Debra Parkes, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Criminal law and criminal justice Feminist legal studies Human rights Law and social justice Public and constitutional law

Latest funding

Developing partnerships to investigate and address the processes and outcomes criminalization and incarceration in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$133,936
The most severe sanction: lived experience of life sentences in Canada
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$78,653

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Developing partnerships to investigate and address the processes and outcomes criminalization and incarceration in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kish, Nyki

Keywords: Critical prison studies; community-engaged research; Participatory Action Research; criminalization; incarceration; oppression and marginalization; public policy; legislative change; lived experienced; mixed methods; arts-based; Knowledge Mobilization

$133,936

The most severe sanction: lived experience of life sentences in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parkes, Debra

Keywords: sentencing; punishment and society; prisons; gender; race

$78,653

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

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Criminal law and criminal justice Dear Professor Parkes, 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 criminal law and criminal justice connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]