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Tanya E. Trussler, PhD

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Office: EA3052
E-mail: ttrussler@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.5526

Education:

PhD: McGill University
MA: University of Calgary
BA: St. Francis Xavier University

 

Scholarly Interests:

Dr. Trussler’s primary research interests include: structural determinants of violent crime, policing, crime prevention, homicide clearance, and public perception of crime and criminal justice.

Teaching Statement:

Dr. Trussler’s teaching interests include Methodology, Social Statistics, Criminological Theory, and Violent Crime.

Recent Publications:

Trussler, T. and Hallstrom, L. June 2024. (submitted). “Rural and urban perceptions of policing in Alberta” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Amin, S., Trussler, T, Watson, D. and Taata Niulakita, S. 2022. “Serving God, the Community and the State: Policing in Tuvalu”, In Watson, D., Wendall, W., de Cruz, R., Amin, SN, Oluwagbenga, A (Eds) Policing in the Global South, Routledge.

Amin, S., Watson, D. and Trussler, T. 2022. “Religion and policing in the PICs: Perspectives on the roles of secular and non-secular institutions in policing in Tuvalu”, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862221096957

Trussler, T., Booke, J., Peacock, M., and Sundberg, K. May 2022. “Factors impacting public perception of police use of force,” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Trussler, T., Amin, S. and Watson, D. May 2022. “Globalization and policing in Tuvalu,” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Selected Grants, Honours and Awards:

  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada | $10,000 (2022) Sub-grant from the University of Lethbridge IRCC Project Co-Investigator | Rural Perspectives on Refugees and Sponsorship Hallstrom, L, University of Lethbridge (PI).
  • Crime Reduction Research Grant | $100,000 (2021) Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General British Columbia Co-investigator | Professionalism in Policing in British Columbia Sundberg, K. (PI), Trussler, T. Booke, J. Witt, C. and Peacock, M.
  • Global Religion Research Initiative Research Grant | $20,214 USD (2019) Co-Principal Investigator | Religion and Policing in the Pacific Island Countries Collaborative International Research Grant | Trussler, T. (Mount Royal University), Amin, S. and Watson, D. (University of the South Pacific).