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Courtney Dowdall

Research Assistant
Transforming Inquiry into Learning + Teaching

Biography

Courtney (She/her) is a PhD student in Criminology 51猎奇入口, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Winnipeg. Courtney is a n锚hiyawak, kaskit锚wayasit, 锚kwa Otipemisiwak (Cree, Blackfoot, and M茅tis) scholar whose work is guided by kihcihtw芒wisiwin-n芒kateyimowewin (sacred responsibility), relational accountability, and the Seven Generations Principle.

Courtney鈥檚 work is primarily in the area of family violence, with current projects focused on intimate partner violence and homicide escalation, parental alienation, coercive control, and the link between intimate partner violence and animal abuse. Courtney has experience with qualitative, mixed method, and community engaged research, as well as experience as a teaching assistant for multiple undergraduate criminology courses at SFU.

She has received several national and institutional academic distinctions, including the Governor General鈥檚 Academic Gold Medal and the University of Winnipeg Graduate Student of Highest Distinction Award. She has also received international recognition in 2025 at the Future of Women for her research on intimate partner violence escalation. Through Transforming Inquiry into Learning and Teaching (TILT), Courtney supports research that helps instructors strengthen teaching practice and better understand student learning at SFU.