Mission
The Applied Justice Lab conducts actionable research that advances evidence-based solutions for preventing crime, preventing miscarriages of justice, and informing policy and practice.
Our Core Team
Lisa Monchalin, Ph.D., J.D.
Nadine Pluzak, MSW Candidate
Kasey Egan, Ph.D.
Michaela Rye, MLIS
Lab Director.
Lisa (she/her) is a criminologist and Canada Research Chair in Wrongful Convictions at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She holds a Ph.D. in criminology from the University of Ottawa and a J.D. from the University of British Columbia.
Research Assistant.
Kasey (she/they) holds a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies.
Research Assistant.
Michaela (she/her) has a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Research Manager.
Nadine (she/her) joins us as Practicum Student from Strength in Heart Counselling. She is currently completing a Master of Social Work at the University of Victoria.
Research Collaborators
Tonia Nicholls, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Alicia Nijdam-Jones, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Professor Emeritus, Department of Law and Justice, Central Washington University
Charles E. Reasons, Ph.D., J.D.
Isabel Scheuneman Scott, Ph.D.
Faculty, Criminology Department, Kwantlen Polytechnic University