Scholarly Interests:

My research examines issues pertaining to criminal, social, and environmental (in)justice. Much of my research is in the discipline of green criminology where I examine the role of domestic and international law as a means to address environmental destruction and negligence. In particular, I examine the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on Indigenous peoples and those living in poverty worldwide. 

My research is also concerned with the unique experiences of vulnerable populations such as women, children, and the LGBTTQ2S+ community as they navigate armed conflict, increased militarization, and forced migration due to climate change, resource scarcity, and environmental disasters.

Teaching Statement:

My teaching approach is grounded in relationality, respect, and a passion for teaching and learning. I strive to create a learning environment that is dynamic and interesting and in which all students feel respected and safe. My research interests translate into teaching practices that center Indigenization and decolonization and bring in perspectives that have historically been marginalized in academia including feminist, LGBTTQ2S+, and racialized voices and scholarship. As well, it is important to my teaching philosophy that my classroom embraces philosophies of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Selected Scholarly Activity:

June, W. and Woolford, A. (2024). “Water People: Genocide, Children, and Nature in Canadian Residential Schools,” Journal of Genocide Research.

June, W. and Woolford, A. (2023). Dehumanization and De-Worlding: Conceptualizing Disconnection in a Post-Anthropocentric Genocide Studies. International Association of Genocide Scholars. Barcelona, Spain.

Woolford, A., June, W., & Um, S. (2021). “We Planted Rice and Killed People:” Symbiogenetic Destruction in the Cambodian Genocide. Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, 15(1), 7.

June, W. (2021). Gendered Ecologies and Social/Natural Death. A Feminist Framework of Symbiogenetic Relations in Genocide. International Association of Genocide Scholars. Barcelona, Spain.

Selected Grants, Honours and Awards:

• Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship