Zachary Rowan, Simon Fraser University

Research

sentencing youth justice racial disparity criminal justice decision-making juvenile justice youth diversion community-based intervention evaluation

Latest funding

The Role of Attributions in Racial/Ethnic Sentencing Disparities and Cumulative Disadvantage
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,384
Building Capacity to Assess Youth Justice and Diversion Programming in British Columbia
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$17,340

All 2 grants and awards

The Role of Attributions in Racial/Ethnic Sentencing Disparities and Cumulative Disadvantage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rowan, Zachary

Keywords: sentencing; youth justice; racial disparity; criminal justice decision-making

$38,384

Building Capacity to Assess Youth Justice and Diversion Programming in British Columbia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Rowan, Zachary

Keywords: juvenile justice; youth diversion; community-based intervention; evaluation

$17,340

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sentencing Dear Professor Rowan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on sentencing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Role of Attributions in Racial/Ethnic Sentencing Disparities and Cumulative Disadvantage" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]