Marika is a Master鈥檚 student in the School of Criminology at SFU, co-supervised by Dr. Richard Frank and Dr. Curt Griffiths. Her research primarily focuses on digital communities (specifically Facebook Neighbourhood Groups), community policing, and crime prevention - in both the digital and physical world .
Her thesis explores Vancouver Facebook Neighbourhood Groups and their perceived impact on property crime. She is a CGS-M SSHRC recipient.
Her other research areas include, AI agents, fake job postings and Facebook Neighbourhood Groups, situated in community criminology, environmental criminology and qualitative methods.
Working papers:
How Facebook Neighbourhood Group Culture Affects Crime Prevention
Relevant Presentations:
鈥淲elcome to the (Facebook) Neighbourhood: Exploring How Community Residents Use Facebook to Address Crime鈥� at Digital Methods for Researching Crime and Harm Symposium in Griffiths Institute (Australia) in December 2025 (online)*
* based on her
鈥淓xploring How Facebook Neighbourhood Group Culture Affects Crime Prevention鈥� poster-style at STS Conference in May 2026, Graz, Austria
Contact Information:
Email: marika_lopez@sfu.ca