November and December News at the College of Arts
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Wade Deisman, Associate Dean, Social Sciences, was interviewed by multiple national and regional media outlets regarding public discourse surrounding the extortion crisis affecting several Indo-Canadian communities across Canada. Media appearances included CBC’s ‘The Current’ with Matt Galloway, CBC Abbotsford bureau with Baneet Braich, CBC ‘The Early Edition’ with Stephen Quinn, CBC News Article (Abbotsford), CKNW – Jill Bennet Show, CBC Townhall Event,  CBC ‘On the Coast’ with Gloria Macarenko, CBC News Article (Surrey), and  another interview with Gloria Macarenko – CBC ‘On The Coast’.
Political Science
Edward Akuffo, Associate Professor and Department Head, was interviewed by CBC – The National on Canada’s G20 priorities and the country’s evolving Canada–Africa Strategy.
School of Culture, Media and Society (SCMS)
Nicola Mooney, Professor, was interviewed by The Globe and Mail on her expertise in South Asian cuisine and its influence on fast-food restaurant menus (November 15, 2025).
Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, published the article Towards sociological praxis in paramedic education – A response to Hill and Campbell, which challenges the dominance of biomedical perspectives and highlights the impact of the hidden curriculum in paramedic education. Read article
Sarah Beaulieu, Associate Professor, was interviewed by Global News as part of coverage on the exhumation of Alma Beaulieu’s remains from the former St. Joseph Residential School in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. Watch segment
Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRIM)
Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor; Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor; and Zina Lee, Associate Professor, co-authored the report Policing Interactions with Persons with Mental Illness in RCMP Jurisdictions in British Columbia, produced for the Office of Crime Reduction – Gang Outreach through the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research.
Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor, and Darryl Plecas, Professor Emeritus, co-authored the report Mental Health Crisis Co-Response Models in British Columbia for the British Columbia Crime Reduction Research Program through the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research. Read report
Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus, published the journal article Rebooting International Criminal Justice Cooperation Against Illicit Trade and Financial Crime in the Journal of Illicit Trade, Financial Crime, and Compliance.
Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus, was a guest speaker at the 6th International Congress on Restorative Justice and Therapeutic Justice in San José, Costa Rica, presenting Restorative and Therapeutic Justice, Desistance from Crime, and the Reintegration of the Offender.
Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus, was also a guest speaker at the X Ibero-American Congress of Therapeutic Justice and the I Ibero-American Congress of Restorative Justice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presenting Justicia restaurativa y terapéutica, desistimiento del delito y reintegración de ofensores (with S. Porta).