Current Teaching:

• SOC 317.3 - Internship in Criminology and Addictions 1
• SOC 318.3 - Internship in Criminology and Addictions 2
• SOC 311.3 - Youth Crime Justice and Social Control
• SOC 415/815.3 - Selected Problems in Social Control

Courses Taught Previously:

• SOC 313.6 - Practicum in Criminal Justice 1
• SOC 314.6 - Practicum in Criminal Justice 2
• SOC 498.3 - First Nations Youth Crime
• SOC 899.3 - Intimate Partner Violence
• SOC 418/818.3 - Advanced Seminar in Criminology
• SOC 329.3 - Penology and Correction
• SOC 312.3 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
• SOC 234.3 - Sociology of Law
• SOC 242.3 - An Introduction to the Sociology of Women and Gender Studies
• SOC 214.3 - Social Control
• SOC 212.3 - Crime and Delinquency
• WGST 311.3 - Contemporary Feminist Thought
• WGST 350.3 - Women and Current Legal Issue
• WGST 110.6 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
• HJ35 - Issues in Social Control (School of Human Justice)

Teaching Awards:

• USSU Teaching Excellence Award 2009-2010
• Sylvia Wallace Sessional Lecturer Teaching Excellence Award 2003-2004
• USSU Teaching Excellence Award 2002-2003

Graduate Students in Progress:

• Rezvan Ostadali, Ph.D. Sociology (Community engagement in crime prevention; Supervisor)
• Lisa Broda, Ph.D. Sociology (Women's use of violence in intimate partner relationships; co-Supervisor)
• Adil Afzal, M.A. Sociology (Islamophobia, terrorism, media and social control; Supervisor)
• Paul Spriggs, M.A. Sociology  (Men's experience of cancer; Supervisor)
• Vanessa Hildebrand, M.A. Sociology (Social media websites, defining identity and citizenship; co-Supervisor)
• David Sarich, M.A. Sociology (Social control, surveillance and film; Committee member)
• Lee Sanders, Ph.D. InterDisciplinary studies (First Nations resilience; Committee member)
• James Popham, Ph.D. Sociology (The internet as a catalyst for microdeviations from intellectual property copyright law; Committee member)

Theses Recently Completed:

Supervisor:

Megan McDowell, M.A. Sociology, 2015. Neocolonialism, First Nations Governance and Identity: Community Perspectives from Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) First Nations

Rachael Collins, Ph.D. Sociology, 2014. "Meet the devil... he'll chill you to the bone". Fear, marginalization, and the colour of crime: a thirty-year analysis of four Canadian newspapers

Koreen Geres, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies, 2013. Risk and Resilience in Narratives of Newcomer Youth Affected by Forced Migration and Interrupted Education: A Canadian Education Setting

Brandi Gartner, M.A. Sociology, 2011. Female Criminality vs Legal Rhetoric: An Exploration into the Legal Discourse Surrounding Canadian Female Offenders

Committee Member: 

Bronwen Russell, Ph.D. Sociology, 2015. Canadian Corporate Financial Crime: A Critical Analysis (Caveat Emptor)

Christina Jones,  Ph.D. Pysychology, 2015. Examining the Relationships between Forensic Practice Knowledge, Correctional Orientation and Engagement in Core Correctional Practices among Corrections Officers

Rita Hamoline, M.A. Sociology, 2015. Family physicians in Saskatchewan discuss meaning-making on the job

Robert Henry, Ph.D. Indigenous Studies, 2015. Through an Indigenous Lens: Undersanding Indigenous Masculinity and Street Gang Involvement

Roisin Unsworth, M.A. Sociology, 2012. "I'm a Stepping Stone to their Healing": An exploratory study of the role of treatment providers in Aboriginal women's healing from problematic substance use and experiences of violence

Stan Yu, M.A. Sociology, 2012. Dissecting Accountability and Effectiveness of International Nongovernmental Organization (INGO) Work: Converging and Diverging Perspectives between Academia and the Field 

Select Research Grants: 

Brooks, Carolyn, Primary Investigator (PI), Jennifer Poudrier, Co-Investigator (Co-I), Colleen Dell (Co-I), Les Samuelson (Co-I), Moosomin First Nation (Partner Organization, Lillian Blackstar representative), Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs Council (Partner Organization, Ali St, Martin representative), Okanawastim Wewak (Partner Organization, Rod LaPlante representative). Resilience to Offending: Listening to Youth On-Reserve, $190,761. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), 2011-2013

