Dr. Melanie Murchison

Instructor

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Biography

Melanie Janelle Murchison is an Instructor II in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba. She previously taught in the Department of Sociology and at the Centre for Law, Society, and Justice at the University of Wisconsin - Madison from 2015 to 2021. In 2016, Dr. Murchison served as a Co-Investigator on a British Academy Leverhulme Grant with Dr. Alex Schwartz, focusing on ethnic voting behaviour in the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Her work resulted in the publication of the article 'Judicial Impartiality and Independence in Divided Societies: An Empirical Analysis of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina' in the Law and Society Review. Murchison’s recent academic contributions include research on legal pedagogy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighted in her article 'Remote Learning in Law School During the Pandemic – A Canadian Survey' published in the Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law in late 2022. Her research interests encompass Criminology, socio-legal studies, Gender-based violence, Gender crime, Comparative criminology, and Legal pedagogy.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
Application Checklist
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Intent (500 words)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Proof of professional registration
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Child Abuse Registry Check
  • Adult Abuse Registry Check
Specialization Notes

Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.