronto)
Member of TSAS
Research and teaching areas
Research areas:
Terrorism Terrorist financing Money laundering Regulation Financial crime Risk Policing GlobalizationTeaching areas:
Suzan Ilcan
Professor
Department of Sociology and Legal Studies and
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Co-Editor of Studies in Social Justice
PhD Sociology (Carleton)
MA Sociology (Dalhousie)
BA Honours (St. Mary’s)
Barry McClinchey
Adjunct Associate Professor
PhD Sociology (Toronto)
MA Curriculum and Instruction (Windsor)
BA (Waterloo)
Daniel O'Connor
Associate Professor
PhD Sociology (Carleton)
MA Sociology (Manitoba)
BA Criminology (Manitoba)
Geraldina Polanco
Assistant Professor
PhD Sociology, University of British Columbia
MA Sociology, Concordia University
BA Sociology (Honours), University of British Columbia
Robert Prus
Adjunct Professor
D.Literature (Honoris Causa) Brandon University
PhD (Iowa)
MA (Iowa)
BA (Manitoba)
Andrea Quinlan
Assistant Professor
Education
PhD, Sociology, York University MA, Sociology, University of Calgary BA (Honours) Sociology, University of CalgaryResearch and Teaching
Research:
Jennifer L. Schulenberg
Associate Professor
PhD Sociology (Waterloo)
MA Sociology and Anthropology (Guelph)
BA (Guelph)
Rashmee Singh
Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Legal Studies
PhD Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies (Toronto)
MA Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies (Toronto)
BA (London School of Economics)
Research and teaching areas
Research Areas
Julie Thomson
Coordinator & Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Coordinator & Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Jennifer R. Whitson
Assistant Professor
PhD Sociology (Carleton University)
MA Sociology (University of Alberta)
BA Criminology (University of Alberta)
Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme
Assistant Professor
PhD Sociology (University of Oxford)
MA Sociology (University of Ottawa)
BSocSc Sociology and Criminology (University of Ottawa)