Curriculum Vitae September 2014 a) Name: Jennifer Fraser, PhD jennifer.fraser@graduateinstitute.ch b) Degrees: PhD, Criminology, University of Ottawa, 2014 Dissertation title: Claims-making in Context: Forty Years of Canadian Feminist Activism on Violence Against Women Supervisor: Dr. Holly Johnson PhD Committee: Dr. Ross Hastings and Professor T. Brettel Dawson MA, Criminology, University of Ottawa, 2007 Thesis title: Representations of a Female Experience of War: The (Mis) Construction of History and the Pursuit of a Criminology of War Supervisor: Dr. Ross Hastings BA (Honours), Criminal Justice and Public Policy, minor in Social Psychology, University of Guelph, 2005 c) Employment History: 2014-15 Visiting Fellow, Programme on Gender and Global Change, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 2012-14 Assistant Professor (Limited Term Faculty appointment), Criminology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Courses: CRM 100 Introduction to Canadian Criminal Justice; CRM 101 Understanding Crime in Canadian Society; CRM 102 Introduction to Criminology; CRM 300 Policing in Canada; CRM 316 International Perspectives; and, CRM 601 Violence in Society. Undergraduate Supervision: Six Graduate Assistants (markers), one Research Assistant. Departmental Committees: Awards & Student Grants Committee, Experiential Learning Committee. 1
2009 Part-Time Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Courses: CRM 2307 Women, Justice, and Victimization; and, CRM 4310 Special Topics in Criminology (Criminology of War, Conflict, and Genocide). 2006-12 Research Assistant, Institute for the Prevention of Crime (IPC), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Supervisor: Dr. Holly Johnson Projects: Compilation of crime data using Beyond 20/20 for the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta to inform provincial crime prevention policies; Literature reviews on the prevalence, correlates, and dynamics of violence against women around the world, violence against women prevention strategies, criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence and sexual violence, women s safety, feminist methodologies, the prevalence of and prevention strategies for campus-based violence against women, and alcohol-facilitated sexual violence; Represented IPC at Prevention of Violence Canada meetings; Planned and helped host IPC s Municipal Network, National Working Group, and Knowledge Review meetings; Analysis of baseline survey data for an evaluation of Neighbours, Friends, and Families using SPSS; Networking with members of the Canadian Observatory on the Justice System s Response to Intimate Partner Violence and note-taking at presentations and meetings; Writing grant applications and Research Ethics Board applications, including drafting multi-year and multi-site project budgets; Developing focus group and interview guides; Focus group facilitation, note-taking, and transcription; Analysis of qualitative, focus group data using QDA Miner; and, Compilation of global prevalence data on rates of violence against women. 2010-11, Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario 2005-06 Courses: CRM 1301 History of Criminological Thought; CRM 2307 Women, Justice and Victimization; CRM 2310 Community Intervention in Criminology; CRM 3312 Youth and Justice; and, CRM 3322 Aboriginal Peoples and Justice. 2
d) Academic & Teaching Honours: 2014 A Prof Who Made A Mark, Student Housing Services, Ryerson University 2013 Ryerson Summer Research Opportunities Program, $8,000 2012-14 Faculty of Arts Travel Grants (3), Ryerson University, $3,500 2012 Research Bursary under the supervision of Dr. Holly Johnson, University of Ottawa, $5,000 2007-11 Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Admission Scholarship, University of Ottawa, $68,240 2007-09 Research Bursary under the supervision of Dr. Holly Johnson, University of Ottawa, $18,400 2003 Student Housing Services Award of Distinction for outstanding academic achievement while being a Residence Assistant, University of Guelph 2002-04 Dean s Honours List, University of Guelph 2001-02 Entrance Scholarship, University of Guelph, $1,000 e) Scholarly & Professional Activities: 2013 Invited Speaker, Raise the Volume: Centring Marginalized Voices of Genderbased violence, December 6 th panel discussion, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario 2013- Expert Voices, Media Education Project Knowledge Exchange Group, METRAC, Toronto, Ontario 2012 Keynote Speaker, December 6 th Vigil, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario 2012- Research Associate, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women 2012 Expert Panel, Amethyst Women s Addiction Centre s International Women s Day event, Impacts and Responses to Sexual Violence, Ottawa, Ontario 2011 Session Coordinator, Women s Worlds Conference, Ottawa, Ontario 2011 Rapporteur, Nobel Women s Initiative Strategy Meeting, Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict, Montebello, Quebec 2011- Member, Feminist History Society 3
2010- Resource Faculty Member, Post-graduate course of Victimology, Victim Assistance, and Criminal Justice in cooperation with the World Society of Victimology 2007-12 Community & Board of Directors Member (Community Member 2007-2012, Board of Directors 2011-2012), Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, Ottawa, Ontario Committees: Justice Committee, Court Watch Advisory Committee, Statistics Working Group, Herstory Project. 2006-07 Crisis Counsellor, Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Responsibilities: Supporting women survivors of sexual violence on a crisis phone line, utilizing grounding and feminist counselling techniques; providing emotional support to facilitate empowerment; providing community service referrals. 2006 Working Group Member, Child Rights and Protection Conference, Ottawa, Ontario Responsibilities: Planning and facilitating conference; session note-taking. f) Publications: Refereed: Fraser, J. (In preparation). Feminist reflections on violence against women activism in Ontario. Toronto: Second Story Press. Fraser, J. (In preparation). Measuring a movement: Assessing the effectiveness of Canadian feminist activism on violence against women. Social Movement Studies.. Johnson, H. & Fraser, J. (In preparation). Are women safer? Service providers understandings of women s safety in the context of criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women. Fraser, J. (In preparation). Claims in context: Charting the emergence and evolution of violence against women as a social problem in Canada. Fraser, J. (In press). Criminal justice responses to domestic violence: Feminist activism, criminology, and the Canadian state. In T. Fleming & P. O Reilly (Eds.), Violence in Canada: An Anthology of Contemporary Issues. Whitby: De Sitter Publications. 4