Aulakh, Harpreet (PI) and Carolyn Brooks (Co-I). Youth 'Crime' and 'Resilience': Exploring Community Stakeholders Perspectives, $11,997.92. Centre for Criminology and Justice Research, Short Term Study Grant, 2010-2011

Brooks, Carolyn (PI), Stephanie Martin (Co-I), and Jennifer Poudrier (Co-I). In Our Own Words: Understanding Women’s Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships, $79,842. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, New Investigator Establishment Program, 2010-2012

Brooks, Carolyn (PI), Jennifer Poudrier (Co-I), Colleen Dell (Co-I), Lillian Blackstar (Community Co-I), and Cora Bird (Community Co-I). First Nations and Community Perspectives on Youth Resiliency and Social Justice, $24,471. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), 2010-2011

Brooks, Carolyn (PI) and Stephanie Martin (Co-I). Understanding Women’s use of Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships, $5,000. University of Saskatchewan President’s SSHRC Fund, 2010

Select Publications:

Books:

Brooks, Carolyn and Bernard Schissel (eds.), 2015. Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn and Bernard Schissel (eds), 2008. Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology, 2nd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Schissel, Bernard and Carolyn Brooks (eds), 2003.  Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Critical Criminology. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Chapters in Books:

Brooks, Carolyn, Robert Henry and Mitch Daschuk, 2015. Aboriginal Youth Gang Involvement: Decolonizing and Multi-causal Perspectives Towards Community Strategies and Social Justice. In Ray Corrado, Alan Leschied, and Patrick Lussier (eds.), Serious and Violent Young Offenders and Youth Criminal Justice: A Canadian Perspective. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University Press

Brooks, Carolyn, 2015. Reforming Prisons for Women. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introductoin to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn and Bernard Shissel, 2015. Crime, Criminology and Justice. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: A Critiical Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing 

Brooks, Carolyn and Bernard Schissel, 2015. Critical Criminology and Contemproary 'Crime' Issues. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing 

Brooks, Carolyn, 2015. Imprisonment and Economic Marginality. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn, 2015. Critical Criminology. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing 

Brooks, Carolyn, Jennifer Poudrier, and Roanne Thomas-MacLean, 2008. Creating Collaborative Visions with Aboriginal Women: A PhotoVoice Project. In Pranee Liamputtong (ed.), Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Ethical and Methodological Perspectives. UK: Springer

Brooks, Carolyn and Bernard Schissel, 2008.  The Application of Criminological Theory to Contemporary ‘Crime’ Issues.  In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds), Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology, 2nd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn, 2008. The Politics of Imprisonment. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to  Criminology, 2nd Edition. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn, 2008. Rejecting Short-term Solutions to Crime. In Carolyn Brooks and Bernard Schissel (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology, 2nd Edition. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn, 2003. New Directions in Critical Criminology. In Bernard Schissel and Carolyn Brooks (eds.),  Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing

Brooks, Carolyn, 2003. Globalization and a New Class of Disposable People. In Bernard Schissel and Carolyn Brooks (eds.), Marginality and Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing

Journals, Conference Proceedings and Abstracts:

Brooks, Carolyn, Mitch Daschuk, Jennifer Poudrier, and Nicole Almond, 2015. First Nations youth redefine resilience: Listening to artistic productions of 'Thug Life' and hip-hop. Journal of Youth Studies, 18(6): 706-725

Brooks, Carolyn and Jennifer Poudrier, 2014. Anti-Oppressive Visual Methodologies: Critical Appraisal of Cross-Cultrual Research Design. Qualitative Sociology Review, X(4): 32-51

Brooks, Carolyn, Jennifer Poudrier, and Roanne Thomas, 2014. Visually depicting cancer fears: Beyond biomedical concerns. Aporia: The Nursing Journal, 3(6): 7-21

Brooks, Carolyn, 2011. “I Just Didn’t Tell Anybody What I Was Doing”: Aboriginal Women Cancer Survivors Visualize Social Support. Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme, 28 (2/3)

Brooks, Carolyn and Margot Gough, 2011. Researching the Processes of Resilience Among At Risk Youth and Families. Society for Research in Child Development. Mar 31-Apr 2, Montreal, QC

