Dr. Diane Crocker

Dr. Diane Crocker

Professor
Department of Criminology, St. Mary’s University

Dr. Diane Crocker is a Professor in the Department of Criminology at Saint Mary’s University. Her work explores the use of law to address social problems, particularly those that disproportionately affect women. She is currently a member of iMPACTS: Collaborations to Address Sexual Violence on Campus, past contributor to the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative and sits on the Policy and Research Advisory Board for the Mass Casualty Commission. She regularly advises government and community agencies on projects related the gender-based violence. In recent years, Dr. Crocker has led the evaluation of Nova Scotia’s Standing Together initiative which will be developing a provincial domestic violence action plan for the province. She is also working closing with universities across Nova Scotia and developing effective sexual violence prevention and response policies and a multi-university exploration of students’ experiences. Her recent book Violence Interrupted, co-edited with Joanne Minaker and Amanda Nelund, provides a collection of essays about researcher related to campus sexual violence in Canada.