Fraser, J. (2013). Underreporting. In J.L. Postmus (Ed.), Sexual Violence and Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Prevention, Impacts, and Recovery. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Fraser, J. (2011). Book review: Engendering Genre: The Works of Margaret Atwood. Canadian Woman Studies, 29(1/2), 209. Johnson, H. & Fraser, J. (2009). Concentrating investments to prevent violence against women. Revue d IPC Review, 3, 201-222. Fraser, J. (2008). Sophie Scholl: Die letzen tage (Film Review). Contemporary Justice Review, 11(3), 297-298. Non-Refereed: Fraser, J. (2012). Rural transportation initiatives: Preventing crime and promoting safety. Ottawa: Crime Prevention Ottawa. Available at: http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/media/content/files/publications/neighbourhoods/ Rural%20transportation%20%20Preventing%20Crime%20and%20Promoting%20 Safety-Final %202012.pdf Fraser, J. (2012). Engaging local businesses in community development and crime prevention: A literature review. Ottawa: Crime Prevention Ottawa. Available at: http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/media/content/files/publications/engaging%20lo cal%20businesses%20in%20community-june%202012-with%20cover.pdf Johnson, H. & Fraser. J. (2011). Specialized domestic violence courts: Do they make women safer? Community report: Phase 1.Ottawa: Department of Criminology. Fraser, J. (2011). Rural crime prevention: A literature review. Ottawa: Crime Prevention Ottawa. Available at: http://crimepreventionottawa.ca/uploads/files/publications /lit_review_-rural_crime_prevention.pdf Janhevich, D., Johnson, H., Vezina, C., & Fraser, J. (2008). Making cities safer: Canadian strategies and practices. Ottawa: Institute for the Prevention of Crime. Johnson, H. & Fraser, J. (2008). Evaluation of the Neighbours, Friends and Families campaign: Baseline survey results. Ottawa: Ontario Women s Directorate. Johnson, H. & Fraser, J. (2007). Making cities safer: International strategies and practices. Ottawa: Institute for the Prevention of Crime. 5
g) Selected Presentations: Fraser, J. (2014). Measuring a movement: Assessing the effectiveness of Canadian feminist activism on violence against women. Paper presentation at the Western Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Honolulu, United States, February 6-8. Fraser, J. (2013). Private matters to public problems: The emergence and evolution of violence against women as a social problem in Canada. Paper presentation at Crime, Justice, and Social Democracy, Brisbane, Australia, July 8-11. Fraser, J. (2012). Measuring a movement: Feminist activist conceptualizations of violence against women. Paper presentation at Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence: Exploring the Continuum of Violence Against Women and Girls, Vancouver, Canada, November 7-9. Fraser, J. (2012). Criminal justice responses to domestic violence: Feminist activism, criminology, and the Canadian state. Paper presentation at Critical Perspectives: Criminology and Social Justice, Ottawa, Canada, May 5-6. Fraser, J. (2011). Engaging the state to end violence against women: Criminal justice hegemony and the disappearance of sexual violence. Paper presentation at Violence against Women: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World, Montreal, Canada, May 30-June 1. Fraser, J. (2011). Herstory of the present: Genealogy and criminology. Paper presentation at Critical Perspectives: Criminology and Social Justice, Ottawa, Canada, April 30-May 1. Fraser, J. (2010). The Canadian women's movement and the criminal justice system response to violence against women. Roundtable discussion at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, United States, November 17-20. Fraser, J. (2010). Towards transnational feminism: Reflections on violence against women policy in Canada and South Africa. Paper presentation at the Justice Studies and Research Laboratory Symposium Green Shoots in Criminology, Ottawa, Canada, April 13-14. Fraser, J. (2010). Victims of violence against women and the Canadian criminal justice system. Lecture at the 2 nd African post-graduate course on Victimology, Victim Assistance, and Criminal Justice, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 18-30. Fraser, J. (2009). Woman abuse as a social problem: The Canadian criminal justice response to violence against women. Paper presentation at the National Conference of the Canadian Society of Criminology, Ottawa, Canada, October 2-4. Fraser, J. (2009). The Canadian criminal justice response to violence against women. Paper presentation at the 10 th Annual Feminist Research Group Conference Inter-Actions: Feminisms Inspiring Possibilities, Windsor, Canada, May 21-23. 6
Fraser, J. (2009). Feminist engagement with the state: The case of sexual violence and the law in Canada. Paper presentation at the 12 th GSAED Interdisciplinary Conference Positioning Canada: Identities and Innovations, Ottawa, Canada, February 2-5. Fraser, J. (2008). Preventing violence against women: The role of crime prevention. Paper presentation at the World Congress of the International Society of Criminology, Barcelona, Spain, July 20-25. Fraser, J. (2008). Rape crisis centres: Lessons learned from victims. Paper presentation at the post-graduate course on Victimology, Victim Assistance, and Criminal Justice, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 12-24. 7