Brooks, Carolyn and Margot Gough, 2011. Youth-Centered Connections: First Nations Perspectives  on Youth, Family and Community Resilience. Society for Research in Child Development. Mar 31-Apr 2, Montreal, QC

Brooks, Carolyn and Harpreet A Aulakh, 2011. Youth Crime and Resilience in the UK and Canada: Rethinking System-Based Responses and Youth-Centered Innovations. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Mar 1-5, Toronto, ON

Broda, Lisa and Carolyn Brooks, 2011. In Our Own Words: Women Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Mar 1-5, Toronto, ON

Broda, Lisa and Carolyn Brooks, 2010. Understanding Women’s Use of Violence. RESOLVE Research Day, Nov 17, Calgary, AB

Roanne Thomas-MacLean, Jennifer Poudrier, and Carolyn Brooks, 2009. Envisioning the Future with Young Aboriginal Breast Cancer Survivors. Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal, 33: 1

Brooks, Carolyn, Jennifer Poudrier, and Roanne Thomas-MacLean, 2008. Visual Storytelling: Quality of Life Concerns of Aboriginal Women Breast Cancer Survivors. Reasons for Hope Fifth Scientific Conference, Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance, Apr 25-27, Vancouver, BC, p. 247

Technical Reports Prepared Relevant to Academic Field:

Sitosskatowin: Youth and Community Perspectives on Crime, Justice Initiatives, and Community Well-being, 2013. For the research project entitled: Resilience to Offending: Listening to Youth On-Reserve, funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Produced with: Megan McDowell, Joelena Leader, and Jennifer Poudrier

McDowell, Megan, Kris Jones, Trisha Keatings, Carolyn Brooks, Hongming Cheng, Mark Olver, and Steve Wormith, 2012. Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan: Crime and Public Safety in Saskatchewan. Social Sciences Research Laboratories, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK 

Pehtawihk Oskayak: Listening to Youth, 2012. For the research project entitled: Resilience to Offending: Listening to Youth On-Reserve, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Produced with: David Petrishen, Robert Carey, Matthew Argent, and Megan McDowell

First Nations Youth and Community Perspectives on Youth Resiliency and Social Justice: Learning from Community Stakeholders, 2011. Produced with James Popham

Multiple Exposures: An Environmental Scan of Miwayawin Health Services regarding healthy body weight and body image, 2008. Prepared for the Research Project entitled: Iskwewak Miwayawak Women Feeling Healthy. PI. Dr. Jennifer Poudrier.  Funded by: Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)

Media Coverage, Website and Video:

The following video and website highlight the SSHRC funded research partnership project entitled: Resilience to Offending: Listening to Youth On-Reserve, and pay tribute to participants and communities. Produced with BATC communities and U of S graduate students, students and faculty: Megan McDowell, Joelena Leader, Matthew Argent, David Petrishen, Robert Carey, James Popham, Mitch Daschuk, and Jennifer Poudrier:

• 2013 video: Listening to Youth On-Reserve. The video can be viewed at batcyouth.usask.ca/project.html
• 2013 website: The website can be viewed at batcyouth.usask.ca/project.html

Interviewed for the following media stories: 

• The Star Phoenix. NDP blasts Yarrow Youth Farm closure. Andrea Hill. Thursday, January 29, 2015, A1 & A2
• The Star Phoenix. North Battleford fights negative stigma 'Crime capital' label doesn't reflect reality, residents say. Thursday, July 24, 2014, A1 
• Regina Leader Post. Taking the Pulse: Crime Perceptions out of Whack in Regina and Saskatoon. Wednesday, October 23, 2013. http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Taking+pulse+crime+perceptions+whack+Regina+Saskatoon/7436958/story.html 
• The Star Phoenix. Crime Perceptions out of whack. Thursday, Octover 24, 2013 
• On Campus News. Taking the Pulse of a Province. By Kirk Sibbald, College of Arts and Science, March 16, 2012
• Arts and Science Magazine. QRL Research Asks the Tough Questions. By Betsy Rosenwald, Spring, 2012 
• The Star Phoenix. Researchers study women dealing with abusive relationships. 2005, p. A8  
• Eagle Feather News.  We need to share information about breast cancer. November, 2005, p.5
• The Star Phoenix.  Digital photo project seeks insight into Aboriginal breast cancer survivors. October 31, 2005, p. A7
• The Leader Post. Digital photo project seeks insight into Aboriginal breast cancer survivors. October 31, 2005

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