Alison Dunwoody, PhD, MA, BA, BSc
Contact
Full Teaching Professor, Faculty of Arts - Sociology Dept
- dunwoody@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3545
- Address
-
612 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H4
Director Undergraduate, Faculty of Arts - Sociology Dept
- dunwoody@ualberta.ca
Overview
Research
For the last several years, my research has focused on critical pedagogies as well as how experiential learning contributes to students' development of critical thinking/analytical skills.
Teaching
My current teaching areas include Criminal Justice Administration and Sociology of Deviance, though I have also recently taught Criminology as well as upper level seminar courses in Criminal Justice Policy and Sociology of Law.
Courses
SOC 224 - Sociology of Deviance and Conformity
Processes involved in defining behaviour patterns as deviant; factors that influence conformity and change; examination of behaviour patterns such as sexuality, alcoholism, drug use, and selected mental and physical disabilities; public reaction to such behaviour.
SOC 327 - Criminal Justice Administration in Canada
The evolution and evaluation of the theories of punishment; the law, the police and the courts; penal and reformatory institutions; probation and parole; experiments in reform and rehabilitation. Prerequisite: SOC 225 or consent of instructor.