Geraint Osborne, PhD (McGill)

Area of Study / Keywords

Crime Deviance & Social Control; Cannabis Normalization & Harm Reduction; Political Sociology; Public Intellectuals; Community Sociology

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About

Degrees: Ph.D. McGill University; MA Queen's University, BA (Hons.) Queen's University.

Awards:

2022 - The Murray Lauber Distinguished Service Award.

2015 Augustana Faculty Teaching Leadership Award

2012 Betty Ostenrud Award (Service Award)

Biography and Personal Interests: I am a somewhat reluctant academic who, between degrees, worked as a researcher for Environment Canada, Canada Post Corporation, Correctional Services Canada, and Heritage Canada. But the lure of ideas and thirst for knowledge always brought be back to the university. I enjoy running, soccer, canoeing, film, music, and chillin' at the cabin. 

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Research

Research Areas:

Cannabis Use, Cannabis Normalization, and Drug Policy

Hockey Violence and Masculinity

Sociology of Public Intellectuals 

Sociology of Community

Research Grants & Projects:

2020 VPRI Seed Funding, SSHRC Researchers, Cannabis Normalization Research ($6,666)

2017 Grant Assist Program Bridge Funding for Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Insight Grant ($5000.00) Co-investigator: Hockey Violence. 

2016 Office of the Vice President Research: Special Call for Funding ($5464.00) Co-investigator: Hockey Violence.

2013 Augustana Faculty Research Time Stipend ($7,200): Student Cannabis Use

2011 Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Grant. ($103,500) Co-investigator. Student Use of Cannabis.

2009 Augustana Research Grant - Primary Investigator ($7,697.50). The Role of the Public Scholar in the Local Press.

2008 Government of Alberta, Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) Grant ($8,825.60). Teaching Empathy.

2005 Augustana University College Research Grant (with Student Research Grants ($7,400.00). Recreational Cannabis Use.

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Teaching

Teaching Areas:

Crime, Deviance, and Social Control

Political Sociology

Qualitative Methods

Specific Courses: AUSOC101: Introduction to Sociology; 

              AUIDS160: Crime, Community & Corrections; 

              AUSOC200: Young Offenders & the Law; 

              AUSOC224: Sociology of Deviant Behaviour; 

              AUSOC225: Criminology; 

              AUSOC236: Research Design & Qualitative Methods; 

              AUSOC327/427: Crimes of the Powerful; 

              AUSOC337: Political Sociology; 

              AUSOC339: Fieldwork;

              AUSOC437: Symbolic Interactionism. 

AUCRI 160 - Introduction to Crime, Justice and Corrections

An introduction to crime, justice and corrections in Canada using interdisciplinary approaches and Intersectional theory. The course explores crime in Canada from the criminal event through policing, trials, sentencing, corrections, community responses, and re-entry to society. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUCRI 160 and AUIDS 160 (2020).

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AUCRI 224 - Studies in Deviant Behaviour

Interactionist analysis of processes accompanying the definition of deviance, subculture formation, careers of involvement in deviant activities, and the formal and informal regulation of deviance. Prerequisite: One of AUCRI 160, AUIDS 160 (2020), AUSOC 101, 103, 105. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUCRI 224 and AUSOC 224 (2020).

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AUCRI 225 - Criminology: A Canadian Perspective

Examination of anthropological and sociological explanations of crime and criminality, including a cross-cultural analysis of the social processes accompanying criminal activities. The course focuses on criminality as defined under Canadian criminal law and the traditional legal systems of Canada's Indigenous peoples. Prerequisite: One of AUCRI 160, AUIDS 160 (2020), AUSOC 101, 103, 105. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUCRI 225 and AUSOC 225 (2020).

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AUCRI 327 - Crimes of the Powerful

Why is it that so much attention is paid to street crime while the crimes of the powerful go virtually unpunished and sometimes unnoticed? A comprehensive examination of the prevalence and impact of crime committed by the powerful, including white collar occupational crime, corporate crimes, and crimes committed by the state. Prerequisite: One of AUCRI 160, 224, 225, 353, AUIDS 160 (2020), AUPOL 353 (2020), AUSOC 224 (2020), 225 (2020), and 3rd year standing or consent of the instructor. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUCRI 327, 427, AUSOC 327 (2020), 427 (2020).

