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Summer 2026 News | Faculty Projects, Interviews and Publications

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Summer 2026 News at the College of Arts

Check out what our faculty at the College of Arts have been up to.

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School of Culture, Media and Society

Amber Gazso, Professor, published the article Only ever mothers? Or other than mothers? Ambivalence and ‘good’ mothering on welfare in Ontario, Canada, examining how welfare policies reinforce social and economic vulnerabilities for mothers while shaping expectations around “good” mothering. Read article

Darren Blakeborough, Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies, appeared as a guest expert on the 2 Drinks In podcast discussing the film Train to Busan. The professor also interviewed filmmaker Matt Johnson and director Patrick Brice for the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Podcast, discussing filmmaking, storytelling, and creative process.

Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, was an invited speaker at the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association Sector Benefits Program Conference, presenting Beyond Mindfulness: Structural Wellness, which explored structural approaches to wellbeing in post-secondary environments.

Political Science

Simon Lambek, Assistant Professor, published the sole-authored article The Meta-Representative Claim in Contemporary Political Theory. The professor also participated in the launch of What’s In the Hat?: Laughing Matters, a new video podcast and television series developed through posAbilities, the Social Media Fellowship, and TELUS STORYHIVE. The project highlights creators with disabilities engaging academics and experts in conversations around humour, accessibility, and inclusion.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor, served as a panelist on the Coroner’s Intimate Partner Violence Death Review, which provided recommendations for addressing intimate partner violence in British Columbia. The professor also delivered two presentations at the 16th Annual Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships Conference, focusing on access to medical-forensic exams and stakeholder knowledge of forensic nursing and medical-forensic examinations.

Carlos Ponce, Associate Professor, co-authored the article ‘You got a problem?’: Arguments in traffic stops in the US and El Salvador and the implications for police procedural justice with P. Shon in International Criminology.

Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor; Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor; Carlos Ponce, Associate Professor; Kevin Burk, Assistant Professor; and Karine Descormiers, Assistant Professor, presented a panel on academic and police partnerships at the Canadian Association of Police Educators Conference in New Westminster, BC.

Philosophy

Joseph Carew, Instructor, co-edited The Palgrave Schelling Handbook with Sean McGrath and Kyla Bruff. The volume brings together 28 chapters by international scholars examining the thought, influence, and legacy of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. Carew also authored a chapter on Schelling and Hegel and translated several chapters from German. View publication

Psychology

Nicole Sulimani, Honours Student; Alexis van Hunenstijn, Directed Studies Student; and Andrea Albonico, Assistant Professor, co-authored the article Recognition of real and artificial intelligence-generated faces, investigating how people distinguish between real and AI-generated faces. Read article

April 2026 News | Faculty Projects, Interviews and Publications

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April 2026 News at the College of Arts

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Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRIM)

Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus, co-authored the book chapter Restorative Justice with Adolescents Who Have Offended: What Works with M. Capp in The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Adolescents Who Have Offended: Theory, Research, and Practice (Wiley-Blackwell, 2026).
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Political Science (POSC)

Noah S. Schwartz, Assistant Professor, co-authored the policy paper Off Target: Evaluating Post-2019 Changes to Canada’s Gun Control Laws with student research assistants Ella and Korian through the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, drawing on SSHRC-funded research to advocate for intelligence, community policing, and violence interruption strategies.
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School of Culture, Media and Society (SCMS)

Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, presented The Future of Paramedic Education and the Promise of Sociology at the NAIT Paramedic Industry–Student Engagement Event in Edmonton.

Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, presented Let’s Talk About Teaching and Learning at The Future of Paramedic Education in Alberta through the Alberta College of Paramedics’ Education Program Review Committee.

Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, and Morgan King-Roskamp, Undergraduate Student, co-presented Welcome to the HALO Academy of Paramedicine: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Recruitment Material in Canada at the Pacific Sociological Association conference in Long Beach, California.

 

Philosophy (PHIL)

August Faller, Assistant Professor, presented original research titled What’s Done Cannot be Undone: Social Kind Realism without Backwards Causation as part of the SFU Philosophy Spring 2026 Colloquium Series.
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Mark Thomson, Assistant Professor, was an invited guest speaker in the SFU Philosophy Colloquium Series, presenting Emotions are Not Multi-Modal Perceptions: They are Processing Modes.
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Alexander Pho, Assistant Professor, presented research from his paper Warrior Masculinity is a Caring Masculinity at the workshop What is Good in Sport? at Arizona State University and at the 2nd Annual Oregon State University Philosophy Conference, where he was invited as keynote speaker. He also presented Solidarity with Refugees and Heritage Language Preservation at the 76th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference at Lewis and Clark College.