Rose Ricciardelli, PhD

Professeure titulaire, département de sociologie, Memorial University of Newfoundland Codirectrice scientifique, Institut canadien de recherche et de traitement en sécurité publique

Rose Ricciardelli, PhD

Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli is Professor of Sociology, the Coordinator for Criminology, and Co-Coordinator for Police Studies at Memorial University. Elected to the Royal Society of Canada, she is also an inaugural member of the Network Advisory Committee (NAC) for the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and has additional affiliations and appointments that include Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Her research is centered on evolving understandings of gender, vulnerabilities, risk, and experiences and issues within different facets of the criminal justice system. Beyond her work on the realities of penal living and community re-entry for federally incarcerated men in Canada, her current work includes a focus on the experiences of correctional officers and police officers given the potential for compromised psychological, physical, and social health inherent to the occupations. Her sources of active research funding include: Correctional Services Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Memorial University’s Office of the Vice President Research and Harris Centre.