Marni Westerman

Marni Westerman
Faculty Instructor
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
N3308H

About

My areas of specialization are gender, policy, and pedagogy in sociology.  My experiences as a human rights officer led to an interest in studying the challenges faced by practitioners in the development and implementation of human rights policies at post-secondary institutions. My research focus has expanded in recent years to include studying the impact of sociology courses on students' attitudes towards marginalized social groups. I am particularly interested in strategies to encourage transformative learning through the development of a sociological imagination.

Education and credentials

  • PhD, British Columbia
  • MA, Saskatchewan
  • BA, Saskatchewan

Research summary

Research areas include gender, family, deviance/law, policy.

Courses taught