{"id":1820,"date":"2025-12-22T20:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:55:59","slug":"nov-dec-2025-news-faculty-projects-interviews-and-publications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/2025\/12\/22\/nov-dec-2025-news-faculty-projects-interviews-and-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Nov-Dec 2025 News | Faculty Projects, Interviews and Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>November and December News at the College of Arts<\/h1>\n<p>Check out what our faculty at the College of Arts have been up to.<\/p>\n<p>From exciting projects to new publications, read more about their work and connect with us to learn more about the College of Arts.<\/p>\n<pre><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f933.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd33\" \/> <\/strong>Follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ufvarts\/\"><strong> Instagram<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4bc.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcbc\" \/> <\/strong>Follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ufv-college-of-arts\/about\/\"><strong> LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4e5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce5\" \/><\/strong> Subscribe to our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/arts-e-newsletter\/\">Arts Newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n<h2 data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"272\"><strong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"270\">College of Arts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"824\"><strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"322\">Wade Deisman, Associate Dean, Social Sciences<\/strong>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-63-the-current\/clip\/16183794-surreys-south-asian-community-facing-extortion-threats-bill\">CBC\u2019s \u2018The Current\u2019 with Matt Galloway<\/a>, CBC Abbotsford bureau with Baneet Braich, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6984836https:\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6984836\">CBC \u2018The Early Edition\u2019 with Stephen Quinn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/abbotsford-b-c-extortion-victim-says-he-was-shocked-by-1m-demand-after-business-shooting-9.6984115\">CBC News Article<\/a> (Abbotsford), CKNW \u2013 Jill Bennet Show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/livestory\/extortion-town-hall-cbc-news-surrey-bc-live-9.6976890\">CBC Townhall Event<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-46-on-the-coast\/clip\/16181960-reflections-cbcs-town-hall-extortion\">CBC \u2018On the Coast\u2019 with Gloria Macarenko<\/a>, CBC News Article (Surrey), and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6965691\">another interview with Gloria Macarenko \u2013 CBC \u2018On The Coast\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"829\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"858\"><strong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"856\">Political Science<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1036\"><strong data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"917\">Edward Akuffo, Associate Professor and Department Head<\/strong>, was interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6989852\">CBC &#8211; The National<\/a> on Canada\u2019s G20 priorities and the country\u2019s evolving Canada\u2013Africa Strategy.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1041\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1096\"><strong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1094\">School of Culture, Media and Society (SCMS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1275\"><strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1125\">Nicola Mooney, Professor<\/strong>, was interviewed by <em data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1166\">The Globe and Mail<\/em> on her expertise in South Asian cuisine and its influence on fast-food restaurant menus (November 15, 2025).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1651\"><strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1327\">Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology<\/strong>, published the article <em data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1437\">Towards sociological praxis in paramedic education \u2013 A response to Hill and Campbell<\/em>, which challenges the dominance of biomedical perspectives and highlights the impact of the hidden curriculum in paramedic education.\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/27536386251390504\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1651\">Read article<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"2008\"><strong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1692\">Sarah Beaulieu, Associate Professor<\/strong>, was interviewed by <em data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1726\">Global News<\/em> as part of coverage on the exhumation of Alma Beaulieu\u2019s remains from the former St. Joseph Residential School in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories.\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/11525809\/demolition-begins-for-etobicokes-six-points-interchange-improvements\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"2008\">Watch segment<\/a><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2013\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2064\"><strong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2062\">Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRIM)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2426\"><strong data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2175\">Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor; Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor; and Zina Lee, Associate Professor<\/strong>, co-authored the report <em data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2298\">Policing Interactions with Persons with Mental Illness in RCMP Jurisdictions in British Columbia<\/em>, produced for the Office of Crime Reduction \u2013 Gang Outreach through the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2835\"><strong data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2503\">Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor, and Darryl Plecas, Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, co-authored the report <em data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2589\">Mental Health Crisis Co-Response Models in British Columbia<\/em> for the British Columbia Crime Reduction Research Program through the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research.\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cpscjr\/2025\/12\/05\/mental-health-crisis-co-response-models-in-british-columbia\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2835\">Read report<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"3071\"><strong data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"2875\">Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, published the journal article <em data-start=\"2907\" data-end=\"3003\">Rebooting International Criminal Justice Cooperation Against Illicit Trade and Financial Crime<\/em> in the <em data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3070\">Journal of Illicit Trade, Financial Crime, and Compliance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3352\"><strong data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3111\">Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, was a guest speaker at the <em data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3215\">6th International Congress on Restorative Justice and Therapeutic Justice<\/em> in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, presenting <em data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3351\">Restorative and Therapeutic Justice, Desistance from Crime, and the Reintegration of the Offender<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3683\"><strong data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3392\">Yvon Dandurand, Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, was also a guest speaker at the <em data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3476\">X Ibero-American Congress of Therapeutic Justice<\/em> and the <em data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3535\">I Ibero-American Congress of Restorative Justice<\/em> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presenting <em data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3666\">Justicia restaurativa y terap\u00e9utica, desistimiento del delito y reintegraci\u00f3n de ofensores<\/em> (with S. 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