Dr. Tamara O Doherty

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Tamara O’Doherty is a senior lecturer at the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Her research expertise encompasses critical criminology, human rights, criminal law, and collaborative legal research methods. O'Doherty's academic work emphasizes the effects of criminalization, victimization, commercial sex, and human trafficking law. She is deeply committed to contributing to post-secondary teaching and decolonizing legal pedagogy. O'Doherty's research publications analyze various issues, including critical legal studies, gender law, evidentiary challenges within criminal law, and social policy analysis regarding human trafficking and immigration.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

— Present

Simon Fraser University • Burnaby, BC

Teaching and conducting research in the field of criminology.

Awards

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Lesley B. Cormack Award

Courses

CRIM 135: Introduction to Canadian Legal Institutions CRIM 230: Criminal Law CRIM 302: Critical Approaches to Crime and Deviance CRIM 317: Sex, Work, and Law CRIM 335: Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Requirements for Simon Fraser University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:93
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy