Professor Dr. Nestar Russell

Biography

Nestar Russell is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Originally from New Zealand, he moved to Canada in 2011 as a Commonwealth/Canadian Government postdoctoral scholar. His educational background includes a B.Sc. in Psychology and an M.A. in Criminology from Victoria University of Wellington, followed by a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the same institution in 2009. His doctoral thesis was published as a two-volume book titled 'Understanding Willing Participants: Milgram's Obedience Experiments Holocaust' by Springer Nature. Russell's research interests encompass a wide range of topics including Stanley Milgram's Obedience Studies, perpetrator behavior during the Holocaust, state crime, organizational malevolence, and the social construction of crime. He has published many articles in respected journals such as the Canadian Journal of Sociology, the British Journal of Social Psychology, and the Journal of Social Issues, contributing significantly to the field of sociology and drawing on the work of Norbert Elias. He teaches courses on deviance, crime, and sociology of violence, showcasing his extensive knowledge and research experience.

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