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AUCRI 427 - Crimes of the Powerful

Why is it that so much attention is paid to 'street crime' while the crimes of the powerful go virtually unpunished and sometimes unnoticed? A comprehensive examination of the prevalence and impact of crime committed by the powerful, including white collar occupational crime, corporate crimes, and crimes committed by the state. Prerequisite: One of AUCRI 160, 224, 225, 353, AUIDS 160 (2020), AUPOL 353 (2020), AUSOC 224 (2020), 225 (2020), and 3rd year standing or consent of the instructor. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUCRI 327, 427, AUSOC 327 (2020), 427 (2020).

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AUIDS 101 - First Year Seminar

Selected topics that highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This seminar-style class is the first course in Augustana's Core. The focus and content of each course are determined by faculty interests, and vary from year to year.

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AUSOC 236 - Research Design and Qualitative Methods

Examination of the relation between the method of inquiry and the problem which inquiry addresses. It is designed to acquaint students with numerous approaches to social research, covering all phases of the research process including formulation of a research problem, design of instruments, collection of data and analysis of results. Particular attention is given to qualitative methods, including interviewing, observation, focus groups, and unobtrusive measures. Students will be expected to conduct original research assignments. Prerequisite: One of AUSOC 101, 103, 105.

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Browse more courses taught by Geraint Osborne

Graham, Sophia and Geraint Osborne

The Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 2024 November; 41 (2):1-19

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Osborne, Geraint; Wilton, Shauna

Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning. 2022 August; 8 (3):32-51

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Geraint Osborne

The Teaching Professor. 2018 November;

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Kat Kolar, Patricia Erickson, Andrew Hathaway & Geraint Osborne

Substance Use & Misuse. 2018 June; 53 (14):2339-2349

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Hathaway, A., Mostaghim, A,. Erickson, P., Kolar, K., & Osborne, Geraint

Deviant Behavior. 2018 March; 39 (12):1672-1680

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Osborne, Geraint, Wilton, Shauna

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. 2017 February; 10 (1):67-80

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Osborne, Geraint, Fogel, Curtis

Contemporary Drug Problems. 2016 October; 44 (1):12-31

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Lorenz, Stacy, Geraint Osborne

Journal of Historical Sociology. 2015 November; 30 (4 December):698-723

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Hathaway, Andrew, Mostaghim, Amir, Kolar, Kat, Erickson, Patricia, Geraint Osborne,

Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy. 2015 November; 23 (3):238-246

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Fogel, Curtis, Geraint Osborne,

Research & Discussion. 2011 October; 4 (1):3-23.

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Lorenz, Stacy, Geraint Osborne,

Wong, John. (Ed.) Coast to Coast: Hockey in Canada.. 2009 July;

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Osborne, Brian, Geraint Osborne

Beyond National Dreams: Essays on Canadian Citizenship and Nationalism. Eds. Andrew Nurse and Raymond Blake. Markham: Fitzhenry and Whiteside. 2009 June;

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Osborne, Geraint, Curtis Fogel

Substance Use and Misuse. 2008 July; 43 (3-4):539-572

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Osborne, Geraint.

Historic Kingston. 2008 January; 56

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Osborne, Geraint, Curtis Fogel

International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law. 2007 August; 2 (2):201-225

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Osborne, Geraint

Howard Journal of Corrections. 2006 June; 45 (3):284-306

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Lorenz, Stacy, Geraint Osborne

Journal of Canadian Studies. 2006 March; 40 (1):125-181

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Osborne, Geraint

in Hiscock, Andrew and Muriel Chamberlain, eds. Engaging the Enemy: Canada in the 1940s,” Llandybie, Carmarthenshire: Dinefwr Press,. 2006 January;

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Osborne, Brian, Geraint Osborne

Material History Review . 2004 June; 60

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Osborne, Brian, Geraint Osborne

Mitchell, C., and Fred Dahms (eds) Challenge and Opportunity: Managing Change in Canadian Towns and Villages, Waterloo: University of Waterloo. 1997 January;

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Osborne, Brian, Geraint Osborne & Robert Pike,

Grenier, M. (ed.) Critical Studies of Canadian Mass Media, Toronto: Butterworths . 1992 January;