2023 - Dr. Karla O'Regan

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice 
BA (STU), JD (Toronto), MA (Toronto), LLM (Dalhousie), PhD (LSE)

Dr. Karla O’Regan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, and feminist legal studies, and has been STU's Pre-Law Student Advisor since 2003. Her service record includes membership on many Senate, Faculty Association, University, and Student Union committees, as well as two terms on the Board of Governors and five years as Research Ethics Board Chair. Much of her service work has centred on students, including chairing Senate Committees on Student Academic Grievance and Admissions and Academic Standing, and acting as a Complaints Officer under the Harassment and Discrimination Policy. She is a Sexual Violence Policy Adjudicator at UNB and has offered consent workshops for STU students and residence staff for more than fifteen years. O'Regan has worked with the NB Women's Council to provide input on new legislation, is a Research Fellow with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research, and has collaborated with Sexual Violence NB on several initiatives, including an audit of the Fredericton Police Force’s unfounded sexual assault cases and delivery of trauma-informed training for police and prosecutors.