Department of Sociology
Heather Rollwagen
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Heather Rollwagen, Assistant Professor OFFICE: JOR-329 |
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EDUCATION:
B.A. (Queen's University), M.A. (University of Waterloo), Ph.D (University of Calgary)
TEACHING INTERESTS:
Research methods; quantitative data analysis; urban sociology; crime and deviance
RECENT COURSES:
SOC 483: Advanced Research and Statistics
SOC 402: The City and Social Problems
SOC 104: Understanding Society
PA 8103: Research Methods
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Perceptions of crime; social organization of urban neighbourhoods; public-police relations
My research program focuses on public perceptions of crime and the criminal justice system, and how these perceptions influence patterns of movement and social engagement in urban environments. I am currently examining how housing tenure and building structure relate to perceptions of safety in the local neighbourhood. In addition, I am working with a University of Calgary based research team to examine the management of high-risk offenders in Alberta. As part of this project, I am examining police-issued notifications of “high risk” offenders, and considering how crime risk is communicated to the public through official and unofficial means.
RECENT AND KEY PUBLICATIONS
| 2012 | With D. Béland. “Responding to Calgary’s ‘Gang War’: A Political Sociology of Criminological Ideas.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 54(2):141-168. |
| 2010 | With S. McLean. “Educational expansion or credential inflation? The evolution of part-time study by adults at McGill University, Canada.” International Journal of Lifelong Education, 29(6):739-755. |
| 2008 | With S. McLean. “Progress, public health and power: Foucault and the Homemakers’ Clubs of Saskatchewan.” Canadian Review of Sociology, 45(8):225-245. |
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Board member: Criminologists Without Borders
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